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{{Infobox/Station
{{Infobox/Station
|Code={{Code|1|DTL|DT21}}
|TA1=RDT
|Code={{Code/S|DT21|DTL}}
|Name=Bencoolen<br>明古连<br>பென்கூலன்
|Name=Bencoolen<br>明古连<br>பென்கூலன்
|Img=[[File:Bencoolen-DTL.png|centre|300px]]
|Img=[[File:Bencoolen-DTL.png|centre|300px]]
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  {{Infoline|Address|31 Bencoolen Street<br>Singapore 189658}}
  {{Infoline|Address|31 Bencoolen Street<br>Singapore 189658}}
  {{Infoline|Line(s)|{{DTL}}}}
  {{Infoline|Line(s)|{{DTL}}}}
  {{Infoline|Connections|[[File:Bus Logo.png|25px|link=|alt=Bus]] [[File:Taxi Logo.png|25px|link=|alt=Taxi]]}}
{{Infoline|Structure|Underground}}
  {{Infoline|Connections|{{Icon|Bus|B|25px|o={{CSS/BUS|s=|f=}}|a=Bus|d=inline}} {{Icon|Taxi|W|25px|o={{CSS/LTA|s=|f=}}|a=Taxi|d=inline}}}}
  {{Infoline|Abbreviation|BCL}}
  {{Infoline|Abbreviation|BCL}}
}}
}}


'''Bencoolen (DT21)''' is an underground [[Mass Rapid Transit]] (MRT) station on the {{DTL}}.
'''Bencoolen (DT21)''' is a [[Mass Rapid Transit]] (MRT) station on the {{DTL}}. It is the deepest station with a depth of 43m below ground level, along with {{Stn|Promenade| station}}.
 
It is the deepest MRT station in Singapore at 43m below ground along with {{Stn|Promenade| Station}}.


==History==
==History==
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="border-collapse:collapsed;width:50%"
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:50%"
|-
!width=150|Date!!Event
!width=150|Date!!Event
|-
|-
|21 October 2017||Station officially opens
|21 October 2017||Station officially opened
|}
|}


==Art in Transit==
==Artworks==
''Tracing Memories'' by Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) is an artwork which consist of an unwinding string that gives a sense of direction like what a train does. It has the quality of being flexible in movement and the ability to tie things together like how people connects with one another.
*[[File:DT21-Tracing Memories.png|300px]]<br>{{DTL}}: ''Tracing Memories'' by Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA)<br>800 original photographs of buildings, people and objects were collected and used to create a collage of life-size student bodies. These forms lead commuters from the station to NAFA and Singapore Management University.<ref>[//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.</ref>


