Tampines East MRT station

Not to be confused with Tampines MRT station, Tampines North MRT station, or Tampines West MRT station.

Tampines East MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Downtown line in Tampines, Singapore, located along Tampines Avenue 7, near the junction with Tampines Avenue 2. This station, like most of the other Downtown Line stations, also serves as a Civil Defence Shelter.

DT33  Tampines East 淡滨尼东 தெம்பினிஸ் ஈஸ்ட்
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Exit B of Tampines East station
General information
Location	20 Tampines Avenue 7 Singapore 529623
Coordinates	1°21′23″N 103°57′17″E
Owned by	Land Transport Authority
Operated by	SBS Transit DTL Pte Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Line(s)	Downtown Line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	21 October 2017 (2017-10-21)
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station Tampines towards Bukit Panjang Downtown Line Upper Changi towards Expo
Location
Tampines East Tampines East station in Singapore

The station serves Tampines North Park, Tampines North and East residents and nearby schools such as East Spring Secondary School and Ngee Ann Secondary School. From Jan 2024 to Dec 2027, the station will serve Temasek Junior College in their holding site, located at the now defunct Tampines Junior College Campus.

History

Platform level of the station.

Construction did not begin until late November 2011, where construction begun throughout the entire stretch of Tampines Avenue 7 from the junction of Tampines Street 42 to the junction of Tampines Avenue 7, 2 and 9. The road was realigned on 25 March 2012.

This station opened on 21 October 2017, as announced by the Land Transport Authority on 31 May that year.