Lentor MRT station
MRT station in Singapore
Lentor MRT station (TE5) is a underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson–East Coast line in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. It is located underneath Lentor Drive, next to its junction with Yio Chu Kang Road and Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4, bringing rail connectivity to residential developments in the area.
TE5
Lentor 伦多 லென்ட்டோர் Lentor | |||||||||||
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| Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station | |||||||||||
 Platform level of Lentor station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 1 Lentor Drive Singapore 789361[1] | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 1°23′05″N 103°50′12″E / 1.3846°N 103.8368°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Land Transport Authority | ||||||||||
| Operated by | SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | Island | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opening | August 28, 2021 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Lentor Green, Teacher's Estate[2][3] | ||||||||||
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History
changeThis station was first announced on 29 August 2012.[4]
At 3:35am of 1 March 2018, a 48-year-old construction worker fell from a working platform 2.5 metres above the ground. He is working in a tunnel connecting to Lentor station. He was pronounced dead by paramedics at 4.30am.[5][6]
References
change- ↑ "Lentor (TE5) - (MRT Station) - 1 Lentor Drive (S)789361". streetdirectory.com. 17 December 2020. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ↑ "LTA | News Room | News Releases | Public Poll for Thomson Line Station Names". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 25 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ↑ "LTA | News Room | News Releases | Thomson Line Station Names Finalised". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 6 January 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ↑ "Speech by Mr Lui Tuck Yew, Minister for Transport, at the Inspection of Downtown Line 1 Station and Announcement of Thomson Line alignment, 29 August 2012, 10.00am at Telok Ayer Station". Ministry of Transport. 29 August 2012. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Construction worker killed in accident at Lentor MRT station worksite". CNA. 2018-03-01. Archived from the original on 2020-12-17. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
- ↑ Lim, Adrian (2018-03-01). "Man, 48, falls to death at Lentor MRT worksite, safety timeout called to review work process". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-02-08.