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
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Lentor
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Platform level of Lentor station
General information
Location1 Lentor Drive
Singapore 789361[1]
Coordinates1°23′05″N 103°50′12″E / 1.3846°N 103.8368°E / 1.3846; 103.8368
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
PlatformsIsland
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Disabled accessYes
History
OpeningAugust 28, 2021
Previous namesLentor Green, Teacher's Estate[2][3]
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
Thomson–East Coast line
towards Caldecott
Location
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Lentor
Lentor station in Singapore

History

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This 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

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  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. 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.