Gul Circle MRT station
{{Short description|Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore}}
{{redirect|Tuas MRT station|other stations with the name Tuas|Tuas station (disambiguation)}}
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| enname = Gul Circle
| zhname = 卡尔圈
| taname = கல் சர்க்கல்
| msname = Gul Circle
| line = East West
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| line3 = East West
| code = {{SMRT code|EW|30}}
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| type = Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
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| image_caption = Upper platform level of Gul Circle
| address = 7A Tuas Road
Singapore 637288
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| line = {{rail color box|system=SMRT|line=East West}}
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| structure = Elevated
| platform = 4 (2 island platforms) (2 not in use)
| levels = 2
| tracks = 4 (2 not in use)
| connections = Bus, taxi
| baggage_check =
| passengers = 3915 per day{{cite web |title=Land Transport DataMall |website=mytransport.sg |publisher=Land Transport Authority |url=https://www.mytransport.sg/content/mytransport/home/dataMall.html |access-date=14 August 2024 |archive-date=14 August 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240814080443/https://datamall.lta.gov.sg/content/datamall/en.html |url-status=live}}
| pass_year = June 2024
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| opened = {{start date and age|df=yes|2017|06|18}}{{cite web | url = https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=a5817a2c-5a4a-41ea-b797-e422d16963eb | title = Tuas West Extension Opens on 18 June 2017 | publisher = Land Transport Authority | date = 27 April 2017 | access-date = 27 April 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170802122634/https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=a5817a2c-5a4a-41ea-b797-e422d16963eb | archive-date = 2 August 2017 | url-status = live }}{{cite web | url = http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/tuas-west-extension-mrt-stations-to-open-jun-18-8795768 | title = Tuas West Extension MRT stations to open Jun 18 | publisher = Channel NewsAsia | date = 27 April 2017 | access-date = 27 April 2017 | archive-date = 31 January 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200131095723/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/tuas-west-extension-mrt-stations-to-open-jun-18-8795768 | url-status = dead }}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| accessible = Yes
| owned =
| operator = SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
| zone =
| former = Tuas{{Cite web|title=LTA Invites Public to Suggest Tuas West Extension Station Names {{!}} Press Room|url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=u0g2x6895pmq6y4xwksk94qiw743ygd6b0n0x8e0yyvr42dgcm|last=|first=|date=22 February 2013|website=www.lta.gov.sg|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/2013-02-22%2016:48:12.000/wp/details/http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=u0g2x6895pmq6y4xwksk94qiw743ygd6b0n0x8e0yyvr42dgcm|archive-date=15 December 2011|access-date=}}{{Cite web|title=Tuas West Extension Station Names Finalised {{!}} Press Room|url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=36kwp8sk2529nx4mxf7zwe6416v6j7mitx4uyb0f34ofrk8lpa|last=|first=|date=13 April 2012|website=www.lta.gov.sg|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130828075501/http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=36kwp8sk2529nx4mxf7zwe6416v6j7mitx4uyb0f34ofrk8lpa|archive-date=28 August 2013|access-date=}}
| services = {{Adjacent stations |system=SMRT |line=East West |left=Joo Koon |right=Tuas Crescent }}
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Gul Circle MRT station ({{IPAc-en|ɡ|ʌ|l|,_|ɡ|uː|l}} {{respell|GULL}} or {{respell|GOOL}}) is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East–West Line (EWL). Located in Tuas, western Singapore, the station serves the surrounding industries of JTC Space @ Tuas and Mapletree Pioneer Logistic Hub. The station is operated by SMRT Trains.
First announced in 2011 as Tuas MRT station, it was constructed as part of the Tuas West Extension (TWE). The station began operations on 18 June 2017. At the height of {{convert|33|m}}, the station is the tallest elevated station in Singapore. The station has a stacked island platform arrangement with provisions for an MRT extension to Tuas South, making it the first elevated station in Singapore to have such a configuration.
