Founders' Memorial MRT station is a non-operational underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson–East Coast lineinMarina East, Singapore. Construction began in 2019, and the station is scheduled to open in tandem with the Founders' Memorial in 2028.[1] Although the station is structurally completed, trains would skip this station until then and continue its journey towards Tanjong RhuorGardens by the Bay. The station is located within the Bay East Garden of Gardens by the Bay, next to the Founders' Memorial.[2]
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Future Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station | |||||||||||
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Coordinates | 1°17′28″N 103°52′09″E / 1.2912°N 103.869229°E / 1.2912; 103.869229 | ||||||||||
Owned by | Land Transport Authority | ||||||||||
Operated by | SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) | ||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Opening | Opening in tandem with the Founders’ Memorial in 2028; 4 years' time (2028)[1] | ||||||||||
Previous names | Gardens Bay East, Marina East | ||||||||||
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Founders' Memorial station was originally known as "Marina East" or "Gardens Bay East" in the conceptual plans since 2008. It was originally built as a reserved station. In January 2019, the station was announced as "Founders' Memorial" and will open in 2028, in tandem with the Founders' Memorial.[3]
Contract T302 for the fit-out works of the existing TEL station box at Bay East Garden into an operational station was awarded to China Railway First Group Co., Ltd at a sum of S$242.4 million in June 2016. Construction commenced in 2019, with opening slated for 2028.[4]