Esplanade MRT Station
| CC3 Esplanade MRT Station 滨海中心地铁站 எஸ்பிளனேட் Stesen MRT Esplanade Rapid transit | |||||||||||
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 Platform level of Esplanade MRT station. | |||||||||||
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| Address |
90 Bras Basah Road Singapore 189562 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 1°17′36″N 103°51′19″E / 1.293436°N 103.855381°E | ||||||||||
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| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Levels | 2 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Island | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 17 April 2010 | ||||||||||
| Accessible |
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| Station code | CC3 | ||||||||||
| Operator | SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) | ||||||||||
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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 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 via the underground shopping centre CityLink Mall or the basement of Raffles City shopping mall.
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
An artwork by the late Lim Mu Hue, titled A Piece of Ice-Clear Heart, is located on a large wall within the walkway within the station between Raffles City and Marina Square. This black and white artwork features shadow puppetry and other performances enjoyed by the early settlers of Singapore. Consisting of a set of seven pieces of wood block prints depicting various aspects of theatre, the artwork is a collage of early and later works by Lim Mu Hue who died soon after completing this commission.[2]
Station layout
| L1 | Street Level | Suntec City |
| B | CityLink Mall, NS25 EW13 City Hall | |
| B1 | Transfer Level | Esplanade Xchange, Underpass to Suntec City, One Raffles Link, NS25 EW13 City Hall |
| B2 | Concourse | Faregates, ticketing machines, station control, Transitlink counter |
| B3 Platforms |
Platform 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 (←) | |
Transport connections
Rail
| Destination | First train | Last train | ||||
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| Mon – Sat | Sundays and Public holiday | Daily | ||||
| Circle Line | ||||||
| to CC1 Dhoby Ghaut | 5.52am | 6.19am | 12.01am | |||
| to CC29 HarbourFront | 5.41am | 6.08am | 10.51pm | |||
| to CC26 Pasir Panjang | – | – | 11.22pm | |||
| to CC23 one-north | – | – | 11.38pm | |||
| to CC17 Caldecott | – | – | 12.05am | |||
| to CC11 Tai Seng | – | – | 12.13am | |||
References
- ↑ "Underpass linking City Hall MRT to Suntec City Mall open to public". Channel NewsAsia. 30 April 2008.
- ↑ "Circle Line Art". Retrieved March 14, 2013.