Canberra MRT station

 NS12 
Canberra
坎贝拉
கென்பரா
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
The exterior of Canberra station in March 2020, which is shaped like a ship.
General information
Location11 Canberra Link
Singapore 756972[1]
Coordinates01°26′35″N 103°49′47″E / 1.44306°N 103.82972°E / 1.44306; 103.82972
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks2
Bus routes117, 117M, 169, 883, 883M
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
Bicycle facilitiesYes (~500 lots)
AccessibleYes
ArchitectRSP Architects Planners & Engineers
History
Opened2 November 2019; 5 years ago (2019-11-02)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
June 202415,240 per day[2]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Sembawang
towards Jurong East
North–South Line Yishun
Location
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Canberra
Canberra station in Singapore

Canberra MRT station is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North–South line, located along Canberra Link at the junction with Canberra Way in Sembawang, Singapore. It is the second infill station on the MRT network (after Dover MRT station), and the first in Singapore with a platform linked directly to an overhead bridge at the same level. With several green features included in the station during construction, it was also the first MRT station to be awarded Platinum for the Building and Construction Authority's Green Mark for Transit Stations, as a result of the construction team's efforts to integrate landscaping and using eco-friendly materials in the construction of the station.[3]

The station was announced following a successful feasibility study conducted by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) after the idea of a new MRT station between the Sembawang and Yishun MRT stations was raised in the 2013 Land Transport Master Plan.[4] Construction started in April 2015, and it opened on 2 November 2019. The mall opposite the station, Canberra Plaza, opened on 18 December 2020.[5]

  1. ^ "Canberra (MRT Station) – 11 Canberra Link (S)756972". www.streetdirectory.com. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Land Transport DataMall". Datamall. Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Media Release: BCA Introduces New Green Mark Scheme For Transit Stations – Canberra Station accorded first BCA Green Mark Platinum award under new Green Mark scheme for transit stations" (PDF). bca.gov.sg. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. ^ migration (27 June 2014). "New MRT station for North-South Line: Canberra". The Straits Times. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Canberra Plaza Opening Soon In Sembawang, Has Water Play Park, A&W & Daiso". Must Share News – Independent News For Singaporeans. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.