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|Name=Bras Basah<br>百胜<br>பிராஸ் பாசா
|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|Connections|[[File:Bus Logo.png|25px|link=|alt=Bus]] [[File:Taxi Logo.png|25px|link=|alt=Taxi]]}}
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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 a [[Mass Rapid Transit]] (MRT) station on the {{CCL}}. It is the second deepest station with a depth of 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 name='factsheet'>[//eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/wayback/20130219033256/app.lta.gov.sg/data/apps/news/press/2010/Bras%20Basah%20Station%20Factsheet.pdf "Factsheet Bras Basah Station"]. Land Transport Authority. Archived on 19 February 2013.</ref>


==History==
==History==
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!width=150|Date!!Event
!width=150|Date!!Event
|-
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|17 April 2010||Station officially opens
|17 April 2010||Station officially opened
|}
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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==
 
*[[File:CC2-The Amazing Neverending Underwater Adventures.png|300px]]<br>{{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.</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>
*[[File:CC2-Sea Port of Singapore.png|300px]]<br>{{CCL}}: ''Sea Port of Singapore'' by Jaafar Latiff
*[[File:CC2-Vibrant Singapore.png|300px]]<br>{{CCL}}: ''Vibrant Singapore'' by Thang Kiang How


==Architecture==
==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>
The station design by WOHA resolves two conditions needed for the station: allowing a visual connection to the exterior to enhance the travel experience for the commuters, and enabling the station to blend into the landscape in the historic district and park location. A reflection pool, which also acts as the station roof, allows skylight to enter the station, and functions as a landscape element on the surface. With skylight entering the station, minimal artificial light is required for the station during the day. The natural light allows improvement in way-finding and safety for the commuters.<ref name='architectureau'>[//web.archive.org/web/20180110093517/https://architectureau.com/articles/bras-basah-mass-rapid/ "Bras Basah Mass Rapid Transit Station, Singapore"]. ArchitectureAU. Archived on 10 January 2018.</ref> The ventilation shafts of the station also blended into the landscape, avoiding any blocking of view lines across the site to the surrounding civic buildings.<ref name="woha">[//www.world-architects.com/en/woha-singapore/project/bras-basah-mass-rapid-transit-mrt-station "Bras Basah Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Station"]. World-Architects.</ref>
 
To let light into the station, a reflective pool of water with glass panels outside Singapore Management University was created.


==Art in Transit==
The station design was commissioned through the Marina Line Architectural Design Competition jointly organised by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and the Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA). At the 2001 SIA Awards, the SIA awarded LTA the prize for ‘Excellence in Architectural Design Competitions’.<ref name='factsheet'/> In 2009, the station was awarded the "Best Transport Building" at the World Architecture Festival, on the basis that the design gives "precedence to the surrounding, historically important, colonial structures, creating a piazza-like urban space to the station underneath" and noted the design's functionality to allow natural light into the station.<ref>[//web.archive.org/web/20120220170044/www.worldbuildingsdirectory.com/project.cfm?id=1780 "Bras Basah Mass Rapid Transit Station"]. World Buildings Director. Archived on 20 February 2012.</ref> The station later won the Award for International Architecture at the AIA's 2010 National Architecture Awards.<ref name='architectureau'/> In addition, it won the Chicago Athenaeum and the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and International Architecture Awards in 2011.<ref>[//web.archive.org/web/20200717112010/www.chi-athenaeum.org/assets/pdf_archives/intarch/archive-2011-International-Arch-awards.pdf "The International Architectural Awards - 2011"]. The Chicago Athenaeum. Archived on 17 July 2020.</ref>
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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!L1
!L1
|Street Level
|Street Level
|Singapore Art Museum, Singapore Management University
|Singapore Art Museum, Singapore Management University, {{DT21| }}
|-
|-
!width=25|B1
!width=25|B1
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|-
|-
!rowspan=3|B5
!rowspan=3|B5
|Platform B||{{RailRoute/1|CCL|right|{{Code|1|CCL|CC2}}<br>{{Stn|Bras Basah}}|{{CC1}}}}
|colspan=2|{{Route/4|CCL|B|l|{{CurrentStn|CC2|l=}}|{{NextStn|CC1}}}}
|-
|-
|colspan=2 class="platform"|Platform A/B
|colspan=2 class="platform"|Platform A/B
|-
|-
|Platform A||{{RailRoute/2|CCL|left|{{CC29}}|{{CC15}}|{{Code|1|CCL|CC2}}<br>{{Stn|Bras Basah}}}}
|colspan=2|{{Route/2|CCL|A|r|{{NextStn|CC29}}|{{NextStn|CC15}}|{{NextStn|CC3}}|{{CurrentStn|CC2|r=}}}}
|}
|}


