Raffles Place station

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      75
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      121
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      162
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      162M
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      167
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      859
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      980
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      167
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    84
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    900
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    900
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    964
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    248M
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    248
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    248M
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NS26EW14
Raffles Place
莱佛士坊
ராஃபிள்ஸ் பிளேஸ்
Raffles Place-NSL-EWL.png
*Graphic From SGTrains/Wikipedia/LTA
Statistics
Address 5 Raffles Place
Singapore 048618
Line(s) North–South Line
East–West Line
Structure Underground
Connections Bus Taxi
Abbreviation RFP

Raffles Place (NS26/EW14) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North–South Line and the East–West Line. It used to be the largest and deepest MRT station with a depth of 21.4m below ground level.

History[edit]

Date Event
12 December 1987 Station officially opened
4 November 1989 Station interchanged with East–West Line (former North–South Line)
11 January 2004 Station involved in Exercise Northstar IV (Counter terrorism)[1]
8 January 2006 Station involved in Exercise Northstar V (Counter terrorism)[2]
7 July 2009 Station involved in Exercise Northstar VII (Counter terrorism)[3]

Artworks[edit]

  • NS26-Pageant of Singapore History.png
    North–South Line & East–West Line: Pageant of Singapore's History by Than Kiang How & Lim Sew Yong
    Measuring 41m long and 1.8m high, the wall murals reflect the early history of Singapore from a fishing village through the industrial revolution and development of the island into a tourist resort culminating in the construction of the MRT.

Layout[edit]

L1 Street Level
B1 Linkway
B2 Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Passenger Service Centre, Transitlink Ticket Office
B3
APlatform EW1Pasir RisCG2Changi Airport via EW4CGTanah Merah Service Map
Platform A/B
BPlatform NS1Jurong East Service Map
B4
CPlatform EW33Tuas Link Service Map
Platform C/D
DPlatform NS28Marina South Pier Service Map

Exits[edit]

Exit Disabled-Access Location/Nearby
A No Handicapped/disabled access Raffles Place Park, Malacca Street, One Raffles Place
B No Handicapped/disabled access Raffles Place Park, Battery Road
C No Handicapped/disabled access Ocean Financial Centre
D Handicapped/disabled access Republic Plaza
E No Handicapped/disabled access Ocean Financial Centre
F No Handicapped/disabled access Cecil Street, Robinson Road
G No Handicapped/disabled access Chulia Street, Battery Road
H No Handicapped/disabled access Chartered Bank Bldg
I No Handicapped/disabled access One Finalyson Green Ascott Singapore (Raffles Place)
J No Handicapped/disabled access Marina Bay Financial Centre, Marina Bay Link Mall, The Sail @ Marina Bay
K No Handicapped/disabled access One Raffles Place
L No Handicapped/disabled access One Raffles Place
M Handicapped/disabled access CIMB Plaza

Transport Services[edit]

First/Last Train Timing[edit]

Destination First Train Last Train
Mon − Fri Sat Sun & P.H. Daily
icon North–South Line
NS1Jurong East 06:03 06:03 06:28 23:53
NS7Kranji 00:08
NS28Marina South Pier 05:56 05:56 06:21 23:55
icon East–West Line
EW1Pasir Ris 05:59 05:59 06:27 00:08
EW33Tuas Link 06:00 06:00 06:26 23:58

Bus[edit]

More travel information: Alternative Travel Method
Bus Stop Exit Bus Service
OUE Bayfront icon03019
Collyer Quay
A
10
10e
57
70
75
100
107
130
131
162
167
196
196e
652
656
660
663
665
850E
951E
OCBC Ctr icon05319
Church St
A
186
970
Fullerton Sq icon03011
Fullerton Rd
BH
10
10e
57
70
75
100
107
130
131
162
167
196
196e
652
656
660
663
665
850E
868E
951E
Prudential Twr icon03021
Cecil St
F
57
131
167
Raffles Pl Stn Exit F icon03031
Robinson Rd
F
10
10e
70
75
100
107
130
162
196
196e
652
656
660
663
665
850E
868E
951E

References[edit]

  1. "Moving Stories" Page 103. SMRT.
  2. "Twenty-two agencies in Exercise Northstar V ready for action". Channel NewsAsia (3 January 2006). Archived on 1 October 2007.
  3. "Carnage at Raffles Place". TODAY (7 July 2009).
icon North–South Line [ VTE ]
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