Tanah Merah MRT station
{{Short description|Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore}}
{{About|the Singapore MRT station|the KTM Intercity station |Tanah Merah railway station}}
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| enname = Tanah Merah
| msname = Tanah Merah
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| type = Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange and terminus
| image = Tanah Merah MRT Station.jpg
| image_caption = Platforms A and C of Tanah Merah station
| address = 920 New Upper Changi Road
Singapore 467356
| coordinates = {{Coord|1|19|38.49|N|103|56|46.84|E|type:railwaystation_region:SG|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| line = {{rcb|system=SMRT|line=ew}}
| other = Bus, Taxi
| structure = Elevated
| platform = 4 (2 island platforms)
(2 (1 island platform) (U/C))
| depth =
| levels = 1
| tracks = 3
1 (U/C)
| parking = No
| bicycle = Yes
| passengers = 14,378 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=y|1989|11|04}}
| opening = {{start date and age|df=y|2026}}{{cite web|url=https://www.lumchang.com.sg/projects_uri/tanah-merah-station-contract-t315|title=CIVIL AND INFRASTRUCTURE Tanah Merah Station (Contract T315)|access-date=25 June 2024}}(Platform A & B)
{{Start date and age|df=yes|2040}} (Thomson–East Coast line)
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| accessible = Yes
| owned = Land Transport Authority
| operator = SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
| zone =
| former = Bedok, Changi{{Cite news|last=Dhaliwal|first=Rav|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19870327-1.2.24.12|title=Five MRT stations renamed to better reflect the locality|date=27 March 1987|work=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |page=19|via=NewspaperSG}}{{Cite news|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/biztimes19870327-1.2.13.4|title=Name change for five MRT stations|date=27 March 1987|work=Business Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings|via=NewspaperSG|page=2}}
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=SMRT|line=ew|left=Simei|right=Bedok|line2=cg|type2=CGA|right2=Expo}}
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Tanah Merah MRT station ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|ɑː|n|ɑː|_|ˌ|m|eɪ|r|ɑː|,_|-|ˌ|m|ɛr|ɑː}} {{respell|TAH|nah|_|MAY|rah}}) is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East West line (EWL). Located in Bedok, Singapore, the station is along New Upper Changi Road and serves various residential developments, including Casa Merah. It is the terminus of the EWL branch to Changi Airport station.
Tentatively named Changi MRT station during its construction, the station opened on 4 November 1989. The station began to serve the Changi Airport branch on 10 January 2001 following the opening of Expo station. In 2024, the station was expanded to four platforms to increase frequency for the Changi Airport branch. On 25 May 2019, it was announced that Tanah Merah station would interchange with the Thomson–East Coast line (TEL) when TEL takes over the Changi Airport branch following its extension to Changi Airport Terminal 5 by 2040.
