Upper Changi MRT station

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 DT34 
Upper Changi
樟宜上段
அப்பர் சாங்கி
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
DT34 Upper Changi Platforms.jpg
Platform level of Upper Changi station
General information
Location690 Upper Changi Road East
Singapore 485990 [1] [2]
Coordinates 1°20′31″N103°57′41″E / 1.3419°N 103.9614°E / 1.3419; 103.9614
Owned by Land Transport Authority
Operated by SBS Transit DTL (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Line(s)
  Downtown Line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
AccessibleYes
History
Opened21 October 2017;6 years ago (2017-10-21)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesSomapah [3] [4]
Passengers
June 20244,562 per day [5]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Tampines East
towards Bukit Panjang
Downtown Line Expo
Terminus
Location
SGMRT-LRT map.svg
Red Dot.svg
Upper Changi
Upper Changi station in Singapore

Upper Changi MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Downtown Line in Tampines planning area, Singapore, located under Upper Changi Road East.

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The station serves residential estates in the vicinity and the campus of the Singapore University of Technology and Design, which is linked via an underground linkway. The station, along with Fort Canning, is one of the longest stations along the line, at 205 meters.

History

Concourse level of Upper Changi MRT station DT34 Upper Changi MRT Concourse.jpg
Concourse level of Upper Changi MRT station

Construction of the station started in October 2011. During the construction, a Shell petrol station was acquired and demolished, and the road Upper Changi Road East have to be realigned for the construction. Its working name was Somapah, named after Somapah Road, which is nearby.

Contract 923 for the design and construction of Upper Changi Station and 892.1-metre (2,927 ft) crossover tunnels from Upper Changi to Expo stations was awarded to Samsung C&T Corporation at a sum of S$256.98 million in August 2011. [6] [7] Another contract, Contract 923A for the design and construction of tunnels between Tampines East and Upper Changi stations, was awarded to Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. Ltd at a contract value of S$91.13 million. [8] [9]

On 24 April 2014, there was a depression of a section of Upper Changi Road East, causing a tipper truck to sink in. The driver was not injured and there was no other injuries. Traffic had been diverted, with two lanes closed, while the Land Transport Authority (LTA) carried out reinstatement works. [10] [11]

The station opened on 21 October 2017 along with other Downtown Line Stage Three stations, as announced by the Land Transport Authority on 31 May that year. [12]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Location View of 690 Upper Changi Road East, 485990". www.streetdirectory.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Downtown Line 3 Station Names Shortlisted for Public Polling". www.lta.gov.sg. 1 June 2011. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Downtown Line 3 Station Names Finalised". www.lta.gov.sg. 19 August 2011. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013.
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  6. ↑ "Samsung C&T Article print : SAMSUNG C&T". www.samsungcnt.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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  9. ↑ "List of ASAC 2013 Winners" (PDF). Land Transport Authority.
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  11. ↑ "Truck sinks into ground along Upper Changi Road East". TODAYonline. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  12. ↑ "LTA | News Room | News Releases | Factsheet: Downtown Line 3 to Open on 21 October 2017". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 22 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
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