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{{Infobox/Station
{{Infobox/Station
|Code={{Code/F|TE15|TEL}}
|TA1=RTE
|Code={{Code/S|TE15|TEL}}
|Name= Great World<br>大世界<br>கிரேட் வோர்ல்ட்
|Name= Great World<br>大世界<br>கிரேட் வோர்ல்ட்
|Img=[[File:Great World-TEL.png|centre|300px]]
|Info=
|Info=
  {{Infoline|Address|351 River Valley Road<br>Singapore 238384}}
  {{Infoline|Address|351 River Valley Road<br>Singapore 238384}}
  {{Infoline|Line(s)|{{TEL}} <small>''(Future)}}
  {{Infoline|Line(s)|{{TEL}}}}
  {{Infoline|Structure|Underground}}
  {{Infoline|Structure|Underground}}
{{Infoline|Connections|{{Icon|Bus|B|25px|o={{CSS/BUS|s=|f=}}|a=Bus|d=inline}} {{Icon|Taxi|W|25px|o={{CSS/LTA|s=|f=}}|a=Taxi|d=inline}}}}
{{Infoline|Abbreviation|GRW}}
}}
}}


'''Great World (TE15)''' is a future [[Mass Rapid Transit]] (MRT) station on the {{TEL}}<ref>[//www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/upcoming_projects/rail_expansion/thomson_east_coast_line.html "Thomson-East Coast Line"]. Land Transport Authority.</ref>.
'''Great World (TE15)''' is a [[Mass Rapid Transit]] (MRT) station on the {{TEL}}<ref>[//www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/upcoming_projects/rail_expansion/thomson_east_coast_line.html "Thomson-East Coast Line"]. Land Transport Authority.</ref>.


