Bras Basah MRT Station

CC2  Bras Basah MRT Station 百胜地铁站 பிராஸ் பாசா Stesen MRT Bras Basah
Rapid transit
Escalators in Bras Basah MRT station.
Location	65 Bras Basah Road Singapore 189561
Coordinates	1°17′49″N 103°51′02″E / 1.296931°N 103.850631°E
Operated by	SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)	Circle Line
Platforms	Island
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	35 metres
Platform levels	5
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	CC2
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	17 April 2010
Previous names	Museum
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station Dhoby Ghaut Terminus Circle Line Esplanade towards HarbourFront
Location

The station's platform for trains bound for Dhoby Ghaut.

Exit B of Bras Basah MRT station.

Bras Basah MRT Station (CC2) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Circle Line in the Museum District of Singapore, surrounded by the Singapore Management University. This station opened on 17 April 2010.^[1]

History

The station's construction required the realignment of Bras Basah Road for 2 years before re-cladding of the Singapore Management University for another 2 years. This station was completed in April 2007 mainly due to the presence of Singapore Management University.

The station was commissioned through the Marina Line Architectural Design Competition jointly organized by the Land Transport Authority and the Singapore Institute of Architects. The competition required no track record and is acknowledged by the industry as one of the best run competitions held in Singapore to date.

In 2009, "Best Transport Building" was awarded to the designers at WOHA Architects at the World Architecture Festival.^[2]

During the opening of the station on 17 April 2010, Transport Minister Raymond Lim, who officiated the opening, said : "The Circle Line will enhance the quality of commute for the public – connecting homes, workplaces and social and recreational destinations more quickly and seamlessly." He also added that the stations will connect commuters to the "doorsteps of major cultural destinations" like the Esplanade and Fort Canning.

In addition, it won the Chicago Athenaeum and the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and International Architecture Awards in 2011. This station was 'featured' in Hellgate: London video game, when Windows Vista came out together.

Nearby buildings

The station is located near Singapore Art Museum, nearby to Waterloo Street and a few minutes walk to Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. It is also linked to the Singapore Management University and Plaza by the Park tower at concourse level, below Bras Basah Road.

Architecture

The station is 35 metres below ground and its island platform is located at basement 5. It was the deepest station from its opening until 22 December 2013 when the Downtown Line at Promenade MRT Station was completed. It is also the station with the longest escalator, at 41 metres which stretches from the ticket concourse to the transfer level and takes approximately one minute to travel.^[3]

To let light into the station, a reflective pool of water with glass panels outside the Singapore Management University was created.

A video work was commissioned for the Art in Transit for this station. It is presented in 29 units of sound and images, forming a narrative of an action figure caught in a Chain of Wonderful Underwater Adventures. It is displayed in the evening at the concourse level of the station.

Station layout

L1	Street Level	Singapore Art Museum, Singapore Management University
B1	Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Transitlink Counter
B2	Service Level	Restricted access
B3	Service Level	Restricted access
B4	Transfer Hall	Escalators to concourse and platforms
B5 Platforms
	Platform A	Circle Line towards  CC29  NE1  HarbourFront via  CC3  Esplanade (→)
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform B	Circle Line towards  CC1  NS24  NE6  Dhoby Ghaut (←)

Exits

• A: Bras Basah Complex, Singapore Art Museum
• B: The eastern part of SMU, Peranakan Museum
• C: The western part of SMU, YMCA, National Museum and Fort Canning Park
• D: Bencoolen Street, Hotel Rendezvous
• E: Waterloo Street

Transport connections

Rail

Destination	First train				Last train
	Mon – Sat		Sunday & Public Holiday		Daily
Circle Line
to CC1 Dhoby Ghaut	5.54am		6.21am		12.03am
to CC29 HarbourFront	5.39am		6.06am		10.50pm
to CC26 Pasir Panjang	–		–		11.20pm
to CC23 one-north	–		–		11.36pm
to CC17 Caldecott	–		–		12.03am
to CC11 Tai Seng	–		–		12.11am

References

1. "11 Circle line stations open". The Straits Times. 2010-04-17.
2. "Bras Basah Mass Rapid Transit Station". World Buildings Director. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
3. "Factsheet Bras Basah Station" (PDF). Land Transport Authority. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2016.

External links

• Official website