Tampines station

Tampines 淡滨尼 தெம்பினிஸ் 2
Station Information
Address	20 Tampines Central 1 15 Tampines Central 1 Singapore 529538/529544
Line(s)	East–West Line Downtown Line
Connections	File:Bus Logo.png File:Taxi Logo.png
Abbreviation	TAM

Tampines (EW2/DT32) is an elevated/underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East–West Line and the Downtown Line, and serves as an interchange station between the two lines.

History

Date	CollapseEvent
16 December 1989	Station officially opens
2 July 2011	Half-Height Platform Screen Doors operates (East West Line)
28 May 2012	High Volume, Low Speed Blade fans operates (East West Line)
21 October 2017	Station interchanges with Downtown Line

2008 Train Disruptions

On 21 January 2008, a maintenance works train which was carrying out works between Tampines and Simei (westbound) broke down, causing a disruption from 5.28am to 12.45pm on both direction from Pasir Ris and Tanah Merah, affecting 57,000 commuters. SMRT was fined $387,176 on 10 March 2008 after the LTA's investigations concluded that the disruption was due to SMRT's working party not complying with operating procedures. This was specifically on securing the parked portion of the maintenance train, which comprised a locomotive and a wagon. The fine was the largest ever for a rail related incident in Singapore. According to operating procedures, during maintenance works, the portion comprising a locomotive and a Rail Grinding Vehicle will proceed with its works, while the portion of the maintenance train is detached and parked at a distance from the working zone. However, investigations from LTA and SMRT showed that SMRT did not apply the locomotive's parking brake. There was also no wheel chock placed to prevent movement along the gradient of the track. If SMRT had followed operating procedures, a roll-back would have been prevented.

On 20 March 2008, SMRT announced that it had decided to appeal to the LTA against the fine. In a letter, SMRT said it had provided free shuttle bus services to help affected commuters. SMRT also mobilised more than 300 staff for on-site recovery, crowd management, dissemination of information and preparation for resumption of service.

On 3 April 2008, LTA turned down SMRT's appeal for a lower fine and ordered SMRT to pay the fine in full within two weeks.

Art in Transit

The Big Round & The Tall Long by Studio Juju is an artwork that allows commuters to experience the relationship between oneself and the hyperbolic shapes, and oneself to the vastness of the station.

Layout

L2	Platform A	East–West Line Template:Terminus
	Platform A/B
	Platform B	East–West Line Template:Terminus
L1	EWL Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Passenger Service Centre, Transitlink Ticket Office
	Unpaid Link	between East West Line Concourse and Downtown Line Concourse
	Street Level	Tampines Bus Interchange, Eastlink Mall, Tampines Mall, Century Square, Tampines 1
B1	Underpass
B2	DTL Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Passenger Service Centre
B3	Platform A	Downtown Line Template:Terminus
	Platform A/B
	Platform B	Downtown Line Template:Terminus

Exits

Exit	Disabled-Access	CollapseLocation/Nearby
A		Tampines Bus Interchange, EastLink Mall
B		Tampines One, Tampines Community Plaza
C		Tampines Mall, Century Square
D		Tampines Central 1, Tampines Bus Interchange, Tampines Central 3
E		Tampines Concourse, Tampines Concourse Bus Interchange
F		Tampines Central 1, Tampines Bus Interchange, Tampines Central 2
G		Tampines Central 1, Tampines Bus Interchange, Tampines Central 2

Transport Services

Rail

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Bus

Bus Stop	Exit	Bus Service
75009	Tampines Int	3 4 8 10 19 20 22 23 28 29 31 37 38 46 65 67 68 69 72 81 127 291 292 293 969
75019	Tampines Concourse Int	18 39 129 298
76551	Tampines Stn Exit D	18 129 298
76559	Aft Tampines Stn Exit E	18 129 298
76141	Tampines Stn/Int	2N 3 15 21 27 129 168 298 NR7
76149	Opp Tampines Stn/Int	3 15 21 27 129 168 298