Bras Basah MRT station

 CC2 
Bras Basah
百胜
பிராஸ் பாசா
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Escalators in Bras Basah station underneath the reflective pool, which is a key feature of the station.
General information
Location65 Bras Basah Road
Singapore 189561[1]
Coordinates1°17′49″N 103°51′02″E / 1.296931°N 103.850631°E / 1.296931; 103.850631
Operated bySMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Connections DT21  Bencoolen
Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth35 metres
Platform levels1
ParkingYes (Singapore Management University)
AccessibleYes
History
Opened17 April 2010; 14 years ago (2010-04-17)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesMuseum[2]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Dhoby Ghaut
Terminus
Circle Line
Esplanade
towards HarbourFront
Location
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Bras Basah
Bras Basah station in Singapore

Bras Basah MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle line (CCL) located in the Museum planning area, Singapore. It is underneath Bras Basah Road, bordering Waterloo Street and Queen Street. Located next to the Singapore Management University (SMU), this station is in proximity to the National Museum of Singapore, the Singapore Art Museum, Peranakan Museum and the Singapore School of the Arts. The station is connected to the nearby Bencoolen station on the Downtown line (DTL) via an unpaid link.

Initially announced as Museum MRT station as part of the Marina MRT line, it was later incorporated into the CCL Stage 1. Along with the other stations on Stages 1 and 2 of the CCL, the station started operations on 17 April 2010. The design of the station by WOHA was commissioned through the Marina line Architectural Design Competition and was awarded the "Best Transport Building" in 2009 at the World Architecture Festival. The CCL station features an Art-in-Transit video work The Amazing Neverending Underwater Adventures! by Tan Kai Syng.

  1. ^ "Bras Basah MRT Station (CC2)". OneMap. Singapore Land Authority.
  2. ^ "Annex A Finalised Names For Circle Line (CCL) Stages 1–3 Stations". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 18 December 2006.