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Marina South Pier MRT Station

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 NS28 
Marina South Pier
滨海南码头
மரீனா சவுத் படகுத்துறை
Marina South Pier
Rapid transit
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Platform level of Marina South Pier MRT Station.
Location 33 Marina Coastal Drive
Singapore 018948
Coordinates 1°16′15.45″N 103°51′47.67″E / 1.2709583°N 103.8632417°E / 1.2709583; 103.8632417
Operated by SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
Platforms Island
Tracks 2
Connections Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type Underground
Platform levels 2
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code  NS28 
Fare zone 1
History
Opened 23 November 2014 (2014-11-23)
Previous names Marina View, Marina Pier
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
towards Jurong East
North South Line Terminus
Location

Marina South Pier MRT Station (NS28) is the southern terminal station of the North South Line in Straits View planning area, Singapore. This station is located on reclaimed land and is built as part of the North South Line Extension opened on 23 November 2014. An opening ceremony was graced by the Minister for Transport Lui Tuck Yew the day before. There is a cul-de-sac after Platform B that runs off to the shore.

The station is located near the Marina South Pier and the Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore. An extension to Marina Barrage was previously planned but plans for that were shelved, which eventually forms the future Thomson-East Coast Line.

Originally the station's name was Marina View, but since the name was taken in 2009 for the proposed development, the station's working name was renamed to Marina Pier when the Land Transport Authority updated the rail map for Circle Line Stage 1 & 2 on 3 May 2010. When the map was updated on 19 September 2011 to include the Circle MRT Line Stage 4 & 5, it was finally renamed to Marina South Pier.

A $357.5 million contract was awarded to Samsung C&T Corporation for the civil works of the extension. Construction works for the station started in December 2009.

Besides Christmas Day and on the first day of Chinese New Year, the station was also closed when the trains run 24-hours during the state funeral of S R Nathan. The station therefore reduced its frequencies during the 2015 Southeast Asian Games to about 1 in 4 trains.

Two art pieces made up of nearly 27,000 old EZ-Link cards which were phased out in 2009 will adorn the station, called "Past. Transition. Present", featuring colonial and modern landmarks. One piece, titled “Past”, depicts historical landmarks including the Supreme Court and Central Fire Station. The other piece, “Present”, showcases places such as Marina Bay Sands, the Esplanade and Gardens by the Bay. This project is an effort by the Singapore Contemporary Young Artists.


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