Gul Circle MRT station is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East West line (EWL). Located in Tuas, western Singapore, the station serves the surrounding industries of JTC Space @ Tuas and Mapletree Pioneer Logistic Hub. The station is operated by SMRT Trains.
First announced in 2011 as Tuas MRT station, it was constructed as part of the Tuas West Extension (TWE). The station began operations on 18 June 2017. At the height of 33 metres (108 ft), the station is the tallest elevated station in Singapore.[2] The station has a stacked island platform arrangement with provisions for an MRT extension to Tuas South.
An extension to Tuas from Joo Koon station was first announced in January 2008 by transport minister Raymond Lim to improve public transport access to Tuas and the Jurong Industrial Estate.[7][8] The station was eventually announced as Tuas station on 11 January 2011, to be constructed as part of the 7.5-kilometre (4.7 mi) Tuas West Extension (TWE) of the East West line (EWL).[9] The extension consisted of four stations from Tuas Link to this station.[10][11]
Contract 1668 for the design and construction of Tuas Station was awarded to Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co Ltd in November 2011. The S$190million (US$151.1million) contract included the construction of 3.05 kilometres (1.90 mi) of elevated MRT viaducts.[12] Construction started at the end of 2011, with a scheduled completion date of 2016.[13] The station was renamed to Gul Circle through a public poll on 13 April 2012.[6][14]
Initially expected to open in 2016,[10][15] the TWE completion date was pushed to the second quarter of 2017 to allow more time for the testing of the new signalling system implemented for the extension.[16][17] As announced by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) on 27 April 2017,[4][18][19] the station began operations on 18 June that year.[20][21] Prior to the station's opening, passengers were offered a preview of the station at an open house on 16 June.[22]
DetailsEdit
Platform C, which is unused
Gul Circle station serves the EWL and is between the Joo Koon and Tuas Crescent stations. The official station code is EW30.[23] Being part of the EWL, the station is operated by SMRT Trains.[24] The station operates between 5:26am and 12:41am.[25] Train frequencies range from 4 to 5 minutes on peak hours and 8 to 9 minutes on non-peak hours.[26]
The three-storey station has a stacked island platform arrangement, with additional side platforms and track provisions for the Tuas South Extension.[12] As the tracks go over the Ayer Rajah Expressway and align with a road viaduct before and after the station respectively, the station has a height of 33 metres (108 ft), making Gul Circle the tallest elevated station in Singapore.[2][27] As of March 2019, however, there were no plans for the south extension due to the lack of developments in Tuas South at the time.[28][29]
Gul Circle station is located in Tuas along Tuas Road near the junction with Gul Circle and Tuas Avenue 3.[1][30] Surrounding landmarks of the station include Tuas Fire Station, JTC Space @ Tuas, Mapletree Pioneer Logistic Hub and Raffles Golf Course.[31]
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External linksEdit
Media related to Gul Circle MRT Station at Wikimedia Commons
Official website
October 21, 2023
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Tuas MRT station redirects here For other stations with the name Tuas see Tuas station disambiguation Gul Circle MRT station is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit MRT station on the East West line EWL Located in Tuas western Singapore the station serves the surrounding industries of JTC Space Tuas and Mapletree Pioneer Logistic Hub The station is operated by SMRT Trains EW30 Gul Circle卡尔圈 கல சர க கல Mass Rapid Transit MRT stationUpper platform level of Gul CircleGeneral informationLocation7A Tuas RoadSingapore 637288 1 Coordinates1 19 16 32 N 103 39 56 52 E 1 3212000 N 103 6657000 E 1 3212000 103 6657000Elevation33 metres 108 ft 2 Operated bySMRT Trains SMRT