Simei MRT Station
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| Simei MRT Station 四美地铁站 ஸீமெய் Rapid transit |
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 The platform of EW3 Simei Station in the afternoon. |
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| Address | 30 Simei Street 3 Singapore 529888 |
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| Lines | East West | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
| Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Levels | 3 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 16 December 1989 | ||||||||||
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| Code | EW3 | ||||||||||
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The Simei MRT Station (EW3), is an above ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East West Line in Singapore. On the East West Line, this station is between Tampines and Tanah Merah stations. This station is physically located between Simei Street 1 and Simei Street 3, at the center of the neighbourhood of Simei, which in the eastern Singapore, and just south of the new town of Tampines. Simei MRT station was the easternmost MRT station on the MRT system from 16 December 1989 to 10 January 2001, before the opening of Expo MRT Station.
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 East is 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] 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 |
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| 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 Drive 1 | |
| SBS Transit CityShopper Service | |||
| 579 | Tampines Street 41 | Orchard / Suntec City (Loop) | Towards Tampines Street 41 |
| SMRT Buses Premium Service | |||
| 531 | Simei Road | Suntec City / Shenton Way | Operates under subsidiary BusPlus |
| SMRT Buses NightRider Service | |||
| NR7 | Pasir Ris Drive 3 | Temasek Avenue (Loop) | |
The following bus services pass by the bus stop along Simei Street 1:
| Service | Between | And | Notes |
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| SBS Transit Trunk Service | |||
| 38 | Tampines Bus Interchange | Bedok Bus Interchange | |
| SBS Transit CityShopper Service | |||
| 579 | Tampines Street 41 | Orchard / Suntec City (Loop) | Towards Orchard & Suntec City |
