Simei MRT station
EW3
Simei 四美 ஸீமெய் | |||||||||||
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| Rapid transit | |||||||||||
 The island platform of Simei MRT station. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Standort | 30 Simei Street 3 Singapore 529888 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 1°20′36.40″N 103°57′11.42″E / 1.3434444°N 103.9531722°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
| Bauwesen | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes (Eastpoint Mall) | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | EW3 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 16 December 1989 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Tampines South | ||||||||||
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Simei MRT station (EW3) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East West Line in Tampines planning area, Singapore. This station primarily serves Simei, a residential estate part of the larger Tampines New Town.
Simei station was the easternmost station on the Singapore MRT system from 16 December 1989 to 10 January 2001, before the opening of Expo MRT station.
History
Prior to the building of the station, it was originally known as Tampines South. The station was briefly renamed to Simei to reflect the geography.
As with most of the above-ground stations built in the past along the East West Line, it was built without platform screen doors to prevent commuters from falling onto the train tracks. After several successful tests at Jurong East, Yishun and Pasir Ris and eventually, installation of the half-height screen doors. All of the screen doors have since been installed and went into operation on 3 July 2011.[1]
SMRT said there was a 30-minute train service delay between Pasir Ris and Tanah Merah on 13 April 2012 due to a fault on a westbound train between Tampines and Simei. The train travelling behind the stalled train was used to assist it. Passengers on board the stalled train alighted at Simei at 7.36 pm, while passengers on the assisting train alighted at 7.43 pm.[2]
The station was installed with high-volume low-speed fans, which have been in operation since 9 July 2012 together with Pasir Ris.[3]
References
- ^ Wong Siew Ying (26 January 2008). "Above-ground MRT stations to have platform screen doors by 2012". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ^ CNA (13 April 2012). "Train fault causes service delay between Pasir Ris & Tanah Merah stations". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ "Enhancing Connectivity and Comfort for Commuters". Land Transport Authority. 13 October 2011. Archived from the original on 25 December 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
External links
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