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{{Infobox/Station
{{Infobox/Station
|Code={{Code|1|NEL|NE8}}
|TA1=RNE
|Code={{Code/S|NE8|NEL}}
|Name=Farrer Park<br>花拉公园<br>ஃபேரர் பார்க்
|Name=Farrer Park<br>花拉公园<br>ஃபேரர் பார்க்
|Img=[[File:Farrer Park-NEL.png|centre|300px]]
|Img=[[File:Farrer Park-NEL.png|centre|300px]]
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  {{Infoline|Address|250 Race Course Road<br>Singapore 218703}}
  {{Infoline|Address|250 Race Course Road<br>Singapore 218703}}
  {{Infoline|Line(s)|{{NEL}}}}
  {{Infoline|Line(s)|{{NEL}}}}
  {{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|FRP}}
  {{Infoline|Abbreviation|FRP}}
}}
}}


'''Farrer Park (NE8)''' is an underground [[Mass Rapid Transit]] (MRT) station on the {{NEL}}.
'''Farrer Park (NE8)''' is a [[Mass Rapid Transit]] (MRT) station on the {{NEL}}.


==History==
==History==
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!width=150|Date!!Event
!width=150|Date!!Event
|-
|-
|15–16 February 2003||Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) Shelter Open House
|20 June 2003||Station officially opened
|-
|20 June 2003||Station officially opens
|}
|}


==Art in Transit==
==Artworks==
''Rhythmic Exuberance'' by Poh Siew Wah captured the spirit of the locality's sporting heritage with the Horse Racing and Soccer series of artworks.
*[[File:NE8-Rhythmic Exuberance.png|300px]]<br>{{NEL}}: ''Rhythmic Exuberance'' by Poh Siew Wah<br>Wall murals on football, swimming and athletics exuberantly capture the surrounding area’s sporting past – a stadium and turf club were located here in pre-war days. The black ink brush drawings alternate with paintings of abstract shapes and lines in pastel colours to depict movement, dynamism and vibrancy.<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>
 
''Aeroplane'' by Poh Siew Wah paid tribute to the first aeroplane landing in Singapore in 1911 at the Old Racecourse Road in Farrer Park.<ref>[//www.artoutreachprogram.org/images/pdfs/AI%2005%20Art%20Auction.pdf "Art Invitational"] (2005). Page 15. Art Outreach Singapore. Retrieved 29 Jan 2009</ref><ref>[//infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_1582_2009-10-07.html "Art in Transit"] (10 August 2009). Bruce Quek (National Library Board Singapore) Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref>


==Layout==
==Layout==
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|-
|-
!rowspan=3|B2
!rowspan=3|B2
|Platform A||{{RailRoute/1|NEL|right|{{Code|1|NEL|NE8}}<br>{{Stn|Farrer Park}}|{{NE1}}}}
|colspan=2|
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%;"
!{{Layout/Platform|A|NEL}}
|style='padding-right:.5em;'|{{Layout/Arrow|NEL|0}} {{Layout/Station|NE1}}
|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|NE8|#000|#fff|c=NEL}} {{Layout/Map|NE7|c=NEL}} {{Layout/Map|NE6|c=NEL}} {{Layout/Map|NE5|c=NEL}} {{Layout/Map|NE4|c=NEL}} {{Layout/Map|NE3|c=NEL}} {{Layout/Map|NE1|c=NEL|r=}}
</div>
|}
|-
|-
|colspan=2 class="platform"|Platform A/B
|colspan=2 class="platform"|Platform A/B
|-
|-
|Platform B||{{RailRoute/1|NEL|left|{{NE17}}|{{Code|1|NEL|NE8}}<br>{{Stn|Farrer Park}}}}
|colspan=2|
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%;"
!{{Layout/Platform|B|NEL}}
|style='padding-right:.5em;'|{{Layout/Arrow|NEL|180}} {{Layout/Station|NE17}}
|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|NE17|c=NEL}} {{Layout/Map|NE16|c=NEL}} {{Layout/Map|NE15|c=NEL}} {{Layout/Map|NE14|c=NEL}} {{Layout/Map|NE13|c=NEL}} {{Layout/Map|NE12|c=NEL}} {{Layout/Map|NE11|c=NEL}} {{Layout/Map|NE10|c=NEL}} {{Layout/Map|NE9|c=NEL}} {{Layout/Map|NE8|#000|#fff|c=NEL|r=}}
</div>
|}
|}
|}


