Caldecott MRT station

Caldecott MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the Circle (CCL) and Thomson–East Coast (TEL) lines, located in the Toa Payoh planning area of Singapore. It is situated underneath Toa Payoh Link near the junction of Toa Payoh Rise, located near the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped (SAVH), the Caldecott Broadcast Centre and Mount Alvernia Hospital. The station is operated by SMRT Trains. Initially planned to be a shell station tentatively named Thomson, in 2008, the station was announced to be opened along with the Stages 4 and 5 of the CCL stations. The CCL station opened in 2011. In 2012, Caldecott was announced to be an interchange with the TEL. Although expected to be completed in 2020, the TEL extension to the station was delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore. The TEL station opened on 28 August 2021 along with the TEL Stage 2 (TEL2) stations. The CCL station, which is a Civil Defence (CD) shelter, features The Cartography Of Memories by Hazel Lim. Another artwork, :)(: by Claire Lim, is displayed at the TEL station.

When the Circle Line (CCL) was initially planned, this station, tentatively named "Thomson", was planned to be a shell station. The station was to be opened only when the surroundings were more developed. The contract for the construction of rapid transit system facilities for Thomson station was awarded to Taisei Corporation at a sum of S$391.59 million (US$231.68 million). The station was later announced to be opened with the Stage 4 CCL stations in 2008 and was renamed to "Caldecott" through a public poll. The station opened on 8 October 2011. Caldecott station was first announced to interchange with the 22-station Thomson Line (TSL) on 29 August 2012. Contract T213 for the design and construction of the TSL platform and associated tunnels was awarded to Samsung C&T Corporation at a sum of S$285 million (US$227.76 million) in July 2013. Construction started in 2014, with completion initially targeted to be completed in 2020. On 15 August 2014, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that TSL would merge with the ERL to form the TEL. Caldeco

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