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New Paper
15-05-2025
- Business
- New Paper
TEL, CRL MRT lines to be extended to serve Changi Airport T5
The Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) and Cross Island Line (CRL) will be extended to serve Changi Airport Terminal 5, connecting the new terminal to the city centre and other regional hubs. The future TEL and CRL stations at T5 will be housed within the terminal's ground transportation centre, which will consolidate train, bus, taxi and other transport services, said airport operator Changi Airport Group (CAG) on May 14. CAG said the TEL will link T5 directly to the city centre, and further northwards to the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link terminal at Woodlands North. It added that T5's connection to CRL will allow ease of travel to other major hubs such as Punggol Digital District and Jurong Lake District. The last station on the eastern stretch of CRL is currently Aviation Park, which will be extended to T5. Aviation Park station will serve the wider airport community at the Changi Airfreight Centre and Changi East Industrial Zone. Both are adjacent to T5, which is slated to open in the mid-2030s. Asked about the alignment of the TEL and CRL extensions, the Land Transport Authority said more details will be announced when ready. As part of the TEL Stage 5, there are two remaining stations - Bedok South and Sungei Bedok - which are due to be completed by 2026. Additionally, three MRT stations on the East-West Line (EWL) - Tanah Merah, Expo and Changi Airport - will undergo modifications from 2025 to be converted into TEL stations in future. The planned TEL extension will bring travellers past its last eastern stop at the upcoming Sungei Bedok station and pass through T5. It will then connect to the existing Changi Airport station, which will become part of the TEL instead. The first phase of CRL - comprising 12 stations from Aviation Park to Bright Hill - will be completed by 2030. Phase two, which has six stations from Turf City to Jurong Lake District, will be ready in 2032. When both the TEL and CRL extensions are completed, passengers can transfer between the MRT lines at the T5 station. Speaking to the media at a briefing on May 14, Mr Ong Chee Chiau, managing director of Changi East at CAG, said members of the public will have to take the MRT from Changi Airport station to T5 station to travel between Terminal 2 and T5. Passengers who have cleared immigration can travel between T2 and T5 using an underground automated people-mover system similar to the Skytrain.
Straits Times
14-05-2025
- Business
- Straits Times
TEL, CRL MRT lines to be extended to serve Changi Airport Terminal 5
The future TEL and CRL stations at T5 will be housed within the terminal's ground transportation centre. PHOTOS: CHANGI AIRPORT GROUP SINGAPORE – The Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) and Cross Island Line (CRL) will be extended to serve Changi Airport Terminal 5, connecting the new terminal to the city centre and other regional hubs. The future TEL and CRL stations at T5 will be housed within the terminal's ground transportation centre, which will consolidate train, bus, taxi and other transport services, said airport operator Changi Airport Group (CAG) on May 14. CAG said the TEL will link T5 directly to the city centre, and further northwards to the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link terminal at Woodlands North. It added that T5's connection to CRL will allow ease of travel to other major hubs such as Punggol Digital District and Jurong Lake District. The last station on the eastern stretch of CRL is currently Aviation Park, which will be extended to T5 . Aviation Park Station will serve the wider airport community at the Changi Airfreight Centre and Changi East Industrial Zone. Both are adjacent to T5, which is slated to open in the mid-2030s. Asked about the alignment of the TEL and CRL extensions, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said more details will be announced when ready. As part of the TEL Stage 5, there are two remaining stations – Bedok South and Sungei Bedok – which are due to be completed by 2026. Additionally, three MRT stations on the East-West Line (EWL) – Tanah Merah, Expo and Changi Airport – will undergo modifications from 2025 to be converted into TEL stations in future. The planned TEL extension will bring travellers past its last eastern stop at the upcoming Sungei Bedok station and pass through T5. It will then connect to the existing Changi Airport station, which will become part of the TEL instead. The first phase of CRL – comprising 12 stations from Aviation Park to Bright Hill – will be completed by 2030. Phase two, which has six stations from Turf City to Jurong Lake District, will be ready in 2032. When both the TEL and CRL extensions are completed, passengers can transfer between the MRT lines at the T5 station. Speaking to the media at a briefing on May 14 , Mr Ong Chee Chiau , managing director of Changi East at CAG , said members of the public have to take the MRT from Changi Airport station to T5 station to travel between Terminal 2 and T5. Passengers who have cleared immigration can travel between Terminal 2 and T5 using an automated people mover system similar to the Skytrain. Esther Loi is a journalist at The Straits Times, where she covers transport issues. Join ST's WhatsApp Channel and get the latest news and must-reads.