History
The station was named Bedok in the early plans of the MRT network published in May 1982.{{Cite news |date=23 May 1982 |title=Proposed MRT stations |author= |page=1 |work=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19820523-1.2.9 |access-date=12 December 2020 |via=NewspaperSG}} The station was officially confirmed as "Changi" station when the Phase II stations were announced in October 1983.{{cite news |title=What Residents Say of the Sites |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/singmonitor19831026-1.2.5.1 |access-date=28 March 2023 |work=Singapore Monitor |date=26 October 1983 |via=NewspaperSG|page=2}}{{cite news |title=From Kembangan to Pasir Ris |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19831027-1.2.78.1 |access-date=28 March 2023 |work=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |date=27 October 1983|via=NewspaperSG|page=21}} The contract for the construction of Changi station and associated viaducts was awarded to a joint venture between Wah Chang International Corporation and Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co Ltd for S$68.76 million{{nbsp}}(US${{To USD|{{Inflation|SG|68.78|1986}}|SGP|year=2019|r=1}} million in {{Inflation/year|SG}}).{{cite news |title=MRTC awards two jobs on eastern line |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/biztimes19860114-1.2.13.1 |access-date=28 March 2023 |work=Business Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |date=14 January 1986|via=NewspaperSG|page=2}}
The station's name changed to Tanah Merah in March 1987. The station opened on 4 November 1989 as part of the MRT segment from Bugis to this station,{{Cite news|last=Dhaliwal|first=Rav|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19891104-1.2.33.1|title=East-enders get ticket to ride as MRT opens line|work=The Straits Times|publisher=Singapore Press Holdings|access-date=21 April 2020|via=NewspaperSG|page=23|date=4 November 1989}}{{Cite news|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19891104-1.2.34.1|title=MRT goes east|work=The Straits Times|publisher=Singapore Press Holdings|access-date=21 April 2020|via=NewspaperSG|page=23|date=4 November 1989}} with the official opening ceremony hosted at this station by deputy prime minister Goh Chok Tong.{{cite web |title=Speech By Mr Goh Chok Tong, First Deputy Prime Minister And Minister For Defence, At The Commencement Of Passenger Service Of The Sixth Section Of The Mrt System At Tanah Merah Station On Saturday, 4 November 1989 At 9.45 am |url=https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/gct19891104s.pdf |website=National Archives of Singapore |publisher=Ministry of Communications and Information |access-date=28 March 2023 |archive-date=28 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328101616/https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/gct19891104s.pdf |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=MRT trains to Pasir Ris from Dec 16 MRT trains to Pasir Ris from Dec 16 |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19891105-1.2.2 |work=The Straits Times|publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |date=5 November 1989 |page=1 |access-date=6 December 2020 |via=NewspaperSG}}
Half-height platform screen doors were installed at this station between 2008 and 2012 as part of the Land Transport Authority's (LTA) programme to improve safety in MRT stations.{{cite news |work=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |title=Platform screen doors for all above-ground MRT stations by 2012 |date=25 January 2008 |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest+News/Singapore/STIStory_199958.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080128072930/http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest+News/Singapore/STIStory_199958.html|archive-date=28 January 2008}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mot.gov.sg/News-Centre/News/2008/Speech-By-Mr-Raymond-Lim-At-The-Visit-To-Kim-Chuan-Depot-on-25-January-2008/|title=Speech by Mr Raymond Lim, Minister for Transport, at the Visit to Kim Chuan Depot, 25 January 2008, 9.00am|publisher=Ministry of Transport|date=25 January 2008|access-date=11 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112142646/http://www.mot.gov.sg/News-Centre/News/2008/Speech-By-Mr-Raymond-Lim-At-The-Visit-To-Kim-Chuan-Depot-on-25-January-2008/|archive-date=12 January 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite news | url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1188931/1/.html | title=LTA completes installing elevated MRT station screen doors early | website=Channel NewsAsia | date=14 March 2012 | access-date=14 March 2012 | archive-date=14 March 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314081431/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1188931/1/.html | url-status=dead}} Between 2012 and 2013, high-volume low-speed fans were installed at this station as part of a network-wide programme to improve ventilation at the platforms of elevated stations.{{cite news | title = Enhancing Connectivity and Comfort for Commuters | website=lta.gov.sg | date = 13 October 2011 | access-date = 6 July 2012 | url = http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=764a0kf76om2osu186igm3tbeku96px4ysg006n6qv5hoiq8ep | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://archive.today/20121225102501/http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=764a0kf76om2osu186igm3tbeku96px4ysg006n6qv5hoiq8ep | archive-date = 25 December 2012 | df = dmy-all }}
