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{{Infobox/Station
{{Infobox/Station
|Code={{Code|1|NEL|NE8}}
|TA1=RNE
|Code={{Code/1|NE8|{{CSS/NEL|nofg=|nobc=}}}}
|Name=Farrer Park<br>花拉公园<br>ஃபேரர் பார்க்
|Name=Farrer Park<br>花拉公园<br>ஃபேரர் பார்க்
|Img=[[File:Farrer Park-NEL.png|centre|300px]]
|Img=[[File:Farrer Park-NEL.png|centre|300px]]
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  {{Infoline|Address|250 Race Course Road<br>Singapore 218703}}
  {{Infoline|Address|250 Race Course Road<br>Singapore 218703}}
  {{Infoline|Line(s)|{{NEL}}}}
  {{Infoline|Line(s)|{{NEL}}}}
{{Infoline|Structure|Underground}}
  {{Infoline|Connections|[[File:Bus Logo.png|25px|link=|alt=Bus]] [[File:Taxi Logo.png|25px|link=|alt=Taxi]]}}
  {{Infoline|Connections|[[File:Bus Logo.png|25px|link=|alt=Bus]] [[File:Taxi Logo.png|25px|link=|alt=Taxi]]}}
  {{Infoline|Abbreviation|FRP}}
  {{Infoline|Abbreviation|FRP}}
}}
}}


'''Farrer Park (NE8)''' is an underground [[Mass Rapid Transit]] (MRT) station on the {{NEL}}.
'''Farrer Park (NE8)''' is a [[Mass Rapid Transit]] (MRT) station on the {{NEL}}.


==History==
==History==
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!width=150|Date!!Event
!width=150|Date!!Event
|-
|-
|15–16 February 2003||Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) Shelter Open House
|20 June 2003||Station officially opened
|-
|20 June 2003||Station officially opens
|}
|}


==Art in Transit==
==Artworks==
''Rhythmic Exuberance'' by Poh Siew Wah captured the spirit of the locality's sporting heritage with the Horse Racing and Soccer series of artworks.
*[[File:NE8-Rhythmic Exuberance.png|300px]]<br>{{NEL}}: ''Rhythmic Exuberance'' by Poh Siew Wah<br>Wall murals on football, swimming and athletics exuberantly capture the surrounding area’s sporting past – a stadium and turf club were located here in pre-war days. The black ink brush drawings alternate with paintings of abstract shapes and lines in pastel colours to depict movement, dynamism and vibrancy.<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>
 
''Aeroplane'' by Poh Siew Wah paid tribute to the first aeroplane landing in Singapore in 1911 at the Old Racecourse Road in Farrer Park.<ref>[http://www.artoutreachprogram.org/images/pdfs/AI%2005%20Art%20Auction.pdf "Art Invitational"] (2005). Page 15. Art Outreach Singapore. Retrieved 29 Jan 2009</ref><ref>[http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_1582_2009-10-07.html "Art in Transit"] (10 August 2009). Bruce Quek (National Library Board Singapore) Retrieved 29 January 2012.</ref>


==Layout==
==Layout==
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!width=25|B1
!width=25|B1
|width=125|Concourse
|width=125|Concourse
|Faregates, General Ticketing Machines, Passenger Service Centre, Transitlink Ticket Office
|Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Passenger Service Centre, Transitlink Ticket Office
|-
|-
!rowspan=3|B2
!rowspan=3|B2
|Platform A||{{RailRoute/1|NEL|right|{{Code|1|NEL|NE8}}<br>{{Stn|Farrer Park}}|{{NE1}}}}
|colspan=2|{{Route/1|NEL|A|l|{{CurrentStn|NE8|l=}}|{{NextStn|NE7}}|{{NextStn|NE1}}}}
|-
|-
|colspan=2 class="platform"|Platform A/B
|colspan=2 class="platform"|Platform A/B
|-
|-
|Platform B||{{RailRoute/1|NEL|left|{{NE17}}|{{Code|1|NEL|NE8}}<br>{{Stn|Farrer Park}}}}
|colspan=2|{{Route/1|NEL|B|r|{{NextStn|NE17}}|{{NextStn|NE9}}|{{CurrentStn|NE8|r=}}}}
|}
|}


