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| 20 August 2023 - An aerial view of Keppel station seen from apartments along Everton Road. |
Contract 882 for the construction of Keppel station has seen progress with the first of 3 station exits becoming visible at street level. The slope upon which the escalators and staircase will sit can also be visible, signaling that progress is leading towards the exits achieving basic structure completion soon. At the eastern end of the station, back filling works are also in progress. We take a closer look at the progress made at the station over August 2023.
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| 20 August 2023 - An overview of the general area of the station located within the former port area compound. |
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| 20 August 2023 - Another aerial view showing the footings under construction at the western area. |
Station features
To recap, the station will feature 3 exits, of which one will be connected by a mined underpass crossing underneath Keppel Road. The station will be the only one of the Circle Line 6 (CCL6) stations to feature underground bicycle parking facilities. Other features of the station are several skylights that will allow natural lighting to inundate the platform area.
Source: SGMC YouTube
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| Building Information Modeling render of Keppel station. Source: Systra |
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| Source: Undetermined, from the internet |
Status of progress
With the existing pedestrian overhead bridge still in place next to the station box providing an excellent vantage point, the progress of Exit A can be seen clearly. The earlier mentioned slope is apparent, as is the pedestal from which the stairs into the station will sit, flanked by an escalator on either side.
With the existing pedestrian overhead bridge still in place next to the station box providing an excellent vantage point, the progress of Exit A can be seen clearly. The earlier mentioned slope is apparent, as is the pedestal from which the stairs into the station will sit, flanked by an escalator on either side.
The middle portion of the station has also been back-filled, with similar works taking place at the eastern end as well. Demolition of the capping beam of the diaphragm walls is ongoing, following which the soil will be placed over the station roof slab and finally levelled off to meet the surrounding's soil level.
Works are still ongoing at the western end of the station, hence back filling works have not progressed here yet. A fair amount of blue construction netting and scaffolding is visible, denoting the areas safe to be used as walkways for workers. Additionally, views of the progress of the remaining 2 station exits is obscured by the noise barriers still in place at the site boundary.
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| 20 August 2023 - A view of one of the two secondary exits for the station. |
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| 20 August 2023 - A view of the pedestal where the staircase, located between 2 sets of escalators, will sit. |
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| 20 August 2023 - A view of the station box with roof slab completed. The footings for what may be a covered linkway are visible as are the central skylights. |
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| 20 August 2023 - Part of the roof slab has been back-filled over with soil and the slope is being protected by earth mats. |
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| 20 August 2023 - Towards the eastern end of the station, back-filling work is in progress. |
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| 20 August 2023 - A view westwards, towards HarbourFront and the western launch shaft area. |
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| 20 August 2023 - A view eastwards, towards Cantonment station and the eastern launch shaft. |
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| 20 August 2023 - A close up view of the eastern launch shaft area where diaphragm wall demolition is in progress. |
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| 20 August 2023 - Demolition works in progress. |
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| 20 August 2023 - Noise barriers are still in place along the site boundary where noisier works are taking place. |
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| 20 August 2023 - Another view of more footings. |
With completion of the works due for 2026, there still is remaining time for the contractor to complete the necessary mechanical & electrical and architectural works required ahead of line testing. Do stay tuned as we bring further updates when available.
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