Expo station

Expo 博览 எக்ஸ்போ 2
Station Information
Address	21 Changi South Avenue 1 2 Expo Drive Singapore 486065/485985
Line(s)	East–West Line Downtown Line
Connections	File:Bus Logo.png File:Taxi Logo.png
Abbreviation	XPO

Expo (CG1/DT35) is an elevated/underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East–West Line and the Downtown Line.

The East West Line's station sports a space age architecture designed by world-renowned architect Sir Norman Foster. The roof is clad in titanium, steel, and glass, and its design enabled the platform to be columns-free, invoking a sense of spaciousness. The station is built to handle fluctuating passenger volumes due to events at the adjacent Singapore Expo, and has the large spaces needed to facilitate smooth traffic flow.

History

Date	CollapseEvent
10 January 2001	Station officially opens
21 October 2017	Station interchanges with Downtown Line

Train services to Expo station were initially operated as a 2-station shuttle service from Tanah Merah when the station first opened. It was then converted to a through service from Boon Lay station when Changi Airport station opened. However, to cut costs due to low ridership, it was reverted into shuttle service on 22 July 2003.

Architecture

The station's shell-shaped roof is derived from the section of a torus, as the eventual shape of the roof resembles a cylindrical cut perpendicular to the torus, while the shell roof is supported by two pairs of "Y" shaped twin columns separated by a 70-metre span in between. These columns are unique in that they are built outside the station platform and behind the train tracks.

Another distinctive feature is the large disc situated at the top of the glass elevator shaft. The disc overhangs and terminates one end of the toroidal curved roof form, and contains an elevator shaft for the usage of the handicapped or needy. Its unusual shape lead some people to comment that it looked like a spaceship or UFO. This unique disc is the first of its kind in Singapore, although it was also used for the New Supreme Court building which was opened in 2006.

Art in Transit

A Banquet by Yeo Chee Kiong is an artwork that illustrates ‘Free-Trade Spirit’ with two free-floating ‘Speech balloons’ between two chairs of negotiation. It becomes two sets of magnificent ‘kaleidoscopes’ through the mirror-finished stainless-steel. They cast and reflect the ever-changing and moving visual pattern or passing-by commuters between each protruding hemisphere and the recess in tetragon piece.

Layout

L2	Platform A	Template:RailRoute/1
	Platform A/B
	Platform B	Template:RailRoute/1
L1	EWL Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Passenger Service Centre
	Street Level	Singapore Expo, Changi City Point
B1	Transfer Linkway	between East West Line Concourse and Downtown Line Concourse
	Underpass	Changi City Point
B2	DTL Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Passenger Service Centre
B3	Platform C	Template:RailRoute/2
	Platform C/D
	Platform D	No Regular Service

Exits

Exit	Disabled-Access	Location/Nearby
A		Singapore Expo
B		Changi Business Park, Changi City Point
C		Singapore Expo
D		Changi City Point, Changi Business Park
E		Changi South Avenue 1, Changi City Point
F		Changi City Point
G		UE Bizhub East

Transport Services

First/Last Train Timing

Destination	First Train			Last Train
	Mon − Fri	Sat	Sun & P.H.	Daily
File:MRTFFF.png East West Line
File:MRTFFF.png Downtown Line

Notes: Last connecting train to Tuas Link will depart at 23:23.

Bus

Bus Stop	Exit	Bus Service
96021	Opp Expo Halls 1/2/3	12 24 38 NR7
96029	Expo Halls 1/2/3	12 24 38
96031	Opp Expo Halls 4/5/6	12 24 38 NR7
96039	Expo Halls 4/5/6	12 24 38
96221	Opp S'pore Expo	35 35M 47 118
96229	S'pore Expo	35 35M 47 118
96301	Expo Stn Exit B	20 118
96309	Expo Stn Exit E	20 118

References

Template:East West Line