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|A||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Farrer Square (U/C)
|A||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Farrer Square (U/C)
|-
|-
|B|| ||style="text-align:left;"|Race Course Road, Tessensohn Road
|B||{{NWAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Race Course Road, Tessensohn Road
|-
|-
|C||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Race Course Road, Birch Road
|C||{{NWAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Race Course Road, Birch Road
|-
|-
|D|| ||style="text-align:left;"|Gloucester Road
|D||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Gloucester Road
|-
|-
|E|| ||style="text-align:left;"|Northumberland Road
|E||{{NWAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Northumberland Road
|-
|-
|F|| ||style="text-align:left;"|Roberts Lane
|F||{{NWAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Roberts Lane
|-
|-
|G|| ||style="text-align:left;"|Serangoon Road, Perumal Road
|G||{{NWAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Serangoon Road, Perumal Road
|-
|-
|H||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|City Green, City Square Mall
|H||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|City Green, City Square Mall
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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
|-
|-
!colspan=5 class="NEL" style="text-align:center;"|[[File:MRTFFF.png|20px|link=|alt=]] North East Line
!colspan=5 style="{{CSS/NEL|s=|t=}}text-align:center;"|{{Icon|MRT|W|20px|d=inline}} {{NEL|style={{CSS/NEL|bg=none|s=|t=}}}}
{{MRTTime|NEL|NE1|HarbourFront|06:02|06:01|06:22|23:48}}
{{Timing|NE1||06:02|06:03|06:23|23:48|nv=}}
{{MRTTime|NEL|NE17|Punggol|05:58|06:13|06:33|00:08}}
{{Timing|NE17||05:58|05:58|06:18|00:09|nv=}}
|}
|}


===Bus===
===Bus===
:''More travel information: [[Alternative Travel Method/Farrer Park|Alternative Travel Method]]''
{|class="wikitable"
{|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|07211|Sri Srinivasa Perumal Tp|G}}{{Bus|21|SBST}} {{Bus|23|SBST}} {{Bus|64|SBST}} {{Bus|65|SBST}} {{Bus|66|TTS}} {{Bus|67|SMRT}} {{Bus|125|SBST}} {{Bus|130|SBST}} {{Bus|139|SBST}} {{Bus|141|SBST}} {{Bus|147|SBST}} {{Bus|857|SMRT}} {{Bus|NR6|SMRT}}
{{BusGuide|{{BS50251}}| {{Exit/Cell|A}} }}{{Bus/131}} {{Bus/141}}
{{BusGuide|50251|Farrer Pk Stn|A}}{{Bus|131|SBST}} {{Bus|141|SBST}}  
{{BusGuide|{{BS50279}}| {{Exit/Cell|D}} }}{{Bus/141}}  
{{BusGuide|{{BS07211}}| {{Exit/Cell|G}} }}{{Bus/21}} {{Bus/23}} {{Bus/64}} {{Bus/65}} {{Bus/67}} {{Bus/125}} {{Bus/130}} {{Bus/139}} {{Bus/141}} {{Bus/147}} {{Bus/857}}
|}
|}


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NE8
Farrer Park
花拉公园
ஃபேரர் பார்க்
Farrer Park-NEL.png
*Graphic From SGTrains/Wikipedia/LTA
Statistics
Address 250 Race Course Road
Singapore 218703
Line(s) North East Line
Structure Underground
Connections Bus Taxi
Abbreviation FRP

Farrer Park (NE8) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North East Line.

History[edit]

Date Event
20 June 2003 Station officially opened

Artworks[edit]

  • NE8-Rhythmic Exuberance.png
    North East Line: Rhythmic Exuberance by Poh Siew Wah
    Wall murals on football, swimming and athletics exuberantly capture the surrounding area’s sporting past – a stadium and turf club were located here in pre-war days. The black ink brush drawings alternate with paintings of abstract shapes and lines in pastel colours to depict movement, dynamism and vibrancy.[1]

Layout[edit]

L1 Street Level City Square Mall
B1 Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Passenger Service Centre, Transitlink Ticket Office
B2
APlatform ➔ NE1HarbourFront Service Map
Platform A/B
BPlatform ➔ NE17Punggol Service Map

Exits[edit]

Exit Disabled-Access Location/Nearby
A Handicapped/disabled access Farrer Square (U/C)
B No Handicapped/disabled access Race Course Road, Tessensohn Road
C No Handicapped/disabled access Race Course Road, Birch Road
D Handicapped/disabled access Gloucester Road
E No Handicapped/disabled access Northumberland Road
F No Handicapped/disabled access Roberts Lane
G No Handicapped/disabled access Serangoon Road, Perumal Road
H Handicapped/disabled access City Green, City Square Mall
I Handicapped/disabled access City Green, City Square Mall

Transport Services[edit]

First/Last Train Timing[edit]

Destination First Train Last Train
Mon − Fri Sat Sun & P.H. Daily
icon North East Line
NE1HarbourFront 06:02 06:03 06:23 23:48
NE17Punggol 05:58 05:58 06:18 00:09

Bus[edit]

More travel information: Alternative Travel Method
Bus Stop Exit Bus Service
Farrer Pk Stn Exit A icon50251
Rangoon Rd
A
Farrer Pk Stn Exit D icon50279
Gloucester Rd
D
Aft Farrer Pk Stn Exit G icon07211
S'goon Rd
G

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Art in Transit". Land Transport Authority.
icon North East Line [ V • T • E ]
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 751A • 751C • 851E
Depots Sengkang
Others Bridging Service
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