==Layout==
==Layout==
{| class="layout"
{| class="layout"
|- valign=top
!L1
!L1
|Street Level
|Street Level
|
|{{CC2| }}
|- class="restricted" valign=top
|-
!B1
!B1
|Service Level||Restricted access
|Underpass||
|- valign=top
|-
!width=25|B2
!width=25|B2
|width=125|Concourse
|width=125|Concourse
|width=500|Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Passenger Service Centre
|Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Passenger Service Centre
|- class="restricted" valign=top
|- class="restricted"
!B3
!B3
|Service Level||Restricted access
|Service Level||Restricted access
|- class="restricted" valign=top
|- class="restricted"
!B4
!B4
|Service Level||Restricted access
|Service Level||Restricted access
|- class="restricted" valign=top
|- class="restricted"
!B5
!B5
|Service Level||Restricted access
|Service Level||Restricted access
|-
|-
!rowspan=3 valign=top|B6
!rowspan=4|B6
|Platform A||{{DTL}}<br>{{Terminus|DTL|2|→}}
|-
|colspan=2|
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%;"
!{{Layout/Platform|A|DTL}}
|style='padding-right:.5em;'|{{Layout/Arrow|DTL|0}} {{Layout/Station|DT1}}
|style='padding-left:.5em;border-left:1px solid;width:200px'|'''Service Map'''
|-
|colspan=3|
<div style='overflow-x:scroll;white-space:nowrap;max-width:75vw;'>
{{Layout/Map|DT21|#000|#fff|c=DTL}}  {{Layout/Map|DT20|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT19|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT18|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT17|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT16|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT15|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT14|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT13|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT12|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT11|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT10|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT9|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT8|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT7|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT6|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT5|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT3|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT2|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT1|c=DTL|r=}}
</div>
|}
|-
|-
|colspan=2 class="platform"|Platform A/B
|colspan=2 class="platform"|Platform A/B
|-
|-
|Platform B||{{DTL}}<br>{{Terminus|DTL|3|←}}
|colspan=2|
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%;"
!{{Layout/Platform|B|DTL}}
|style='padding-right:.5em;'|{{Layout/Arrow|DTL|180}} {{Layout/Station|DT35}}
|style='padding-left:.5em;border-left:1px solid;width:200px'|'''Service Map'''
|-
|colspan=3|
<div style='overflow-x:scroll;white-space:nowrap;max-width:75vw;'>
{{Layout/Map|DT35|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT34|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT33|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT32|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT31|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT30|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT29|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT28|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT27|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT26|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT25|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT24|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT23|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT22|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT21|#000|#fff|c=DTL|r=}}
</div>
|}
|}
|}


==Exits==
==Exits==
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="border-collapse:collapsed;text-align:center;width:50%"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=50|Exit!!width=50|Disabled-Access!!Location/Nearby
!width=50|Exit!!width=50|Disabled-Access!!Location/Nearby
|-
|-
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==Transport Services==
==Transport Services==
===Rail===
===First/Last Train Timing===
{{Rail Head}}
{|class="traintiming"
{{Rail Line|DTL|M|Downtown Line}}
!rowspan=2 width=230|Destination!!colspan=3|First Train!!Last Train
{{Rail Service|2|DTL|DT1|BPLRT|BP6 |Name=Bukit Panjang |T1=06:06|T2=06:06|T3=06:24|T4=00:10}}
|-style="font-size:85%;"
{{Rail Service|2|DTL|DT35|EWL|CG1 |Name=Expo |T1=06:12|T2=06:12|T3=06:31|T4=00:12}}
!width=70|Mon − Fri!!width=70|Sat!!width=70|Sun & P.H.!!width=70|Daily
|-
!colspan=5 style="{{CSS/DTL|s=|t=}}text-align:center;"|{{Icon|MRT|W|20px|d=inline}} {{DTL|style={{CSS/DTL|bg=none|s=|t=}}}}
{{Timing|DT1||06:06|06:06|06:24|00:10|nv=}}
{{Timing|DT35||06:12|06:12|06:31|00:12|nv=}}
|}
|}


