Chinatown MRT Station
 NE4 DT19 Chinatown 牛车水 சைனாடவுன் Chinatown |
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Downtown Line platform of Chinatown MRT station.
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| Location | 151 New Bridge Road 91 Upper Cross Street Singapore 059443/058362 |
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| Coordinates | 1°17′05″N 103°50′38″E / 1.28485°N 103.844006°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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SBS Transit (ComfortDelGro) (North East Line) SBS Transit DTL (Downtown Line) |
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| Platforms | Island (North East Line) Side (Downtown Line) |
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| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | NE4 DT19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 June 2003 (North East Line) 22 December 2013 (Downtown Line) |
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| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | People's Park | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Chinatown MRT Station (NE4/DT19) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North East Line and the Downtown Line in Outram, Singapore. On the North East Line, it lies between the Outram Park and Clarke Quay MRT stations and between Telok Ayer and Fort Canning MRT stations on the Downtown Line. It is directly below and serves the ethnic district of Chinatown. The construction of the station was considered an engineering achievement, due to the busy traffic on the roads above and a number of nearby historical buildings that had to be preserved during the construction. The section of track between Telok Ayer and this station is the shortest between any two stations on the MRT network; it takes around 35 to 40 seconds for a train to travel between the stations.
This station serves as the southern terminus of the Downtown Line from 22 December 2013 till 2017, where it would be replaced by Expo as the third stage of the line opens.
There are Chinese calligraphy paintings in the station titled, "The Phoenix’s-Eye Domain" telling the significance of Chinatown. It is painted by renowned Singapore artist Tan Swie Hian.
Artwork titled, "Flying Colours" by Cheo Chai Hiang illustrate hanging clothes on poles outside windows, delivering the illusion towards commuters passing by that the clothes are flying in the wind.
The North East Line part of this station was first constructed and opened on 20 June 2003. It is sited below Eu Tong Sen Street and New Bridge Road. Provisions were made during the construction for Downtown MRT Line, where it was upgraded in January 2010.
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