Bencoolen station

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      75
      will be shortened to terminate at Bukit Merah Int from Gali Batu Ter.
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      121
      will be amended to start from Shenton Way Ter.
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      162
      will be shortened to loop at Sin Ming Dr from Yio Chu Kang Int and converted to full-day service.
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      162M
      will be discontinued.
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      167
      will operate at a reduced frequency of 30-minute intervals.
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      859
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      980
      from Sembawang Int will be brought forward to depart at 5:30am on weekdays and Saturdays, and 5:45am on Sundays and public holidays while the last bus towards Sembawang Int from the bus stop opposite Novena Church (B/S 50031) will be extended till 12:30am daily. In addition, its frequency will also be enhanced, especially along sectors parallel to bus service
      167
      .
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    84
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SMRT Buses
  • From Sunday, 17 December 2023, to enhance connectivity to Woodlands South MRT station and Woodlands Health Campus, bus services
    900
    and
    900A
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    900
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SMRT Buses
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    964
    from Woodlands Int will be extended till 10:45pm on Saturdays. In addition, it will also operate on Sundays and public holidays. Please refer here for more information.

SBS Transit
  • From Sunday, 17 December 2023, the daily operating hours of Service
    248M
    will be extended to 11.15pm to improve accessibility to the Tuas Port. Service
    248
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    248M
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DT21
Bencoolen
明古连
பென்கூலன்
Bencoolen-DTL.png
*Graphic From SGTrains/Wikipedia/LTA
Statistics
Address 31 Bencoolen Street
Singapore 189658
Line(s) Downtown Line
Structure Underground
Connections Bus Taxi
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[edit]

Date Event
21 October 2017 Station officially opened

Artworks[edit]

  • DT21-Tracing Memories.png
    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.[1]

Layout[edit]

L1 Street Level CC2Bras 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 DT1Bukit Panjang Service Map
Platform A/B
BPlatform DT35Expo Service Map

Exits[edit]

Exit Disabled-Access Location/Nearby
A Handicapped/disabled access Bencoolen Street, Middle Road, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA)
B Handicapped/disabled access Bras Basah Road, Bencoolen Street
C Handicapped/disabled access Singapore Management University (SMU)

Transport Services[edit]

First/Last Train Timing[edit]

Destination First Train Last Train
Mon − Fri Sat Sun & P.H. Daily
icon Downtown Line
DT1Bukit Panjang 06:06 06:06 06:24 00:10
DT35Expo 06:12 06:12 06:31 00:12

Bus[edit]

More travel information: Alternative Travel Method
Bus Stop Exit Bus Service
Opp Bencoolen Stn Exit B icon04019
Bencoolen St
B
131
147
166
857
Bef Bencoolen Stn Exit A icon04029
Bencoolen St
A
64
65
139
Bencoolen Stn Exit B icon08069
Bras Basah Rd
B
7
14
14e
16
16M
36
77
106
111
124
162
162M
167
174
174e
175
190
502
502A
518
518A
652
656
660
663
665
850E
951E

References[edit]

  1. "Art in Transit". Land Transport Authority.
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