{{Short description|Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore}} {{good article}} {{Use British English|date=March 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox Station | background = | name = {{SMRT Infobox Colour | enname = Tai Seng | zhname = 大成 | taname = தை செங் | msname = Tai Seng | line = Circle | line2 = | line3 = | code = {{SMRT code|CC|11}} | terminicode = }} | image = (SGP-Singapore) Tai Seng MRT Station Exit A 2026-01-05.jpg | image_caption = Exit A of Tai Seng MRT station | address = 33 Upper Paya Lebar Road, Singapore 534803 | coordinates = {{Coord|01|20|09|N|103|53|16|E|type:railwaystation_region:SG|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | type = [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|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 = | bicycle = | accessible = Yes | code = TSG | zone = | opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2010|04|17}} | closed = | rebuilt = | electrified = Yes | former = Upper Paya Lebar, Kampung Ampat<ref name="names finalised">{{Cite web |title=Annex A Finalised Names For Circle Line (CCL) Stages 1–3 Stations |url=http://www.lta.gov.sg/images/Circle%20Line%20Station%20Names%20(Annex%20A).doc |last= |first= |date= |website=www.lta.gov.sg |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/wayback/20061218084252/http://www.lta.gov.sg/images/Circle%20Line%20Station%20Names%20(Annex%20A).doc |archive-date=18 December 2006 |access-date= }}</ref> | passengers = 16,998 per day<ref>{{cite web |title=Land Transport DataMall |website=Datamall |publisher=[[Land Transport Authority]] |url=https://www.mytransport.sg/content/mytransport/home/dataMall.html |access-date=14 August 2024 |archive-date=14 August 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240814080443/https://datamall.lta.gov.sg/content/datamall/en.html |url-status=live |url-access=registration }}</ref> | pass_year = June 2024 | pass_percent = | pass_system = | mpassengers = | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=SMRT|line=Circle|left=MacPherson|right=Bartley}} | route_map = {{Routemap | inline = 1 | title = Track layout | legend = track | map = numN025 d\utdSTRg!~MFADEg-\utdSTRf!~MFADEg-\d~~ ~~ ~~to [[Kim Chuan Depot]] d\utdSHI2gl\utdSHI2g+r\d utdSTRg!~dMFADEg-\utdSHI2g+l\utdSHI2gr\utdSTRf!~dMFADEg-~~to {{mrts|Bartley}} utdSHI2g+l\d!~utvSHI2r-\utdSHI2gl\utdSHI2g+r utdSTR\d\utdENDEe\utdSTR utPSTR(L)!~numAl\dPLT\utPSTR(R) utPSTR(L)\dPLT\utPSTR(R) utPSTR(L)\dPLT\utPSTR(R)!~numBr utSHI1+r\utSHI1+l utSTRg!~-MFADEf\utSTRf!~-MFADEf~~to {{mrts|MacPherson}}}} | map_type = Singapore Rail central area | map_caption = Tai Seng station in Singapore | map_dot_label = Tai Seng | map_alt = Singapore MRT/LRT system map | map_size = 300px }}
'''Tai Seng MRT station''' is an underground [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|Mass Rapid Transit]] (MRT) station on the [[Circle Line (Singapore)|Circle Line]] (CCL) in Tai Seng, Singapore. Operated by [[SMRT Corporation]], the station serves nearby landmarks such as Tai Seng Point, [[Sakae Sushi|Sakae Building]], and Leong Huat Building. As part of the [[Art-in-Transit]] programme, ''Equilibrium'' by Francis Ng, composed of two parallel displays of red, yellow, and blue coloured triangles, is displayed at this station.
First announced as part of Stage 2 of the CCL in April 2001, the station was initially named Upper Paya Lebar. Digging and tunnelling works began in early 2003, but were halted by the [[Nicoll Highway collapse]] in April 2004. The station was renamed to Tai Seng in July 2005. Following an arbitration case with one of the station's contractors, [[NCC (company)|NCC International]], over stalled construction, the LTA appointed another company to finish Tai Seng's construction. Tai Seng, along with other stations from this station to [[Dhoby Ghaut MRT station|Dhoby Ghaut]], opened on 17 April 2010, with an [[Doors Open Days|open house]] held prior to the opening.
