- Esplanade MRT Station
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CC3
Esplanade MRT Station
滨海中心地铁站
எஸ்பிளனேட்
Stesen MRT Esplanade
Rapid transit
Platform level of Esplanade MRT StationStation statistics Address 90 Bras Basah Road
Singapore 189562Coordinates 1°17′36″N 103°51′19″E / 1.293436°N 103.855381°E Lines Connections Bus, Taxi, City Hall MRT Station Structure Underground Levels 2 Platforms Island Tracks 2 Other information Opened 17 April 2010 Accessible Code CC3 Services Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station towards Dhoby GhautCircle Line towards HarbourFronttowards Jurong EastNorth South Line Transfer at: City Halltowards Marina Baytowards Pasir RisEast West Line Transfer at: City Halltowards Joo KoonLocation Esplanade MRT Station (CC3) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Circle Line in Singapore. The station was opened on 17 April 2010 along with the rest of Stage 1 & 2 of the Circle Line. It is operated by SMRT Corporation and is located next to the War Memorial Park, the Suntec City Mall and the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre. The station also has a link to Raffles City, CityLink Mall, Suntec City Mall and Marina Square.
There is a link from Circle Line's Esplanade station to City Hall MRT Station via the underground shopping centre CityLink Mall or the basement of Raffles City shopping mall.
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History
The underpass linking CityLink Mall and Suntec City Mall had been closed since 2003 to facilitate the construction of the station and pedestrians had to use a temporary covered overhead bridge to cross Raffles Boulevard.
On 30 April 2008, the underpass was reopened to the public after five years of closure. It's also the first of the Circle Line stations where the public can have a glimpse of the interior. During the opening of the underpass, Suntec City Mall gave away free coffee, chocolates and sweets to pedestrians to mark the reopening of the underpass. There were also music and line dancing performances.
The bridge underwent dismantling starting 12 May 2008.[1]
Architecture
A black and white artwork by the late Lim Mu Hue which features shadow puppetry and other performances enjoyed by the early settlers of Singapore was recreated on a large wall and is located within the walkway within the station between Raffles City and Marina Square.
Exits
- A – Suntec City, Convention Centre
- B – Marina Square
- C – One Raffles Link
- D – CityLink Mall, Raffles City, City Hall MRT Station, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
- E – War Memorial Park
- F – Bras Basah Road, Raffles Hotel
- G – Raffles City
Train service
Destination First Train Last Train Mon - Sat Sunday &
Public HolidayDaily Circle Line to CC29 HarbourFront 5.41am 6.08am 10.51pm to CC26 Pasir Panjang - - 11.22pm to CC23 one-north - - 11.30pm to CC17 Caldecott - - 12.01am to CC11 Tai Seng - - 12.09am to CC1 Dhoby Ghaut 5.52am 6.19am 12.01am Current Station Layout
L1 Street Level Suntec City, Suntec Convention Centre B CityLink Mall, One Raffles Link, NS25 EW13 City Hall B1 Transfer Level Esplanade Xchange, Underpass to Suntec City B2 Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Transitlink Counter B3
PlatformsPlatform A Circle Line towards CC29 NE1 HarbourFront (→) Island platform, Doors will open on the right Platform B Circle Line towards CC1 NS24 NE6 Dhoby Ghaut (←) Bus services
The following bus services serve the bus stop along Nicoll Highway:
Bus Stop Code: 02119 (One Raffles Link) Service Destination Note SBS Transit Trunk Services 10 Kent Ridge Bus Terminal 57 Bukit Merah Bus Interchange 70 Shenton Way Bus Terminal 128 Shenton Way Bus Terminal 162 Shenton Way Bus Terminal 196 Clementi Bus Interchange SBS Transit Fast Forward Services 10e Shenton Way 196e Shenton Way SMRT Buses Trunk Service 700 Shenton Way Bus Terminal SMRT Buses Express Service 971E Cecil Street SMRT Buses Premium Services 546 Shenton Way 587 Shenton Way 590 Shenton Way 598 Shenton Way References
- ^ "Underpass linking City Hall MRT to Suntec City Mall open to public". Channel NewsAsia. 30 April 2008. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/344704/1/.html.
External links
Categories:- Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) stations
- Downtown Core (Singapore)
- Railway stations opened in 2010
- Singapore MRT stubs
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