Bencoolen station

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1 Bencoolen 明古连 பென்கூலன்*Graphic From SGTrains/Wikipedia/LTA
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Address	31 Bencoolen Street Singapore 189658
Line(s)	Downtown Line
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Abbreviation	BCL

Bencoolen (DT21) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Downtown Line.

It is the deepest MRT station in Singapore at 43m below ground along with Promenade Station.

History

Date	Event
21 October 2017	Station officially opens

Art in Transit

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.

Layout

L1	Street Level
B1	Service Level	Restricted access
B2	Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Passenger Service Centre
B3	Service Level	Restricted access
B4	Service Level	Restricted access
B5	Service Level	Restricted access
B6	Platform A	Downtown Line Template:Terminus
	Platform A/B
	Platform B	Downtown Line Template:Terminus

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

Rail

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Bus

Bus Stop	Exit	Bus Service
04019	Opp Bencoolen Stn Exit B	131 147 166 857
04029	Bef Bencoolen Stn Exit A	64 65 139
08069	Bencoolen Stn Exit B	7 14 14e 16 36 77 106 111 124 128 162 162M 167 171 174 174e 175 190 502 502A 518 518A 652 656 660 663 665 700 700A 850E 951E NR7

References

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