==History== [[File:(SGP-Singapore) Tai Seng MRT Station Platforms 2026-01-05 - 1.jpg|thumb|left|Platform level of the station with the Art-in-Transit work featured above]] In November 1999, the [[Land Transport Authority]] (LTA) announced that it would extend the [[Marina Line]], a planned rail line, from [[Stadium MRT station|Stadium Boulevard station]] to connect to the Outer Circle Line at [[Paya Lebar MRT station|Paya Lebar]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yeo |first=Geraldine |date=25 November 1999 |title=6 Stations for Marina Line's First Phase |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19991125-1.2.6.5?qt=%22circle%20line%22,%20%22paya%20lebar%22,%20%22buona%20vista%22&q=%22circle%20line%22%20%22paya%20lebar%22%20%22buona%20vista%22 |access-date=24 October 2025 |work=[[The Straits Times]] |pages=3 |via=[[NewspaperSG]] |archive-date=6 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260206141424/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19991125-1.2.6.5?qt=%22circle%20line%22%2C%20%22paya%20lebar%22%2C%20%22buona%20vista%22&q=%22circle%20line%22%20%22paya%20lebar%22%20%22buona%20vista%22 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Marina Line and the Outer Circle Line would be merged to create the {{cvt|34|km|mi}} [[Circle Line (Singapore)|Circle line]] (CCL) in April 2001; the second phase of the CCL involved a {{cvt|5|km|mi}} extension from Stadium Boulevard to Upper Paya Lebar Road with 5 stations.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kaur |first=Karamjit |date=29 April 2001 |title=Land to Be Acquired for Rail Line and Expressway |url=https://www.newslink.sg/articleDetails |access-date=24 October 2025 |work=[[The Straits Times]] |pages=31 |via=Newslink |quote= |archive-date=23 October 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251023161103/https://www.newslink.sg/articleDetails |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kaur |first=Karamjit |date=29 April 2001 |title=Coming Your Way – MRT: Extension of Marina Line to Upper Paya Lebar Road |work=[[The Straits Times]] |pages=1 }}</ref>
In August 2002, the contract for the tunnel station works of Bartley Road and Upper Paya Lebar Road stations was awarded to a joint venture between Econ Corp and [[NCC (company)|NCC International]] for {{SGDConvert|339|m|year=2002}}.<ref>{{Cite news |title=LTA Awards Two MRT Contracts |date=2 August 2002 |pages=5 |work=[[The Business Times (Singapore)|The Business Times]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=3 August 2002 |title=Econ Clinches $339m LTA Contract |work=[[The Straits Times]] |pages=A16 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 August 2002 |title=Award Of Two Civil Works Contracts For Circle Line Stage 2 |url=http://app.internet.gov.sg/scripts/lta/3_press_content.asp?start=549 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030604151807/http://app.internet.gov.sg/scripts/lta/3_press_content.asp?start=549 |archive-date=4 June 2003 |access-date=18 May 2026 |publisher=Land Transport Authority}}</ref> Digging and tunnelling of the station began in early 2003,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=Owners of House Damaged by Circle Line Works Get $380,000 |last=Fong |first=Tanya |date=17 July 2006 |pages=3 |work=[[The Straits Times]] }}</ref> with a segment of Upper Paya Lebar Road from Kim Chuan Road to Jalan Bunga Rampai realigned in March and April 2003 for the construction of the station. The realignment works included the relocation of bus stops.<ref>{{cite web |title=Realignment Of Upper Paya Lebar Road Between Tai Seng Link and Jalan Bunga Rampai |url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=719 |website=Land Transport Authority |access-date=22 November 2025 |archive-url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/2011-09-19%2009:39:00.000/wp/details/http%3A%2F%2Fapp.lta.gov.sg%2Fcorp_press_content.asp%3Fstart%3D719 |archive-date=19 September 2011 |date=28 March 2003 |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, the [[Nicoll Highway collapse]] in April 2004 delayed operations for Stage 2 CCL stations to 2009.{{Sfn|Cheong|2012|p=46}} The LTA halted work at 16 of the 24 CCL excavation sites so these could be reviewed.{{sfn|Cheong|2012|p=82}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 April 2004 |title=Main Contractor Told to Stop All Excavation Work |work=[[The Straits Times]] |page=H3 }}</ref><ref name="The Star 2019 v379">{{cite web |date=27 April 2004 |title=Work on Singapore MRT Line Put on Hold |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2004/04/27/work-on-singapore-mrt-line-put-on-hold |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024140642/https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2004/04/27/work-on-singapore-mrt-line-put-on-hold |archive-date=24 October 2021 |access-date=23 August 2023 |website=The Star }}</ref>