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!width=50|Exit!!width=50|Disabled-Access!!Location/Nearby
!width=50|Exit!!width=50|Disabled-Access!!Location/Nearby
|-
|-
|A|| ||style="text-align:left;"|Singapore Art Museum, NTUC Trade Union House
|A||{{NWAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Singapore Art Museum, NTUC Trade Union House
|-
|-
|B||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Singapore Management University
|B||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Singapore Management University
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|C||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Singapore Management University
|C||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Singapore Management University
|-
|-
|D|| ||style="text-align:left;"|Manulife Centre
|D||{{NWAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Manulife Centre
|-
|-
|E|| ||style="text-align:left;"|Singapore Art Museum, Manulife Centre
|E||{{NWAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Singapore Art Museum, Manulife Centre
|}
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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="CCL" style="text-align:center;"|[[File:MRT000.png|20px|link=|alt=]] Circle Line
!colspan=5 style="{{CSS/CCL|s=|t=}}text-align:center;"|{{Icon|MRT|B|20px|d=inline}} {{CCL|style={{CSS/CCL|bg=none|s=|t=}}}}
{{MRTTime|CCL|CC1|Dhoby Ghaut|05:54|05:54|06:21|00:03}}
{{Timing|CC1||05:54|05:54|06:21|00:03|nv=}}
{{MRTTime|CCL|CC29|HarbourFront|05:39|05:39|06:06|22:50}}
{{Timing|CC29||05:39|05:39|06:06|22:50|nv=}}
{{MRTTime|CCL|CC26|Pasir Panjang|L=23:20}}
{{Timing|CC26||L=23:20|nv=}}
{{MRTTime|CCL|CC23|one-north|L=23:36}}
{{Timing|CC23||L=23:36|nv=}}
{{MRTTime|CCL|CC17|Caldecott|L=00:03}}
{{Timing|CC17||L=00:03|nv=}}
{{MRTTime|CCL|CC11|Tai Seng|L=00:11}}
{{Timing|CC11||L=00:11|nv=}}
|}
|}


===Bus===
===Bus===
:''More travel information: [[Alternative Travel Method/Bras Basah|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
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{{BusGuide|{{BS01012}}|A}}{{Bus/2}} {{Bus/7}} {{Bus/12}} {{Bus/12|a=e}} {{Bus/32}} {{Bus/33}} {{Bus/51}} {{Bus/61}} {{Bus/63}} {{Bus/80}} {{Bus/175}}
{{BusGuide|04179|NTUC Income Ctr|A}}{{Bus|7|SBST}} {{Bus|14|SBST}} {{Bus|14e|SBST}} {{Bus|16|SBST}} {{Bus|36|GAS}} {{Bus|77|TTS}} {{Bus|106|TTS}} {{Bus|111|SBST}} {{Bus|128|SBST}} {{Bus|131|SBST}} {{Bus|162|SBST}} {{Bus|162M|SBST}} {{Bus|167|SMRT}} {{Bus|167e|SMRT}} {{Bus|171|SMRT}} {{Bus|175|SBST}} {{Bus|502|SBST}} {{Bus|502A|SBST}} {{Bus|518|GAS}} {{Bus|518A|GAS}} {{Bus|652}} {{Bus|656|SMRT}} {{Bus|660|SBST}} {{Bus|663|TTS}} {{Bus|665|TTS}} {{Bus|700|SMRT}} {{Bus|700A|SMRT}} {{Bus|850E|SBST}} {{Bus|857|SMRT}} {{Bus|951E|SMRT}}
{{BusGuide|{{BS04179}}|A}}{{Bus/7}} {{Bus/14}} {{Bus/14|a=e}} {{Bus/16}} {{Bus/16|a=M}} {{Bus/36}} {{Bus/77}} {{Bus/106}} {{Bus/111}} {{Bus/131}} {{Bus/162}} {{Bus/162|a=M}} {{Bus/167}} {{Bus/175}} {{Bus/502}} {{Bus/502|a=A}} {{Bus/518}} {{Bus/518|a=A}} {{Bus/652}} {{Bus/656}} {{Bus/660}} {{Bus/663}} {{Bus/665}} {{Bus/850|a=E}} {{Bus/857}} {{Bus/951|a=E}}
{{BusGuide|04121|SMU|B}}{{Bus|7|SBST}} {{Bus|7A|SBST}} {{Bus|14|SBST}} {{Bus|14e|SBST}} {{Bus|16|SBST}} {{Bus|36|GAS}} {{Bus|77|TTS}} {{Bus|106|TTS}} {{Bus|111|SBST}} {{Bus|124|SBST}} {{Bus|128|SBST}} {{Bus|131|SBST}} {{Bus|147|SBST}} {{Bus|162|SBST}} {{Bus|162M|SBST}} {{Bus|166|SBST}} {{Bus|167|SMRT}} {{Bus|167e|SMRT}} {{Bus|171|SMRT}} {{Bus|174|SBST}} {{Bus|174e|SBST}} {{Bus|175|SBST}} {{Bus|190|SMRT}} {{Bus|652}} {{Bus|656|SMRT}} {{Bus|660|SBST}} {{Bus|663|TTS}} {{Bus|665|TTS}} {{Bus|700|SMRT}} {{Bus|700A|SMRT}} {{Bus|850E|SBST}} {{Bus|857|SMRT}} {{Bus|951E|SMRT}} {{Bus|971E|SMRT}}
{{BusGuide|{{BS04121}}|B}}{{Bus/7}} {{Bus/14}} {{Bus/14|a=e}} {{Bus/16}} {{Bus/16|a=M}} {{Bus/36}} {{Bus/77}} {{Bus/106}} {{Bus/111}} {{Bus/124}} {{Bus/131}} {{Bus/147}} {{Bus/162}} {{Bus/162|a=M}} {{Bus/166}} {{Bus/167}} {{Bus/174}} {{Bus/174|a=e}} {{Bus/175}} {{Bus/190}} {{Bus/652}} {{Bus/656}} {{Bus/660}} {{Bus/663}} {{Bus/665}} {{Bus/850|a=E}} {{Bus/857}} {{Bus/951|a=E}}
{{BusGuide|04151|Cath of The Good Shepherd|B}}{{Bus|130|SBST}} {{Bus|133|SBST}} {{Bus|145|SBST}} {{Bus|197|SBST}} {{Bus|851|SBST}} {{Bus|851e|SBST}} {{Bus|960|SMRT}} {{Bus|960e|SMRT}}
{{BusGuide|{{BS04151}}|B}}{{Bus/130}} {{Bus/133}} {{Bus/145}} {{Bus/197}} {{Bus/851}} {{Bus/851|a=e}} {{Bus/960}} {{Bus/960|a=e}}
{{BusGuide|04019|Manulife Ctr|D}}{{Bus|131|SBST}} {{Bus|147|SBST}} {{Bus|166|SBST}} {{Bus|857|SMRT}}
{{BusGuide|{{BS04019}}|D}}{{Bus/131}} {{Bus/147}} {{Bus/166}} {{Bus/857}}
|}
|}