History
An extension to Tuas from Joo Koon station was first announced in January 2008 by transport minister Raymond Lim to improve public transport access to Tuas and the Jurong Industrial Estate.{{cite web | title=Speech By Mr Raymond Lim, Minister For Transport, At The Visit To Kim Chuan Depot, 25 January 2008, 9.00 am | website=nas.gov.sg | publisher=Ministry of Transport | date=25 January 2008 | url=https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/20080125985.htm | access-date=11 May 2022}}{{cite web |title=Land Transport Master Plan 2008 |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/who_we_are/statistics_and_publications/master-plans/pdf/LTMP-Report.pdf |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=15 May 2022 |page=34}} The station was eventually announced as Tuas station on 11 January 2011, to be constructed as part of the {{convert|7.5|km|adj=on}} Tuas West Extension (TWE) of the East–West Line (EWL).{{cite web | title=Speech By Mr Raymond Lim, Minister For Transport And Second Minister For Foreign Affairs, At Visit To Bedok MRT Station, 11 January 2011, 11:00 Am At Bedok MRT Station | website=nas.gov.sg | publisher=Ministry of Transport | date=18 January 2011 | url=https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/20110118003.htm | access-date=3 May 2022 | archive-date=2 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502112025/https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/20110118003.htm | url-status=live }} The extension consisted of four stations from Tuas Link to this station.{{cite web |title=Tuas West Extension Stations Unveiled |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=yl4328t49yxomiwp9zyh19fgt434pnt1nu10kp33cov6c9qe9g |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=3 May 2022 |archive-url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/2012-12-03%2001:20:58.000/wp/details/http%3A%2F%2Fapp.lta.gov.sg%2Fapps%2Fnews%2Fpage.aspx%3Fc%3D2%26id%3Dyl4328t49yxomiwp9zyh19fgt434pnt1nu10kp33cov6c9qe9g |archive-date=3 December 2012 |date=11 January 2011 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web | title=Tuas West Extension Stations Unveiled Better Connectivity for Workers to Jurong and Tuas Industrial Estates | website=sla.gov.sg | publisher=Land Transport Authority | date=11 January 2011 | url=https://www.sla.gov.sg/articles/press-releases/2011/tuas-west-extension-stations-unveiled-better-connectivity-for-workers-to-jurong-and-tuas-industrial-estates#a | access-date=3 May 2022 | archive-date=3 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503025236/https://www.sla.gov.sg/articles/press-releases/2011/tuas-west-extension-stations-unveiled-better-connectivity-for-workers-to-jurong-and-tuas-industrial-estates#a | url-status=live }}
Contract 1668 for the design and construction of Tuas Station was awarded to Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co Ltd in November 2011. The S$190{{nbsp}}million (US${{ToUSD|190|year=2011|Singapore|r=1}}{{nbsp}}million) contract included the construction of {{convert|3.05|km|mi}} of elevated MRT viaducts.{{Cite web|title=Project LTA C1688 {{!}} STECS|url=http://www.stecs.com.sg/lta-c1688|website=stecs2|language=en|access-date=30 April 2020}} Construction started at the end of 2011, with a scheduled completion date of 2016.{{cite web | title=Tuas West Extension contract awarded to Shanghai Tunnel Engineering | website=channelnewsasia.com | date=3 November 2011 | url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1163279/1/.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106231050/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1163279/1/.html | archive-date=6 November 2011 | url-status=dead | access-date=15 May 2022}} The station was renamed to Gul Circle through a public poll on 13 April 2012.{{cite news |title=Tuas West Extension MRT stations named |work=The Straits Times |date=14 April 2012}}
Initially expected to open in 2016,{{cite web | title=Factsheet: Four New Stations on Tuas West Extension on Track for Completion by 2016 | publisher=Land Transport Authority | date=29 October 2015 | url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2015/10/2/factsheet-four-new-stations-on-tuas-west-extension-on-track-for-completion-by-2016.html | access-date=4 May 2022 | archive-date=20 March 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320011339/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2015/10/2/factsheet-four-new-stations-on-tuas-west-extension-on-track-for-completion-by-2016.html | url-status=live }} the TWE completion date was pushed to the second quarter of 2017 to allow more time for the testing of the new signalling system implemented for the extension.