Upper Paya Lebar station was renamed to Tai Seng in July 2005.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Next Stop, Dakota |date=7 July 2005 |pages=H5 |work=[[The Straits Times]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/today20050707-1.2.11.3?qt=%22tai%20seng%22,%20station&q=%22tai%20seng%22%20%22station%22 |title=Names for 12 Circle Line MRT Stations Unveiled |date=7 July 2005 |pages=6 |access-date=29 November 2025 |work=[[Today (website)|Today]] }}</ref> A year later, the LTA paid {{SGDConvert|380|k|year=2006}} in compensation for damaging a terrace house that the owners claimed was damaged due to construction work from the station; despite that, it argued that the damages were either natural aging of the house or present before the CCL began construction.<ref name=":0" /> By August 2007, the LTA closed a tender for new contractors to finish constructing Tai Seng and MacPherson stations; Econ Corp left the project in 2005 due to financial issues, and NCC International did not fulfil its contract, according to the LTA.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tan |first=Christopher |date=27 August 2007 |title=LTA May Replace Circle Line Contractor |work=[[The Straits Times]] |pages=H2 }}</ref> Construction of the station had stalled since the previous year due to stricter design and engineering rules following the Nicoll Highway collapse, along with other factors such as the price of concrete increasing and an [[Indonesia–Singapore relations#Territorial and environment issues|Indonesian ban on exporting sand to Singapore]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Tan |first=Christopher |date=28 September 2007 |title=Circle Line Contractor, LTA Opt for Arbitration |work=[[The Straits Times]] |pages=H8 }}</ref> The LTA appointed Chye Joo Construction to take over the project for {{SGDConvert|17.5|m|year=2007}}, and took NCC International to [[arbitration]] over the stalled construction.<ref name=":1" />
In August 2009, Tai Seng received its Temporary Occupation Permit, indicating that it was ready to be handed over to [[SMRT Corporation|SMRT]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/today20090818-1.1.12 |title=Right on Track |date=18 August 2009 |pages=12 |access-date=29 November 2025 |work=[[Today (website)|Today]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Circle Line Breakthrough |last=Tan |first=Christopher |date=18 August 2009 |pages=A3 |work=[[The Straits Times]] }}</ref> In the same month, transport minister [[Raymond Lim]] announced that Tai Seng, along with stations from [[Dhoby Ghaut MRT station|Dhoby Ghaut]] to this station, will open by the first half of 2010;<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/today20090831-1.2.4?qt=%22tai%20seng%22,%20station&q=%22tai%20seng%22%20%22station%22 |title=10-Month Countdown for 11 Circle Line Stations |last=Leong |first=Wee Kat |date=31 August 2009 |pages=1 |access-date=29 November 2025 |work=[[Today (website)|Today]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=More Circle Line Stations to Open in April |last=EE |first=Samuel |date=27 January 2010 |pages=10 |work=[[The Business Times (Singapore)|The Business Times]] }}</ref> this was later announced to be 17 April.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Round Trip Travel |last=Tan |first=Suan Chiang |date=6 February 2010 |pages=E10 |work=[[The Straits Times]] }}</ref> As announced in March,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Track Stars / Natural Lighting |last=Tay |first=Suan Chiang |date=27 March 2010 |pages=F8–9 |work=[[The Straits Times]] }}</ref> an [[Doors Open Days|open house]] was held at Tai Seng and other stations in the Dhoby Ghaut–Tai Seng stretch by the LTA on 5 April 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/today20100405-3.1.8 |title=Free Rides for 52,000 |last=Ramesh |first=S. |date=5 April 2010 |pages=11 |access-date=29 November 2025 |work=[[Today (website)|Today]] }}</ref> The station opened on 17 April 2010 along with the aforementioned CCL stations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=kpt8zx9w8ik53wi33gr59p754348fsj35b9glldouy8ndlh7kb |title=Circle Line from Bartley to Dhoby Ghaut to Open 17 April |access-date=26 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621220756/http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=kpt8zx9w8ik53wi33gr59p754348fsj35b9glldouy8ndlh7kb |archive-date=21 June 2011 |date=21 July 2011 |website=Land Transport Authority }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Another Stretch of Circle Line Opens |last=Chee |first=Glenn |date=17 April 2010 |pages=15 |work=[[The Business Times (Singapore)|The Business Times]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=11 Circle Line Stations Open Today |last=Alemenoar |first=Maria |date=17 April 2010 |pages=A4 |work=[[The Straits Times]] }}</ref> In May 2017, Mapletree announced that Tai Seng station would be linked by an underground walkway to commercial hub 18 Tai Seng as part of Mapletree's developments on the property. Work on the underground walkway started in March 2015 and was expected to be completed by the second half of 2017. The new exit comes with an escalator and a lift for pedestrians' use.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tan |first=Christopher |date=16 May 2017 |title=Tai Seng Station to Get Underpass to Paya Lebar Hub |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/tai-seng-station-to-get-underpass-to-paya-lebar-hub |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207160031/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/tai-seng-station-to-get-underpass-to-paya-lebar-hub |archive-date=7 December 2017 |access-date=13 November 2025 |work=The Straits Times }}</ref>
