Gardens by the Bay MRT station

Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore

This article is about the station serving Gardens by the Bay. For the station serving Singapore Botanic Gardens, see Botanic Gardens MRT station. For the station also serving Marina Bay Sands, see Bayfront MRT station.

TE22
Gardens by the Bay
滨海湾花园
கரையோரப் பூந்தோட்டங்கள்
Taman di Pesisiran[1]

Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station

Exit 1 of the station

General information
Location| 11 Marina Mall
Singapore 019396[2]
Coordinates| 1°16′42″N 103°52′05″E﻿ / ﻿1.2783°N 103.8680°E﻿ / 1.2783; 103.8680
Owned by| Land Transport Authority
Operated by| SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)|

Thomson–East Coast Line

Platforms| 2 (1 island platform)
Construction
Structure type| Underground
Bicycle facilities| Yes
Accessible| Yes
History
Opened| 13 November 2022; 22 months ago (2022-11-13)[3]
Previous names| Marina Barrage, Marina Gardens[4][5]
Passengers
June 2024| 3,692 per day[6]
Services
| Preceding station  | Mass Rapid Transit | Following station

|
|

Marina Bay

towards Woodlands North

|  | Thomson–East Coast Line |  | Tanjong Rhu

towards Bayshore

Marina South

towards Woodlands North

|  | Thomson–East Coast Line

Future service

|  | Founders' Memorial

towards Bayshore

Location

Gardens by the Bay

Gardens by the Bay station in Singapore

Gardens by the Bay MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Thomson–East Coast line (TEL). Located in Marina South, Singapore, the station serves Gardens by the Bay and Marina Barrage.

First announced in August 2012 as part of the Thomson line (TSL), the station was constructed as part of TEL Phase 3 (TEL 3) with the merger of the TSL and the Eastern Region line. The station opened on 13 November 2022. Gardens by the Bay station features an Art-in-Transit Planting Shadows by Vertical Submarine.

## History

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Construction progress

Station site in July 2015

Station under construction in 2017 with the Marina Bay Sands and the Gardens by the Bay in the background. The construction site of Marina South station is also visible.

The station was first announced on 29 August 2012 as part of the Thomson line (TSL).[7][8] Contract T228 for the design and construction of Gardens by the Bay Station and associated tunnels was awarded to Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd – Bachy Soletanche Singapore Pte Ltd Joint Venture at S$331 million (US$247 million) in July 2014. Construction started in 2014, with an initial set completion date of 2021.[9][10]

On 15 August 2014, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that the TSL would merge with the Eastern Region line to form the Thomson–East Coast line (TEL). Gardens by the Bay station, part of the proposed line, would be constructed as part of TEL 3, consisting of 13 stations from Mount Pleasant to this station.[11][12] With restrictions imposed on construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the TEL 3 completion date was pushed by one year to 2022.[13]

On 9 March 2022, Transport Minister S Iswaran announced in Parliament that TEL 3 would open in the second half of that year.[14] As confirmed during a visit by Iswaran at the Outram Park and Maxwell stations on 7 October 2022,[15][16][17] the station began operations on 13 November.[18]

## Details

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Gardens by the Bay station serves the TEL and is between the Marina Bay and Tanjong Rhu stations. The station code is TE22.[19] The station is operated by SMRT Trains, the operator of the TEL.[20] Train frequencies range from 3 to 6 minutes.[21]

The station has three entrances serving Gardens by the Bay and the Marina Barrage.[22] The station features 288 bicycle parking lots,[23] and is a designated Civil Defence shelter.[24]

Planting Shadows by Vertical Submarine is displayed at this station as part of the Art-in-Transit programme, a showcase of public artworks on the MRT network. The work features shadows of tropical plants adapted from drawings of plants during Singapore's colonial era. The artwork intends to connect the past with the present Gardens by the Bay, while calling to attention the absence of nature in Singapore's urban environment.[25]

## References

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1. ^ "20140627_TSLStationNames-MalayFinalised" (PDF). www.lta.gov.sg. 27 June 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
2. ^ "Gardens by the Bay MRT station (TE22)". OneMap. Singapore Land Authority. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
3. ^ "11 Thomson-East Coast Line stations to open on Nov 13; free rides available on Nov 11". CNA. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
4. ^ "LTA | News Room | News Releases | Public Poll for Thomson Line Station Names". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 25 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
5. ^ "LTA | News Room | News Releases | Thomson Line Station Names Finalised". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 6 January 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
6. ^ "Land Transport DataMall". Datamall. Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
7. ^ Sim, Royston (29 August 2012). "New Thomson MRT line to open from 2019, and have 22 stations". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
8. ^ "Thomson Line to open from 2019 with 22 stations". Channel NewsAsia (CNA). 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
9. ^ Tan, Christopher (25 July 2014). "Last major civil contracts for Thomson line awarded". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
10. ^ "Thomson Line Construction in Full Swing". LTA. 25 July 2014. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
11. ^ "Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority & Singapore Land Authority – Thomson-East Coast Line: New MRT Links in the East". Land Transport Authority. 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
12. ^ "Thomson–East Coast Line". Land Transport Authority. 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
13. ^ "Written Reply by Minister for Transport Ong Ye Kung to Parliamentary Question on Updates on Thomson East Coast Line, Jurong Region Line and Cross Island Line". mot.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
14. ^ "11 more Thomson-East Coast stations to open in the second half of 2022; more 'inclusive' changes for vulnerable commuters". CNA. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
15. ^ Yong, Clement (7 October 2022). "11 new TEL stations, from Stevens to Gardens by the Bay, to open on Nov 13; free rides on Nov 11". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
16. ^ "Factsheet: Thomson – East Coast Line Stage 3 to Open for Passenger Service from 13 November 2022". Land Transport Authority. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
17. ^ Yeoh, Grace (7 October 2022). "11 Thomson-East Coast Line stations to open on Nov 13; free rides available on Nov 11". Channel NewsAsia. Mediacorp. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
18. ^ Lim, Jessie (13 November 2022). "Stations buzzing on first day of operations for third stage of Thomson-East Coast Line". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
19. ^ "System Map". TransitLink. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
20. ^ "Getting Around – Public Transport – Rail Network". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
21. ^ "LTA | MRT/LRT". www.lta.gov.sg. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
22. ^ "Gardens by the Bay – Exits". SMRT Journeys. SMRT Corporation. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
23. ^ "More City Adventures with TEL3" (PDF). lta.gov.sg. Land Transport Authority. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
24. ^ "List of public CD shelters" (PDF). Singapore Civil Defence Force.
25. ^ "LTA | Art in Transit". Land Transport Authority. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

## External links

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* Media related to Gardens by the Bay MRT Station at Wikimedia Commons

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