Woodlands South MRT Station

TE3 Woodlands South 兀兰南 | ஊட்லண்ட்ஸ் சவுத்
Address	130 Woodlands Avenue 1, Singapore 739070
Line Served	Thomson-East Coast Line
Operator	SMRT Trains
Structure	Underground
Platform	Island
Opening	31 Jan 2020

Woodlands South MRT Station (TE3) is an underground station located along the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) 1. It is built underneath Woodlands Avenue 1, at the junction with Woodlands Drive 16 and Drive 17, bringing rail connectivity to schools, residential developments and community amenities in the area.

The station is in the vicinity of schools such as Singapore Sports School, Christ Church Secondary School, and Woodgrove Secondary School; community amenities such as ACE The Place CC, Light of Christ Church Woodlands, Masjid Yusof Ishak and the future Woodlands General Hospital; and residential developments around Woodlands Avenue 1 and Woodlands Drive 16.

It will serve as the terminus of the Thomson-East Coast Line until Stage 2 of the line opens later in Year 2020, when the line will be extended via Springleaf to Caldecott.

First / Last Train Timings

Station Layout

Platforms

Thomson-East Coast Line (B2):

Platform A: Thomson-East Coast Line terminating trains, alighting only Platform B: Thomson-East Coast Line towards TE1 Woodlands North via TE2NS9 Woodlands (←)

Woodlands South station has two platforms in an island platform arrangement. Full-height Platform screen doors isolate the air-conditioned station from the tunnel environment, enhancing commuter safety and station comfort. A set of escalators, stairs and lifts connect to the concourse above.

Passenger Information Systems, which are plasma display screens located at each platform, display expected train arrival times and key messages. Tactile flooring helps to guide the visually-handicapped from the platform to the station exits.

As the terminus of the Thomson-East Coast Line (Stage 1), trains from Woodlands arrive at Platform A, which is used for the alighting of passengers only. Trains switch tracks at a set of points further up the line, then re-enter the station on Platform B, picking up passengers before departing for Woodlands.

During the initial operating phase for Thomson-East Coast Line 1, trains would be operating at 10 minutes frequency during peak hours and 15 minutes frequency during off-peak hours.

Concourse

The concourse features faregates for automatic fare collection and provides access between paid and unpaid areas of the station, with at least one bidirectional wide-swinging gate for the benefit of passengers-in-wheelchairs and those carrying bulky items or travelling with prams.

General Ticketing Machines allow commuters to purchase tickets for single or multiple journeys, and along with Top-up Machines, offer contactless card transactions. The station office functions as a Passenger Service Centre, and is staffed during operating hours, where commuters may make travel inquiries.

Art in Transit: “3652 x 50” by Kng Mian Tze

3652 x 50 is a time capsule containing promises that 50 participants made to themselves. Participants who either live, work or study around the Woodlands South station wrote and drew projections of what they intended to achieve in 10 years time. The participatory element of this artwork started in 2013 with the anticipation that by the time the station opened, all participants would have entered into different chapters of their lives. Some may have graduated, married or even brought a new life into being. The daily commute may be seen as merely getting from point A to B, but it also a journey of life. As we traverse our personal destinies/histories each day, we can choose how we want this journey to unfold. 3652 x 50 is a reminder that we all have a part in deciding how our own journeys pan out.

Station Amenities

• Public Toilets at station concourse (near Exit 3)
• Retail Shop provisions
• Bicycle Racks at station exits

Exits

Woodlands South MRT station has five exits leading to ground level, with Exit 5 being a future connection to Woodlands Health Campus.

Exit	Location	Nearby
1	Christ Church Sec Sch	Woodlands Avenue 1, ACE The Place CC, Admiralty Sports Park, Christ Church Secondary School, Innova Primary School, Light of Christ Church, Singapore Sports School
2	Blk 541	Woodlands Avenue 1, Covenant EFC, Vista Point
3	Blk 588	Woodlands Avenue 1, Woodlands Drive 16, BW Monastery, Vista Park, Woodgrove Secondary School
4	Woodlands Dr 16	Woodlands Drive 16, Masjid Yusof Ishak
5	Woodlands Health Campus	Woodlands Health Campus (U/C)

Transport Connections

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

Bus

There are 4 bus stops in the vicinity of Woodlands South station.

Road

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

Rail Bridging Services

In the event of a MRT service disruption affecting Woodlands South station, rail bridging services (also called MRT breakdown shuttle 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 at designated bus stops when activated.

Passenger Usage Patterns

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Construction Trivia

Thomson-East Coast Line Contract T205 for the construction of Woodlands South station was awarded to Woh Hup (Private) Limited at a contract sum of S$143.7 million in August 2013. The Singaporean contractor was previously involved in the construction of Circle Line’s Dhoby Ghaut, Bras Basah, Holland Village and Buona Vista stations.

The tunnels from Woodlands station to Woodlands South station and Woodlands South station to Sembawang Air Base, including reception tunnels to Mandai Depot, falls under Contract T206 which was awarded to Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co; Ltd for for S$421.6 million in July 2013.

This station was previously announced to open before Christmas 2019 as part of the Thomson-East Coast Line Stage 1 by Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan during a visit to Bright Hill MRT station on 25 January 2019. However, a revised opening date of End January 2020 before Chinese New Year was announced by him during a visit to Mandai Train Depot on 19 September 2019. The opening date was revised yet again to 31 January 2020 on 11 December 2019.

Future Developments

Woodlands South station will serve the upcoming Woodlands General Hospital.

Major Incidents

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Gallery

External Links & References

• First phase of Thomson-East Coast Line to open before Chinese New Year next year, with three stations in Woodlands – The Straits Times