Kent Ridge MRT Station

CC24  Kent Ridge 肯特岗 கெண்ட் ரிஜ் Kent Ridge
Rapid transit
Entrance to Kent Ridge MRT station.
Location	301 South Buona Vista Road Singapore 118177
Coordinates	1°17′36″N 103°47′04″E / 1.293383°N 103.784394°E / 1.293383; 103.784394
Operated by	SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)	Circle Line
Platforms	Island
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	2
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	CC24
History
Opened	8 October 2011
Location

Kent Ridge MRT Station (CC24) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Circle Line in Queenstown, Singapore. The station is named for the geographical feature, Kent Ridge.

Located next to the National University Hospital, it serves the hospital as well as the National University of Singapore and Singapore Science Park. It serves the southeast portion of Dover and the southernmost portion of Kent Ridge districts.

The station takes its name from the surrounding area, formerly known as Pasir Panjang Ridge but renamed Kent Ridge to commemorate a visit by the Duke and Dutchess of Kent. Despite sharing the Kent Ridge naming with Kent Ridge Bus Terminal, the two public transport facilities are located far apart and do not connect with each other.

Apart from the hospital complex, Kent Ridge station serves the sprawling National University of Singapore campus, along with Singapore Science Park 1 and Kent Ridge Park.

Under the Art in Transit programme, a multimedia work entitled Poetry Mix-Up was commissioned for the station. Created by Mixed Reality Lab from the National University of Singapore, this interactive piece allows members of the public to SMS a line of up to 60 characters to the program, and it will generate a short poem based on the submission to be shown on a digital display on the lift shaft at the platform level. These TV screens are however deactivated, and is only usable during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2012 Summer Olympics.