{{cite web | title=The Rail Report: New Signalling System, Rail Line and Extension and Trains Next Year | publisher=Land Transport Authority | date=26 October 2016 | url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2016/10/2/the-rail-report-new-signalling-system-rail-line-and-extension-and-trains-next-year.html | access-date=4 May 2022 | archive-date=20 March 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320000506/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2016/10/2/the-rail-report-new-signalling-system-rail-line-and-extension-and-trains-next-year.html | url-status=live }}{{cite web | last=Lim | first=Kenneth | title=Launch of upgraded signalling system on NSL delayed for more rigorous testing: LTA | website=Channel NewsAsia | date=26 October 2016 | url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com:80/news/singapore/launch-of-upgraded-signalling-system-on-north-south-line-delayed/3235810.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029131355/http://www.channelnewsasia.com:80/news/singapore/launch-of-upgraded-signalling-system-on-north-south-line-delayed/3235810.html | archive-date=29 October 2016 | url-status=dead | access-date=6 May 2022}} As announced by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) on 27 April 2017,{{R|CNA}}{{cite web | last=Chew | first=Hui Min | title=4 MRT stations on Tuas West Extension to open on June 18 | website=The Straits Times | date=27 April 2017 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/4-mrt-stations-on-tuas-west-extension-to-open-on-june-18 | access-date=4 May 2022 | archive-date=4 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504050134/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/4-mrt-stations-on-tuas-west-extension-to-open-on-june-18 | url-status=live }}{{cite web | title=Tuas West Extension Opens on 18 June 2017 | publisher=Land Transport Authority | date=27 April 2017 | url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2017/4/2/tuas-west-extension-opens-on-18-june-2017.html | access-date=4 May 2022 | archive-date=27 December 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227134450/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2017/4/2/tuas-west-extension-opens-on-18-june-2017.html | url-status=live }} the station began operations on 18 June that year.{{cite web | last=Lim | first=Kenneth | title=Tuas West Extension opens after six-month delay | website=Channel NewsAsia |publisher=Mediacorp | date=16 June 2017 | url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/tuas-west-extension-opens-after-six-month-delay-8951326 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331125644/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/tuas-west-extension-opens-after-six-month-delay-8951326 | archive-date=31 March 2018 | url-status=dead | access-date=4 May 2022}}{{cite web | last=Yap | first=Li Yin | title=First weekday morning operations running smoothly for newly opened Tuas West Extension | website=The Straits Times | date=19 June 2017 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/first-weekday-morning-operations-for-tuas-west-extension-running-smoothly | access-date=4 May 2022 | archive-date=4 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504045553/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/first-weekday-morning-operations-for-tuas-west-extension-running-smoothly | url-status=live }} Prior to the station's opening, passengers were offered a preview of the station at an open house on 16 June.{{cite web | last=Cheng | first=Kenneth | title=Free MRT rides at Tuas West Extension Open House on Friday | publisher=Mediacorp | website=Today | date=16 June 2017 | url=https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/free-mrt-rides-tuas-extension-open-house-friday | access-date=4 May 2022 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20220504071019/https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/free-mrt-rides-tuas-extension-open-house-friday | archive-date=4 May 2022 | url-status=live }}
Details
File:EW30 Gul Circle MRT lower Platform C 20210120 163207.jpg
Gul Circle station serves the EWL and is between the Joo Koon and Tuas Crescent stations. The official station code is EW30.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network/pdf/sm-20-03-en-exp.pdf|title=MRT System Map|website=lta.gov.sg|url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200821064838/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network/pdf/sm-20-03-en-exp.pdf|archive-date=21 August 2020|publisher=Land Transport Authority}} Being part of the EWL, 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 | publisher=Land Transport Authority }} The station operates between 5:26{{nbsp}}am and 12:41{{nbsp}}am.{{cite web | title=Gul Circle – First and last train | website=SMRT Journeys | url=http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/gul-circle/first-and-last-train/ | access-date=8 December 2020 | archive-date=13 May 2022 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20220513080000/http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/gul-circle/first-and-last-train/ | url-status=live }} Train frequencies range from 4 to 5 minutes on peak hours and 8 to 9 minutes on non-peak hours.{{cite web | title=Daily MRT train services to commence at four new stations along Tuas West Extension from 18 June 2017 | website=SMRT Corporation Ltd | date=18 June 2017 | url=https://www.smrt.com.sg/Announcements/articleid/980 | access-date=4 May 2022 | archive-date=4 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504050116/https://www.smrt.com.sg/Announcements/articleid/980 | url-status=live }}
