Kallang MRT Station
EW10 Kallang MRT Station 加冷地铁站 காலாங் Stesen MRT Kallang | |||||||||||
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 Platform of Kallang MRT station. | |||||||||||
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5 Sims Avenue Singapore 387405 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 1°18′41.29″N 103°52′17.04″E / 1.3114694°N 103.8714000°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | Island | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | EW10 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 4 November 1989 | ||||||||||
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Kallang MRT Station (EW10) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the East West Line in Singapore. It is in yellow livery and located just next to the Kallang River, which is famous for its water sports, and serves the urban planning area of Kallang. This is the last above-ground station until Redhill. Westward of the station towards Lavender, the tracks lose elevation until they level out when sufficiently underground. This is because of the space limitations as there is no such elevation of tracks in the CBD.
The station is within the vicinity of Boon Keng, Stadium and the planned Geylang Bahru. This station is next to the Lorong 1 Geylang Bus Terminal and near to Kallang Riverside Park.
When the Stadium was under construction, Kallang was crowded with people, when either the Singapore Indoor Stadium or the National Stadium had an event.
Platform screen doors
As with most of the above-ground stations along the East West Line, it was built without platform screen doors to prevent commuters from falling onto the train tracks. Installation of half-height platform screen doors was started on 19 December 2010 and started operation on 25 February 2011 with Kembangan.[1]
High volume, low speed (HVLS) fans
Station installed with Rite Hite Revolution High Volume, Low Speed (HVLS) fans and in operations since 28 July 2012.
Station layout
| L2 | Platform A | East West Line towards EW1 Pasir Ris via EW9 Aljunied (→) |
| Platform B | East West Line towards EW29 Joo Koon via EW11 Lavender (←) | |
| L1 | EWL Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control |
| Street Level | Lorong 1 Geylang Bus Terminal | |
Exits
- A: Sims Avenue, Geylang Lorong 1 Bus Terminal
- B: Lorong 1 Geylang, Boon Keng Road, Geylang West CC, Kallang River, Kallang Park Connector, Kallang Sector Industrial Estate, Sims Avenue Industrial Estate, Kallang Trivista
Transport connections
Rail
| Destination | First Train | Last Train | ||||
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| Mon – Sat | Sunday & Public Holiday | Daily | ||||
| East West Line | ||||||
| to EW1 Pasir Ris | 6.07am | 6.35am | 12.18am | |||
| to EW29 Joo Koon | 5.50am | 6.16am | 11.45pm | |||
References
- ↑ Wong, Siew Ying (January 26, 2008). "Above-ground MRT stations to have platform screen doors by 2012". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved February 1, 2012.