Katong Park MRT station
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Katong Park MRT station is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson–East Coast line situated at the boundary of the planning areas of Kallang and Marine Parade, Singapore.[2] The station is located underneath the junction of Fort Road, Tanjong Rhu Road and Meyer Road and will serve the Katong Park.
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Katong Park 加东公园 காத்தோங் பார்க் | |||||||||||
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Future Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 45 Meyer Road Singapore 437870 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 1°17′52″N 103°53′07″E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Land Transport Authority | ||||||||||
Operated by | SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) | ||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 (2 stacked platforms) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
Depth | 29m | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opening | 23 June 2024; 37 days' time (2024-06-23) | ||||||||||
Previous names | Fort Road[1] | ||||||||||
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Announced in 2014, construction of the station started in 2016. It is expected to be opened along with the Phase 4 stations of the TEL in 2024. Like Stevens and Promenade stations on the Downtown Line, the station will have a stacked platform arrangement, with platforms on different levels serving the two directions of the line.