City Hall station
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2 City Hall 政府大厦 நகர மண்டபம்  | |
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| Address | 150 North Bridge Road Singapore 179100 |
| Line(s) | North–South Line East–West Line |
| Connections | Bus, Taxi |
| Abbreviation | CTH |
City Hall (NS25/EW13) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North–South Line and the East–West Line, and serves as an interchange station between the two lines.
History
| Date | Event |
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| 12 December 1987 | Station officially opens |
| 4 November 1989 | Station interchanges with East West Line (Seperation of North South East West Lines) |
Emergency exercise
On June 5, 2008, 280 youths spent the night at City Hall, learning how to deal with an emergency in a train tunnel.
At around midnight, the young campers boarded a train and as the train departed, there was a simulated bomb explosion. They activated the detrainment ramps at both ends of the train, and evacuated to safety via an escape shaft. The students also used the items from their Ready Bags to "survive" the attack.[1]
2011 Train disruptions
- Refer to 2011 MRT disruptions for more information.
This station was part of 2011 MRT train disruptions on 15 and 17 December 2011, caused by a misalignment between the trains' current collector shoes, which collect power from the third rail, and the third rail itself. These were Singapore's two largest MRT disruptions at the time of occurrence.[2][3][4][5]
Blackout
A power failure and blackout occurred at the station on 6 July 2012 at about 1.30 pm, causing the upper platforms to turn pitch black. Air-conditioning and escalators also stopped functioning. Emergency lighting was turned on immediately after the incident occurred. However, train services were not affected by the incident.[6] Lighting was progressively restored from 2 pm, and was back to normal at 3.15 pm. All escalators have also been turned on.[7]
Art in Transit
There is a mural along the wall of the station called Vitreous Enamelled Mural by Simon Wong. However, this art piece is not under the Art in Transit scheme.
Layout
| L1 | Street Level | |
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| B1 | Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Passenger Service Centre, Transitlink Ticket Office |
| Linkway | CityLink Mall, One Raffles Link | |
| B2 | Platform A | North–South Line Template:Terminus |
| Platform A/B | ||
| Platform B | East–West Line Template:Terminus | |
| B3 | Platform C | North–South Line Template:Terminus |
| Platform C/D | ||
| Platform D | East–West Line Template:Terminus Template:Terminus | |
Exits
| Exit | Disabled-Access | Location/Nearby |
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| A |  |
Raffles City, Stamford Road |
| B | |
St. Andrew’s Cathedral, North Bridge Road, Stamford Road |
| C | |
Citylink Mall, Esplanade – Theatres On The Bay, Marina Square, One Raffles Link, Suntec City |
| D | |
Capitol Building |
Transport Services
Rail
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Bus
| Bus Stop | Exit | Bus Service |
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| 02049 | Raffles Hotel |
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| 04167 | City Hall Stn Exit B |
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| 04168 | Aft City Hall Stn Exit B |
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| 04111 | Capitol Bldg |
References
- ↑ "280 youths take part in emergency exercise in MRT tunnel". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
- ↑ "Singapore's MRT Breakdown Chaos Leaves Thousands Stranded". Ignatius Low (The Straits Times, 16 December 2011). Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ↑ "MRT breaks down again". Channel NewsAsia Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ↑ "North-South Line service resumes after 7-hour disruption". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ↑ "Service disruption on North-South Line on 17 Dec 2011". SMRT Cooperation.
- ↑ "Power blackout at City Hall MRT station". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ↑ "City Hall MRT lights, escalators back on after blackout". Channel NewsAsia Retrieved 6 July 2012.
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