Tanah Merah MRT Station (EW4) is an above-ground
Mass Rapid TransitThe Mass Rapid Transit or MRT is a rapid transit system that forms the backbone of the railway system in Singapore, spanning the entire city-state. The initial section of the MRT, between Yio Chu Kang Station and Toa Payoh Station, opened in 1987 establishing itself as the second-oldest metro...
station located in the heart of
Tanah MerahTanah Merah is a region located in eastern Singapore. It consists largely of private residential properties, country clubs, and some light industrial parks...
,
SingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
.
The station is part of the
East West LineThe East West Line was the 2nd Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 49.2 km long with 35 stations , making it the longest MRT line in Singapore. It takes about 63 minutes to travel from one end to the other...
and is between
SimeiThe Simei MRT Station ', is an above ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the East West Line in Singapore. On the East West Line, this station is between Tampines and Tanah Merah stations...
and
BedokBedok MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the East West Line in Singapore. It is located between Kembangan and Tanah Merah stations, and serves the large neighbourhood of Bedok...
and is an
interchangeA cross-platform interchange is a type of interchange between different lines in a metro system. The term originates with the London Underground; such layouts exist in other networks but are not commonly so named...
for trains going to
Changi AirportChangi Airport MRT Station was opened on 8 February 2002 as one of the terminal Mass Rapid Transit stations for the East West Line, and located in between Singapore Changi Airport's Terminal 2 and Terminal 3. This is one of the four MRT stations that have fare gates on the same level as the...
and
ExpoThe Expo MRT Station ' was opened on 10 January 2001, and is part of the Singapore MRT Changi Airport Extension to the existing East West Line. It sports a space age architecture designed by world renowned architect Sir Norman Foster...
. Trains heading to these two stations utilise the middle platform.
The station's design is white-washed walls and a dome-shaped ceiling, with a glass roof running along the middle of the station. It was originally not going to be open with the rest of the East West Line in 1990 as there were only private houses surrounding it, but increasing pressure from Members of Parliament and the public forced
SMRTSMRT Corporation is a public transport operator incorporated on March 6, 2000, as a result of an industry overhaul to form multi-modal public-transport operators in Singapore. It is the second-largest public-transport company in Singapore after ComfortDelGro...
to open this station. This case mirrors the controversy on
Buangkok stationBuangkok MRT Station is an underground station located on the North East Line of the Mass Rapid Transit in Singapore. The station is in Sengkang and near to Hougang and serves residents in the vicinity....
about more than a decade later.
The station is the only MRT interchange station to have only one alphanumeric symbol (as opposed to other interchange stations, which have at least two). The station is also the only interchange station not to be part of two or more lines (due to its being an interchange between the main East West Line and the Changi Airport Extension of the line).
The station now serves as a important stop for students who are commuting to school and back home. The station is also heavily used by passengers headed towards Changi Airport.
Station vicinity
- Anglican High School
Anglican High School is an autonomous, Special Assistance Plan and Government-aided co-educational secondary school in Tanah Merah, Singapore.- History :...
- Bedok South Secondary School
Bedok South Secondary School is a government, co-educational 'N'/'O'-level preparatory secondary school of the Ministry of Education of Singapore and serves secondary one through five. The school has since grown and established itself to become one of the more popular and quality- added schools in...
- Bedok View Primary School
- Bedok View Secondary School
Bedok View Secondary School is a government co-educational neighbourhood secondary school located in southern Bedok, Singapore, within walking distance of Tanah Merah MRT Station.-School history:...
- Katong School
- Simpang Bedok
- Temasek Secondary School
Temasek Secondary School is an autonomous secondary school in Singapore and serves Secondary One through Five. It was founded in 1980 sharing a campus with Bedok South Secondary School at Upper Changi Road. In 1995, the school attained autonomy...
Train service
| Destination | | First Train | | Last Train |
| |
Mon - Sat |
|
Sunday &
Public Holiday |
|
Daily |
| East West Line |
| to EW1 Pasir Ris |
5.16am |
|
5.42am |
|
12.26am |
| to EW29 Joo Koon |
5.35am |
|
6.02am |
|
11.31pm |
| to CG2 Changi Airport |
5.19am |
|
5.47am |
|
11.50pm |
Current station layout
L2
Platforms |
Platform A |
towards
{{About|the Singapore MRT station|the KTM IntercityKTM Intercity is the brand name for a group of diesel-hauled intercity train services in Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad . Most services operate from Kuala Lumpur Sentral station in the Malaysian capital. A few operate solely along the East...
station|Tanah Merah railway station}}
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Tanah Merah MRT Station (EW4) is an above-ground Mass Rapid TransitThe Mass Rapid Transit or MRT is a rapid transit system that forms the backbone of the railway system in Singapore, spanning the entire city-state. The initial section of the MRT, between Yio Chu Kang Station and Toa Payoh Station, opened in 1987 establishing itself as the second-oldest metro...
station located in the heart of Tanah MerahTanah Merah is a region located in eastern Singapore. It consists largely of private residential properties, country clubs, and some light industrial parks...
, SingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
.
The station is part of the East West LineThe East West Line was the 2nd Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 49.2 km long with 35 stations , making it the longest MRT line in Singapore. It takes about 63 minutes to travel from one end to the other...
and is between SimeiThe Simei MRT Station ', is an above ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the East West Line in Singapore. On the East West Line, this station is between Tampines and Tanah Merah stations...
and BedokBedok MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the East West Line in Singapore. It is located between Kembangan and Tanah Merah stations, and serves the large neighbourhood of Bedok...
and is an interchangeA cross-platform interchange is a type of interchange between different lines in a metro system. The term originates with the London Underground; such layouts exist in other networks but are not commonly so named...
for trains going to Changi AirportChangi Airport MRT Station was opened on 8 February 2002 as one of the terminal Mass Rapid Transit stations for the East West Line, and located in between Singapore Changi Airport's Terminal 2 and Terminal 3. This is one of the four MRT stations that have fare gates on the same level as the...
and ExpoThe Expo MRT Station ' was opened on 10 January 2001, and is part of the Singapore MRT Changi Airport Extension to the existing East West Line. It sports a space age architecture designed by world renowned architect Sir Norman Foster...
. Trains heading to these two stations utilise the middle platform.
The station's design is white-washed walls and a dome-shaped ceiling, with a glass roof running along the middle of the station. It was originally not going to be open with the rest of the East West Line in 1990 as there were only private houses surrounding it, but increasing pressure from Members of Parliament and the public forced SMRTSMRT Corporation is a public transport operator incorporated on March 6, 2000, as a result of an industry overhaul to form multi-modal public-transport operators in Singapore. It is the second-largest public-transport company in Singapore after ComfortDelGro...
to open this station. This case mirrors the controversy on Buangkok stationBuangkok MRT Station is an underground station located on the North East Line of the Mass Rapid Transit in Singapore. The station is in Sengkang and near to Hougang and serves residents in the vicinity....
about more than a decade later.
The station is the only MRT interchange station to have only one alphanumeric symbol (as opposed to other interchange stations, which have at least two). The station is also the only interchange station not to be part of two or more lines (due to its being an interchange between the main East West Line and the Changi Airport Extension of the line).
The station now serves as a important stop for students who are commuting to school and back home. The station is also heavily used by passengers headed towards Changi Airport.
Station vicinity
- Anglican High School
Anglican High School is an autonomous, Special Assistance Plan and Government-aided co-educational secondary school in Tanah Merah, Singapore.- History :...
- Bedok South Secondary School
Bedok South Secondary School is a government, co-educational 'N'/'O'-level preparatory secondary school of the Ministry of Education of Singapore and serves secondary one through five. The school has since grown and established itself to become one of the more popular and quality- added schools in...
- Bedok View Primary School
- Bedok View Secondary School
Bedok View Secondary School is a government co-educational neighbourhood secondary school located in southern Bedok, Singapore, within walking distance of Tanah Merah MRT Station.-School history:...
- Katong School
- Simpang Bedok
- Temasek Secondary School
Temasek Secondary School is an autonomous secondary school in Singapore and serves Secondary One through Five. It was founded in 1980 sharing a campus with Bedok South Secondary School at Upper Changi Road. In 1995, the school attained autonomy...
Train service
| Destination | | First Train | | Last Train |
| |
Mon - Sat |
|
Sunday &
Public Holiday |
|
Daily |
| East West Line |
| to EW1 Pasir Ris |
5.16am |
|
5.42am |
|
12.26am |
| to EW29 Joo Koon |
5.35am |
|
6.02am |
|
11.31pm |
| to CG2 Changi Airport |
5.19am |
|
5.47am |
|
11.50pm |
Current station layout
L2
Platforms |
Platform A |
{{SMRT lines|East West}} towards
{{About|the Singapore MRT station|the KTM IntercityKTM Intercity is the brand name for a group of diesel-hauled intercity train services in Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad . Most services operate from Kuala Lumpur Sentral station in the Malaysian capital. A few operate solely along the East...
station|Tanah Merah railway station}}
{{Contains Chinese text}}
Tanah Merah MRT Station (EW4) is an above-ground Mass Rapid TransitThe Mass Rapid Transit or MRT is a rapid transit system that forms the backbone of the railway system in Singapore, spanning the entire city-state. The initial section of the MRT, between Yio Chu Kang Station and Toa Payoh Station, opened in 1987 establishing itself as the second-oldest metro...
station located in the heart of Tanah MerahTanah Merah is a region located in eastern Singapore. It consists largely of private residential properties, country clubs, and some light industrial parks...
, SingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
.
The station is part of the East West LineThe East West Line was the 2nd Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 49.2 km long with 35 stations , making it the longest MRT line in Singapore. It takes about 63 minutes to travel from one end to the other...
and is between SimeiThe Simei MRT Station ', is an above ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the East West Line in Singapore. On the East West Line, this station is between Tampines and Tanah Merah stations...
and BedokBedok MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the East West Line in Singapore. It is located between Kembangan and Tanah Merah stations, and serves the large neighbourhood of Bedok...
and is an interchangeA cross-platform interchange is a type of interchange between different lines in a metro system. The term originates with the London Underground; such layouts exist in other networks but are not commonly so named...
for trains going to Changi AirportChangi Airport MRT Station was opened on 8 February 2002 as one of the terminal Mass Rapid Transit stations for the East West Line, and located in between Singapore Changi Airport's Terminal 2 and Terminal 3. This is one of the four MRT stations that have fare gates on the same level as the...
and ExpoThe Expo MRT Station ' was opened on 10 January 2001, and is part of the Singapore MRT Changi Airport Extension to the existing East West Line. It sports a space age architecture designed by world renowned architect Sir Norman Foster...
. Trains heading to these two stations utilise the middle platform.
The station's design is white-washed walls and a dome-shaped ceiling, with a glass roof running along the middle of the station. It was originally not going to be open with the rest of the East West Line in 1990 as there were only private houses surrounding it, but increasing pressure from Members of Parliament and the public forced SMRTSMRT Corporation is a public transport operator incorporated on March 6, 2000, as a result of an industry overhaul to form multi-modal public-transport operators in Singapore. It is the second-largest public-transport company in Singapore after ComfortDelGro...
to open this station. This case mirrors the controversy on Buangkok stationBuangkok MRT Station is an underground station located on the North East Line of the Mass Rapid Transit in Singapore. The station is in Sengkang and near to Hougang and serves residents in the vicinity....
about more than a decade later.
The station is the only MRT interchange station to have only one alphanumeric symbol (as opposed to other interchange stations, which have at least two). The station is also the only interchange station not to be part of two or more lines (due to its being an interchange between the main East West Line and the Changi Airport Extension of the line).
The station now serves as a important stop for students who are commuting to school and back home. The station is also heavily used by passengers headed towards Changi Airport.
Station vicinity
- Anglican High School
Anglican High School is an autonomous, Special Assistance Plan and Government-aided co-educational secondary school in Tanah Merah, Singapore.- History :...
- Bedok South Secondary School
Bedok South Secondary School is a government, co-educational 'N'/'O'-level preparatory secondary school of the Ministry of Education of Singapore and serves secondary one through five. The school has since grown and established itself to become one of the more popular and quality- added schools in...
- Bedok View Primary School
- Bedok View Secondary School
Bedok View Secondary School is a government co-educational neighbourhood secondary school located in southern Bedok, Singapore, within walking distance of Tanah Merah MRT Station.-School history:...
- Katong School
- Simpang Bedok
- Temasek Secondary School
Temasek Secondary School is an autonomous secondary school in Singapore and serves Secondary One through Five. It was founded in 1980 sharing a campus with Bedok South Secondary School at Upper Changi Road. In 1995, the school attained autonomy...
Train service
| Destination | | First Train | | Last Train |
| |
Mon - Sat |
|
Sunday &
Public Holiday |
|
Daily |
| East West Line |
| to EW1 Pasir Ris |
5.16am |
|
5.42am |
|
12.26am |
| to EW29 Joo Koon |
5.35am |
|
6.02am |
|
11.31pm |
| to CG2 Changi Airport |
5.19am |
|
5.47am |
|
11.50pm |
Current station layout
L2
Platforms |
Platform A |
{{SMRT lines|East West}} towards {{SMRT codePasir Ris MRT Station ' is the terminal and above ground station of the East West MRT Line in Singapore. The station is located at the central part of Pasir Ris New Town.-Platform Screen Doors:...
