| Marina Bay Temporary Maintenance Facility | |
| Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Marina Bay Temporary Maintenance Facility siding (April 2021) |
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| Location | Beside Marina Bay CCL station |
| Line Served | Downtown Line |
| Status | Decommissioning |
| Type | Underground |
Marina Bay Temporary Maintenance Facility (MBTMF) is a former underground MRT light maintenance facility that served the Downtown Line (DTL). It is located adjacent Marina Bay MRT Station, and as of 2021, is in the process of being decommissioned.
History
When the Downtown Line (DTL) Stage 1 (Bugis–Chinatown) opened in 2013, the line did not have a depot to operate from. The DTL’s main depot, Gali Batu Depot, was under construction and would not be connected to Stage 1 until the commissioning of Stage 2 in 2015. As a result, between 2013 and 2015, the DTL had to rely on the Circle Line Kim Chuan Depot for major maintenance works, and the MBTMF for light maintenance works.
The MBTMF was constructed as part of the Circle Line (CCL) Marina Bay station. For DTL trains to reach the facility, a crossover at Bayfront was used to allow DTL trains to cross over to the CCL. Shunting manoeuvres would likely have taken place outside of train operating hours, using either CCL rolling stock or locomotives, or movement in Restricted Manual mode, given the incompatibility of signalling systems of both train lines.
It is not known if MBTMF saw use after the commissioning of the DTL Stage 2 and Gali Batu Depot in 2015, by which the facility would have been rendered obsolete.
Location
The facility is located adjacent to the Northbound platform (Platform A) of Marina Bay CCL station.
| Marina Bay Temporary Maintenance Facility |
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| Platform A: Circle Line towards CC6 Stadium via CE1DT16 Bayfront (→) Circle Line towards CC29NE1 Harbourfront via CE1DT16 Bayfront (Peak Hours) (→) Platform B: Circle Line towards CC6 Stadium via CE1DT16 Bayfront (→) Circle Line towards CC29NE1 Harbourfront via CE1DT16 Bayfront (Peak Hours) (→) |
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Decommissioning
From 18 April to 1 June 2021, works will be carried out to remove the tracks leading to the temporary maintenance facility as they are no longer in use. To facilitate the works, only one platform at Marina Bay station will be in operation from 15 May to 1 June 2021.
Rolling stock:
MBTMF formerly maintained C951 trains for the Downtown Line.
Gallery:
MBTMF lies along the west edge of CCL Marina Bay station.
Image may be NSFW.Clik here to view.
Image may be NSFW.Clik here to view.
Image may be NSFW.Clik here to view.
Image may be NSFW.Clik here to view.
If turned into an underground pedestrian link, MBTMF could become part of the underground pedestrian link network planned for the Downtown area. Among all three train lines at Marina Bay (NSL, CCL, TEL), the Circle Line tunnels are closest to surface level.
External Links & References:
- SMRT C830C [848]: Marina Bay → Bayfront – YouTube [Accessed 15 Apr 2021]