=Changi Airport branch=
While a branch to Changi Airport from this station was included in the early plans of the MRT network in May 1982, the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRTC) concluded through a feasibility study in 1983 that there might not be sufficient passenger traffic to justify such a branch.{{cite news |title=No line to the airport |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19831117-1.2.75 |access-date=20 February 2022 |work=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |date=17 November 1983 |page=18|via=NewspaperSG}} The proposals for an MRT extension from this station to Changi Airport was revisited in August 1994 following a surge in airport usage.{{Cite news|title=MRT extension to airport reconsidered|date=2 August 1994|work=The Straits Times|publisher=Singapore Press Holdings|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/assets/images/ST175/NewspaperSG/1994-08-02/full.jpg|access-date=20 February 2022|page=1|last1=Dhaliwal|first1=Rav|archive-date=19 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219083858/https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/assets/images/ST175/NewspaperSG/1994-08-02/full.jpg|url-status=live}}
Finalised plans for the {{convert|6.4|km|adj=on}} branch were announced by deputy prime minister Lee Hsien Loong on 15 November 1996.{{cite web |title=Singapore Mass Rapid Transit Employees' Union (SMRTEU)'s annual Dinner and Dance |url=http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/1996111503/lhl19961115s.pdf |website=National Archives of Singapore |access-date=10 July 2019 |date=15 November 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710173937/http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/1996111503/lhl19961115s.pdf |archive-date=10 July 2019 |url-status=live }} The branch, projected to be completed in 2001, would run from this station and have an intermediate stop at Somapah to serve the Changi Business Park and the exhibition centre.{{cite news |title=MRT line to be extended to Changi Airport |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/assets/images/ST175/NewspaperSG/1996-11-16/full.jpg |access-date=1 March 2022 |work=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |date=16 November 1996 |last1=Tan |first1=Hsueh Yan |archive-date=1 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301031100/https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/assets/images/ST175/NewspaperSG/1996-11-16/full.jpg |url-status=live }}{{Cite news|title=Changi Airport MRT line details|date=12 December 1996|work=Business Times}} The branch opened on 10 January 2001,{{Cite news |date=10 January 2001 |title=Expo MRT station opens today |work=Business Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings}} with shuttle services running from this station to Expo station.{{Cite web |title=Speech by Mr Yeo Cheow Tong at the Opening of the Expo MRT Station on 10 January 2001 |url=http://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/Speech%20by%20Mr%20Yeo%20Cheow%20Tong%20at%20the%20Opening%20of%20the%20Expo%20MRT%20Station%20on%2010%20January%202001/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821064851/https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/Speech%20by%20Mr%20Yeo%20Cheow%20Tong%20at%20the%20Opening%20of%20the%20Expo%20MRT%20Station%20on%2010%20January%202001/ |archive-date=21 August 2020 |access-date=25 April 2020 |website=www.mot.gov.sg |language=en}}
=Additional platform=
In 2014, the LTA announced that Tanah Merah station would be expanded with a new platform to increase frequency for the Changi Airport branch. The new platform will be constructed next to the existing eastbound platform. When completed, the middle two tracks will be used to serve the Changi Airport branch. Additional tracks will also be constructed to connect the station to the East Coast Integrated Depot (ECID).{{cite web|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=eaf97df7-016d-4a4d-9741-48310ac47112#pgTop|title=New Platform at Tanah Merah MRT station for Faster Travel to Expo and Changi Airport|publisher=Land Transport Authority|date=25 August 2014|access-date=29 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729172651/https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=eaf97df7-016d-4a4d-9741-48310ac47112#pgTop|archive-date=29 July 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web | last=Lee | first=Jian Xuan | title=New platform at Tanah Merah MRT station for trains to Expo, Changi Airport in 2024 | website=The Straits Times | publisher=Singapore Press Holdings | date=25 August 2014 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/new-platform-at-tanah-merah-mrt-station-for-trains-to-expo-changi-airport-in | access-date=29 March 2023 | archive-date=29 March 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329113507/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/new-platform-at-tanah-merah-mrt-station-for-trains-to-expo-changi-airport-in | url-status=dead}} This will be LTA's second project to construct new tracks and platforms for an existing station after Jurong East station.
