Tanjong Katong MRT Station

TE25 Tanjong Katong 丹戎加东 | தஞ்சோங் காத்தோங்
Address	2 Amber Road, Singapore 439846
Line Served	Thomson-East Coast Line
Operator	SMRT Trains
Structure	Underground
Platform	Stacked Side
Opened	23 Jun 2024

Tanjong Katong MRT Station (TE25) is an underground station located along the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) 4. It is built underneath Tanjong Katong Road South, at the junction with Meyer Road and Amber Road, bringing rail connectivity to condominiums and landed houses around Meyer Road and Amber Road.

The station gets its name from Tanjong Katong Road South on ground level, although the region of Tanjong Katong is more commonly associated with Tanjong Katong Road up north. It is also located near the Chinese Swimming Club and Playground@Big Splash across East Coast Parkway.

The station was originally targeted for completion and opening in Year 2023. However, it was delayed till 2024 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

First / Last Train Timings

Station Layout

Platforms

Thomson-East Coast Line (B2):

Platform A: Thomson-East Coast Line towards TE29 Bayshore via TE26 Marine Parade (→)

Thomson-East Coast Line (B3):

Platform B: Thomson-East Coast Line towards TE1 Woodlands North via TE24 Katong Park (←)

Tanjong Katong station has two platforms in a stacked side platform arrangement, with both platforms utilized for trains travelling in either direction. Owing to land constraints arising from building the station next to existing developments, the stacked platform design was adopted.

Art in Transit: “The Waters Are Blue, Yet I Pine For You” by Sim Chi Yin

Station Amenities

• Public Toilets at station concourse (B1)
• Retail Shop provisions
• Bicycle Racks at station exits

Exits

Tanjong Katong MRT station has three exits leading to street level. Exit 2 features only stairs and lift access to the station.

Exit	Location	Nearby
1	Meyer Road / Amber Road	Tanjong Katong Road South, Chinese Swimming Club
2	Amber Road / Tanjong Katong Road	Meyer Road, Tanjong Katong Road South
3	Tanjong Katong Road South	Amber Gardens

Transport Connections

Tanjong Katong station connects to several bus stops in the vicinity, as well as taxi stands and passenger pick-up points.

Bus

There are 2 bus stops in the vicinity of Tanjong Katong station.

Road

Taxi stands and pick-up/drop-off points are located near station exits.

MRT Bus Bridging Service

In the event of a MRT service disruption affecting Tanjong Katong station, MRT Bridging Buses may be activated to ply affected stretches of the Thomson-East Coast Line. In which case, the buses can be boarded from the following bus stops:

In addition, passengers can board free regular bus services when activated at Bus Stops 82051 & 82059.

Construction Trivia

Contract T306 for the Construction of Construction of Tanjong Katong Station for Thomson-East Coast Line was awarded to Woh Hup (Private) Limited at a contract sum of S145.6 million in March 2016. The working name for the station was Amber Station.

Woh Hup’s legacy of landmarks and buildings include MacDonald House, Centrepoint, World Trade Centre (now Habourfront Centre, Clifford Pier (now The Fullerton Bay Hotel), TEL’s Woodlands South station and Changi Airport’s Project Jewel.

To make way for station construction, six semi-detached houses along Amber Road and nine walk-up apartments along Tanjong Katong Road were acquired.

Gallery

Pre-opening

External Links & References

• 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 – Ministry of Transport
• Thomson – East Coast Line 4 to Welcome Commuters from 23 June 2024 – Land Transport Authority