==History==
==History==
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:50%"
!width=150|Date!!Event
|-
|13 November 2022||Station officially opened
|}
===Fibre broadband disruption===
===Fibre broadband disruption===
On 11 June 2015 at 10.40am, nearby residents were affected by an internet outage due to construction works inadvertently damaging a section of fibre optic cables while carrying out piling works at Kim Seng Road. The disruption lasted more than eight hours and affected all the major internet service providers. In a separate statement, the Land Transport Authority apologised for the disruption.<ref>[//web.archive.org/web/20160104182327/www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singtel-starhub-m1-and-myrepublic-customers-affected-by-netlink-trusts-fibre "Singtel, StarHub, M1 and MyRepublic customers affected by NetLink Trust's fibre infrastructure damage"]. Chitra Kumar (Straits Times, 11 June 2015). Archived on 4 January 2016.</ref>
On 11 June 2015 at 10.40am, nearby residents were affected by an internet outage due to construction works inadvertently damaging a section of fibre optic cables while carrying out piling works at Kim Seng Road. The disruption lasted more than eight hours and affected all the major internet service providers. In a separate statement, the Land Transport Authority apologised for the disruption.<ref>[//web.archive.org/web/20160104182327/www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singtel-starhub-m1-and-myrepublic-customers-affected-by-netlink-trusts-fibre "Singtel, StarHub, M1 and MyRepublic customers affected by NetLink Trust's fibre infrastructure damage"]. Chitra Kumar (Straits Times, 11 June 2015). Archived on 4 January 2016.</ref>
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===Construction accident===
===Construction accident===
On 19 December 2015 at about 5.30pm, a Bangladeshi construction worker was killed when the excavator's bucket dislodged and fell on him. The victim had been guiding an excavator prior to the accident. He was taken to Singapore General Hospital and was pronounced dead on arrival.<ref>[//web.archive.org/web/20160101013211/www.straitstimes.com/singapore/worker-dies-after-excavator-bucket-falls-on-him "Worker dies after excavator bucket falls on him"]. Straits Times (23 December 2015). Archived on 1 January 2016.</ref>
On 19 December 2015 at about 5.30pm, a Bangladeshi construction worker was killed when the excavator's bucket dislodged and fell on him. The victim had been guiding an excavator prior to the accident. He was taken to Singapore General Hospital and was pronounced dead on arrival.<ref>[//web.archive.org/web/20160101013211/www.straitstimes.com/singapore/worker-dies-after-excavator-bucket-falls-on-him "Worker dies after excavator bucket falls on him"]. Straits Times (23 December 2015). Archived on 1 January 2016.</ref>
==Layout==
{| class="layout"
!width=25|L1
|Street Level
|
|-
!B1
|width=125|Underpass
|
|-
!B2
|width=125|Concourse
|Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Passenger Service Centre
|-
!rowspan=3|B3
|colspan=2|
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%;"
!{{Layout/Platform|A|TEL}}
|style='padding-right:.5em;'|{{Layout/Arrow|TEL|0}} {{Layout/Station|TE29}}
|style='padding-left:.5em;border-left:1px solid;width:200px'|'''Service Map'''
|-
|colspan=3|
<div style='overflow-x:scroll;white-space:nowrap;max-width:75vw;'>
{{Layout/Map|TE15|#000|#fff|c=TEL|l=}} {{Layout/Map|TE16|c=TEL|l=}} {{Layout/Map|TE17|c=TEL|l=}} {{Layout/Map|TE18|c=TEL|l=}} {{Layout/Map|TE19|c=TEL|l=}} {{Layout/Map|TE20|c=TEL|l=}} {{Layout/Map|TE22|c=TEL}} {{Layout/Map|TE23|c=TEL}} {{Layout/Map|TE24|c=TEL}} {{Layout/Map|TE25|c=TEL}} {{Layout/Map|TE26|c=TEL}} {{Layout/Map|TE27|c=TEL}} {{Layout/Map|TE28|c=TEL}} {{Layout/Map|TE29|c=TEL|r=}}
</div>
|}
|-
|colspan=2 class="platform"|Platform A/B
|-
|colspan=2|
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%;"
!{{Layout/Platform|B|TEL}}
|style='padding-right:.5em;'|{{Layout/Arrow|TEL|180}} {{Layout/Station|TE1}}
|style='padding-left:.5em;border-left:1px solid;width:200px'|'''Service Map'''
|-
|colspan=3|
<div style='overflow-x:scroll;white-space:nowrap;max-width:75vw;'>
{{Layout/Map|TE1|c=TEL|l=}} {{Layout/Map|TE2|c=TEL|l=}} {{Layout/Map|TE3|c=TEL|l=}} {{Layout/Map|TE4|c=TEL|l=}} {{Layout/Map|TE5|c=TEL|l=}} {{Layout/Map|TE6|c=TEL|l=}} {{Layout/Map|TE7|c=TEL|l=}}  {{Layout/Map|TE8|c=TEL|l=}} {{Layout/Map|TE9|c=TEL|l=}} {{Layout/Map|TE11|c=TEL|l=}} {{Layout/Map|TE12|c=TEL|l=}} {{Layout/Map|TE13|c=TEL|l=}} {{Layout/Map|TE14|c=TEL|l=}}  {{Layout/Map|TE15|#000|#fff|c=TEL|l=|r=}}
</div>
|}
|}
==Exits==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!width=50|Exit!!width=50|Disabled-Access!!Location/Nearby
|-
|1||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Kim Seng Road, Kim Seng Park, River Valley Primary School
|-
|2||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Great World Shopping Mall
|-
|4||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|River Valley Road, River Valley Green
|-
|5||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|River Valley Road
|}
'''Note:''' Exits 3 & 6 are under construction.
==Transport Services==
===First/Last Train Timing===
{|class="traintiming"
!rowspan=2 width=230|Destination!!colspan=3|First Train!!Last Train
|-style="font-size:85%;"
!width=70|Mon − Fri!!width=70|Sat!!width=70|Sun & P.H.!!width=70|Daily
|-
!colspan=5 style="{{CSS/TEL|s=|t=}}text-align:center;"|{{Icon|MRT|W|20px|d=inline}} {{TEL|style={{CSS/TEL|bg=none|s=|t=}}}}
{{Timing|TE1||06:10|06:10|06:30|00:10|nv=}}
{{Timing|TE9||L=00:22|nv=}}
{{Timing|TE14||L=00:28|nv=}}
{{Timing|TE29||05:57|05:57|06:17|00:05|nv=}}
{{Timing|TE27||L=00:10|nv=}}
{{Timing|TE22||L=00:16|nv=}}
{{Timing|TE17||L=00:22|nv=}}
|}
===Bus===
:''More travel information: [[Alternative Travel Method/Great World|Alternative Travel Method]]''
{|class="wikitable"
!width=240|Bus Stop!!width=30|Exit!!width=300|Bus Service
{{BusGuide|{{BS13121}}|{{Exit/Cell|2}} }}{{Bus/5}} {{Bus/16}} {{Bus/16|a=M}} {{Bus/75}} {{Bus/175}} {{Bus/195}} {{Bus/970}}
{{BusGuide|{{BS13119}}|{{Exit/Cell|3}} }}{{Bus/5}} {{Bus/16}} {{Bus/16|a=M}} {{Bus/75}} {{Bus/175}} {{Bus/195}} {{Bus/970}}
{{BusGuide|{{BS13079}}|{{Exit/Cell|4}} }}{{Bus/32}} {{Bus/54}} {{Bus/139}} {{Bus/195}}
{{BusGuide|{{BS13071}}|{{Exit/Cell|5}} }}{{Bus/32}} {{Bus/54}} {{Bus/139}} {{Bus/195}}
|}


