{{Short description|Future Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox Station | background = | name = {{SMRT Infobox Colour | enname = Keppel | zhname = 吉宝 | taname = கெப்பல் | msname = Keppel | line = Circle | line2 = | line3 = | code = {{SMRT code|CC|30}} | terminicode = }} | image = CC30_Keppel_MRT_Exit_3_20260518_180326.jpg | image_caption = Exit 3 of Keppel station | address = 51 Keppel Road, Singapore 099423<ref name="Keppel OneMap">{{cite web |title=Keppel MRT Station |url=https://www.onemap.gov.sg/?lat=1.2702348&lng=103.8306713&zoom=19 |website=OneMap |publisher=Singapore Land Authority |access-date=29 May 2026 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/Y0f3q |archive-date=28 May 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> | coordinates = {{Coord|01|16|12|N|103|49|52|E|type:railwaystation_region:SG|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | type = Future Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station | owned = Land Transport Authority | operator = SMRT Trains | line = {{rail color box|system=SMRT|line=Circle}} | platform = 2 (1 island platform) | tracks = 2 | other = Bus, Taxi | structure = Underground | depth = | levels = 1 | parking = No | bicycle = Yes | accessible = Yes | code = KPL | zone = | opened = | opening = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2026|07|12}} | closed = | rebuilt = | electrified = Yes | former = Keppel Harbour, Keppel Port<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vote for Names of Circle Line 6 Stations|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2017/11/2/vote-for-names-of-circle-line-6-stations.html|access-date=15 July 2020|website=www.lta.gov.sg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715102858/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2017/11/2/vote-for-names-of-circle-line-6-stations.html|archive-date=15 July 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> | passengers = | pass_year = | pass_percent = | pass_system = | mpassengers = | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=SMRT|line1=Circle|type1=CCL6|left1=HarbourFront|right1=Cantonment|line2=Circle|type2=DBG|note-mid2=Future service|left2=HarbourFront|right2=Cantonment|to-right2=Prince Edward Road}} | route_map = | inline = | title = | legend = | map = | map_type = Singapore Rail central area | map_caption = Keppel station in Singapore | map_dot_label = Keppel | map_alt = Singapore MRT/LRT system map | map_size = 300px | map_label_position = left | map_state = collapsed }}
'''Keppel MRT station''' is a future 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 will "close the circle" between the HarbourFront and Marina Bay stations. The station will be located along Keppel Road, near to the Keppel Harbour. Slated for completion by 2026, Keppel station will serve 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Speech by Minister For Transport Mr Ong Ye Kung at MOT Committee of Supply Debate 2021 on A Tale of Three Connections|url=http://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/speech-by-minister-for-transport-mr-ong-ye-kung-at-mot-committee-of-supply-debate-2021-on-a-tale-of-three-connections/|access-date=2021-03-08|website=www.mot.gov.sg|language=en|archive-date=14 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414222045/https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/speech-by-minister-for-transport-mr-ong-ye-kung-at-mot-committee-of-supply-debate-2021-on-a-tale-of-three-connections/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==History== thumb|left|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.<ref name="LTA 2015 CCL full circle">{{cite web | title=News Room - News Releases - Joint Release by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) & SLA - Circle Line 6 – Becoming A Full Circle | website=LTA | date=29 October 2015 | url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2015/10/2/joint-release-by-the-land-transport-authority-lta-sla---circle-line-6--becoming-a-full-circle.html | access-date=30 October 2020 | archive-date=15 May 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515132905/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2015/10/2/joint-release-by-the-land-transport-authority-lta-sla---circle-line-6--becoming-a-full-circle.html | url-status=live }}</ref> 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 {{SGDConvert|313.8|m|year=2017|showdate=no}} in September 2017. Construction began at the end of 2017, with expected completion in 2026.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2017/9/2/lta-awards-first-three-civil-contracts-for-circle-line-6.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305132849/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2017/9/2/lta-awards-first-three-civil-contracts-for-circle-line-6.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 March 2020|title=LTA {{!}} News Room {{!}} News Releases {{!}} LTA Awards First Three Civil Contracts for Circle Line 6|date=5 March 2020|access-date=5 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/first-circle-line-6-contracts-worth-s-1-75b-awarded-by-lta-9198368|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305133756/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/first-circle-line-6-contracts-worth-s-1-75b-awarded-by-lta-9198368|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 March 2020|title=First Circle Line 6 contracts worth S$1.75b awarded by LTA - CNA|date=5 March 2020|access-date=5 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/upcoming_projects/rail_expansion/circle_line_6.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920030539/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/upcoming_projects/rail_expansion/circle_line_6.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 September 2019|title=Circle Line 6|language=en|access-date=20 September 2019}}</ref>
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.<ref name="LTA 2019">{{cite web | title=News Room - News Releases - Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) & SMRT - Upgrading the Circle Line in Preparation for Circle Line 6 | website=LTA | date=25 July 2019 | url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2019/7/2/joint-news-release-by-the-land-transport-authority-lta-smrt---upgrading-the-circle-line-in-preparation-for-circle-line-.html | access-date=31 October 2020 | archive-date=31 October 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031035510/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2019/7/2/joint-news-release-by-the-land-transport-authority-lta-smrt---upgrading-the-circle-line-in-preparation-for-circle-line-.html | url-status=live }}</ref> The station will open on 12 July 2026, with a preview on 4 July.<ref name="ST y795">{{cite web | last=Hamzah | first=Aqil | title=Keppel, Cantonment, Prince Edward Road MRT stations on Circle Line to open on July 12 | website=The Straits Times | date=14 May 2026 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/keppel-cantonment-prince-edward-road-mrt-stations-on-circle-line-to-open-on-july-12 | access-date=14 May 2026}}</ref>
==Station details== ===Location=== Situated along Keppel Road, the station will serve the Downtown Core and Keppel Distripark.<ref name="Keppel Land 2009">{{cite web | title=Circle Line: Closing The Loop. Opening New Opportunities. | website=Keppel Land | date=25 September 2009 | url=https://www.keppellandlive.com/inspiration/circle-line-closing-the-loop-opening-new-opportunities.html | access-date=31 October 2020 | archive-date=31 October 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031035952/https://www.keppelland.com/inspiration/circle-line-closing-the-loop-opening-new-opportunities.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="CNA CCL6"/> ===Design=== The station will have a unique landscape theme; an undulating green roof (with tree-like columns) in a natural setting. It was planned to have an underground bicycle park, providing cyclists direct access to the concourse.<ref name="CNA CCL6">{{Cite web|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/with-final-3-stations/2225168.html|title=With final 3 stations, Circle Line will come 'full circle' by 2025|author=Hetty Musfirah Abdul Khamid|date=29 October 2015|website=Channel NewsAsia|access-date=18 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809051350/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/with-final-3-stations/2225168.html|archive-date=9 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The size of the two-level station will be {{convert|250|m|ft}} by {{convert|43|m|ft}} by {{convert|22|m|ft}}.<ref>{{Cite sign |title=C882 Keppel Station and Tunnels |year=2020 |type=Infographic at CCL6 Project Information Centre |publisher=Land Transport Authority (LTA) |location=Singapore}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== *{{commonscat-inline|Keppel MRT Station}} {{Singapore MRT stations|circle=yes}}
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