Expo MRT station
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Expo MRT station is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the East West line (EWL) and Downtown line (DTL) in the Tampines planning area, Singapore. The station lies between Changi City Point and the Singapore Expo, located along Changi South Avenue 1 at the junction of Expo Drive.
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange and terminus | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 21 Changi South Avenue 1 Singapore 486065 (EWL)[1] 2 Expo Drive Singapore 485985 (DTL)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 01°20′07″N 103°57′43″E | |||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Land Transport Authority | |||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) (East West and Thomson–East Coast lines) SBS Transit DTL Pte Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation) (Downtown line) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 4 (2 island platforms) | |||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus, taxi | |||||||||||||||||||
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Depth | 25 metres (82 ft)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||
Platform levels | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Parking | Yes (Changi City Point, Singapore Expo) | |||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes (External)[4] | |||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 10 January 2001; 23 years ago (2001-01-10) (East West line) 21 October 2017; 6 years ago (2017-10-21) (Downtown line) | |||||||||||||||||||
Opening | 2040; 16 years' time (2040) (Thomson-East Coast line) | |||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||
April 2021 | 6,988 per day[5] | |||||||||||||||||||
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The station is part of the two-station branch line which extends from Tanah Merah to Changi Airport station. Plans to connect the EWL to Changi Airport were finalised in 1996 and construction began in 1999. The station opened on 10 January 2001, a year earlier than Changi Airport station. It later became the terminus for the DTL upon the completion of Stage 3 of that line in 2017. On 25 May 2019, it was announced that the station will be incorporated into the Thomson–East Coast line (TEL), which is planned to extend to the airport's Terminal 5 by 2040.