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 TE7  CR13 
Bright Hill
光明山
பிரைட் ஹில்
Bright Hill
Rapid transit
TE7 Bright Hill Under Construction.jpg
Station under construction along Sin Ming Avenue
Location 100 Sin Ming Avenue
Singapore 575737
Owned by Land Transport Authority
Operated by SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) (Thomson-East Coast Line)
Line(s)
  Cross Island Line
Platforms Island (TEL)
Side (CRL)
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Underground
Depth 20m
Platform levels 3
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code  TE7  CR13 
History
Opening 2020; 4 years ago (2020) (Thomson-East Coast Line)
2029; 5 years' time (2029) (Cross Island Line)
Previous names Sin Ming
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
Thomson-East Coast Line
Future service
towards Caldecott
towards Aviation Park
Cross Island Line
Future service
Terminus
Location
Bright Hill MRT station
Thomson-East Coast and Cross Island lines

Bright Hill MRT station (TE7/CR13) is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson-East Coast Line and Cross Island Line in Bishan, Singapore.

Description

Bright Hill MRT station is a fully underground mass rapid transit station with four station entrances and exits. The station will serve the industrial estate of Sin Ming and is located near landmarks such as Peirce Secondary School and Ai Tong School. It is also located close to the Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery. The monastery is Singapore's largest Mahayana Buddhist temple. The station derived its name from the temple.

History

TE7 Bright Hill Entrance Under Construction
A future entrance to the station under construction.

On 29 August 2012, it was announced that a Mass Rapid Transit station would be built in the Sin Ming as part of the new Thomson MRT line. This underground station was given the working name "Sin Ming". The station was later renamed to "Bright Hill MRT Station" on 27 August 2014 after a public voting exercise to determine the names of Thomson Line stations. This name is the English translation of the location name "Kong Meng San" (光明山), where the Monastery is located.

Bright Hill MRT station was merged into the Thomson-East Coast MRT Line when the Land Transport Authority announced that the Eastern Region MRT Line and Thomson MRT line would be operating as a single line.

This station will become an interchange station with the Cross Island Line when the line opens in 2029.

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