Platforms Island Station code TE15 | Disabled access Yes Opened 2021 | |
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Line(s) Thomson-East Coast Line Similar Havelock MRT Station, Shenton Way MRT Station, Lentor MRT Station, Bayshore MRT Station, Marina South MRT Station | ||
Great World MRT Station (TE15) is an upcoming underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson-East Coast Line at the boundary of River Valley and Singapore River planning areas, Singapore.
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The station took its name from an amusement park that once stood in the area. It will be located near today's Great World City.
History
This station was first announced on 29 August 2012.
Construction Accident
A Bangladeshi construction worker was killed when the excavator's bucket was dislodged and fell on him on Dec 19 2015 at about 5.30 pm while the station is being constructed. The victim was guiding an excavator within the worksite when the bucket dislodged. He was taken to Singapore General Hospital and was pronounced dead on arrival. The reason is currently under investigation. No stop work order was given on the worksite.
Fibre Broadband Disruption
More than 500 fibre-broadband subscribers were cut off from the Internet on 12 Jun 2015 because of MRT construction work in Kim Seng Road. The disruption lasted more than eight hours for some and affected customers of all the major Internet service providers (ISPs) here - Singtel, StarHub, M1, MyRepublic and ViewQwest. In a statement, national fibre-broadband network builder NetLink Trust, formerly OpenNet, said it had detected a network disruption at 10.40am. The Land Transport Authority, in a separate statement, apologised for the disruption. It said its Thomson-East Coast Line contractor had damaged a section of NetLink Trust's fibre optic cables while carrying out piling works at the upcoming Great World station site. The disruption affected pockets of fibre broadband users in Bukit Merah, Outram, Tanjong Pagar and Tiong Bahru.