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{{Infobox/Station
{{Infobox/Station
|TA1=RNE|TA2=RDT
|TA1=RNE|TA2=RDT
|Code={{Code|2|NEL|NE7|DTL|DT12}}
|Code={{Code/2|NE7|DT12|{{CSS/NEL|nofg=|nobc=}}|{{CSS/DTL|nofg=|nobc=}}}}
|Name=Little India<br>小印度<br>லிட்டில் இந்தியா
|Name=Little India<br>小印度<br>லிட்டில் இந்தியா
|Img=[[File:Little India-NEL.png|centre|300px]][[File:Little India-DTL.png|centre|300px]]
|Img=[[File:Little India-NEL.png|centre|300px]][[File:Little India-DTL.png|centre|300px]]
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|20 June 2003||Station officially opens
|20 June 2003||Station officially opens
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|27 December 2015||Station interchanges with Downtown Line
|27 December 2015||Station interchanges with {{DTL}}
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===Train disruptions===
===Train disruptions===
On 20 December 2012, train services on the North East Line was delayed due to a train fault. A statement from SBS Transit said there was no train service between {{Stn|Punggol}} and Little India due to a train fault. At about 5.18 pm, all train services resumed.<ref>[//www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1243747/1/.html "Train service disrupted on NEL due to train fault"]. Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 20 December 2012.</ref><ref>[//www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1243751/1/.html "Train service on NEL resumes after disruption"]. Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 20 December 2012.</ref>
On 20 December 2012, train services on the {{NEL|style={{CSS/Nolink}}}} was delayed due to a train fault. A statement from SBS Transit said there was no train service between {{Stn|Punggol}} and Little India due to a train fault. At about 5.18 pm, all train services resumed.<ref>[//www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1243747/1/.html "Train service disrupted on NEL due to train fault"]. Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 20 December 2012.</ref><ref>[//www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1243751/1/.html "Train service on NEL resumes after disruption"]. Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 20 December 2012.</ref>


===Fire at Downtown MRT Line construction site===
===Fire at {{DTL|style={{CSS/Nolink|b=}}}} construction site===
No one was injured in a fire that broke out at a Downtown Line worksite along Race Course Road on the evening of 26 March 2014. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) told that a “small fire” had broken out at a “localised area” within the worksite of the Downtown Line Little India MRT station and had been put out by 10pm, after it first broke out about half an hour earlier.<ref>[//sg.news.yahoo.com/no-injuries-in-fire-at-downtown-line-worksite-in-little-india-160351202.html "No injuries in fire at Downtown Line worksite in Little India"]. Yahoo. Retrieved 27 March 2014.</ref>
No one was injured in a fire that broke out at a {{DTL|style={{CSS/Nolink}}}} worksite along Race Course Road on the evening of 26 March 2014. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) told that a “small fire” had broken out at a “localised area” within the worksite of the Downtown Line Little India station and had been put out by 10pm, after it first broke out about half an hour earlier.<ref>[//sg.news.yahoo.com/no-injuries-in-fire-at-downtown-line-worksite-in-little-india-160351202.html "No injuries in fire at Downtown Line worksite in Little India"]. Yahoo. Retrieved 27 March 2014.</ref>


==Art in Transit==
==Artworks==
'''North East Line''': ''Memoirs of the Past'' by S. Chandrasekaran, depicts the past of Little India when buffalo stables were seen.<br>
*{{NEL}}: ''Memoirs of the Past'' by S. Chandrasekaran<br>This series of evocative, sepia-toned works celebrate Indian culture through traditional Indian folk art forms and elaborate bronze and granite floor works. Stylised animal paintings adorn the walls, alluding to the buffalo stables that gave the surrounding area its local name.<ref name="LTAAiT">[//www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/a_better_public_transport_experience/art_in_transit.html "Art in Transit"]. Land Transport Authority. Retrieved 22 June 2020.</ref>
'''Downtown Line''': ''Woven Field'' by Grace Tan, features a landscape of tessellated triangular configurations inspired by the singhaulia woven patterns commonly seen in the traditional sari.
*{{DTL}}: ''Woven Field'' by Grace Tan<br>The glimmering installation of geometric patterns made of aluminium was inspired by the patterns in traditional Indian saris. The tessellated triangular patterns also integrate the notion of weaving, interlacing the architecture and artwork to form a single entity.<ref name="LTAAiT"/>