(→) |
| Island platform An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
, Pasir Ris-bound trains' doors will open on the right
Changi Airport-bound trains' doors will open on both sides |
| Platform C/D |
{{SMRT lines|East West}} towards {{SMRT codeChangi Airport MRT Station was opened on 8 February 2002 as one of the terminal Mass Rapid Transit stations for the East West Line, and located in between Singapore Changi Airport's Terminal 2 and Terminal 3. This is one of the four MRT stations that have fare gates on the same level as the...
(→) |
| Island platform An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
, Changi Airport-bound trains' doors will open on both sides
Joo Koon-bound trains' doors will open on the right |
| Platform B |
{{SMRT lines|East West}} towards {{SMRT codeJoo Koon MRT Station ' is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit station along the East West Line in Jurong and also the western terminus for the line....
(←) |
| L1 |
EWL Concourse |
Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Underpass Entrance |
| B1 |
Underpass |
Station Entrance, Underpass to cross New Upper Changi Road |
Bus services
The following bus services pass by the bus stops along New Upper Changi Road:
| Bus Stop Code: 85091 (Tanah Merah Station) |
| Service | Destination | Note |
| SBS Transit Trunk Services |
| 2 |
Changi Village Bus Terminal Changi Village Bus Terminal is a bus station located in Changi Village, Singapore.The bus station comprises a small queue area for the buses services, similar to a bus stop, opposite the bus park, all passengers also alight at the queue area too...
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| 9 |
Airport Cargo Road (loop) |
| 12 |
Pasir Ris Bus InterchangePasir Ris Bus Interchange is a bus station located at Pasir Ris in the eastern part of Singapore. it is adjacent to Pasir Ris MRT Station...
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| 14 |
Bedok Bus Interchange Bedok Bus Interchange is a bus station serving Bedok New Town in Singapore. The bus interchange was completed in the 1980s, and is centrally located, just north of the Bedok MRT Station. The interchange, with the allocated block number of 207A, is located near a food center and a community...
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| 24 |
Changi Airport PTB 1, 2 and 3 Bus Terminal |
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| 31 |
Tampines Bus InterchangeTampines Bus Interchange is a bus station serving Tampines New Town in Singapore. It is an open-air building located in the town centre near the Tampines MRT Station, with the allocated block number of 512. The interchange is operated by SBS Transit...
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| 35 |
Tanah Merah Ferry Road (loop) |
| 38 |
Tampines Bus InterchangeTampines Bus Interchange is a bus station serving Tampines New Town in Singapore. It is an open-air building located in the town centre near the Tampines MRT Station, with the allocated block number of 512. The interchange is operated by SBS Transit...
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| 45 |
Upper East Coast Bus TerminalUpper East Coast Terminal is a bus station located in Upper East Coast at the eastern part of Singapore. Operated by SBS Transit and SMRT Buses.-Routes:Bus Routes in Singapore-Berths:...
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| SMRT Buses NightRider Service |
| NR7 |
Pasir Ris Drive 3 (loop) |
| Bus Stop Code: 85099 (Tanah Merah Station) |
| Service | Destination | Note |
| SBS Transit Trunk Services |
| 2 |
New Bridge Road Bus TerminalNew Bridge Road Bus Terminal is a bus station in Eu Tong Sen Street, near Chinatown and Singapore General Hospital in Singapore. It is near Outram Park MRT Station. This bus terminal has an alighting berth after the entrance of the bus park. No boarding facilities are available at the terminal,...
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| 9 |
Bedok Bus Interchange Bedok Bus Interchange is a bus station serving Bedok New Town in Singapore. The bus interchange was completed in the 1980s, and is centrally located, just north of the Bedok MRT Station. The interchange, with the allocated block number of 207A, is located near a food center and a community...
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| 12 |
New Bridge Road Bus TerminalNew Bridge Road Bus Terminal is a bus station in Eu Tong Sen Street, near Chinatown and Singapore General Hospital in Singapore. It is near Outram Park MRT Station. This bus terminal has an alighting berth after the entrance of the bus park. No boarding facilities are available at the terminal,...
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| 14 |
Clementi Bus InterchangeThe Clementi Bus Interchange is an air-conditioned bus interchange in Clementi New Town, on the opposite of the Clementi MRT Station. It is located at the junction of Clementi Avenue 3 and Commonwealth Avenue West, situated within the Clementi Mall and integrated with the nearby Clementi MRT Station...