===Bus===
===Bus===
{|class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapsed;"
:''More travel information: [[Alternative Travel Method/Bencoolen|Alternative Travel Method]]''
|- valign=top
{|class="wikitable"
!width=240|Bus Stop!!width=30|Exit!!width=300|Bus Service
!width=240|Bus Stop!!width=30|Exit!!width=300|Bus Service
{{BusGuide|04019|Opp Bencoolen Stn Exit B|A}}{{Bus|131|SBST}} {{Bus|147|SBST}} {{Bus|166|SBST}} {{Bus|857|SMRT}}
{{BusGuide|{{BS04019}}| {{Exit/Cell|B}} }}{{Bus/131}} {{Bus/147}} {{Bus/166}} {{Bus/857}}
{{BusGuide|04029|Bef Bencoolen Stn Exit A|A}}{{Bus|64|SBST}} {{Bus|65|SBST}} {{Bus|139|SBST}}
{{BusGuide|{{BS04029}}| {{Exit/Cell|A}} }}{{Bus/64}} {{Bus/65}} {{Bus/139}}
{{BusGuide|08069|Bencoolen Stn Exit B|B}}{{Bus|7|SBST}} {{Bus|14|SBST}} {{Bus|14e|SBST}} {{Bus|16|SBST}} {{Bus|36|GAS}} {{Bus|77|TTS}} {{Bus|106|TTS}} {{Bus|111|SBST}} {{Bus|124|SBST}} {{Bus|128|SBST}} {{Bus|162|SBST}} {{Bus|162M|SBST}} {{Bus|167|SMRT}} {{Bus|171|SMRT}} {{Bus|174|SBST}} {{Bus|174e|SBST}} {{Bus|175|SBST}} {{Bus|190|SMRT}} {{Bus|502|SBST}} {{Bus|502A|SBST}} {{Bus|518|GAS}} {{Bus|518A|GAS}} {{Bus|652}} {{Bus|656|SMRT}} {{Bus|660}} {{Bus|663|TTS}} {{Bus|665|TTS}} {{Bus|700|SMRT}} {{Bus|700A|SMRT}} {{Bus|850E|SBST}} {{Bus|951E|SMRT}} {{Bus|NR7|SMRT}}
{{BusGuide|{{BS08069}}| {{Exit/Cell|B}} }}{{Bus/7}} {{Bus/14}} {{Bus/14|a=e}} {{Bus/16}} {{Bus/16|a=M}} {{Bus/36}} {{Bus/77}} {{Bus/106}} {{Bus/111}} {{Bus/124}} {{Bus/167}} {{Bus/174}} {{Bus/174|a=e}} {{Bus/175}} {{Bus/190}} {{Bus/502}} {{Bus/502|a=A}} {{Bus/518}} {{Bus/518|a=A}} {{Bus/652}} {{Bus/656}} {{Bus/660}} {{Bus/663}} {{Bus/665}} {{Bus/850|a=E}} {{Bus/951|a=E}}
|}
|}


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DT21
Bencoolen
明古连
பென்கூலன்
Bencoolen-DTL.png
*Graphic From SGTrains/Wikipedia/LTA
Statistics
Address 31 Bencoolen Street
Singapore 189658
Line(s) Downtown Line
Structure Underground
Connections Bus Taxi
Abbreviation BCL

Bencoolen (DT21) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Downtown Line. It is the deepest station with a depth of 43m below ground level, along with Promenade station.

History[edit]

Date Event
21 October 2017 Station officially opened

Artworks[edit]

  • DT21-Tracing Memories.png
    Downtown Line: Tracing Memories by Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA)
    800 original photographs of buildings, people and objects were collected and used to create a collage of life-size student bodies. These forms lead commuters from the station to NAFA and Singapore Management University.[1]

Layout[edit]

L1 Street Level CC2Bras Basah
B1 Underpass
B2 Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Passenger Service Centre
B3 Service Level Restricted access
B4 Service Level Restricted access
B5 Service Level Restricted access
B6
APlatform ➔ DT1Bukit Panjang Service Map
Platform A/B
BPlatform ➔ DT35Expo Service Map

Exits[edit]

Exit Disabled-Access Location/Nearby
A Handicapped/disabled access Bencoolen Street, Middle Road, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA)
B Handicapped/disabled access Bras Basah Road, Bencoolen Street
C Handicapped/disabled access Singapore Management University (SMU)

Transport Services[edit]

First/Last Train Timing[edit]

Destination First Train Last Train
Mon − Fri Sat Sun & P.H. Daily
icon Downtown Line
DT1Bukit Panjang 06:06 06:06 06:24 00:10
DT35Expo 06:12 06:12 06:31 00:12

Bus[edit]

More travel information: Alternative Travel Method
Bus Stop Exit Bus Service
Opp Bencoolen Stn Exit B icon04019
Bencoolen St
B
Bef Bencoolen Stn Exit A icon04029
Bencoolen St
A
Bencoolen Stn Exit B icon08069
Bras Basah Rd
B

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Art in Transit". Land Transport Authority.
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