Raffles Place MRT Station
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NS26 EW14
Raffles Place 莱佛士坊 ராஃபிள்ஸ் பிளேஸ் Raffles Place |
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South-bound platform of Raffles Place Station
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| Location | 5 Raffles Place Singapore 048618 |
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| Coordinates | 1°17′1.97″N 103°51′5.52″E / 1.2838806°N 103.8515333°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) | |||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | Stacked Island | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | NS26 EW14 | |||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 12 December 1987 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Central | |||||||||||||||
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Raffles Place MRT Station (NS26/EW14) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North South Line and the East West Line in Downtown Core, Singapore. It is directly underneath the centre of the financial area of Raffles Place, located in the Downtown Core area, south of the Singapore River. It is one of the more prominent and busier stations within Singapore's transport system, especially being an interchange station located within the Central Area. The station has a large number of entrances/exits, the two main ones facing the Raffles Gardens, with the building being a miniature facade of the historic John Little building.
This station used to be the largest and deepest MRT station in Singapore, but the record was broken by Dhoby Ghaut in 2003 and then by Bras Basah in 2010, then by Promenade in 2013 which is 43 metres below ground. It is also one of the four MRT stations to appear in "Uniquely Singapore Edition" of the board game Monopoly.
The station is the only MRT station to ever participate in three terrorist exercises, which are Exercise Northstar IV on January 11, 2004, Exercise Northstar V, when it was one of four stations which participated in the exercise on January 8, 2006, as well as Exercise Northstar VII on July 7, 2009 together with Sentosa and VivoCity. At Raffles Place, most southbound trains will then terminate at Marina Bay while few others at Marina South Pier.
There are several exits at Raffles Place MRT Station, all are in an expanded value. It is located sometimes at the historical buildings and sights, whereby it is very hard for people to see.
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