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| 24 |
Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange Ang Mo Kio Ave 8 Bus Interchange is located in Ang Mo Kio Town Centre, Singapore. The interchange is presently within AMK Hub, a newly-built shopping centre which is in turn linked to the Ang Mo Kio MRT Station via a pedestrian underpass below Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8.The interchange is the third to be...
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| 31 |
Toa Payoh Bus InterchangeToa Payoh Bus Interchange is located in Toa Payoh, Singapore. It is the first air-conditioned bus interchange in the country, which was completed in 2002 and officially opened by then Transport Minister, Yeo Cheow Tong, on 19 May 2002. The bus interchange has only services of SBS Transit and is...
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| 35 |
Bedok Bus Interchange Bedok Bus Interchange is a bus station serving Bedok New Town in Singapore. The bus interchange was completed in the 1980s, and is centrally located, just north of the Bedok MRT Station. The interchange, with the allocated block number of 207A, is located near a food center and a community...
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| 38 |
Bedok Bus Interchange Bedok Bus Interchange is a bus station serving Bedok New Town in Singapore. The bus interchange was completed in the 1980s, and is centrally located, just north of the Bedok MRT Station. The interchange, with the allocated block number of 207A, is located near a food center and a community...
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| 45 |
Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot |
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| SMRT Buses NightRider Service |
| NR7 |
Marina Centre Bus TerminalMarina Centre Bus Terminal is a bus station located along Raffles Boulevard in Marina Centre, Singapore. It is very near to Promenade MRT Station. The bus terminal does not allow boarding or alighting, and passengers have to alight before the bus terminates at the terminal...
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Platform Screen Doors
As with most of the above-ground stations built in the past along the East West LineThe East West Line was the 2nd Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 49.2 km long with 35 stations , making it the longest MRT line in Singapore. It takes about 63 minutes to travel from one end to the other...
, it was initially built without Platform Screen DoorsPlatform screen doors and platform edge doors at train or subway stations screen the platform from the train. They are a relatively new addition to many metro systems around the world, with some platform doors retrofitted rather than installed with the metro system itself. They are widely used in...
to prevent commuters from falling onto the train tracks. After several successful test at Jurong EastJurong East MRT Station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station that is part of the North South Line and the East West Line in Singapore, and serves as an interchange station between the two lines....
, YishunYishun MRT Station is a Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore, built above ground level. It is the northernmost of 2 stations serving Yishun New Town and is part of the North South Line. This used to be the terminus of the line until the Woodlands extension was completed which connects the...
and Pasir RisPasir Ris MRT Station ' is the terminal and above ground station of the East West MRT Line in Singapore. The station is located at the central part of Pasir Ris New Town.-Platform Screen Doors:...
and eventually, installation of the half-height screen doors. Tanah Merah MRT Station has Platform Screen DoorsPlatform screen doors and platform edge doors at train or subway stations screen the platform from the train. They are a relatively new addition to many metro systems around the world, with some platform doors retrofitted rather than installed with the metro system itself. They are widely used in...
since January 2011 and operations commenced on 30 March 2011.
2010 Accident
5,000 passengers were affected when an eastbound train service was disrupted on March 20, 2010.
A man in his 20s was said that he had jumped onto the track at Tanah Merah MRT Station and was hit by a train heading towards Pasir Ris. To maintain services on the East-West line, eastbound trains were turned around at Eunos MRT StationEunos MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the East West Line in Singapore. It is located next to the Eunos Bus Interchange.-Design:...
and Tanah Merah MRT station, while the middle platform at Tanah Merah MRT Station heading towards Changi Airport MRT StationChangi Airport MRT Station was opened on 8 February 2002 as one of the terminal Mass Rapid Transit stations for the East West Line, and located in between Singapore Changi Airport's Terminal 2 and Terminal 3. This is one of the four MRT stations that have fare gates on the same level as the...
was used for eastbound train services.
Announcements were made in all stations and on affected trains to inform passengers of the delay and to advise them that the trains may be more crowded. Normal service resumed at around 3.40pm.
Sparks seen from underneath MRT train carriage
Some 800 passengers were asked to leave an MRT train they were in on July 25, 2010.
A loud sound was heard and sparks were seen coming from under the train carriage towards Joo Koon.
The train was pulling into the Tanah Merah Station at around 9.20pm when the incident happened.
The noise and sparks ceased when the train came to a stop at the station.
As a precaution, the passengers were asked to alight, and the Singapore Civil Defence Force called in to assist. Westbound services through Tanah Merah Station were not affected, as trains were routed through the middle track instead of the usual westbound track.
No one was injured. SMRT is investigating the incident.
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