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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="NEL" style="text-align:center;"|[[File:MRTFFF.png|20px|link=|alt=]] North East Line
!colspan=5 style="{{CSS/NEL|nofg=|nobc=|bc=}}text-align:center;"|[[File:MRTFFF.png|20px|link=|alt=]] {{NEL|style={{CSS/NEL|nobg=|nofg=|nobc=|bc=}}}}
{{MRTTime|NEL|NE1|HarbourFront|06:02|06:01|06:22|23:48}}
{{Timing|NE1||06:02|06:01|06:22|23:48|nv=}}
{{MRTTime|NEL|NE17|Punggol|05:58|06:13|06:33|00:08}}
{{Timing|NE17||05:58|06:13|06:33|00:08|nv=}}
|}
|}


Revision as of 18:27, 2 September 2020


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     and
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     will call at a pair of new bus stops along Tanjong Rhu Road to enhance connectivity to the upcoming Tanjong Rhu Station on the Thomson-East Coast Line. Please refer here for more information.
Template:Code/1
Farrer Park
花拉公园
ஃபேரர் பார்க்
Farrer Park-NEL.png
*Graphic From SGTrains/Wikipedia/LTA
Statistics
Address 250 Race Course Road
Singapore 218703
Line(s) North East Line
Structure Underground
Connections File:Bus Logo.png File:Taxi Logo.png
Abbreviation FRP

Farrer Park (NE8) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North East Line.

History

Date Event
20 June 2003 Station officially opened

Artworks

  • NE8-Rhythmic Exuberance.png
    North East Line: Rhythmic Exuberance by Poh Siew Wah
    Wall murals on football, swimming and athletics exuberantly capture the surrounding area’s sporting past – a stadium and turf club were located here in pre-war days. The black ink brush drawings alternate with paintings of abstract shapes and lines in pastel colours to depict movement, dynamism and vibrancy.[1]

Layout

L1 Street Level City Square Mall
B1 Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Passenger Service Centre, Transitlink Ticket Office
B2
APlatform NE8Farrer ParkNE7DT12Little IndiaNE1CC29HarbourFront
Platform A/B
BPlatform NE17PTCPunggolNE9Boon KengNE8Farrer Park

Exits

Exit Disabled-Access Location/Nearby
A Handicapped/disabled access Farrer Square (U/C)
B Race Course Road, Tessensohn Road
C Handicapped/disabled access Race Course Road, Birch Road
D Gloucester Road
E Northumberland Road
F Roberts Lane
G Serangoon Road, Perumal Road
H Handicapped/disabled access City Green, City Square Mall
I Handicapped/disabled access City Green, City Square Mall

Transport Services

First/Last Train Timing

Destination First Train Last Train
Mon − Fri Sat Sun & P.H. Daily
File:MRTFFF.png North East Line
NE1HarbourFront 06:02 06:01 06:22 23:48
NE17Punggol 05:58 06:13 06:33 00:08

Bus

Bus Stop Exit Bus Service
07211 Sri Srinivasa Perumal Tp
21
23
64
65
66
67
125
130
139
141
147
857
NR6
50251 Farrer Pk Stn
131
141

References

  1. ↑ "Art in Transit". Land Transport Authority.
icon North East Line [ V • T • E ]
Stations HarbourFront • Outram Park • Chinatown • Clarke Quay • Dhoby Ghaut • Little India • Farrer Park • Boon Keng • Potong Pasir • Woodleigh • Serangoon • Kovan • Hougang • Buangkok • Sengkang • Punggol
North East Line extension: Punggol Coast
Rolling Stock 751A • 751C • 851E
Depots Sengkang
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