== Details == Tai Seng station serves the CCL and is between [[MacPherson MRT station|MacPherson]] and [[Bartley MRT station|Bartley]] stations, with the official station code of CC11.<ref>{{Cite web |title=System Map |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network/pdf/SM_TEL4_Eng.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625100255/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network/pdf/SM_TEL4_Eng.pdf |archive-date=25 June 2024 |access-date=23 June 2024 |website= |publisher=Land Transport Authority }}</ref> As part of the CCL, the station is operated by [[SMRT Trains]].<ref name="LTA">{{Cite web |title=Getting Around – Public Transport – Rail Network |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101093543/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network.html |archive-date=1 November 2019 |access-date=27 April 2021 |website= |publisher=Land Transport Authority }}</ref> The station operates between 5:35{{spaces}}am and 12:22{{spaces}}am daily.<ref name="SMRT Journeys first and last">{{cite web |date=25 October 2025 |title=Tai Seng – First & Last Train |url=https://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/tai-seng/first-and-last-train/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251116021419/https://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/tai-seng/first-and-last-train/ |archive-date=16 November 2025 |access-date=18 June 2025 |website=SMRT Journeys |publisher= }}</ref> Train frequencies vary from 3.5 to an average of 5.0 minutes during peak hours to an average of 6 minutes for off-peak hours.<ref name="LTA transport tool">{{Cite web |title=Lta {{!}} Transport Tools {{!}} MRT/LRT |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/map/train.html# |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101093932/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/map/train.html |archive-date=1 November 2019 |access-date=11 May 2020 |website=<!--lta.gov.sg |publisher=-->[[Land Transport Authority]] }}</ref> The exits of Tai Seng station are mostly wheelchair accessible.<ref name="Simei Map">{{Cite web |date=17 June 2025 |title=Tai Seng – Map |url=https://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/tai-seng/map/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251116021728/https://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/tai-seng/map/ |archive-date=16 November 2025 |access-date=17 June 2025 |website=SMRT Journeys }}</ref> A [[Tactile paving|tactile system]], consisting of tiles with rounded or elongated raised studs, guides visually impaired commuters through the station,<ref name="LTA Tactile">{{Cite web |date=30 July 2021 |title=Tactile Guiding System: Studs and Strips to Guide Your Way |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/who_we_are/statistics_and_publications/Connect/tactile-guiding-system.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911021750/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/who_we_are/statistics_and_publications/Connect/tactile-guiding-system.html |archive-date=11 September 2021 |access-date=11 September 2021 <!-- |website=lta.gov.sg --> |publisher=[[Land Transport Authority]] }}</ref> with dedicated tactile routes that connect the station entrances to the platforms.{{sfn|Cheong|2012|p=149}} Wider fare gates allow easier access for wheelchair users into the station.{{sfn|Cheong|2012|p=149}} The station also has bicycle facilities.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 November 2025 |title=Tai Seng – Amenities |url=https://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/tai-seng/amenities/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251116022105/https://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/tai-seng/amenities/ |archive-date=16 November 2025 |access-date=4 November 2025 |website=SMRT Journeys }}</ref> Tai Seng station runs along Upper Paya Lebar Road, and has two exits serving various nearby landmarks such as Tai Seng Point, 18 Tai Seng, Leong Huat Building, Tai Seng Centre, Hudson@5Harper, J'Forte, [[Sakae Sushi|Sakae Building]], and the [[BreadTalk|Breadtalk headquarters]].<ref name="Simei Map" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 June 2025 |title=Tai Seng – Exits |url=https://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/lorong-chuan/exits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251116022528/https://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/tai-seng/exits/ |archive-date=16 November 2025 |access-date=17 June 2025 |website=SMRT Journeys }}</ref>
