15 August 2014, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that TSL would merge with the Eastern Region line to form the Thomson–East Coast line(TEL). Marina Bay station was constructed as part of Phase 3, consisting of 13 stations between the Mount Pleasant and Gardens by the Bay stations. Ground freezing was applied for the first time in Singapore rail construction when building the TEL stacked tunnels and platforms, where it crosses underneath the existing NSL and CCL tunnels. This was due to the layers of weak and strong old alluvium, which do not allow effective ground treatment of the soil. The construction of tunnels also involved close monitoring of the existing train tunnels, especially as the piles supporting the NSL tunnels had to be cut off for the underground walkways and mined train tunnels. With restrictions imposed on construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the TEL3 completion date was pushed back a year to 2022. On 9 March 2022, Transport Minister S. Iswaran announced in Parliament that TEL 3 would open in the second half of that year. As confirmed during a visit by Iswaran at the and stations on 7 October 2022, the TEL station began operations on 13 November 2022. Details Location Marina Bay station is located near the eponymous Marina Bay underneath the junction of Bayfront Avenue and Park Street. The station serves various developments, including Asia Square Towers 1 & 2, Marina One Residencies, Marina Bay Financial Centre, Singapore Conference Hall and V on Shenton, as well as cultural landmarks such as Red Dot Museum, Shenton House and Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre. The station is also within walking distance of Downtown station on the Downtown line. Services Marina Bay station is an interchange station on the NSL, CCL and TEL. Its official station codes are NS27/CE2/TE20. On the NSL, the station is located between Raffles Place and Marina South Pier stations. NSL trains operate every 2–5 minutes from approximately 6:00am (6:25am on Sundays and public holidays) to 11:30pm for both directions. The station is the terminus of the CCL's Marina Bay branch; the adjacent station is Bayfront station. Services from Marina Bay terminate at Stadium station during off-peak periods but continue around the CCL to HarbourFront station during peak. Services operate operates every 5–7 minutes from 6:00am (6:24am on Sundays and Public holidays) to 11:25pm. The station is between the Shenton Way and Gardens by the