Simei MRT station

Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore

EW3
Simei
四美
ஸீமெய்

Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station

The exterior of Simei station.

General informationLocation30 Simei Street 3
Singapore 529888Coordinates

Preceding station	Mass Rapid Transit			Following station
Tampines towards Pasir Ris		East–West Line		Tanah Merah towards Tuas Link

Location
Simei Simei station in Singapore

Simei MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East–West line in Tampines planning area, Singapore, at the centre of Simei housing estate flanked by Simei Street 1 and Simei Street 3 next to Eastpoint Mall. This station primarily serves Simei, a residential estate part of the larger Tampines New Town.

Simei station and the estate it serves is a Pinyin romanization of four beauties in Chinese, which in turn was named after four ancient Chinese women.^[1]

History

The contract for the construction of Simei station, along with the stations and tracks for the segment of the MRT network between Changi Depot and Pasir Ris, was awarded to a joint venture between Resource Development Corporation and Sata Kogyo for S$92 million in March 1986.^[2] Construction of the station began in May 1986,^[3] and the station was opened with the East–West line from Tanah Merah to Pasir Ris on 17 December 1989.^[4]

Like other existing aboveground stations at the time, half height platform screen doors were installed at SImei station by 2012.^[5] High-volume low-speed fans were also installed on the platform's ceiling in 2011.^[6]

Details

Simei station is located on the East–West line, between Tampines and Tanah Merah, and has the station code "EW3".^[7] The station features a dome-shaped concrete roof, similar to that found at several other stations on the EWL.^[3]

References

^ "Simei | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
^ "Time is the essence of these contracts". The Business Times. Singapore. 12 March 1986. p. 2. Retrieved 18 July 2023 – via NewspaperSG.
^ ^a ^b Lim, Edward (18 December 1987). "MRT will only come to the East in 1990". Weekend East. Singapore. p. 12. Retrieved 18 July 2023 – via NewspaperSG.
^ "Residents welcome MRT trains to eastern end of S'pore". The Straits Times. Singapore. 17 December 1989. p. 20. Retrieved 18 July 2023 – via NewspaperSG.
^ Wong, Siew Ying (26 January 2008). "Above-ground MRT stations to have platform screen doors by 2012". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 1 February 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.
^ "MRT Network Map". journey.smrt.com.sg. SMRT Corporation. Retrieved 18 July 2023.