The three-storey station has a stacked island platform arrangement, with additional side platforms and track provisions for the Tuas South Extension.{{cite web |date=9 September 2024 |title=Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on Status of Tuas South MRT Line Extension and Utilisation of Unused Platform at Gul Circle MRT Station |url=https://www.mot.gov.sg/news/Details/written-reply-to-parliamentary-question-on-status-of-tuas-south-mrt-line-extension-and-utilisation-of-unused-platform-at-gul-circle-mrt-station |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=Ministry of Transport (MOT)}} As the tracks go over the Ayer Rajah Expressway and align with a road viaduct before and after the station respectively, the station has a height of {{convert|33|m}}, making Gul Circle the tallest elevated station in Singapore.{{cite web | title=MRT escalators hit greater heights | website=The Straits Times | date=21 May 2017 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/mrt-escalators-hit-greater-heights | access-date=13 May 2022 |first1=Adrian |last1=Lim}} As of March 2019, however, there were no plans for the extension due to the lack of developments in Tuas South at the time.{{cite web | last=Abdullah | first=Zhaki | title=Hume MRT station to open by 2025, says Janil Puthucheary | website=The Straits Times | date=7 March 2019 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/hume-mrt-station-to-open-by-2025-says-janil-puthucheary | access-date=27 May 2022}}{{cite news |first=Pei Ting |last=Wong |url=https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/hume-mrt-station-open-2025-no-stations-tuas-south-and-jurong-island |title=Hume MRT Station to open by 2025, no stations for Tuas South and Jurong Island |date=7 March 2019 |work=Today |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210606074454/https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/hume-mrt-station-open-2025-no-stations-tuas-south-and-jurong-island|archive-date=6 June 2021|url-status=live}}
Gul Circle station is located in Tuas along Tuas Road near the junction with Gul Circle and Tuas Avenue 3.{{cite web |title=Gul Circle MRT Station (EW30) |url=http://www.onemap.gov.sg/main/v2/?lat=1.31947090075208&lng=103.660530461345 |website=OneMap |publisher=Singapore Land Authority |access-date=15 May 2022}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web | title=Gul Circle – Map | website=SMRT Journeys | url=http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/gul-circle/map/ | access-date=8 December 2020 | archive-date=2 November 2021| archive-url=https://archive.today/20211102061610/http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/gul-circle/map/ | url-status=live }} Surrounding landmarks of the station include Tuas Fire Station, JTC Space @ Tuas, Mapletree Pioneer Logistic Hub and Raffles Golf Course.{{cite web | title=Gul Circle – Exits | website=SMRT Journeys | url=http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/gul-circle/exits/ | access-date=8 December 2020 | archive-date=2 November 2021| archive-url=https://archive.today/20211102061629/http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/gul-circle/exits/ | url-status=live }} More amenities and retail developments around the station are being planned, with the station planned to be an interchange with the Cross Island line.{{Cite web |title=Attractive Job Nodes |url=https://www.ura.gov.sg/Corporate/Planning/Long-Term-Plan-Review/Space-for-Our-Dreams-Exhibition/Work/Attractive-Job-Nodes |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710141901/https://www.ura.gov.sg/Corporate/Planning/Long-Term-Plan-Review/Space-for-Our-Dreams-Exhibition/Work/Attractive-Job-Nodes |archive-date=10 July 2022 |access-date=27 April 2024 |website=Urban Redevelopment Authority}}{{Cite web |date= |title=Gul Circle |url=https://www.ura.gov.sg/-/media/Corporate/Planning/LTPR21/Work/Attractive-Jobs/Work-KM1-openspaces2-thumb.png?la=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710142011/https://www.ura.gov.sg/-/media/Corporate/Planning/LTPR21/Work/Attractive-Jobs/Work-KM1-openspaces2-thumb.png?la=en |archive-date=10 July 2022 |access-date=27 April 2024 |website=Urban Redevelopment Authority |publisher=JTC Corporation}}
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External links
- {{commons category-inline|Gul Circle MRT Station}}
- [http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/gul-circle/map/ Official website]
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