Simei MRT Station
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The Simei MRT station (EW3), is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station in Singapore. On the East-West Line, it is between the Tampines and Tanah Merah MRT stations. The station is an above ground MRT station. It was the easternmost MRT station on the MRT system from 16 December 1989 to 10 January 2001, when Expo MRT Station was opened.
The station is handicap friendly, with elevators and wheelchair ramps till the ticket concourse and platform. There is also a flight of six steps to the base level with escalators to the ticket concourse and platform level. An area of radius 400m around the station has also been made wheelchair accessible, as part of a pilot project to make Singapore's public transport system more disabled-friendly.
[edit] Facilities
The station has ticketing machines, card top-up machines, an ATM and a postal service vending machine (stamps etc.) There is a laundry shop and a clinic, but further shopping is available at the East Point Mall, co-located with the Simei MRT.
The East Point Mall has six floors, and two basement levels, providing commercial services ranging from electronic goods, hairdressing to cafes, restaurants and food courts. There is also a medium-large Fairprice supermarket in the basement.
Changkat Primary School, Changkat Changi Secondary School and ITE College Eastis within the vicinity of the MRT as well. A police station and a community club is also located near the MRT Station.
In addition to the HDB flats around it, there are also a few condominium properties nearby:
- Melville Park
- Simei Green
- Changi Rise
- Eastpoint Green
- Modena
- Tropica
- Savannah Condogardens
Also, there are terrace and semi-detached houses opposite the MRT Station.
[edit] Location
The Simei MRT Station is situated between Simei Street 1 and Simei Street 3. It is at the center of the neighbourhood of Simei, located in the eastern Singapore, just south of the new town of Tampines.
[edit] Bus services
The following bus services pass by the bus stop in front of the MRT Station, along Simei Street 3:
| Service | Between | And | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBS Transit Trunk Services | |||
| 5 | Pasir Ris Bus Interchange | Bukit Merah Bus Interchange | |
| 9 | Bedok Bus Interchange | Changi Airport Cargo Complex (loop) | |
| 38 | Tampines Bus Interchange | Bedok Bus Interchange | |
| SBS Transit NiteOwl Services | |||
| 7N | Marina Centre Bus Terminal | Pasir Ris Bus Interchange | |
| SMRT Buses NightRider Services | |||
| NR7 | Pasir Ris Drive 3 | Temasek Ave (loop) | |
| Preceding station | Mass Rapid Transit Lines | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampines | East West MRT Line | Tanah Merah | ||