Forbes
06-05-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Singapore's Mega Airport Project Pushes Forward With $3.7 Billion Contracts Awarded
The Changi Airport tower and Jewel facade. The Changi Airport Group has awarded two contracts worth S$4.8 billion ($3.7 billion) for the construction of its biggest passenger terminal as Singapore seeks to tap into the travel boom. Dubbed Terminal 5, it will have an annual passenger capacity of 50 million when completed, according to a company statement. Changi Airport is among the world's busiest aviation hubs, handling almost 68 million passengers last year. A joint venture between China Communications Construction Co. and the Singapore unit Japan's Obayashi Corp. was awarded the S$3.8 billion substructure contract while the S$950 million contract for airside infrastructure works was bagged by local contractor Hwa Seng Builder. 'The appointments of the contractors for substructure construction and airfield works bring us closer to the start of T5's construction,' Ong Chee Chiau, managing director of Changi Airport's Changi East said in the statement. T5's construction will start in the first half of 2025, and is expected to be completed in the mid-2030s, he said. T5 represents one of the most complex construction projects in Singapore, according to Ong. It is part of the larger Changi East development that includes Changi Airport's third runway, cargo logistics facilities and other supporting aviation and ground transport infrastructure. The substructure contract comprises the construction of the foundation and basements of the T5 main passenger terminal and ground transportation center, including a portion of the tunnels that would link it to the existing Terminal 2, the statement said. The substructure covers 140 hectares with a basement depth of up to 28 metres, equivalent to about 5,200 Olympic-sized swimming pools put together. The airside infrastructure works covers the development of remote aircraft stands, connecting taxi lanes and ancillary support buildings, according to the statement. 'Together with our partners, we will ensure that the high standards which define Changi Airport can be replicated or even surpassed in the development works of T5,' Ong said. Changi Airport was named last month as the world's best airport at London-based aviation consultancy Skytrax's World Airport Awards, reclaiming the title from Qatar's Hamad International Airport, which took the coveted accolade in 2024.
Business Times
06-05-2025
- Business
- Business Times
Changi Airport Terminal 5 contracts worth S$4.75 billion awarded
[SINGAPORE] Changi Airport Group (CAG) announced on Monday (May 5) that contracts of around S$4.75 billion in value for substructure and airside infrastructure works at Changi Airport's Terminal 5 (T5) were awarded to various construction companies. The substructure contract valued at S$3.8 billion was awarded as a joint venture (JV) between the Singapore branch of China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) and Obayashi Singapore. The JV will involve the construction of the foundation and basements of the T5 main passenger terminal and ground transportation centre, as well as a portion of the tunnels linking T5 and Terminal 2 (T2). The substructure site covers about 140 hectares with a basement depth of up to 28 m – equivalent to about 5,200 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Previously, CCCC developed two aircraft taxiways connecting runways two and three of Changi Airport's three-runway system as the main contractor, as well as two underground tunnel sections for vehicular traffic underneath the taxiways. As for Obayashi Singapore, it has undertaken major construction projects in Singapore since 1965. These include the 20-year East Coast reclamation project, the Changi Airport air traffic control tower and Jewel Changi Airport. Most recently, it completed the inter-terminal tunnels linking T2 and T5 for the automated people mover and baggage-handling systems. A separate contract of S$950 million was awarded to Hwa Seng Builder for airside infrastructure works. These include the development of remote aircraft stands, connecting taxi lanes and ancillary support buildings. Ong Chee Chiau, CAG's managing director for Changi East, said: 'With a planned capacity of about 50 million passengers annually, T5 represents one of the most complex construction projects in Singapore. Together with our partners, we will ensure that the high standards which define Changi Airport can be replicated or even surpassed in the development works of T5.' The construction of T5 will start in the first half of 2025, and is expected to be completed in the mid-2030s.
