:Great World MRT station

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The station was first announced on 29 August 2012 as part of the Thomson line (TSL).{{cite web |last=Sim |first=Royston |title=New Thomson MRT line to open from 2019, and have 22 stations |website=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |date=29 August 2012 |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/new-thomson-mrt-line-open-2019-and-have-22-stations-20120829 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829233715/http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/new-thomson-mrt-line-open-2019-and-have-22-stations-20120829 |archive-date=29 August 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=30 June 2021}}{{cite web |title=Thomson Line to open from 2019 with 22 stations |website=Channel NewsAsia |publisher=Mediacorp |date=30 August 2012 |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1222777/1/.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830140407/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1222777/1/.html |archive-date=30 August 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=30 June 2021}} The contract for the design and construction of the station and associated tunnels was awarded to a joint venture between Tiong Seng Contractors and Dongah Geological Engineering (Singapore branch) for S$316 million (US${{ToUSD|316|Singapore|y=2014|r=1}} million) in May 2014. Construction started in 2014, with an expected completion date in 2021.{{Cite web |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2014/5/2/lta-awards-four-contracts-for-thomson-lines-orchard-boulevard-great-world-outram-park-and-shenton-way-stations.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213072258/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2014/5/2/lta-awards-four-contracts-for-thomson-lines-orchard-boulevard-great-world-outram-park-and-shenton-way-stations.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 February 2020 |title=LTA {{!}} News Room {{!}} News Releases {{!}} LTA Awards Four Contracts for Thomson Line's Orchard Boulevard, Great World, Outram Park and Shenton Way Stations |date=13 February 2020 |access-date=13 February 2020}}

On 15 August 2014, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that TSL would merge with the Eastern Region line to form the Thomson–East Coast line{{nbsp}}(TEL).{{cite web |last1=Goy |first1=Priscilla |title=Thomson-East Coast Line to run through estates in the east including Marine Parade |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/thomson-east-coast-line-to-run-through-estates-in-the-east-including-marine |website=The Straits Times |date=15 August 2014 |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |access-date=25 November 2022 |archive-date=7 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207120109/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/thomson-east-coast-line-to-run-through-estates-in-the-east-including-marine |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=New Thomson-East Coast Line to fully open in 2024 |url=https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/lta-announces-s24-billion-rail-line-connect-north-south-and-east |access-date=25 November 2022 |work=Today |publisher=Mediacorp |date=15 August 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140816093738/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/lta-announces-s24-billion-rail-line-connect-north-south-and-east |archive-date=16 August 2014 |url-status=live}} Great World station was constructed as part of Phase 3, consisting of 13 stations between the Mount Pleasant and Gardens by the Bay stations.{{Cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084445/http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=3cc2e460-06ea-4245-a37f-df11b602ec7d |url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=3cc2e460-06ea-4245-a37f-df11b602ec7d |title=Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority & Singapore Land Authority – Thomson–East Coast Line: New MRT Links in the East |date=19 August 2014 |publisher=Land Transport Authority |archive-date=19 August 2014}}{{Cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213075700/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/upcoming_projects/rail_expansion/thomson_east_coast_line.html |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/upcoming_projects/rail_expansion/thomson_east_coast_line.html |title=Thomson–East Coast Line |date=13 February 2020 |archive-date=13 February 2020 |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=13 February 2020}}

On the morning of 11 June 2015, residents of Bukit Merah, Outram, Tanjong Pagar and Tiong Bahru were affected by an Internet outage. A section of fibre optic cables was damaged during the station's construction. The disruption lasted more than eight hours and affected all the major Internet service providers in Singapore.{{cite web |title=Fibre Network Restored |website=netlinktrust.com |date=12 June 2015 |url=http://www.netlinktrust.com/press/fibre-network-restored-2/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627010341/http://www.netlinktrust.com/press/fibre-network-restored-2/ |archive-date=27 June 2015 |url-status=dead |access-date=29 December 2022}} The LTA issued an apology for the disruption.{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Chitra |date=11 June 2015 |title=Singtel, StarHub, M1 and MyRepublic customers affected by NetLink Trust's fibre infrastructure damage |website=The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singtel-starhub-m1-and-myrepublic-customers-affected-by-netlink-trusts-fibre |url-status=live |access-date=4 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604114456/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singtel-starhub-m1-and-myrepublic-customers-affected-by-netlink-trusts-fibre |archive-date=4 June 2020}} On 19 December 2015, a Bangladeshi construction worker guiding an excavator was killed when the excavator's bucket dislodged and fell on him. He was taken to Singapore General Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.{{cite web |title=Worker dies after excavator bucket falls on him |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/worker-dies-after-excavator-bucket-falls-on-him |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226045408/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/worker-dies-after-excavator-bucket-falls-on-him |archive-date=26 December 2015 |access-date=22 December 2015 |publisher=The Straits Times}}