Corporation Line s East West LinePlatforms4 2 island platforms 2 not in use Tracks4 2 not in use ConnectionsBus taxiConstructionStructure typeElevatedPlatform levels2AccessibleYesHistoryOpened18 June 2017 6 years ago 2017 06 18 3 4 Previous namesTuas 5 6 ServicesPreceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following stationJoo Koontowards Pasir Ris East West Line Tuas Crescenttowards Tuas LinkTrack layoutLegend to Joo KoonL4 upper L3 lower to Tuas Crescent LocationGul CircleGul Circle station in SingaporeFirst announced in 2011 as Tuas MRT station it was constructed as part of the Tuas West Extension TWE The station began operations on 18 June 2017 At the height of 33 metres 108 ft the station is the tallest elevated station in Singapore 2 The station has a stacked island platform arrangement with provisions for an MRT extension to Tuas South Contents 1 History 2 Details 3 References 4 External linksHistory Edit nbsp Gul Circle station nearing completionAn extension to Tuas from Joo Koon station was first announced in January 2008 by transport minister Raymond Lim to improve public transport access to Tuas and the Jurong Industrial Estate 7 8 The station was eventually announced as Tuas station on 11 January 2011 to be constructed as part of the 7 5 kilometre 4 7 mi Tuas West Extension TWE of the East West line EWL 9 The extension consisted of four stations from Tuas Link to this station 10 11 Contract 1668 for the design and construction of Tuas Station was awarded to Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co Ltd in November 2011 The S 190 million US 151 1 million contract included the construction of 3 05 kilometres 1 90 mi of elevated MRT viaducts 12 Construction started at the end of 2011 with a scheduled completion date of 2016 13 The station was renamed to Gul Circle through a public poll on 13 April 2012 6 14 Initially expected to open in 2016 10 15 the TWE completion date was pushed to the second quarter of 2017 to allow more time for the testing of the new signalling system implemented for the extension 16 17 As announced by the Land Transport Authority LTA on 27 April 2017 4 18 19 the station began operations on 18 June that year 20 21 Prior to the station s opening passengers were offered a preview of the station at an open house on 16 June 22 Details Edit nbsp Platform C which is unusedGul Circle station serves the EWL and is between the Joo Koon and Tuas Crescent stations The official station code is EW30 23 Being part of the EWL the station is operated by SMRT Trains 24 The station operates between 5 26 am and 12 41 am 25 Train frequencies range from 4 to 5 minutes on peak hours and 8 to 9 minutes on non peak hours 26 The three storey station has a stacked island platform arrangement with additional side platforms and track provisions for the Tuas South Extension 12 As the tracks go over the Ayer Rajah Expressway and align with a road viaduct before and after the station respectively the station has a height of 33 metres 108 ft making Gul Circle the tallest elevated station in Singapore 2 27 As of March 2019 however there were no plans for the south extension due to the lack of developments in Tuas South at the time 28 29 Gul Circle station is located in Tuas along Tuas Road near the junction with Gul Circle and Tuas Avenue 3 1 30 Surrounding landmarks of the station include Tuas Fire Station JTC Space Tuas Mapletree Pioneer Logistic Hub and Raffles Golf Course 31 References Edit a b Gul Circle MRT Station EW30 OneMap Singapore Land Authority Retrieved 15 May 2022 a b c Tan Christopher 3 February 2015 MRT Tuas West Extension to soar above the ground The Straits Times Archived from the original on 2 April 2015 Retrieved 7 March 2015 Tuas West Extension Opens on 18 June 2017 Land Transport Authority 27 April 2017 Archived from the original on 2 August 2017 Retrieved 27 April 2017 a b Tuas West Extension MRT stations to open Jun 18 Channel NewsAsia 27 April 2017 LTA Invites Public to Suggest Tuas West Extension Station Names Press Room www lta gov sg 22 February 2013 Archived from the original on 15 December 2011 