It will serve the Choa Chu Kang Neighbourhood 8 as well as Pavilion Park and Tengah Brickland District.
[2] The station was planned to serve approximately 13,000 existing households from Keat Hong, Bukit Batok West, Pavilion Park, Tengah town’s Brickland district, and future residential developments.
[3] Officially confirmed on 28 July 2023, the station is targeted to begin construction in 2024 with a completion date of 2034.
Construction works for the station will include a new viaduct and crossover tracks.
[4][5] The longer construction duration for the infill is due to extensive modification works needed which requires realignment of the road and railway tracks similar to Tung Chung East station since the section of the line did not had any engineering provisions for an infill station when it was first built.