=== Artwork === {{External media|title=External Media|image1=|float=right|image2=|image3=[https://guides.bloombergconnects.org/en-US/guide/artInTransit/item/d5741c1e-68f2-42ac-b447-04a65c95c229 Images of ''Equilibrium''] Source: Bloomberg Connects}}As part of the [[Art-in-Transit]] programme, a showcase of public artworks on the MRT, ''Equilibrium'' by Francis Ng is displayed at Tai Seng.<ref name="Massot 2022">{{cite web |title=Art in Transit |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/a_better_public_transport_experience/art_in_public_transport/art_in_transit.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623061047/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/a_better_public_transport_experience/art_in_public_transport/art_in_transit.html |archive-date=23 June 2024 |access-date=23 June 2024 |publisher=Land Transport Authority }}</ref> Located at the station's platform, the artwork consists of two parallel displays of red, yellow, and blue coloured [[equilateral triangle]]s in a triangular grid, with the displays reflecting off of each other.{{Sfn|Zhuang|Mead|Koh|2013|p=74}} According to Ng, ''Equilibrium'' is "an extension of the interest and inquiry [he had] on site-specific areas. Drawing on the speed and rhythm of the inter-relationships found in the different level of private, public, and other spaces in this particular site, a sense of spatial 'equilibrium' is emphasised".{{Sfn|Zhuang|Mead|Koh|2013|p=74}} Martin Mayo of ''[[Today (website)|Today]]'' stated that ''Equilibrium'' "would look good in a gallery or a museum but is wasted here", adding that the artwork's visual effect could not be seen due to brightness of the light.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Martin |first=Mayo |date=30 April 2010 |title=The Circle Line Show |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/today20100430-1.2.81.1?qt=marymount,%20superstring&q=%22marymount%22%20%22superstring%22 |access-date=19 June 2025 |work=[[Today (website)|TODAY]] |pages=81 }}</ref>
Francis Ng initially conceptualised the artwork to express the themes of "parallel and opposites", "cohesion and contrast", and "symmetry and asymmetry", though later chose the theme of "equilibrium".{{Sfn|Zhuang|Mead|Koh|2013|p=74}} Ng started by experimenting with [[Elements of art|primary elements]] for a few months such as dots, lines, and shapes, and then selected a composition of [[Primary color|primary-coloured]] equilateral triangles.{{Sfn|Zhuang|Mead|Koh|2013|p=74}} Between September to November 2006, the LTA organised an art competition for selected Stage 2 stations,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tan |first=Christopher |date=22 September 2006 |title=$4.8m Plan to Put Artworks on Circle Line |work=[[The Straits Times]] |page=H5 |via=Newslink }}</ref> with ''Equilibrium'' originally submitted for MacPherson station as Ng was familiar with MacPherson's surroundings, whilst Kay Kok Chung Oi submitted ''Virtuous Cycle'' for Tai Seng.{{Sfn|Zhuang|Mead|Koh|2013|pp=71–72, 74}} Ng wanted ''Equilibrium'' to be made by fusing individual cut and coloured glass triangles, though the LTA suggested to stick together three glass panels of a single colour of triangles due to time and economic constraints; this would have eliminated the reflection effect that Ng wanted, and the installation needed for the artwork could not meet the design and engineering requirements for MacPherson as the station was designated as a civil defence shelter. After talking to an LTA executive, Ng reworked the artwork to be made out transparent acrylic panels, which provided greater depth and enhancing of the 3D effect.{{Sfn|Zhuang|Mead|Koh|2013|p=78}} Despite the lightened proposal, ''Virtuous Cycle'' and ''Equilibrium'' swapped locations as the latter's weight was determined to be a potential danger during an emergency.{{Sfn|Zhuang|Mead|Koh|2013|p=72, 78–79}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
=== Bibliography ===
* {{Cite book |last=Cheong |first=Colin |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/who_we_are/statistics_and_publications/books/pdf/Circle_Line_Book.pdf |title=The Circle Line, Linking All Lines |date=2012 |publisher=[[Land Transport Authority]] |isbn=978-981-4342-02-5 |location=Singapore |language=en }} * {{Cite book |last=Zhuang |first=Justin |title=Art In Transit: Circle Line MRT — Singapore |last2=Mead |first2=Andrew |last3=Koh |first3=Hui Ting |publisher=[[Land Transport Authority]] |year=2013 |isbn=9789810749828 |location=Singapore |pages=71–79 |language=en }}
==External links== * {{Commons category-inline|Tai Seng MRT Station}} * {{Official website|http://www.smrt.com.sg/Trains/NetworkMap/TaiSeng.aspx}}
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