Bras Basah MRT Station

CC2  Bras Basah MRT Station 百胜地铁站 பிராஸ் பாசா Stesen MRT Bras Basah
Rapid transit
Escalators in Bras Basah MRT station.
Location	65 Bras Basah Road Singapore 189561
Coordinates	1°17′49″N 103°51′02″E / 1.296931°N 103.850631°E / 1.296931; 103.850631
Operated by	SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)	Circle Line
Platforms	Island
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	35 metres
Platform levels	5
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	CC2
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	17 April 2010
Previous names	Museum
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station Dhoby Ghaut Terminus Circle Line Esplanade towards HarbourFront
Location

The station's platform for trains bound for Dhoby Ghaut.

Exit B of Bras Basah MRT station.

Bras Basah MRT Station (CC2) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Circle Line in the Museum Planning Area of Singapore, surrounded by the Singapore Management University. This station opened on 17 April 2010.^[1]

History

The station's construction required the realignment of Bras Basah Road for 2 years before re-cladding of the Singapore Management University for another 2 years. This station was completed in April 2007 mainly due to the presence of Singapore Management University.

The station was commissioned through the Marina Line Architectural Design Competition jointly organized by the Land Transport Authority and the Singapore Institute of Architects. The competition required no track record and is acknowledged by the industry as one of the best run competitions held in Singapore to date.

In 2009, "Best Transport Building" was awarded to the designers at WOHA Architects at the World Architecture Festival.^[2]

During the opening of the station on 17 April 2010, Transport Minister Raymond Lim, who officiated the opening, said : "The Circle Line will enhance the quality of commute for the public – connecting homes, workplaces and social and recreational destinations more quickly and seamlessly." He also added that the stations will connect commuters to the "doorsteps of major cultural destinations" like the Esplanade and Fort Canning.

In addition, it won the Chicago Athenaeum and the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and International Architecture Awards in 2011. This station was 'featured' in Hellgate: London video game, when Windows Vista came out together.

Nearby buildings

The station is located near Singapore Art Museum, nearby to Waterloo Street and a few minutes walk to Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. It is also linked to the Singapore Management University and Plaza by the Park tower at concourse level, below Bras Basah Road.

Architecture

The station is at 35 metres below ground and its island platform is located at basement 5. This station was the deepest station from its opening until 22 December 2013 when the Downtown Line at Promenade MRT Station was completed. It is also the station with the longest escalator, at 41.3 metres. To let light into the station, a reflective pool of water with glass panels outside the Singapore Management University was created.

A video work was commissioned for the Art in Transit for this station. It is presented in 29 units of sound and images, forming a narrative of an action figure caught in a Chain of Wonderful Underwater Adventures. It is displayed in the evening at the concourse level of the station.

Station layout

Exits

• A: Bras Basah Complex, Singapore Art Museum
• B and C: SMU, National Museum and Fort Canning Park
• D and E: Waterloo Street

Transport connections

Rail

References

External links

• Official website

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