CPE: First look at the stations

Footprints & renders of the Cross Island Line Punggol Extension stations.
Source: Zaobao SG

The Chinese daily Zaobao has given us a better understanding of the station layouts and how they will look once 2031 comes around. The station footprints - essentially the outlines - can show where the entrances will be located and how long the stations stretch for. As mentioned in our post yesterday, the station outline for Elias station shows that it will be some distance away from the location of Elias Mall. However, the station will feature numerous subways connecting to entrances located nearer to the residential blocks and amenities in the area. Notably for Riviera, there is also some effort put in to ensure that the new station entrances are located closer to the existing LRT station, minimizing exposure of commuters to the weather elements and allowing for smoother connections.

Edited 12 March 2020 - LTA has updated with the official station footprints. We have updated our post to reflect these.

CPE: Cross Island Line Punggol Extension

Cross Island Line 1 with Punggol Extension
Source: LTA

This morning during a ministerial visit to the worksite for the North-East Line extension, the Land Transport Authority unveiled the Cross Island Line Punggol extension (CPE). The extension stretches for 7.3km from Pasir Ris to Punggol. Intermediate stops are located at Elias (Pasir Ris West) and Riviera (tap out transfer to Punggol LRT east loop).

Pre-construction - Pasir Ris

Currently a terminal station serving a single line, the Pasir Ris station will be transformed into a transfer point between the East West Line and upcoming Cross Island Line. This station is also where the Cross Island Line splits between the main line towards Tuas and the branch line towards Punggol. Adopting a stacked station configuration, the main line tracks will occupy the upper platform level while the branch line tracks take up the lower platform level.

25 February 2019 - An aerial view of the existing EWL station.

Pre-construction - Pasir Ris East

Pasir Ris East station will be the fourth station along the first phase of the Cross Island Line (CRL). The station will be built under Pasir Ris Drive 1, near the Pasir Ris East Community Club (CC), Pasir Ris Polyclinic and Pasir Ris Neighbourhood Police Centre (NPC) and stretches through the neighbouring housing estate to end at block 208.

Station footprint showing the outline of the future Pasir Ris East station.
Source: LTA

Pre-construction: Aviation Park

Aviation Park station sits at the junction of the former Aviation Park Road and Changi Coastal Road. Currently an undeveloped piece of land at the airport boundary, the area will be transformed once the CRL becomes operational and following the development of the Changi East industrial zone nearby.

28 September 2019 - Looking ahead towards the location of the future Aviation Park station.

Pre-construction: Changi East depot

The main depot for the Cross Island Line (CRL) will be located at Changi East, bounded by Aviation Park and Tanah Merah Coast roads. Currently the land sits as an undeveloped, vegetated portion of reclaimed land along the coast. Come 2021 however, works will begin to transform the land into an operational depot supporting the operations of the CRL.

28 September 2019 - A view along Tanah Merah Coast Road of the future depot to be located on the right.

Next station - Turf City

Last week the Land Transport Authority (LTA) released the Phase 2 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for the route of the Cross Island Line (CRL) through the central catchment nature reserve (CCNR). The report detailed the construction methods and locations of the construction sites for two alignment options through and around the nature reserve.

Part of the report includes graphical representation of the route alignment options. Directions on either end of the alignment diagrams show the approximate locations of the stations. In the eastward direction "To Sin Ming" is shown, where Bright Hill station is located. Towards the west, "To Turf City" is used. This should correlate to a station being built in the vicinity of the former Turf Club in Bukit Timah.

Alignment option 1 through the CCNR.
Source: LTA EIA

Alignment option 2 around the CCNR.
Source: LTA EIA