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Keppel MRT station

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Keppel
 CC30 
吉宝
கெப்பல்
Exit 3 of Keppel station
General information
Location51 Keppel Road, Singapore 099423[1]
Coordinates01°16′12″N 103°49′52″E / 1.27000°N 103.83111°E / 1.27000; 103.83111
SystemMass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
OwnerLand Transport Authority
OperatorSMRT Trains
Line
  Circle Line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks4 (including a track siding for each platform)
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type
Underground
Depth20 m (66 ft)
Platform levels
1
ParkingNo
Cycle facilities
Yes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeKPL
History
Opened12 July 2026; 30 days ago (2026-07-12)
Former namesKeppel Harbour, Keppel Port[2]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
HarbourFront
Clockwise
 Circle Line Cantonment
Anticlockwise
HarbourFront
towards Dhoby Ghaut
 Circle Line
 Cantonment
towards Prince Edward Road
Location
Keppel is located in Singapore Rail central area
Keppel
Keppel
Location within Singapore Rail central area

Keppel MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle Line, located in Bukit Merah planning area, Singapore. This station is part of Stage 6 of the Circle Line (CCL6), which "closed the circle" between the HarbourFront and Marina Bay stations. The station is located along Keppel Road, near Keppel Harbour. The station serves the upcoming Greater Southern Waterfront.

First announced in 2015, construction of the station began in 2017. The station was to be opened in 2025 along with the other CCL6 stations, but was delayed to 2026 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore.

History

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Construction site of Keppel station in 2020

On 29 October 2015, the station was first officially announced as part of the Stage 6 of the Circle Line.[3] Contract 882 for the construction of Keppel station and associated tunnels was awarded China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited (Singapore Branch) and Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd. Joint Venture (JV) at a sum of S$313.8 million (US$227.24 million) in September 2017. Construction began at the end of 2017, with expected completion in 2026.[4][5][6]

On 25 July 2019, tunnelling works for the CCL6 started with the launch of the Tunnel Boring Machine at Keppel station. The TBM will tunnel from Keppel to the existing CCL HarbourFront station.[7]

In March 2021, then-Transport minister Ong Ye Kung announced that CCL6, along with other MRT projects, would be delayed by one year to 2026 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

The station opened on 12 July 2026, after a preview on 4 July.[9][10][11]

Station details

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Platform level of the station

Location

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Situated along Keppel Road, the station serves the Keppel Distripark,[12][13] and would serve future developments along the Greater Southern Waterfront.[9][10]

Design

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Aarin | Elimu at Keppel MRT station

Keppel station is built with two levels and its size is 250 m (820 ft) by 43 m (141 ft) by 22 m (72 ft).[14]

The station platforms feature a unique landscape theme; an undulating green roof (with tree-like columns) in a natural setting.[clarification needed] It also has an underground bicycle park, providing cyclists direct access to the concourse.[13] This bicycle park used to be where the tunnel boring machine was launched, and, instead of filling it with soil as usual, was repurposed as a bicycle park to serve future developments in the area.[15]

On the concourse level, the station has an exhibition that replicates a tunnel boring machine that was used to excavate the CCL station and tunnels.[16]

On ground level, the design of the ventilation shafts is inspired by the nearby cable car that operates from Mount Faber to Sentosa via HarbourFront, and are coloured yellow, blue, and red.[15][9]

The station has two art installations. At the centre of the unpaid concourse area is where Uncontainable Dreams, a 2-dimensional one-point perspective drawing by Kenneth Koh Qibao, is located, and is part of the Art in Transit programme by LTA.[17] The other installation, Aarin | Elimu, is located on the ground level, and is donated by Keppel Ltd as part of LTA's Gift of Art programme, which itself is part of Art in Transit.[18][19]

References

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  1. ↑ "Keppel MRT Station". OneMap. Singapore Land Authority. Archived from the original on 28 May 2026. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Vote for Names of Circle Line 6 Stations". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "News Room - News Releases - Joint Release by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) & SLA - Circle Line 6 – Becoming A Full Circle". LTA. 29 October 2015. Archived from the original on 15 May 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "LTA | News Room | News Releases | LTA Awards First Three Civil Contracts for Circle Line 6". 5 March 2020. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "First Circle Line 6 contracts worth S$1.75b awarded by LTA - CNA". 5 March 2020. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Circle Line 6". Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "News Room - News Releases - Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) & SMRT - Upgrading the Circle Line in Preparation for Circle Line 6". LTA. 25 July 2019. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "Speech by Minister For Transport Mr Ong Ye Kung at MOT Committee of Supply Debate 2021 on A Tale of Three Connections". www.mot.gov.sg. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. 1 2 3 Hamzah, Aqil (14 May 2026). "Keppel, Cantonment, Prince Edward Road MRT stations on Circle Line to open on July 12". The Straits Times. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  10. 1 2 "3 new Circle Line MRT stations to open on Jul 12, completing its loop". CNA. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "LTA | Circle Line Stage 6 to Open for Public Preview on 4 July 2026". www.lta.gov.sg. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Circle Line: Closing The Loop. Opening New Opportunities". Keppel Land. 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  13. 1 2 Hetty Musfirah Abdul Khamid (29 October 2015). "With final 3 stations, Circle Line will come 'full circle' by 2025". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  14. ↑ C882 Keppel Station and Tunnels (Infographic at CCL6 Project Information Centre). Singapore: Land Transport Authority (LTA). 2020.
  15. 1 2 "Blending form and function: A first look at 3 new MRT stations that will close the Circle Line loop". CNA. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "New Circle Line MRT stations: A first look". The Straits Times. 10 June 2026. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  17. ↑ "Uncontainable Dreams | LTA Art in Transit | Bloomberg Connects". guides.bloombergconnects.org. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  18. ↑ "Aarin & Elimu | LTA Art in Transit | Bloomberg Connects". guides.bloombergconnects.org. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  19. ↑ "LTA | Gift of Art". www.lta.gov.sg. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
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