Tampines West MRT station

Not to be confused with Tampines MRT station, Tampines North MRT station, or Tampines East MRT station.

Tampines West MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Downtown line in Tampines, Singapore. It is located at Tampines Avenue 4, near the junction with Tampines Avenue 1.

Tampines West  DT31  淡滨尼西 தெம்பினிஸ் வெஸ்ட்
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Exit A of Tampines West station
General information
Location	2 Tampines Avenue 4 Singapore 529683
Coordinates	1°20′44″N 103°56′18″E
Owned by	Land Transport Authority
Operated by	SBS Transit DTL Pte Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Line(s)	Downtown Line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	21 October 2017; 7 years ago (2017-10-21)
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Tampines Avenue 1[1][2]
Passengers
June 2024	7,831 per day[3]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station Bedok Reservoir towards Bukit Panjang Downtown Line Tampines towards Expo
Location Tampines West Tampines West station in Singapore

The station is located near some schools such as Temasek Polytechnic, Junyuan Primary School and East View Primary School, as well as SAFRA Tampines, and to the housing estates of Tampines Palmspring and Tampines Polyview.

History

Tampines West station under construction.

Contract 926 for the design and construction of Tampines West MRT Station and associated tunnels was awarded to Cooperativa Muratori & Cementisti - C.M.C di Ravenna at an estimated sum of S$226.92 million in July 2011. On 29 January 2012, the signage of Tampines Palmspring was demolished. Construction of the station started in February that year, with the noise barriers placed. Road realignment has begun that June and lasted till January 2016.^[4][5]

The station opened on 21 October 2017, as announced by the Land Transport Authority on 31 May that year.^[6]

As part of Operation Quicksand, a simulated terror attack on 27 January 2019 was carried out at this station.^[7]