Bencoolen station

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DT21 Bencoolen 明古连 பென்கூலன் *Graphic From SGTrains/Wikipedia/LTA
Statistics
Address	31 Bencoolen Street Singapore 189658
Line(s)	Downtown Line
Structure	Underground
Connections
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

Date	Event
21 October 2017	Station officially opened

Artworks

• 
  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.

Layout

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	Template:Route/2
	Platform A/B
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Exits

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

Transport Services

First/Last Train Timing

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

Bus

More travel information: Alternative Travel Method

Bus Stop	Exit	Bus Service
Opp Bencoolen Stn Exit B 04019 Bencoolen St	A	131 147 166 857
Bef Bencoolen Stn Exit A 04029 Bencoolen St	A	64 65 139
Bencoolen Stn Exit B 08069 Bras Basah Rd	B	7 14 14e 16 16M 36 77 106 111 124 162 162M 167 174 174e 175 190 502 502A 518 518A 652 656 660 663 665 850E 951E