On 15 August 2014, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that Bayshore station would be part of the proposed Thomson–East Coast line (TEL).

[2][3][4] The contract for the design and construction of Bayshore station was awarded to a joint venture between Woh Hup (Private) Ltd and Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co (Singapore) Pte Ltd in March 2016.

[11][12] The opening of Bayshore station was welcomed by many residents in the area as the TEL4 could provide a direct route from their homes to their workplaces in the Central Business District.

[24] Designed by SAA Architects, each station entrance has a timber-inspired roof canopy with linear openings supported by outward-leaning columns, reminiscent of the raintrees lining the East Coast Parkway.

[29] Farther Shores by Bruce Quek is displayed at this station as part of the Art-in-Transit programme, a showcase of public artworks on the MRT network.

[30][31] Through the approach of placemaking,[31] the artist hoped the work would broaden commuters' sense of identity in the past, present and future.