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CC2
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
Structure Underground
Connections Bus Taxi
Abbreviation BBS

Bras Basah (CC2) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle Line. It is the second deepest station with a depth of 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]

History

Date Event
17 April 2010 Station officially opened

Artworks

  • CC2-The Amazing Neverending Underwater Adventures.png
    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.[2]
  • CC2-Sea Port of Singapore.png
    Circle Line: Sea Port of Singapore by Jaafar Latiff
  • CC2-Vibrant Singapore.png
    Circle Line: Vibrant Singapore by Thang Kiang How

Architecture

The station design by WOHA resolves two conditions needed for the station: allowing a visual connection to the exterior to enhance the travel experience for the commuters, and enabling the station to blend into the landscape in the historic district and park location. A reflection pool, which also acts as the station roof, allows skylight to enter the station, and functions as a landscape element on the surface. With skylight entering the station, minimal artificial light is required for the station during the day. The natural light allows improvement in way-finding and safety for the commuters.[3] The ventilation shafts of the station also blended into the landscape, avoiding any blocking of view lines across the site to the surrounding civic buildings.[4]

The station design was commissioned through the Marina Line Architectural Design Competition jointly organised by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and the Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA). At the 2001 SIA Awards, the SIA awarded LTA the prize for ‘Excellence in Architectural Design Competitions’.[1] In 2009, the station was awarded the "Best Transport Building" at the World Architecture Festival, on the basis that the design gives "precedence to the surrounding, historically important, colonial structures, creating a piazza-like urban space to the station underneath" and noted the design's functionality to allow natural light into the station.[5] The station later won the Award for International Architecture at the AIA's 2010 National Architecture Awards.[3] In addition, it won the Chicago Athenaeum and the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and International Architecture Awards in 2011.[6]

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 No Handicapped/disabled access Singapore Art Museum, NTUC Trade Union House
B Handicapped/disabled access Singapore Management University
C Handicapped/disabled access Singapore Management University
D No Handicapped/disabled access Manulife Centre
E No Handicapped/disabled access Singapore Art Museum, Manulife Centre

Transport Services

First/Last Train Timing

Destination First Train Last Train
Mon − Fri Sat Sun & P.H. Daily
icon 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

More travel information: Alternative Travel Method
Bus Stop Exit Bus Service
Hotel Grand Pacific icon01012
Victoria St
A
2
7
12
12e
32
33
51
61
63
80
175
Aft Bras Basah Stn Exit A icon04179
Bras Basah Rd
A
7
14
14e
16
16M
36
77
106
111
131
162
162M
167
175
502
502A
518
518A
652
656
660
663
665
850E
857
951E
SMU icon04121
Stamford Rd
B
7
14
14e
16
16M
36
77
106
111
124
131
147
162
162M
166
167
174
174e
175
190
652
656
660
663
665
850E
857
951E
Cath of The Good Shepherd icon04151
Victoria St
B
130
133
145
197
851
851e
960
960e
Opp Bencoolen Stn Exit B icon04019
Bencoolen St
D
131
147
166
857

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Factsheet Bras Basah Station". Land Transport Authority. Archived on 19 February 2013.
  2. "Art in Transit". Land Transport Authority.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Bras Basah Mass Rapid Transit Station, Singapore". ArchitectureAU. Archived on 10 January 2018.
  4. "Bras Basah Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Station". World-Architects.
  5. "Bras Basah Mass Rapid Transit Station". World Buildings Director. Archived on 20 February 2012.
  6. "The International Architectural Awards - 2011". The Chicago Athenaeum. Archived on 17 July 2020.
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