==References==
==References==

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Great World
大世界
கிரேட் வோர்ல்ட்
TE15
Great World-TEL.png
*Graphic From SGTrains/Wikipedia/LTA
Statistics
Address 351 River Valley Road
Singapore 238384
Line(s) Thomson–East Coast Line
Structure Underground
Connections Bus Taxi
Abbreviation GRW

Great World (TE15) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Thomson–East Coast Line[1].

History[edit]

Date Event
13 November 2022 Station officially opened

Fibre broadband disruption[edit]

On 11 June 2015 at 10.40am, nearby residents were affected by an internet outage due to construction works inadvertently damaging a section of fibre optic cables while carrying out piling works at Kim Seng Road. The disruption lasted more than eight hours and affected all the major internet service providers. In a separate statement, the Land Transport Authority apologised for the disruption.[2]

Construction accident[edit]

On 19 December 2015 at about 5.30pm, a Bangladeshi construction worker was killed when the excavator's bucket dislodged and fell on him. The victim had been guiding an excavator prior to the accident. He was taken to Singapore General Hospital and was pronounced dead on arrival.[3]

Layout[edit]

L1 Street Level
B1 Underpass
B2 Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Passenger Service Centre
B3
APlatform ➔ TE29Bayshore Service Map
Platform A/B
BPlatform ➔ TE1Woodlands North Service Map

Exits[edit]

Exit Disabled-Access Location/Nearby
1 Handicapped/disabled access Kim Seng Road, Kim Seng Park, River Valley Primary School
2 Handicapped/disabled access Great World Shopping Mall
4 Handicapped/disabled access River Valley Road, River Valley Green
5 Handicapped/disabled access River Valley Road

Note: Exits 3 & 6 are under construction.

Transport Services[edit]

First/Last Train Timing[edit]

Destination First Train Last Train
Mon − Fri Sat Sun & P.H. Daily
icon Thomson–East Coast Line
TE1Woodlands North 06:10 06:10 06:30 00:10
TE9Caldecott – – – 00:22
TE14Orchard – – – 00:28
TE29Bayshore 05:57 05:57 06:17 00:05
TE27Marine Terrace – – – 00:10
TE22Gardens by the Bay – – – 00:16
TE17Outram Park – – – 00:22

Bus[edit]

More travel information: Alternative Travel Method
Bus Stop Exit Bus Service
icon13121
Opp Great World City
Zion Rd
2
5 16 16M 75 175 195 970
icon13119
Great World Stn Exit 3
Kim Seng Rd
3
5 16 16M 75 175 195 970
icon13079
Great World Stn Exit 4
River Valley Rd
4
32 54 139 195
icon13071
Great World Stn Exit 5
River Valley Rd
5
32 54 139 195

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Thomson-East Coast Line". Land Transport Authority.
  2. ↑ "Singtel, StarHub, M1 and MyRepublic customers affected by NetLink Trust's fibre infrastructure damage". Chitra Kumar (Straits Times, 11 June 2015). Archived on 4 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Worker dies after excavator bucket falls on him". Straits Times (23 December 2015). Archived on 1 January 2016.
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