Tuas West Road MRT station
Tuas West Road MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station along the East–West Line in Tuas, Singapore. Located along Pioneer Road, it serves nearby buildings such as Tuas Incineration Plant and Tuas Amenity Centre.
The station was announced to be part of the Tuas West Extension of the EWL from Joo Koon station as Tuas West. Construction for the TWE began on 4 May 2012, with the station renamed to Tuas West Road following a public naming exercise. Initially expected to be completed by 2016, the TWE was pushed to the second quarter of 2017 to allow more time for the testing of a new signalling system. Tuas West Road commenced operations on 18 June 2017 along with other TWE stations.
History
An extension to Tuas from Joo Koon station was first announced in January 2008 by transport minister Raymond Lim to improve public transport access to Tuas and the Jurong Industrial Estate. In January 2011, the Tuas West extension of the East–West Line, from Gul Circle to Tuas Link stations, was announced. Tuas West was part of this extension, with expected completion by 2016. Construction of the TWE began on 4 May 2012. A public naming exercise was conducted in December, changing the name of the station to be Tuas West Road.The TWE completion date was pushed to the second quarter of 2017 to allow more time for the testing of the new signalling system implemented for the extension. As announced by the Land Transport Authority on 27 April 2017, the station began operations on 18 June that year. Prior to the station's opening, passengers were offered a preview of the station at an open house on 16 June.
Stations between Gul Circle to Tuas Link were temporary closed between 16 and 19 November 2017 following a collision incident that happened in Joo Koon station, later reopening on 20 November 2017. Train service between Joo Koon and Gul Circle were suspended till mid-2018 to facilitate maintenance work on signalling devices, with bridging buses deployed between the two stations. Train services resumed on 28 May 2018.