Tuas MRT Station is a planned elevated aboveground Mass Rapid Transit

Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)

The Mass Rapid Transit or MRT is a rapid transit system that forms the backbone of the railway system in Singapore, spanning the entire city-state. The initial section of the MRT, between Yio Chu Kang Station and Toa Payoh Station, opened in 1987 establishing itself as the second-oldest metro...

 station on the East West Line

East West MRT Line

The East West Line was the 2nd Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 49.2 km long with 35 stations , making it the longest MRT line in Singapore. It takes about 63 minutes to travel from one end to the other...

 in Jurong

Jurong

Jurong is the largest town in the western part of Singapore, consisting of 11 residential precincts, 14 industrial districts, 1 military zone and 1 Waterfront district. It resembles Woodlands, the largest town in the northern part of Singapore, which is smaller in size, has smaller industrial area...

, under the Tuas MRT Extension project in Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

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This station is to serve people working in Gul

Gul, Singapore

Gul is an area in Jurong Industrial Estate which is the biggest industrial estate in Singapore. Gul is the home to many heavy industries in Singapore....

, the eastern part of Tuas

Tuas

Tuas is largely an industrial zone located in the western part of Singapore. The Tuas Planning Area is located within the West Region, and is bounded by Tengeh Reservoir to the north, Strait of Johor to the west, Straits of Singapore to the south, and the Pan Island Expressway to the east.It is...

 and parts of Jurong Pier

Jurong Pier

Jurong Pier is an area in Jurong Industrial Estate in Singapore, south of Pioneer Road and Jalan Buroh, between Jurong Pier Road and Tuas Cresent and Tuas South Avenue 5. It also includes Pulau Samulun. On the MRT system map, it is in between Boon Lay and Tuas West Stations.It is accessible through...

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It was first announced on 11 January 2011 by Transport Minister Mr Raymond Lim in a speech while visiting Bedok MRT Station

Bedok MRT Station

Bedok MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the East West Line in Singapore. It is located between Kembangan and Tanah Merah stations, and serves the large neighbourhood of Bedok...

 when new platform screen doors

Platform screen doors

Platform screen doors and platform edge doors at train or subway stations screen the platform from the train. They are a relatively new addition to many metro systems around the world, with some platform doors retrofitted rather than installed with the metro system itself. They are widely used in...

opened there.

It is expected to be completed by 2016 and benefit an estimated 100,000 commuters daily. There will be an extension leading out from this station to Tuas South, expected to be completed by 2025.
The $190-million contract was awarded to Shanghai Tunnel Engineering, a major civil engineering company from China for this station.