Bencoolen station

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Bencoolen 明古连 பென்கூலன் DT21
Station Information
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	CollapseEvent
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	CC2 Bras 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
	APlatform ➔ DT1 BP6 DT1 BP6 Bukit Panjang ExpandService Map DT21 Bencoolen DT20 Fort Canning NE4 DT19 NE4 DT19 Chinatown DT18 Telok Ayer DT17 Downtown CE1 DT16 CE1 DT16 Bayfront CC4 DT15 CC4 DT15 Promenade DT14 Bugis DT13 Rochor NE7 DT12 NE7 DT12 Little India NS21 DT11 NS21 DT11 Newton DT10 TE11 DT10 TE11 Stevens CC19 DT9 CC19 DT9 Botanic Gardens DT8 Tan Kah Kee DT7 Sixth Avenue DT6 King Albert Park DT5 Beauty World DT4 Hume DT3 Hillview DT2 Cashew DT1 BP6 DT1 BP6 Bukit Panjang
	Platform A/B
	BPlatform ➔ CG1 DT35 CG1 DT35 Expo ExpandService Map CG1 DT35 CG1 DT35 Expo DT34 Upper Changi DT33 Tampines East EW2 DT32 Tampines DT31 Tampines West DT30 Bedok Reservoir DT29 Bedok North DT28 Kaki Bukit DT27 Ubi CC10 DT26 CC10 DT26 MacPherson DT25 Mattar DT24 Geylang Bahru DT23 Bendemeer DT22 Jalan Besar DT21 Bencoolen

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
DT1 BP6 DT1 BP6 Bukit Panjang	06:06	06:06	06:24	00:10
CG1 DT35 CG1 DT35 Expo	06:12	06:12	06:31	00:12

Bus

More travel information: Alternative Travel Method

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