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|Name=Bras Basah<br>百胜<br>பிராஸ் பாசா
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{{Infoline|Address|65 Bras Basah Road<br>Singapore 189561}}
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{{Infoline|Abbreviation|BBS}}
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'''Bras Basah (CC2)''' is an underground [[Mass Rapid Transit]] (MRT) station on the {{CCL}}.
'''Bras Basah (CC2)''' is an underground [[Mass Rapid Transit]] (MRT) station on the {{CCL}}. It is the second deepest MRT station with the deepest point at 35m below ground level. It also houses the longest escalator, at 41 m which stretches from the ticket concourse to the transfer level and takes approximately one minute to travel.<ref>[//www.lta.gov.sg/data/apps/news/press/2010/Bras%2520Basah%2520Station%2520Factsheet.pdf "Factsheet Bras Basah Station"]. Land Transport Authority (16 April 2010). Retrieved 30 March 2016.</ref> To let light into the station, a reflective pool of water with glass panels outside Singapore Management University was created.
 
The station was commissioned through the Marina Line Architectural Design Competition jointly organized by Land Transport Authority and Singapore Institute of Architects. The competition required no track record and is acknowledged by the industry as one of the best run competitions held in Singapore to date. In 2009, "Best Transport Building" was awarded to the designers at WOHA Architects at the World Architecture Festival.<ref>[//www.worldbuildingsdirectory.com/project.cfm?id=1780 "Bras Basah Mass Rapid Transit Station"] World Buildings Director. Retrieved 11 October 2013.</ref>


==History==
==History==
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The station was commissioned through the Marina Line Architectural Design Competition jointly organized by Land Transport Authority and Singapore Institute of Architects. The competition required no track record and is acknowledged by the industry as one of the best run competitions held in Singapore to date.
==Artworks==
 
*{{CCL}}: ''The Amazing Neverending Underwater Adventures!'' by Tan Kai Syng<br>The artist plays the protagonist, Desyphus, a “Perpetual Commuter” on an adventure on the {{CCL|b=}}. The videos projected on the wall below the station’s water-filled glass skylight takes commuters through themes of travel, time, memory and the train line.<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. Retrieved 22 June 2020.</ref>
In 2009, "Best Transport Building" was awarded to the designers at WOHA Architects at the World Architecture Festival.<ref>[//www.worldbuildingsdirectory.com/project.cfm?id=1780 "Bras Basah Mass Rapid Transit Station"] World Buildings Director. Retrieved 11 October 2013.</ref>
 
==Architecture==
The station is 35 metres below ground and its platforms is located at basement 5. It was the deepest station from its opening until 22 December 2013 when the Downtown Line at {{Stn|Promenade| station}} was completed. It is also the station with the longest escalator, at 41 metres which stretches from the ticket concourse to the transfer level and takes approximately one minute to travel.<ref>[//www.lta.gov.sg/data/apps/news/press/2010/Bras%2520Basah%2520Station%2520Factsheet.pdf "Factsheet Bras Basah Station"]. Land Transport Authority (16 April 2010). Retrieved 30 March 2016.</ref>
 
To let light into the station, a reflective pool of water with glass panels outside Singapore Management University was created.
 
==Art in Transit==
A video work was commissioned for the Art in Transit for this station. It is presented in 29 units of sound and images, forming a narrative of an action figure caught in a Chain of Wonderful Underwater Adventures. It is displayed in the evening at the concourse level of the station.


==Layout==
==Layout==
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Bras Basah
百胜
பிராஸ் பாசா
Bras Basah-CCL.png
*Graphic From SGTrains/Wikipedia/LTA
Statistics
Address 65 Bras Basah Road
Singapore 189561
Line(s) Circle Line
Connections File:Bus Logo.png File:Taxi Logo.png
Abbreviation BBS

Bras Basah (CC2) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle Line. It is the second deepest MRT station with the deepest point at 35m below ground level. It also houses the longest escalator, at 41 m which stretches from the ticket concourse to the transfer level and takes approximately one minute to travel.[1] To let light into the station, a reflective pool of water with glass panels outside Singapore Management University was created.

The station was commissioned through the Marina Line Architectural Design Competition jointly organized by Land Transport Authority and Singapore Institute of Architects. The competition required no track record and is acknowledged by the industry as one of the best run competitions held in Singapore to date. In 2009, "Best Transport Building" was awarded to the designers at WOHA Architects at the World Architecture Festival.[2]

History

Date Event
17 April 2010 Station officially opens

Artworks

  • Circle Line: The Amazing Neverending Underwater Adventures! by Tan Kai Syng
    The artist plays the protagonist, Desyphus, a “Perpetual Commuter” on an adventure on the Circle Line. The videos projected on the wall below the station’s water-filled glass skylight takes commuters through themes of travel, time, memory and the train line.[3]

Layout

L1 Street Level Singapore Art Museum, Singapore Management University, DT21Bencoolen
B1 Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Passenger Service Centre
B2 Service Level Restricted access
B3 Service Level Restricted access
B4 Transfer Hall between Concourse and Platforms
B5
BPlatform CC2Bras BasahCC1NS24NE6Dhoby Ghaut
Platform A/B
Template:Route/2

Exits

Exit Disabled-Access Location/Nearby
A Singapore Art Museum, NTUC Trade Union House
B Handicapped/disabled access Singapore Management University
C Handicapped/disabled access Singapore Management University
D Manulife Centre
E Singapore Art Museum, Manulife Centre

Transport Services

First/Last Train Timing

Destination First Train Last Train
Mon − Fri Sat Sun & P.H. Daily
File:MRT000.png Circle Line
CC1Dhoby Ghaut 05:54 05:54 06:21 00:03
CC29HarbourFront 05:39 05:39 06:06 22:50
CC26Pasir Panjang – – – 23:20
CC23one-north – – – 23:36
CC17Caldecott – – – 00:03
CC11Tai Seng – – – 00:11

Bus

Bus Stop Exit Bus Service
01012 Hotel Grand Pacific
 		2 7 12 12e 32 33 51 61 63 80 175
04179 Aft Bras Basah Stn Exit A
 		7 14 14e 16 16M 36 77 106 111 131 162 162M 167 167e 171 175 502 502A 518 518A 652 656 660 663 665 700 700A 850E 857 951E
04121 SMU
 		7 7A 14 14e 16 16M 36 77 106 111 124 131 147 162 162M 166 167 167e 171 174 174e 175 190 652 656 660 663 665 700 700A 850E 857 951E 971E
04151 Cath of The Good Shepherd
 		130 133 145 197 851 851e 960 960e
04019 Opp Bencoolen Stn Exit B
 		131 147 166 857

References

  1. ↑ "Factsheet Bras Basah Station". Land Transport Authority (16 April 2010). Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Bras Basah Mass Rapid Transit Station" World Buildings Director. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Art in Transit". Land Transport Authority. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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