Marine Parade MRT station
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{{Distinguish|Marine Terrace MRT station}}
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| zhname = 马林百列
| taname = மரீன் பரேட்
| msname = Marine Parade
| line = thomson-east coast
| code = {{SMRT code|TE|26}}
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| type = Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
| image = (SGP-Singapore) Marine Parade MRT Station Exit 1 2024-06-29.jpg
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| address = 101 Marine Parade Road
Singapore 449971
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| structure = Underground
| platform = 2 (1 island platform)
| depth = 22m
| levels = 1
| tracks = 2
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| bicycle = Yes
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| accessible = Yes
| operator = SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
| owned = Land Transport Authority
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Marine Parade MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Thomson–East Coast line (TEL) in Marine Parade, Singapore. Located underneath Marine Parade Road, the station serves nearby residential and commercial developments including Parkway Parade, Roxy Square and I12 Katong.
First announced in August 2014, Marine Parade station was constructed as part of TEL Phase 4. The station commenced operations on 23 June 2024. The station is one of the first MRT stations to feature underground bicycle parking lots. An Art-in-Transit artwork, WALK by Ang Sookoon, is displayed outside of the station.
History
= Construction and opening =
File:TE26 Marine Parade MRT construction 20220326 130939.jpg
On 15 August 2014, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that Marine Parade station would be part of the proposed Thomson–East Coast line (TEL).{{Cite web |date=19 August 2014 |title=Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority & Singapore Land Authority – Thomson-East Coast Line: New MRT Links in the East |url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=3cc2e460-06ea-4245-a37f-df11b602ec7d |url-status=dead |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 |archive-date=19 August 2014 |access-date=13 February 2020 |website=www.lta.gov.sg}} The station would be constructed as part of Phase 4 (TEL4), consisting of eight stations from {{MRT station|Tanjong Rhu}} to Bayshore.{{Cite web |title=LTA {{!}} Thomson-East Coast Line |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/upcoming_projects/rail_expansion/thomson_east_coast_line.html |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=www.lta.gov.sg |archive-date=13 February 2020 |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-status=live }} The contract for the construction of Marine Parade Station was awarded to Samsung C&T Corporation for {{SGDConvert|555|m|year=2015|r=0|showdate=no}} in November 2015.{{Cite web |date=20 November 2015 |title=LTA Awards First Civil Contract for Thomson-East Coast Line (East Coast Stretch) |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2015/11/2/lta-awards-first-civil-contract-for-thomson-east-coast-line-east-coast-stretch.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213081106/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2015/11/2/lta-awards-first-civil-contract-for-thomson-east-coast-line-east-coast-stretch.html |archive-date=13 February 2020 |access-date=13 February 2020 |website= |publisher=Land Transport Authority}}{{cite web | last=Lim | first=Adrian | title=Construction of Thomson-East Coast Line's Marine Parade station to start in Q1, 2016 | website=The Straits Times | date=20 November 2015 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/construction-of-thomson-east-coast-lines-marine-parade-station-to-start-in-q1 | access-date=8 January 2021}} The works included the construction of a drainage system spanning {{Convert|800|m|yard}} and {{Convert|1.936|km|mi|abbr=on}} of bored tunnels.{{cite web |date=26 July 2017 |title=The Fine Balance between Design and Construction |url=http://news.samsungcnt.com/the-fine-balance-between-design-and-construction/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240621101147/https://web.archive.org/web/20211206224914/http://news.samsungcnt.com/the-fine-balance-between-design-and-construction/ |archive-date=21 June 2024 |access-date=8 January 2021 |website= |publisher=Samsung C&T}}
{{External media|title=External Media|image1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220320004751/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/news/press/2015/20151120_TELArtsImp.pdf Artist's impression of Marine Parade MRT station's interior and exterior] Source: LTA|float=left}}
A groundbreaking ceremony for the TEL East Coast segment was held at the station site on 21 July 2016.{{cite web |last=Lim |first=Adrian |date=21 July 2016 |title=Thomson-East Coast Line could be extended to connect to Changi Airport |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/thomson-east-coast-line-could-be-extended-to-connect-to-changi-airport |access-date=24 June 2024 |website=The Straits Times |archive-date=24 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624011436/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/thomson-east-coast-line-could-be-extended-to-connect-to-changi-airport |url-status=live }} To facilitate the station's construction, the junction between Joo Chiat Road and Marine Parade Road had to be closed from 9 April to 12 November 2017.{{cite web | title=Route amendment for Service 16 | website=SBSTransit | date=24 March 2021 | url=https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/news/route-amendment-for-service-16 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324132716/https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/news/route-amendment-for-service-16 | archive-date=24 March 2021 | url-status=live | access-date=24 March 2021}}{{cite web | title=Service 16 to resume original route in Marine Parade area | website=SBSTransit | date=12 November 2017 | url=https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/news/service-16-to-resume-original-route-in-marine-parade-area | access-date=24 March 2021 | archive-date=7 October 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007012139/https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/news/service-16-to-resume-original-route-in-marine-parade-area | url-status=live }} This allowed for the diversion of underground utilities including water and power lines.{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Nian Tjoe |date=22 May 2024 |title=TEL Stage 4: The challenge of building an MRT tunnel close to the KPE |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/tel-stage-4-the-challenge-of-building-an-mrt-tunnel-close-to-the-kpe |access-date=21 June 2024 |website=The Straits Times}}