==Layout==
==Layout==
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|Transfer Linkway
|Transfer Linkway
|between [[North East Line]] Concourse and [[Downtown Line]] Concourse
|between {{NEL}} Concourse and {{DTL}} Concourse
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|-
|colspan=2|{{RailRoute/1|A|NEL right|{{NE7}}|{{NE6}}|{{NE1}}}}
|colspan=2|{{Route/1|NEL|A|l|{{CurrentStn|NE7|l=}}|{{NextStn|NE6}}|{{NextStn|NE1}}}}
|-
|-
|colspan=2 class="platform"|Platform A/B
|colspan=2 class="platform"|Platform A/B
|-
|-
|colspan=2|{{RailRoute/1|B|NEL left|{{NE17}}|{{NE8}}|{{NE7}}}}
|colspan=2|{{Route/1|NEL|B|r|{{NextStn|NE17}}|{{NextStn|NE8}}|{{CurrentStn|NE7|r=}}}}
|-
|-
!rowspan=3|B3
!rowspan=3|B3
|colspan=2|{{RailRoute/1|A|DTL right|{{DT12}}|{{DT11}}|{{DT1}}}}
|colspan=2|{{Route/1|DTL|A|l|{{CurrentStn|DT12|l=}}|{{NextStn|DT11}}|{{NextStn|DT1}}}}
|-
|-
|colspan=2 class="platform"|Platform A/B
|colspan=2 class="platform"|Platform A/B
|-
|-
|colspan=2|{{RailRoute/2|B|DTL left|{{DT35}}|{{DT16}}|{{DT13}}|{{DT12}}}}
|colspan=2|{{Route/2|DTL|B|r|{{NextStn|DT35}}|{{NextStn|DT16}}|{{NextStn|DT13}}|{{CurrentStn|DT12|r=}}}}
|}
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!width=70|Mon − Fri!!width=70|Sat!!width=70|Sun & P.H.!!width=70|Daily
!width=70|Mon − Fri!!width=70|Sat!!width=70|Sun & P.H.!!width=70|Daily
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|-
!colspan=5 class="NEL" style="text-align:center;"|[[File:MRTFFF.png|20px|link=|alt=]] North East Line
!colspan=5 style="{{CSS/NEL|nofg=|nobc=|bc=}}text-align:center;"|[[File:MRTFFF.png|20px|link=|alt=]] {{NEL|style={{CSS/NEL|nobg=|nofg=|nobc=|bc=}}}}
{{MRTTime|NEL|NE1|HarbourFront|06:04|06:03|06:24|23:50}}
{{Timing|NE1||06:04|06:03|06:24|23:50|nv=}}
{{MRTTime|NEL|NE17|Punggol|05:56|06:11|06:31|00:06}}
{{Timing|NE17||05:56|06:11|06:31|00:06|nv=}}
|-
|-
!colspan=5 class="DTL" style="text-align:center;"|[[File:MRTFFF.png|20px|link=|alt=]] Downtown Line
!colspan=5 style="{{CSS/DTL|nofg=|nobc=|bc=}}text-align:center;"|[[File:MRTFFF.png|20px|link=|alt=]] {{DTL|style={{CSS/DTL|nobg=|nofg=|nobc=|bc=}}}}
{{MRTTime|DTL|DT1|Bukit Panjang|06:07|06:07|06:30|00:24}}
{{Timing|DT1||06:07|06:07|06:30|00:24|nv=}}
{{MRTTime|DTL|DT35|Expo|05:53|05:53|06:13|23:59}}
{{Timing|DT35||05:53|05:53|06:13|23:59|nv=}}
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Little India
小印度
லிட்டில் இந்தியா
Little India-NEL.png
Little India-DTL.png
*Graphic From SGTrains/Wikipedia/LTA
Statistics
Address 60 Bukit Timah Road
62 Bukit Timah Road
Singapore 229900/229902
Line(s) North East Line
Downtown Line
Connections File:Bus Logo.png File:Taxi Logo.png
Abbreviation LTI

Little India (NE7/DT12) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North East Line and the Downtown Line.

History

Date Event
20 June 2003 Station officially opens
27 December 2015 Station interchanges with Downtown Line

Train disruptions

On 20 December 2012, train services on the North East Line was delayed due to a train fault. A statement from SBS Transit said there was no train service between Punggol and Little India due to a train fault. At about 5.18 pm, all train services resumed.[1][2]

Fire at Downtown Line construction site

No one was injured in a fire that broke out at a Downtown Line worksite along Race Course Road on the evening of 26 March 2014. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) told that a “small fire” had broken out at a “localised area” within the worksite of the Downtown Line Little India station and had been put out by 10pm, after it first broke out about half an hour earlier.[3]

Artworks

  • North East Line: Memoirs of the Past by S. Chandrasekaran
    This series of evocative, sepia-toned works celebrate Indian culture through traditional Indian folk art forms and elaborate bronze and granite floor works. Stylised animal paintings adorn the walls, alluding to the buffalo stables that gave the surrounding area its local name.[4]
  • Downtown Line: Woven Field by Grace Tan
    The glimmering installation of geometric patterns made of aluminium was inspired by the patterns in traditional Indian saris. The tessellated triangular patterns also integrate the notion of weaving, interlacing the architecture and artwork to form a single entity.[4]

Layout

L1 Street Level
B1 NEL Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Passenger Service Centre
B2 DTL Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Passenger Service Centre
Transfer Linkway between North East Line Concourse and Downtown Line Concourse
Template:Route/1
Platform A/B
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B3 Template:Route/1
Platform A/B
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Exits

Exit Disabled-Access Location/Nearby
A Handicapped/disabled access Bukit Timah Road, Mackenzie Road
B Handicapped/disabled access Bukit Timah Road
C Handicapped/disabled access Tekka Market
D Handicapped/disabled access Race Course Road, Land Transport Authority Building
E Buffalo Road
F Handicapped/disabled access Bukit Timah Road, Land Transport Authority Building

Transport Services

First/Last Train Timing

Destination First Train Last Train
Mon − Fri Sat Sun & P.H. Daily
File:MRTFFF.png North East Line
NE1HarbourFront 06:04 06:03 06:24 23:50
NE17Punggol 05:56 06:11 06:31 00:06
File:MRTFFF.png Downtown Line
DT1Bukit Panjang 06:07 06:07 06:30 00:24
DT35Expo 05:53 05:53 06:13 23:59

Bus

Bus Stop Exit Bus Service
40019 Little India Stn
40011 Little India Stn Exit A

References

  1. ↑ "Train service disrupted on NEL due to train fault". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Train service on NEL resumes after disruption". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "No injuries in fire at Downtown Line worksite in Little India". Yahoo. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Art in Transit". Land Transport Authority. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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