a b Tuas West Extension Station Names Finalised Press Room www lta gov sg 13 April 2012 Archived from the original on 28 August 2013 Speech By Mr Raymond Lim Minister For Transport At The Visit To Kim Chuan Depot 25 January 2008 9 00 am nas gov sg Ministry of Transport 25 January 2008 Retrieved 11 May 2022 Land Transport Master Plan 2008 PDF Land Transport Authority p 34 Retrieved 15 May 2022 Speech By Mr Raymond Lim Minister For Transport And Second Minister For Foreign Affairs At Visit To Bedok MRT Station 11 January 2011 11 00 Am At Bedok MRT Station nas gov sg Ministry of Transport 18 January 2011 Archived from the original on 2 May 2022 Retrieved 3 May 2022 a b Tuas West Extension Stations Unveiled Land Transport Authority 11 January 2011 Archived from the original on 3 December 2012 Retrieved 3 May 2022 Tuas West Extension Stations Unveiled Better Connectivity for Workers to Jurong and Tuas Industrial Estates sla gov sg Land Transport Authority 11 January 2011 Archived from the original on 3 May 2022 Retrieved 3 May 2022 a b Project LTA C1688 STECS stecs2 Retrieved 30 April 2020 Tuas West Extension contract awarded to Shanghai Tunnel Engineering channelnewsasia com 3 November 2011 Archived from the original on 6 November 2011 Retrieved 15 May 2022 Tuas West Extension MRT stations named The Straits Times 14 April 2012 Factsheet Four New Stations on Tuas West Extension on Track for Completion by 2016 Land Transport Authority 29 October 2015 Archived from the original on 20 March 2022 Retrieved 4 May 2022 The Rail Report New Signalling System Rail Line and Extension and Trains Next Year Land Transport Authority 26 October 2016 Archived from the original on 20 March 2022 Retrieved 4 May 2022 Lim Kenneth 26 October 2016 Launch of upgraded signalling system on NSL delayed for more rigorous testing LTA Channel NewsAsia Archived from the original on 29 October 2016 Retrieved 6 May 2022 Chew Hui Min 27 April 2017 4 MRT stations on Tuas West Extension to open on June 18 The Straits Times Archived from the original on 4 May 2022 Retrieved 4 May 2022 Tuas West Extension Opens on 18 June 2017 Land Transport Authority 27 April 2017 Archived from the original on 27 December 2019 Retrieved 4 May 2022 Lim Kenneth 16 June 2017 Tuas West Extension opens after six month delay Channel NewsAsia Mediacorp Archived from the original on 31 March 2018 Retrieved 4 May 2022 Yap Li Yin 19 June 2017 First weekday morning operations running smoothly for newly opened Tuas West Extension The Straits Times Archived from the original on 4 May 2022 Retrieved 4 May 2022 Cheng Kenneth 16 June 2017 Free MRT rides at Tuas West Extension Open House on Friday Today Mediacorp Archived from the original on 4 May 2022 Retrieved 4 May 2022 MRT System Map PDF lta gov sg Land Transport Authority Archived PDF from the original on 21 August 2020 Getting Around Public Transport Rail Network Land Transport Authority Archived from the original on 1 November 2019 Retrieved 27 April 2021 Gul Circle First and last train SMRT Journeys Archived from the original on 13 May 2022 Retrieved 8 December 2020 Daily MRT train services to commence at four new stations along Tuas West Extension from 18 June 2017 SMRT Corporation Ltd 18 June 2017 Archived from the original on 4 May 2022 Retrieved 4 May 2022 Lim Adrian 21 May 2017 MRT escalators hit greater heights The Straits Times Retrieved 13 May 2022 Abdullah Zhaki 7 March 2019 Hume MRT station to open by 2025 says Janil Puthucheary The Straits Times Retrieved 27 May 2022 Wong Pei Ting 7 March 2019 Hume MRT Station to open by 2025 no stations for Tuas South and Jurong Island Today Archived from the original on 6 June 2021 Gul Circle Map SMRT Journeys Archived from the original on 2 November 2021 Retrieved 8 December 2020 Gul Circle Exits SMRT Journeys Archived from the original on 2 November 2021 Retrieved 8 December 2020 External links Edit nbsp Media related to Gul Circle MRT Station at Wikimedia Commons Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gul Circle MRT station amp oldid 1167927313, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
