Chinatown station
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NE4DT19 Chinatown 牛车水 சைனாடவுன் | |
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Address | 151 New Bridge Road 91 Upper Cross Street Singapore 059443/058362 |
Line(s) | North East Line Downtown Line |
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Abbreviation | CNT |
Chinatown (NE4/DT19) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North East Line and the Downtown Line.
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History
Date | Event |
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15-16 February 2003 | Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) Shelter Open House |
20 June 2003 | Station officially opens |
22 December 2013 | Station interchanges with Downtown Line |
Construction
This station is said to be the most challenging station to build on the North East Line, due to the large number of buildings above ground, most with reinforced concrete or timber piles and all in marine clay.[1] Another feat was that they had to preserve Garden Bridge, a large overhead bridge on bore piles, while building the station below. The tidal Eu Tong Sen canal was also diverted into four two-meter diameter steel pipes slung under the temporary traffic decks (two on each side). Rigorous safety precautions ensured there were no fatal accidents during the construction.
Art in Transit
The Phoenix’s-Eye Domain by Tan Swie Hian, can be found in the North East Line part of the station. The artwork depicts the significance of Chinatown using Chinese calligraphy paintings.[2]
Flying Colours by Cheo Chai Hiang, can be found in the Downtown Line part of the station. The artwork depicts hanging clothes on poles outside windows, delivering the illusion towards commuters passing by that the clothes are flying in the wind.[3]
Layout
L1 | Street Level | |||||||
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B1 | DTL Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Passenger Service Centre | ||||||
B2 | NEL Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Passenger Service Centre, Transitlink Ticket Office | ||||||
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Platform C |
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Platform D |
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Platform D | ||||||||
B3 | Platform A |
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Platform A/B | ||||||||
Platform B |
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Transfer Linkway | between Downtown Line Platforms and North East Line Platforms |
Exits
Transport Services
First/Last Train Timing
Destination | First Train | Last Train | ||
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Mon − Fri | Sat | Sun & P.H. | Daily | |
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NE1 HarbourFront | 06:10 | 06:09 | 06:30 | 23:56 |
NE17 Punggol | 05:50 | 06:05 | 06:25 | 00:00 |
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DT1 Bukit Panjang | 06:10 | 06:10 | 06:28 | 00:14 |
DT35 Expo | 06:08 | 06:08 | 06:28 | 00:09 |
Bus
Bus Stop | Exit | Bus Service |
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(05013) People's Pk Cplx | C | 2 12 12e 33 61 63 80 143 197 961 961M 970 CT8 CT18
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(05022) People's Pk Ctr | D | 54 124 145 147 147e 166 190 851 851e
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(05049) Chinatown Pt | E | 2 12 12e 33 54 143 147 147e 190 CT8 CT18
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(05131) Opp Hong Lim Cplx | F | 51 63 124 174 174e 186 851 851e 961 961M 970
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(05199) Opp Hong Lim Cplx | F | 61 80 145 166 197
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References
- ↑ "Other Rail Projects - North East Line". Land Transport Authority.
- ↑ "NE4 - Chinatown". SBS Transit. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ↑ "Downtown Line 1: Art-In-Transit". Land Transport Authority. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
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Stations | HarbourFront • Outram Park • Chinatown • Clarke Quay • Dhoby Ghaut • Little India • Farrer Park • Boon Keng • Potong Pasir • Woodleigh • Serangoon • Kovan • Hougang • Buangkok • Sengkang • Punggol North East Line extension: Punggol Coast | |
Rolling Stock | C751A • C751C • C851E | |
Depots | Sengkang |
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[ V • T • E ] | |
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Stations | Bukit Panjang • Cashew • Hillview • Hume • Beauty World • King Albert Park • Sixth Avenue • Tan Kah Kee • Botanic Gardens • Stevens • Newton • Little India • Rochor • Bugis • Promenade • Bayfront • Downtown • Telok Ayer • Chinatown • Fort Canning • Bencoolen • Jalan Besar • Bendemeer • Geylang Bahru • Mattar • MacPherson • Ubi • Kaki Bukit • Bedok North • Bedok Reservoir • Tampines West • Tampines • Tampines East • Upper Changi • Expo Downtown Line 3 Extension: Xilin • Sungei Bedok | |
Rolling Stock | C951 | |
Depots | Gali Batu • Kim Chuan • East Coast |