With restrictions imposed on construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the TEL3 completion date was pushed by a year to 2022.{{cite web |title=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 |url=https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/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 |website=mot.gov.sg |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517000023/https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/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 |url-status=live}} On 9 March 2022, Transport Minister S. Iswaran announced in Parliament that TEL3 would open in the second half of that year.{{cite web |title=11 more Thomson-East Coast stations to open in the second half of 2022; more 'inclusive' changes for vulnerable commuters |website=CNA |date=9 March 2022 |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line-stations-maxwell-great-world-shenton-way-2550266 |access-date=26 April 2022 |archive-date=26 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426115857/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line-stations-maxwell-great-world-shenton-way-2550266 |url-status=live}} As confirmed during a visit by Iswaran at the {{MRT station|Outram Park}} and {{MRT station|Maxwell}} stations on 7 October 2022,{{cite web |last=Yong |first=Clement |title=11 new TEL stations, from Stevens to Gardens by the Bay, to open on Nov 13; free rides on Nov 11 |website=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |date=7 October 2022 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/11-tel3-stations-from-stevens-to-gardens-by-the-bay-to-open-on-nov-13-free-rides-on-nov-11 |access-date=7 October 2022 |archive-date=7 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007081735/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/11-tel3-stations-from-stevens-to-gardens-by-the-bay-to-open-on-nov-13-free-rides-on-nov-11 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Factsheet: Thomson – East Coast Line Stage 3 to Open for Passenger Service from 13 November 2022 |website=Land Transport Authority |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2022/10/news-releases/thomson---east-coast-line-stage-3-to-open-for-passenger-service-.html |access-date=7 October 2022 |archive-date=7 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007081754/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2022/10/news-releases/thomson---east-coast-line-stage-3-to-open-for-passenger-service-.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Yeoh |first1=Grace |title=11 Thomson-East Coast Line stations to open on Nov 13; free rides available on Nov 11 |website=Channel NewsAsia |publisher=Mediacorp |date=7 October 2022 |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line-open-november-mrt-free-rides-11-stations-2994101 |access-date=7 October 2022 |archive-date=30 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130020139/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line-open-november-mrt-free-rides-11-stations-2994101 |url-status=live}} the station began operations on 13 November.{{cite web |last1=Lim |first1=Jessie |title=Stations buzzing on first day of operations for third stage of Thomson-East Coast Line |website=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |date=13 November 2022 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/stations-buzzing-on-first-day-of-operations-for-third-stage-of-thomson-east-coast-line |access-date=13 November 2022 |archive-date=13 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113043434/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/stations-buzzing-on-first-day-of-operations-for-third-stage-of-thomson-east-coast-line |url-status=live}}

Due to the presence of multiple steel beams and plates underground initially absent from historical records, contractors have to use the cut-and-cover method alongside micro tunnel boring to construct the Kim Seng underpass. The additional cut-and-cover works, including diverting traffic, delayed the opening of the other station entrances. The other entrances were expected to be completed by 2023, but were only opened in 2025. {{Cite web |last=Yong |first=Clement |date=25 October 2022 |title=From tunnelling 1.8m under a live MRT line to diverting a canal: LTA sets out TEL3 engineering challenges {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/from-tunnelling-18m-under-a-live-mrt-line-to-diverting-a-canal-lta-sets-out-tel3-engineering-challenges |access-date=30 October 2022 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en |archive-date=29 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221029180106/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/from-tunnelling-18m-under-a-live-mrt-line-to-diverting-a-canal-lta-sets-out-tel3-engineering-challenges |url-status=live }}

