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On 17 May 2022, at the Changi Aviation Summit, Transport Minister S Iswaran announced that Terminal 5 construction works were expected to commence in about 2–3 years. Mr Iswaran also said that Terminal 5 will be operational by the mid-2030s, to meet an anticipated doubling of volume by the 2040s. [89] “
Minister of State for Transport Josephine Teo, who leads a 10-member Multi-agency committee that has been working on the blueprint which includes the construction of Terminal 5 (T5) – the airport's biggest passenger facility – a third runway for commercial flights, cargo complexes and other supporting infrastructure for around 18 months.
Construction started: 5 December 2014; 9 years ago () Opened: 17 April 2019; 5 years ago () (soft opening) 18 October 2019; 4 years ago () (official opening) Cost: S$1.7 Billion: Owner: Changi Airport Group CapitaLand Jewel Changi Airport Trustee Pte. Ltd. Technical details; Material: Steel and Glass: Size: 3.5 hectares (8.6 acres)
On 25 May 2019, LTA confirmed that it will extend the Thomson–East Coast Line from Sungei Bedok to Changi Airport Terminal 5. Construction works to extend the TEL to the existing Changi Airport MRT station, which is a terminal station of the East West MRT line commenced in 2020.
Meanwhile, airport officials have already revealed plans for Terminal 5, which is expected to open to travelers in the mid-2030s. More details on that project here.
As announced in the LTA's Land Transport Masterplan, the new Thomson–East Coast line will be extended to Changi Airport Terminal 5 and to the current Changi Airport station, with the current EWL Branch line being converted to be part of the TEL.
Changi Airport Terminal 5 station in Singapore. Changi Airport Terminal 5 MRT station is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) and Cross Island Line (CRL). It will serve the future Changi Airport Terminal 5 (T5).
The contract for the construction of twin-bored tunnels from this station to Changi Airport Terminal 5 was awarded to Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co (Singapore) Pte Ltd for S$321.7 million (US$240.07 million).
A two-part infrastructure project near Changi Airport designed to complement the upcoming Cross Island MRT line and future Changi Airport Terminal 5, the Changi Northern and Southern Corridor includes the widening of existing roads, building of new roads, a new viaduct, and erecting new cycling paths.
The existing shuttle between Terminals 2 and 3 was upgraded to a three-car system, whereas the shuttle between Terminal 3 and 3 South was upgraded to a two-car system. Terminal 4, opened in 2017, is not served by the Skytrain. However, the future Terminal 5 will also have an underground automated people mover system. References