With restrictions imposed on construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the TEL4 completion date was pushed by a year to 2024.{{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 |url-status=dead |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 |archive-date=17 May 2021 |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=Ministry of Transport}} On 5 March 2024, the LTA announced that the station would open on 23 June that year.{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Nian Tjoe |date=5 March 2024 |title=TEL Stage 4 from Tanjong Rhu to Bayshore to open for passenger service on June 23 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/tel-stage-4-from-tanjong-rhu-to-bayshore-to-open-for-passenger-service-on-june-23 |access-date=5 March 2024 |website=The Straits Times |archive-date=5 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305091507/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/tel-stage-4-from-tanjong-rhu-to-bayshore-to-open-for-passenger-service-on-june-23 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Thomson – East Coast Line 4 to Welcome Commuters from 23 June 2024 |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2024/3/news-releases/TEL4_to_welcome_commuters.html |access-date=5 March 2024 |website=LTA}} An open house for TEL4 stations was held on 21 June,{{cite web |date=10 June 2024 |title=Factsheet: Explore Seven New Thomson-East Coast Line Stage 4 Stations on 21 June |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2024/6/news-releases/explore_seven_new_TEL_stage_4_stations.html |access-date=21 June 2024 |website= |publisher=Land Transport Authority |archive-date=25 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625100258/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2024/6/news-releases/explore_seven_new_TEL_stage_4_stations.html |url-status=live }} and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, along with former prime minister Goh Chok Tong inaugurated the TEL4 stations at a ceremony in this station.{{cite web |date=21 June 2024 |title=PM Lawrence Wong at the Opening of Thomson-East Coast Line Stage 4 (Jun 2024) |url=https://www.pmo.gov.sg/Newsroom/PM-Lawrence-Wong-at-the-Opening-of-Thomson-East-Coast-Line-Stage-4 |access-date=21 June 2024 |website= |publisher=Prime Minister's Office Singapore}}{{cite web |last=Loi |first=Esther |date=21 June 2024 |title='When we say we'll do something, we make sure we deliver it': PM Wong at opening of TEL Stage 4 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/pm-wong-opens-tel-stage-4-from-tanjong-rhu-to-bayshore-ahead-of-public-preview |access-date=21 June 2024 |website=The Straits Times}} The Reasons to Move Lite Gallery Exhibition and Friends of Land Transport Booth were set up at this station during the open house.{{Cite web |date=10 June 2024 |title=Annex A: Highlight Activities at TEL4 Stations |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/news/press/2024/240610_TEL4_Detailed_line-up_activities_AnnexA.pdf |access-date=21 June 2024 |publisher=Land Transport Authority |archive-date=25 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625100303/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/news/press/2024/240610_TEL4_Detailed_line-up_activities_AnnexA.pdf |url-status=live }}
= Subsequent events =
In 2025, some tenants at the nearby Parkway Parade shopping mall raised concerns about the construction of a linkway connecting the mall to the station, which began in December 2024 and would be completed by 2027. They questioned the reason behind the delayed construction of the linkway after the opening of the station instead of being simultaneously built with the station itself, and said that the prolonged construction period had impacted their business. Lendlease, which managed the shopping mall, said that the construction of the linkway was intended as a "subsequent phase to ensure coordination with relevant stakeholders and reduce the impact on shoppers and tenants".{{Cite news |last=Lim |first=Joyce |date=2025-02-13 |title=Why linkway to Parkway Parade is being built after opening of Marine Parade MRT station |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/why-linkway-from-parkway-parade-to-marine-parade-mrt-station-is-being-built-only-after-station |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250218133817/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/why-linkway-from-parkway-parade-to-marine-parade-mrt-station-is-being-built-only-after-station |archive-date=2025-02-18 |access-date=2025-02-22 |work=The Straits Times |language=en-SG}}
Details
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| caption2= The Art-in-Transit artwork outside of the station
| alt2= Entrance 3 of the station, with the artwork shaped like a white block of plasticine
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Marine Parade station is located between Tanjong Katong and Marine Terrace stations, with an official station code of TE26.{{cite web |title=System Map |url=https://www.transitlink.com.sg/eservice/eguide/mrt_sys_map.htm |access-date=21 June 2024 |website=Transitlink |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 }}{{Cite web |title=System Map |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network/pdf/SM_TEL4_Eng.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625100255/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network/pdf/SM_TEL4_Eng.pdf |archive-date=25 June 2024 |access-date=23 June 2024 |website= |publisher=Land Transport Authority}} Being part of the TEL, Marine Parade station is operated by SMRT Trains. Train frequencies vary from 3 to 6 minutes. The station has six entrances and serves various private and public housing estates in the Marine Parade area.{{cite web |title=Marine Parade – Map |url=http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/marine-parade/map/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240620225719/http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/marine-parade/map/ |archive-date=20 June 2024 |access-date=21 June 2024 |website=SMRT Journeys}} Surrounding landmarks include Parkway Parade, I12 Katong, Roxy Square, Hotel Indigo Katong and the Marine Parade Community Building.{{cite web |title=Marine Parade – Exits |url=http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/marine-parade/exits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240620225746/http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/marine-parade/exits/ |archive-date=20 June 2024 |access-date=21 June 2024 |website=SMRT Journeys}}
