Outram Park MRT Station
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Outram Park MRT Station (NE3/EW16) is an interchange station of the North East Line and the East West Line in Singapore. It is located in the Central Area, Singapore's central business district.
On the North East Line it is between the Chinatown and the HarbourFront MRT Stations, and on the East West Line it is located between the Tanjong Pagar and Tiong Bahru MRT stations. It is built directly underneath the convergence of three roads: Eu Tong Sen Street, Cantonment Road and Outram Road. The station has four basements and is not cross platform so commuters have to transfer from one platform to another via an underpass as the North East Line was built much later.
One of the more prominent areas it serves in addition to the district of Outram is Chinatown. Although the present Chinatown MRT Station is now closer to Chinatown, this station was the closest MRT station within the vicinity of Chinatown before the North East line was built. It is just beside Pearl's Hill Reservoir. Its location in the Central Area puts the station in proximity to a number of public buildings. These include the Singapore General Hospital as well as multitude of public health buildings under Singapore Health Services (SingHealth), including the Singapore Eye Centre, the National Heart Centre of Singapore and the National Dental Centre of Singapore. It also within walking distance to the Central Narcotics Bureau and the Police Cantonment Complex.
This station features artwork from two different artists. The first, The Commuters by Teo Eng Seng, can be found at the linkway between the East West Line platform and the North East Line platforms. The second, Memories by Wang Lu Sheng, are placed at the entrances leading to the North East Line part of the station.
[edit] Incidents
On 24 July 2006 at 12.45pm, a southbound train heading towards HarbourFront was stalled 200 metres in the tunnel after it had left the station. There was no power for the train to move since a wire which provided traction power had come loose. People inside the train were evacuated. Shuttle bus services were provided to commuters between Clarke Quay and HarbourFront. Meanwhile, Dhoby Ghaut temporarily become the southwestern terminus. Services between Dhoby Ghaut and Punggol were not greatly affected, being delayed only by a few minutes. 50 goodwill ambassadors were spread among the four affected station to guide commuters to bus stops for the free shuttle bus services instead of the closed down stations. During the evening peak hours, buses had to arrive every 2 - 3 minutes. This was one of the largest breakdown in transit after a train broke down previously in 1993 in Clementi MRT station. [1][2] Train services were resumed the following morning. [3]
[edit] Bus services
The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Outram Road:
| Service | Between | And | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBS Transit Trunk Services | |||
| 33 | Bedok Bus Interchange | Kent Ridge Bus Terminal | |
| 63 | Eunos Bus Interchange | Lengkok Bahru (loop) | |
| 174 | New Bridge Road Bus Terminal | Boon Lay Bus Interchange | |
| 174e | Boon Lay Bus Interchange | New Bridge Road Bus Terminal | |
| SMRT Buses Trunk Services | |||
| 75 | Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange | Marina Centre Bus Terminal | |
| 851 | Yishun Bus Interchange | Bukit Merah Bus Interchange | |
| 970 | Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange | Shenton Way Bus Terminal | |
| SMRT Free Shuttle Services | |||
| SMRT Link 1 | Outram Park MRT Station | Chinatown | Operates on Weekends and Public Holidays only. |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Asha Popatlal, Channel NewsAsia, 25 July 2006, Power failure knocks out part of NEL train services, viewed on 5 August 2006.
- ^ Joanne Leow, Channel NewsAsia, 24 July 2006, NEL train services from Dhoby Ghaut to HarbourFront halted, viewed on 5 August 2006
- ^ Rita Zahara/Asha Popatlal, Channel NewsAsia, 24 July 2006, NEL train services to be fully operational from Tuesday morning, viewed on 5 August 2006.
| Preceding station | Mass Rapid Transit Lines | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanjong Pagar | East West MRT Line | Tiong Bahru | ||
| Harbourfront | North East MRT Line | Chinatown | ||