The contract for the construction of the new platform and viaducts was awarded to Lum Chang Building Contractors Pte. Ltd. for S$325 million (US${{ToUSD|325|Singapore|y=2016}} million) in October 2016. Construction works were scheduled to begin at the end of that year with an expected completion date of 2024.{{cite web | title=LTA Awards Civil Contract to Build A New Platform at Tanah Merah Station | publisher=Land Transport Authority | date=26 October 2016 | url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2016/10/2/lta-awards-civil-contract-to-build-a-new-platform-at-tanah-merah-station.html | access-date=29 March 2023 | archive-date=29 March 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329113511/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2016/10/2/lta-awards-civil-contract-to-build-a-new-platform-at-tanah-merah-station.html | url-status=live }}{{cite web | title=New platform, viaducts to be built at Tanah Merah MRT station for S$325 million | website=Today | publisher=Mediacorp | date=26 October 2016 | url=https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/new-platform-viaducts-be-built-tanah-merah-mrt-station-s325-million | access-date=29 March 2023 | archive-date=29 March 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329104023/https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/new-platform-viaducts-be-built-tanah-merah-mrt-station-s325-million | url-status=live }} On 25 May 2019, the LTA further announced that the Changi Airport branch will be converted to be part of the Thomson–East Coast line (TEL) when TEL extends to Changi Airport from Sungei Bedok station via Terminal 5 in 2040.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=de83f659-4b0d-4609-840e-3deb3ac9b4b9|title=Land Transport Master Plan 2040: Bringing Singapore Together | publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=26 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823063103/https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=de83f659-4b0d-4609-840e-3deb3ac9b4b9|archive-date=23 August 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web | last=Chong | first=Aaron | title=New stations, line extensions planned for Singapore's rail network | website=Channel NewsAsia |publisher=Mediacorp| date=25 May 2019 | url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/new-mrt-stations-lines-lta-master-plan-11564622 | access-date=25 March 2021 | archive-date=13 February 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213091440/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/new-mrt-stations-lines-lta-master-plan-11564622 | url-status=live }} In November 2022, transport minister S Iswaran announced that, as part of efforts for sustainable transport infrastructure, studies are ongoing to convert an existing {{convert|1|km|mile|adj=on}} viaduct set to be decommissioned to a green corridor for pedestrians and cyclists.{{cite web | last=Kok | first=Yufeng | title=Tanah Merah MRT viaduct may be turned into elevated green corridor when decommissioned in 2026 | website=The Straits Times | publisher=Singapore Press Holdings | date=13 November 2022 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/tanah-merah-mrt-viaduct-may-be-turned-into-elevated-green-corridor-when-decommissioned-in-2026 | access-date=29 March 2023 | archive-date=29 March 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329113507/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/tanah-merah-mrt-viaduct-may-be-turned-into-elevated-green-corridor-when-decommissioned-in-2026 | url-status=live }} On 29 April 2024, the LTA called a tender to modify the existing station, along with Expo and Changi Airport stations, in preparation for their conversion to being part of the TEL.{{Cite news |last=Kok |first=Yufeng |date=2024-05-01 |title=Preparatory work to connect Thomson-East Coast Line with Changi Airport to begin in 2025 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/preparatory-work-to-connect-thomson-east-coast-line-with-changi-airport-to-begin-in-2025 |access-date=2024-05-01 |work=The Straits Times}}
To connect the tracks between the EWL and the ECID, train services between the Tanah Merah and Tampines stations will be suspended from 7 to 10 December 2024. Similar service suspensions are planned in 2025 and 2026 to allow installation and preparation works for the ECID.{{cite web |title=Train Service Adjustments Along East-West Line from 7 to 10 December 2024 to Facilitate Connection to New East Coast Integrated Depot |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2024/11/news-releases/train_service_adjustments_along_EWL.html |access-date=5 November 2024 |website=LTA}}{{cite web |last=Mohan |first=Matthew |date=5 November 2024 |title=No train services between Tanah Merah and Tampines from Dec 7 to 10 as works are carried out: LTA |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/lta-mrt-no-train-service-between-tanah-merah-and-tampines-ewl-dec-7-10-4724231 |access-date=5 November 2024 |website=CNA}}
