October 01, 05:15 PM 
514 Chai Chee Lane 03-16, Singapore 469029 Good news: Members of the public have been invited to exercise their democratic right by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to vote for their preferred names for the 10 stations on the East Coast stretch of Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) and Downtown Line 3 Extension (DTL3e).
| No. | Current Working Name | Names for Public Polling |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanjong Rhu | Tanjong Rhu Sandy Point |
| 2 | Katong Park | Katong Park Fort Road |
| 3 | Amber | Amber Tanjong Katong |
| 4 | Marine Parade | Marine Parade Marine Parade Central |
| 5 | Marine Terrace | Marine Terrace Telok Kurau |
| 6 | Siglap | Siglap Siglap South |
| 7 | Bayshore | Bayshore Bedok Jetty |
| 8 | Bedok South | Bedok South Upper East Coast |
| 9 | Sungei Bedok (Interchange with upcoming DTL3e) | Sungei Bedok Eastwood |
| 10 | Xilin (DTL3e) | Xilin Changi South |
The names were shortlisted from more than 1,000 suggested names submitted during an earlier station naming exercise this year.
The shortlisted names have been approved by the Street and Building Names Board.
LTA said the names were selected as they identify the location readily, illustrate the history and heritage of the station, reflect the multi-racial character of Singapore.
You can vote at this LTA website.
Bad news: The East Coast stretch of the TEL will be completed in two stages. The first seven stations from Tanjong Rhu to Bayshore will only be ready in 2023, while the remaining two stations and the DTL3e will be completed in 2024.
The 13-kilometre East Coast stretch of the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) will connect commuters living in the eastern parts of Singapore who are not directly served by any existing MRT network, such as those in Tanjong Rhu, Siglap, Marine Parade, Upper East Coast and Bedok South.
As part of the 43-kilometre long TEL, the East Coast stretch will also connect commuters to the Thomson stretch of the TEL, which serves the north-south corridor.
The East Coast stretch will have nine stations, including one interchange station with the Downtown Line (DTL).
The TEL is meant to create new links in the east and bring about time savings for commuters who travel to the Central Business District today by bus, or to the northern part of Singapore.
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