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Great World station serves the TEL and is between the Orchard and Havelock stations. The official station code is TE15.{{cite web |title=MRT System Map |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network/pdf/tel3_sm-en.pdf |website=Land Transport Authority |access-date=14 December 2022 |archive-date=15 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115113715/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network/pdf/tel3_sm-en.pdf |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=System Map |url=https://www.transitlink.com.sg/eservice/eguide/mrt_sys_map.htm |publisher=TransitLink |access-date=11 November 2022 |archive-date=10 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110094219/https://www.transitlink.com.sg/eservice/eguide/mrt_sys_map.htm |url-status=live}} Being part of the TEL, the station is operated by SMRT Trains.{{Cite web |title=Getting Around – Public Transport – Rail Network |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101093543/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network.html |archive-date=1 November 2019 |access-date=27 April 2021 |website=Land Transport Authority}} Train frequencies on the TEL range from 3 to 6 minutes.{{Cite web |title=LTA {{!}} MRT/LRT |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/map/train.html# |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=www.lta.gov.sg}} The station is {{convert|176.77|m|ft}} long with a depth of {{convert|21|m|ft}}.{{Cite sign |title=Great World Station |year=2021 |type=Infographic poster at TSL Project Information Centre |publisher=Land Transport Authority |location=Singapore}}

The station is near the eponymous Great World City,{{cite web |title=Factsheet: Thomson – East Coast Line Stage 3 to Open for Passenger Service from 13 November 2022 |publisher=Land Transport Authority |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2022/10/news-releases/thomson---east-coast-line-stage-3-to-open-for-passenger-service-.html |access-date=7 October 2022 |date=7 October 2022 |archive-date=7 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007081754/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2022/10/news-releases/thomson---east-coast-line-stage-3-to-open-for-passenger-service-.html |url-status=live}} connected via three entrances.{{cite web |title=Great World City to undergo major facelift |website=The Straits Times |date=11 April 2018 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/great-world-city-to-undergo-major-facelift |access-date=9 January 2023 |archive-date=9 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109040723/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/great-world-city-to-undergo-major-facelift |url-status=live}} Situated along River Valley Green, the station serves various residential developments including Grand Copthorne Waterfront, Riva Lodge, River Green{{Cite web |title=River Green Condo {{!}} New Condo at River Valley |url=https://www.therivergreen.com.sg/ |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=River Green {{!}} New condo along River Valley Green by Wing Tai |language=en-US}} and The Trillium.{{cite web |title=Great World – Map |website=SMRT Journeys |url=http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/great-world/map/ |access-date=5 January 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230105090316/http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/great-world/map/ |archive-date=5 January 2023 |url-status=live}} It also serves River Valley Primary School and Church of St. Bernadette.{{cite web |title=Great World – Exits |website=SMRT Journeys |url=http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/great-world/exits/ |access-date=5 January 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230105090646/http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/great-world/exits/ |archive-date=5 January 2023 |url-status=live}}

Great World, Great Times by Deanna Ng is displayed at this station as part of the Art-in-Transit programme, a showcase of public artworks on the MRT network.{{cite web |title=Art in Transit |website=LTA |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/a_better_public_transport_experience/art_in_public_transport/art_in_transit.html |access-date=5 January 2023 |archive-date=13 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113102534/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/a_better_public_transport_experience/art_in_public_transport/art_in_transit.html |url-status=live}} The collage of advertisements, which includes old movie posters, reflects an era of the 70s when the Great World Amusement Park was still operating. Many of the advertisements were recreated using modern-day participants such as a choral troupe for cabaret girls,{{cite web |first1=Clement |last1=Yong |title=Charcoal drawings, quirky book titles: 7 art works in Thomson-East Coast Line stations you should not miss |website=The Straits Times |date=29 October 2022 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/charcoal-drawings-quirky-book-titles-7-art-works-in-thomson-east-coast-line-stations-you-should-not-miss |access-date=12 November 2022 |archive-date=10 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110093421/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/charcoal-drawings-quirky-book-titles-7-art-works-in-thomson-east-coast-line-stations-you-should-not-miss |url-status=live}} while the movie poster was reproduced with permission from The Shaw Organisation. Also included is Ng's parents' wedding photo taken near Great World Amusement Park, which inspired the artwork.

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