The station is built as a designated Civil Defence shelter.{{Cite web |title=List of Civil Defence Public Shelter (As of Jun 2024) |url=https://www.scdf.gov.sg/docs/default-source/cdsheltertour/list-of-civil-defence-public-shelter-19-jun-2024.pdf?sfvrsn=954800f6_1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625100257/https://www.scdf.gov.sg/docs/default-source/cdsheltertour/list-of-civil-defence-public-shelter-19-jun-2024.pdf?sfvrsn=954800f6_1 |archive-date=25 June 2024 |access-date=23 June 2024 |publisher=Singapore Civil Defence Force}} Marine Parade station is one of the first MRT stations to have underground bicycle parking spaces with 364 bike parking lots, and also features bigger lifts connecting from ground level to the parking space, and specially designed stairs to allow easier wheeling bicycles up and down the slopes.{{Cite web |last=Ong |first=Justin (Guang-Xi) |date=2 May 2024 |title=Underground bicycle parking to be available at 3 new Thomson-East Coast Line stations |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/bicycle-underground-parking-thomson-east-coast-line-4308296 |access-date=22 June 2024 |website=Channel NewsAsia |language=en |archive-date=8 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508084705/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/bicycle-underground-parking-thomson-east-coast-line-4308296 |url-status=live }} The station has an island platform configuration.{{cite web |last=Ong |first=Justin (Guang-Xi) |date=22 May 2024 |title=Tunnelling through crowded areas, how engineers navigated constraints to build 7 new Thomson-East Coast Line stations |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line-tel4-construction-challenges-tunnel-lta-4351691 |access-date=26 June 2024 |website=CNA |archive-date=1 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701123239/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line-tel4-construction-challenges-tunnel-lta-4351691 |url-status=live }} Like the other TEL4 stations, hybrid cooling fans at the platform complement the station's air-conditioning to improve air circulation yet lower energy consumption.{{cite web |last=Loi |first=Esther |date=3 May 2024 |title=Hybrid cooling fans, underground bike parking areas among new features at TEL Stage 4 stations |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/hybrid-cooling-fans-underground-bike-parking-stations-among-new-features-at-tel-stage-4-stations |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622132023/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/hybrid-cooling-fans-underground-bike-parking-stations-among-new-features-at-tel-stage-4-stations |archive-date=22 June 2024 |access-date=23 June 2024 |website=The Straits Times}} Inspired by the area's history as a former seafront, the station's green panelled interior resembles the trees of the beach and waves of the sea, with the star-shaped ceiling lighting reminiscent of sunlight filtering through the foliage.{{cite web |last=Soh |first=Therese |date=4 May 2024 |title='Time After Time': A First Look at New Art in Transit Installations at TEL Stage 4 Stations |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/time-after-time-a-first-look-at-new-art-in-transit-installations-at-tel-stage-4-stations |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522122713/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/time-after-time-a-first-look-at-new-art-in-transit-installations-at-tel-stage-4-stations |archive-date=22 May 2024 |access-date=23 June 2024 |website=The Straits Times}}{{cite web |date= |title=Thomson–East Coast Line |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network/thomson_east_coast_line.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622141753/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network/thomson_east_coast_line.html |archive-date=22 June 2024 |access-date=23 June 2024 |publisher=Land Transport Authority}}
WALK by Ang Sookoon 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 |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 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623061047/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 |archive-date=23 June 2024 |access-date=23 June 2024 |publisher=Land Transport Authority}} Capturing "the essence of fluid tranquility", the {{Convert|2.2|m|in|adj=on}} bronze sculpture is shaped like a block of plasticine, and it is placed outside the station to interact with commuters. The work retains the marks left from its packaging and the artist's touch, bringing up childhood memories of crafting plasticine sculptures. Brought up in the Marine Parade neighbourhood, Ang intended for the work to be a playful tribute to the history of Marine Parade and those who lived in the area, while evoking childlike wonder and the delight of playful moments.
There is also a mural created by art group Mural Lingo. The mural depicts landmarks such as Parkway Parade, Marine Parade Community Building, shophouses, and the Joo Chiat Complex as well as characters from a separate mural at the Joo Chiat Community Club. It also showcases "the rich tapestry of the Katong/Joo Chiat community", which is composed of Chinese, Malay, Peranakan, Indian, and Eurasian influences.{{Cite web |title=Marine Parade MRT |url=https://www.murallingo.com/marine-parade-mrt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240802125921/https://www.murallingo.com/marine-parade-mrt |archive-date=2 August 2024 |access-date=5 January 2025 |website=Mural Lingo}}
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