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Tanah Merah station serves the East–West line (EWL) and is between the Simei and Bedok stations. The station is also the terminus of the Changi Airport branch, with the next station being Expo. The official station code is EW4/CG.{{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 | publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=10 January 2023 |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 }} When it opened, it had the station code of E9{{Cite news |date=25 October 1985 |title=Going to N1, B3, W11, El2, anyone? |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19851025-1.2.46.34 |access-date=19 November 2024 |work=The Straits Times |pages=21 |via=NewspaperSG}} before being changed to the current alphanumeric style in August 2001 as a part of a system-wide campaign to cater to the expanding MRT System.{{Cite news |last=Salim |first=Shazalina |date=3 August 2001 |title=Red, green and grey |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/today20010803-1.2.16.1 |access-date=15 December 2024 |work=Today |pages=9 |via=NewspaperSG}}{{Cite web |title=New Signage System For MRT And LRT Network |url=http://app.internet.gov.sg/scripts/lta/3_press_content.asp?start=294 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030801124949/http://app.internet.gov.sg/scripts/lta/3_press_content.asp?start=294 |archive-date=1 August 2003 |access-date=15 December 2024 |website=LTA}} As a 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 |website=Land Transport Authority}} Tanah Merah station is located along New Upper Changi Road and serves various private residential developments including Casa Merah, Optima @ Tanah Merah and The Glades.{{cite web | title=Tanah Merah – Map | website=SMRT Journeys | publisher=SMRT Corporation| url=http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/tanah-merah/map/ | access-date=29 March 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230329114001/http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/tanah-merah/map/ |archive-date=29 March 2023|url-status=live}} The station is also close to Simpang Bedok, and schools such as APSN (Katong School) and Bedok View Secondary School and Anglican High School.
The station operates daily between 4:55{{nbsp}}am and 12:45{{nbsp}}am.{{Cite web|url=http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/tanah-merah/first-and-last-train/|title=Tanah Merah – First and last trains |website=SMRT Journeys | publisher=SMRT Corporation |access-date=9 April 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230329114026/http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/tanah-merah/first-and-last-train/ |archive-date=29 March 2023|url-status=live}} Mainline train frequencies range from 2 to 5 minutes.{{cite web | title=Transport Tools – MRT/LRT | publisher=Land Transport Authority | date=6 May 2020 | url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/map/train.html | access-date=19 June 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101093932/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/map/train.html | archive-date=1 November 2019 | url-status=live }} Since 22 July 2003, Tanah Merah station became the terminus for shuttle services to Changi Airport station,{{Cite news|title=Board MRT to airport from Tanah Merah|date=18 July 2003|work=The Straits Times |publisher =Singapore Press Holdings |page=2}} with frequencies for the service ranging from 7 to 13 minutes. The station has three tracks with two island platforms; this will be upgraded to three island platforms and four tracks in 2025.{{cite web |title=Annex A: Layout of New Platform at Tanah Merah Station (EW4) |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/news/press/2016/20161026_NewPlatformEW4.pdf |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=29 March 2023 |archive-date=28 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328074939/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/news/press/2016/20161026_NewPlatformEW4.pdf |url-status=live }} The existing middle track is used for shuttle services to Changi Airport station.
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.smrt.com.sg/Trains/NetworkMap/TanahMerah.aspx}}
- [http://www.mynetbizz.com/MRT/To-Tanah-Merah-MRT-Station/Changi-Airport-to-Tanah-Merah-MRT-Station.cfm Changi Airport to Tanah Merah MRT station route]
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