Gul Circle MRT Station

EW30  Gul Circle MRT Station 卡尔圈地铁站 குல் வட்டம் Stesen MRT Bulatan Gul
Rapid transit
Location	7A Tuas Road Singapore 637288
Operated by	SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)	East West Line
Platforms	Stacked island
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Depth	8 m
Platform levels	4
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	EW30
History
Opened	End-2016[1]
Previous names	Tuas
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station Joo Koon towards Pasir Ris East West Line Tuas Crescent towards Tuas Link (under construction)
Location

Gul Circle MRT Station (EW30) is a planned elevated above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the East West Line in Jurong, part of the Tuas West Extension (TWE) in Singapore.

This station is to serve people in the subzones of Gul Circle, Pioneer, Tuas West and Pioneer Sector.

History

It was first announced on 11 January 2011 by Transport Minister Mr Raymond Lim in a speech while visiting Bedok when new platform screen doors opened there.

It is expected to be completed by mid-2016 and benefit an estimated 100,000 commuters daily. It is also expected to be the first elevated stacked island platform, as there will be an extension leading out from this station to Tuas South which is still under planning. The $190-million contract was awarded to Shanghai Tunnel Engineering, a major civil engineering company from China for this station.

This station ceiling will be 33 metres above ground - about the height of a 10-storey HDB (Housing Development Board) block, the highest elevated station along the MRT network. There are two reasons for the height. First, the 7.5 km, $3.5 billion extension goes over the Ayer Rajah Expressway viaduct at the Pan-Island Expressway interchange. Second, a 4.8 km portion of the line is being integrated with a road viaduct, which runs below the rail line. ^[2]

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Coordinates: 1°19′16″N 103°39′57″E / 1.3212°N 103.6657°E / 1.3212; 103.6657