Raffles Place MRT Station
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Raffles Place MRT Station (EW14/NS26) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North South Line and the East West Line in Singapore. It is directly beneath the centre of the financial district 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 resembling a colonial style, as seen in the picture on the right.
It used to be the largest and deepest MRT station in Singapore, but the record was broken by Dhoby Ghaut in 2003.
This station was one of 4 stations which participated in Exercise Northstar V, a mock terrorist exercise held on Jan 8 2006.
[edit] Shops
The station had shops since the station opened, but was renovated in 2005 for a subtenerean shopping mall known as Raffles Xchange. The cafe known as The Coffee Coneisseur is located in the station as the first eating establishment in a MRT station to serve alcoholic drinks.
[edit] Exits
- Exit A - Caltex House, Clifford Centre, Clifford Pier, Change Alley, 63 Market Street, OUB Centre, The Arcade
- Exit B - Change Alley, HSBC Building, OCBC Centre, Singapore Land Tower, Wak Hai Cheng Bio Temple (Yueh Hai Ching Temple)
- Exit C - Ocean Towers
- Exit D - Equity Plaza, Republic Plaza
- Exit E - Ocean Building
- Exit F - Capital Square, China Square, Great Eastern Centre, Lau Pa Sat, NTUC Centre (One Marina Boulevard), Prudential Tower, SGX Centre
- Exit G - Boat Quay, UOB Plaza
- Exit H - Asian Civilisations Museum, Empress Place, Bank of China Building, Maybank Tower, Parliament House, The Arts House at Old Parliament (Old Parliament House), Six Battery Road, The Fullerton Singapore, Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall.
[edit] Bus services
The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Collyer Quay:
| Preceding station | Mass Rapid Transit Lines | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Hall | North South MRT Line | Marina Bay | ||
| City Hall | East West MRT Line | Tanjong Pagar | ||
