Tanjong Katong MRT station
Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore
Tanjong Katong MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Thomson–East Coast Line (TEL) in Singapore. Located underneath Amber Road at the intersection with Tanjong Katong Road South and Meyer Road, the station serves nearby condominiums such as Aalto and King's Mansion. The station is operated by SMRT Trains.
First announced in August 2014 as Amber MRT station, the station was renamed following a public poll in July 2016. Six houses and an apartment were acquired for the station's construction, despite opposition from the owners over compensation disputes. Tanjong Katong station commenced operations on 23 June 2024 along with the other stations of TEL Phase 4.
Built with a stacked platform configuration, the station features circular skylights and a leaf-shaped ceiling over the concourse. The station features two public artworks, The Waters Are Blue, Yet I Pine For You by Sim Chi Yin as part of the Art in Transit (AIT) Programme and Riding the Waves of Change by students of Tanjong Katong Girls' School (TKGS).
History
In August 2014, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that Amber station would be part of the proposed Thomson–East Coast Line (TEL), with the station to be constructed as part of the TEL's eastern stretch, consisting of 9 stations between Tanjong Rhu and Sungei Bedok. For the entire month of October 2015, there was a public poll for the names of stations in the eastern portion of the TEL, including Amber, where its alternative proposed name was "Tanjong Katong".
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 18, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q18209162. Authority coordinates are 1.300, 103.897. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2014, 2016, 2024 and 2015.
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