Bencoolen MRT Station

 DT21 
Bencoolen MRT Station
明古连地铁站
பென்கூலன்
Stesen MRT Bencoolen
Rapid transit
Location 31 Bencoolen Street
Singapore 189658
Coordinates 1°17′56.04″N 103°51′1.44″E / 1.2989000°N 103.8504000°E / 1.2989000; 103.8504000
Operated by SBS Transit DTL
Line(s)
  Downtown Line
Platforms Island
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Underground
Depth 43 metres
Platform levels 6
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code  DT21 
History
Opened 2017
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
towards Bukit Panjang
Downtown Line
Future service
towards Expo
Location

Bencoolen MRT Station (DT21) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Downtown Line Stage 3 in Singapore. Located under Bencoolen Street, the station will serve the nearby Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, which is next to the station. The station is located within a five-minute walk to Circle Line's Bras Basah.

Bencoolen will be the deepest MRT station in Singapore at 43 m (141 ft) below ground when completed, the second being Promenade.

Etymology

The station was named after Bencoolen Street, which was in turn named after the city of Bencoolen (now Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia).

History

As the station is located under Bencoolen Street, a portion of the Bencoolen Street is closed from Prinsep Link to Bras Basah Road from October 2011 to the fourth quarter of 2016.[1][2]

Station layout

L1 Street Level
B1 Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Transitlink Counter
B2 Service Level Restricted access
B3 Service Level Restricted access
B4 Service Level Restricted access
B5 Platform B Downtown Line (future service) towards  DT35  CG1  Expo via  DT22  Jalan Besar (→)
Island platform
Platform A Downtown Line (future service) towards  DT1  BP6  Bukit Panjang via  DT20  Fort Canning (←)

Transport connections

Destination First Train Last Train
Mon – Sat Sunday &
Public Holiday 		Daily
Downtown Line
to DT1 Bukit Panjang – – –
to DT35 Expo – – –

References

  1. ↑ "Temporary closure of Bencoolen Street between Prinsep Link and Bras Basah Road". Land Transport Authority. 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  2. ↑ "Temporary Closure of Bencoolen Street between Prinsep Link and Bras Basah Road". Land Transport Authority. 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2014-12-18.

Coordinates: 1°17′56″N 103°51′01″E / 1.2989°N 103.8504°E / 1.2989; 103.8504


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