City Hall MRT station

For other uses, see City Hall Station.

 NS25  EW13 
City Hall
政府大厦
நகர மண்டபம்
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange
Photograph of the station entrance at ground level, with St Andrew's Cathedral in the background
Exit B of City Hall MRT station with St Andrew's Cathedral in the background
General information
Location150 North Bridge Road
Singapore 179100[1]
Coordinates01°17′36″N 103°51′08″E / 1.29333°N 103.85222°E / 1.29333; 103.85222
Operated bySMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  North–South Line
  East–West Line
Platforms4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks4
Connections CC3  Esplanade
Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth22 metres (72 ft)[2]
Platform levels2
ParkingYes (Raffles City)
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes
History
Opened12 December 1987; 36 years ago (1987-12-12)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesSt. Andrew's[3][4]
Passengers
August 202342,420 per day[5]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Dhoby Ghaut
towards Jurong East
 North–South Line Raffles Place
towards Marina South Pier
Bugis
towards Pasir Ris
 East–West Line Raffles Place
towards Tuas Link
Location
A map of the Singapore rail system, with a colour for each line and a red dot highlighting the location of City Hall station in Singapore.
A map of the Singapore rail system, with a colour for each line and a red dot highlighting the location of City Hall station in Singapore.
City Hall
City Hall station in Singapore

City Hall MRT station is an underground Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North–South line (NSL) and East–West line (EWL). Situated in the Downtown Core district, it is underneath Stamford Road near the road junctions with North Bridge Road and St Andrew's Road. The station is near landmarks such as the former City Hall, Raffles City, the Padang, St Andrew's Cathedral and the Cenotaph.

Initially named St Andrew's MRT station, the station was included in the early plans for the original MRT network in 1982. Construction of the tunnels between the City Hall and Raffles Place stations required the draining of the Singapore River. The station opened on 12 December 1987 as part of the MRT extension to Outram Park station. Cross-platform transfers between the NSL and EWL began on 28 October 1989, ahead of the opening of the MRT eastern line extension to Tanah Merah station on 4 November which split the MRT network into two lines. A designated Civil Defence shelter, the three-level station features a mural by Simon Wong which depicts government buildings in the area.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference OneMap EW13 NS25 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Work on Last Phase 1 Station Begins with Ground-Breaking". Singapore Monitor. 7 September 1984. p. 5.
  3. ^ "New Names for Eight Stations". Singapore Monitor. 30 November 1982. p. 22.
  4. ^ "Station Names Will Reflect Their Localities". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. 30 November 1982. p. 7 – via NewspaperSG.
  5. ^ "Land Transport DataMall". DataMall. Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.