Redhill MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East West line (EWL) located in Bukit Merah, Singapore.
EW18
Redhill 红山 ரெட்ஹில் | |||||||||||
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| Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station | |||||||||||
 Exterior of Redhill MRT station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 920 Tiong Bahru Road Singapore 158792 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 1°17′23.04″N 103°49′0.30″E / 1.2897333°N 103.8167500°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes (external) | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 12 March 1988 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Alexandra | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| June 2024 | 16,140 per day[1] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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The station is situated along Tiong Bahru Road, at the junction with Jalan Tiong. On the EWL, it's between the Tiong Bahru and Queenstown stations. The station opened on 12 March 1988, when the MRT line extended from Outram Park station to Clementi.
The Redhill station is the smallest Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore. It is also the only train station where the tracks on each side are not parallel. The station is trapezoidal in shape when viewed from above.[2]
History
editThe MRTC awarded Contract 202 for the construction of Redhill and Queenstown MRT stations to Sumitomo Construction on 7 February 1985 for $50 million, together with the viaduct from Tiong Bahru Road to Queensway, construction starts in March 1985 for the completion in December 1987.[3]
Redhill station opened on 12 March 1988, which is part of the Phase 1B of the MRT line. It travels from Outram Park to Clementi.[4]
In view of accidents along the MRT line, platform screen doors were installed and started operations on 31 May 2011.[5]
Station Layout
editThis MRT station consists of two elevated platforms in an Island Platform arrangement, where passengers heading towards the city, Raffles Place, City Hall, Changi Airport and Pasir Ris will board from Platform A and heading towards Jurong East, Joo Koon and Tuas Link will board from Platform B.
| L2 | Platform A Eastbound |
Towards → EW1 Pasir Ris Next Station: EW17 Tiong Bahru |
| Island platform | Platform Doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform B Westbound |
Towards ← EW33 Tuas Link Next Station: EW19 Queenstown | |
| L1 | Concourse | Faregates, Top Up Kiosks, Passenger Service Centre, Retail Shops |
| Street Level | Bus stops, Taxi stand, pick-up/drop-off point, Station exits | |
References
edit- ^ "Land Transport DataMall". mytransport.sg. Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "10 MRT fun facts to know". The Influencer Media. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ MRTC awards contract for Redhill and Queenstown MRT stations
- ^ "Riding the MRT train to Clementi". Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ Wong, Siew Ying (26 January 2008). "Above-ground MRT stations to have platform screen doors by 2012". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
External links
edit- Official website
Media related to Redhill MRT Station at Wikimedia Commons
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