Gul Circle station

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Gul Circle
卡尔圈
கல் சர்க்கல்
EW30
Abbr: GCL
Address 7A Tuas Road
Singapore 637288
Line(s) East–West Line
Structure Elevated
Connections
Bus
Taxi

Gul Circle (EW30) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East–West Line in Tuas. It is the tallest station with a height of 33m above ground level[1], and was built by Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co Ltd under Contract 1688. The colour scheme used for the station is royal blue.

Entrances/Exits

Exit Nearby Point of Interest
A
 Tuas Road, Tuas Fire Station
B
 Tuas Road, Tuas Avenue 3

First/Last Train Timing

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Train to
 First Train Last Train
Weekday/Sat Sun/P.H. Daily
EWL
SMRT Trains
05:26 05:56 23:26
05:30 06:00 00:41

Note: Please enquire at the Passenger Service Centre for train connections.

Layout

L4
BPlatform
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 Service Map
EW33
(8 mins)
Tuas Link
EW32
(5 mins)
Tuas West Road
EW31
(3 mins)
Tuas Crescent
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Platform B/D
DPlatform
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No train service at this platform
 Service Map
L3
APlatform
 Service Map
EW29
(3 mins)
Joo Koon
EW28
(6 mins)
Pioneer
EW27
(9 mins)
Boon Lay
EW26
(12 mins)
Lakeside
EW25
(14 mins)
Chinese Garden
EW24
NS1
(17 mins)
Jurong East
EW23
(21 mins)
Clementi
EW22
(24 mins)
Dover
EW21
CC22
(27 mins)
Buona Vista
EW20
(29 mins)
Commonwealth
EW19
(31 mins)
Queenstown
EW18
(34 mins)
Redhill
EW17
(36 mins)
Tiong Bahru
EW16
NE3
TE17
(39 mins)
Outram Park
EW15
(41 mins)
Tanjong Pagar
EW14
NS26
(43 mins)
Raffles Place
EW13
NS25
(46 mins)
City Hall
EW12
DT14
(48 mins)
Bugis
EW11
(50 mins)
Lavender
EW10
(52 mins)
Kallang
EW9
(55 mins)
Aljunied
EW8
CC9
(57 mins)
Paya Lebar
EW7
(60 mins)
Eunos
EW6
(62 mins)
Kembangan
EW5
(65 mins)
Bedok
EW4
CG
(68 mins)
Tanah Merah
EW3
(72 mins)
Simei
EW2
DT32
(74 mins)
Tampines
EW1
(78 mins)
Pasir Ris
CG1
DT35
(72 mins)
Expo
CG2
(77 mins)
Changi Airport
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Platform A/C
CPlatform
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No train service at this platform
 Service Map
L2 Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines,
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Passenger Service Centre
L1 Street Level

Schematic Track Diagram

East–West Line:

Joo Koon Siding
Joo Koon Siding

Bus Connections

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Rail Disruption Guide

Bridging Service:


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    24519
    Gul Circle Stn Exit B
    Tuas Rd

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    24511
    Gul Circle Stn Exit A
    Tuas Rd
Bus Stop Exit Bus Service
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24511
Gul Circle Stn Exit A
Tuas Rd
A
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24519
Gul Circle Stn Exit B
Tuas Rd
B

History

Date Event
18 June 2017 Station officially opened[2]
16 - 19 November 2017 Station closed due to the Joo Koon train collision[3]
20 November 2017 - 26 May 2018
(Except 10, 17 December 2017, 29 April 2018 and 6, 13, 20 May 2018)		 Station (towards Pasir Ris) closed due to the Joo Koon train collision[4][5]
10, 17 December 2017 Station closed due to the upgrading of signaling system on the East–West Line[6]
14, 21, 28 March 2021
4, 11, 18, 25 April 2021
2, 9, 16, 23 May 2021		 Station closed due to the replacement of electrical cable on the East–West Line[7]

Construction

Contract 1688 consists of viaducts between Joo Koon and Gul Circle stations, as well as Gul Circle station, was awarded to Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co Ltd in November 2011 at a sum of $190 million.[8]

References

  1. ↑ MRT Tuas West Extension to soar above the ground. Christopher Tan (Straits Times, 3 February 2015). Archived on 5 February 2015
  2. ↑ 4 MRT stations on Tuas West Extension to open on June 18. Chew Hui Min (The Straits Times, 27 April 2017). Archived on 1 September 2017.
  3. ↑ Joo Koon collision: Tuas West Extension train services suspended until Sunday for further checks. Channel NewsAsia (16 November 2017). Archived on 16 November 2017.
  4. ↑ Update on Train Services on Tuas West Extension. Land Transport Authority (16 November 2017). Archived on 15 May 2020.
  5. ↑ East-West Line running on new signalling system now - all the way to Tuas West and back. Christopher Tan (The Straits Times, 28 May 2018). Archived on 8 July 2018.
  6. ↑ 2 full-day shutdowns, shorter operating hours for 19 NSEWL MRT stations in December: LTA, SMRT. Lianne Chia (Channel NewsAsia, 21 November 2017). Archived on 1 December 2017.
  7. ↑ Selected East-West Line MRT stations to close on Sundays for cable replacement works. Channel NewsAsia (2 March 2021). Archived on 23 September 2021.
  8. ↑ Project LTA C1688. STECS. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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