Bright Hill MRT station

Bright Hill MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson–East Coast Line (TEL). Situated along Sin Ming Avenue in western Bishan, Singapore, it serves various residential estates around the station. It also serves landmarks such as Peirce Secondary School, Ai Tong School, Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park and the Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery. First announced as Sin Ming MRT station in August 2012, the station was constructed as part of TEL Phase 2 (TEL 2). Since the station was built in a heavily developed area, the bored piles were installed using specialised machinery due to hard granite at the site. In January 2019, it was announced that the station will become an interchange with the future Cross Island Line (CRL). After delays, Bright Hill station opened on 28 August 2021 along with the TEL 2 stations. Bright Hill station, a Civil Defence (CD) shelter, is 20 metres (66 ft) deep and has four entrances. An Art-in-Transit artwork, A Kaleidoscope Nature by Angie Seah, is featured at this station. On 29 August 2012, the station was first announced as Sin Ming station as part of the 22-station Thomson Line (TSL). In February 2014, the contract for the station's construction was awarded to Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd. The S$454 million (US$362.8 million) contract included building the associated tunnels. The station's construction began in 2014, with a scheduled completion date of 2020. On 15 August 2014, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that the TSL would merge with the Eastern Region Line to form the Thomson–East Coast Line (TEL). Bright Hill station, along the proposed line, would be constructed as part of TEL 2, consisting of six stations between Springleaf and Caldecott. To install the bored piles that would be part of the earth-retaining stabilising structure, specialised machinery was used due to the hard granite rocks at the site. The structure was needed for soil retention and to facilitate underground excavation works. The roads above the station needed to be diverted several times. Barriers were installed to minimise noise pollution, and workers draped noise curtains on heavy machinery. For the soft soil and lo

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