Chinatown MRT station

 NE4  DT19 
Chinatown
牛车水
சைனாடவுன்
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange
Photograph of station entrance at ground level on Pagoda Street. The entrance, surrounded by shophouses, is enclosed with a transparent roof, with two white pillars supporting the roof. A sign over the entrance indicates the station's name and alphanumeric code (NE4/DT19).
Exit A of Chinatown MRT station
General information
Location
  • 151 New Bridge Road, Singapore 059443 (NEL)[1]
  • 91 Upper Cross Street, Singapore 058362 (DTL)[2]
Coordinates1°17′06″N 103°50′38″E / 1.2849°N 103.84396°E / 1.2849; 103.84396
Operated bySBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Line(s)
  North East Line
  Downtown Line
Platforms4 (1 island platform, 2 side platforms)
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus, taxi[3]
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels2
ParkingYes (Chinatown Point, People's Park Centre, People's Park Complex)
AccessibleYes[3]
ArchitectRSP Architects Planners & Engineers Pte Ltd. (North East Line)
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Opened
  • 20 June 2003; 21 years ago (2003-06-20) (North East line)
  • 22 December 2013; 10 years ago (2013-12-22) (Downtown line)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesPeople's Park
Passengers
June 202446,198 per day[4]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Outram Park
towards HarbourFront
 North East Line Clarke Quay
towards Punggol
Telok Ayer
towards Bukit Panjang
 Downtown Line Fort Canning
towards Expo
Location
A map of the Singapore rail system, with a color for each line and a red dot highlighting the location of Chinatown station in central Singapore.
A map of the Singapore rail system, with a color for each line and a red dot highlighting the location of Chinatown station in central Singapore.
Chinatown
Chinatown station in Singapore

Chinatown MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North East (NEL) and Downtown (DTL) lines in Outram, Singapore. It serves the ethnic enclave of Chinatown. Situated at the junction of Eu Tong Sen Street, New Bridge Road and Upper Cross Street, the station is near several landmarks, including the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Masjid Jamae (Chulia), Chinatown Point and People's Park Complex.

First announced as People's Park MRT station in March 1996, the NEL station was one of the most challenging projects undertaken during that line's construction. It involved multiple diversions of the main roads and the Eu Tong Sen Canal, in addition to the preservation of the Garden Bridge. The NEL station was completed on 20 June 2003. In March 2007, it was announced that the NEL will interchange with the DTL at this station. The DTL platforms of the station opened on 22 December 2013 as part of Stage 1 of the line.

Each of the six entrances has glass structures, with the Pagoda Street entrance having a pavilion-style transparent roof structure and the DTL entrance having an elliptical shape. The station features two artworks as part of the MRT network's Art-in-Transit programme. The NEL concourse and platforms feature calligraphy as part of The Phoenix's-Eye Domain by Tan Swie Hian, while the DTL concourse walls feature artworks of clothes lines as part of Flying Colours by Cheo Chai Hiang.

  1. ^ "151 New Bridge Road Chinatown MRT Station". OneMap. Singapore Land Authority. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  2. ^ "91 Upper Cross Street Chinatown MRT Station". OneMap. Singapore Land Authority. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference SBS CNT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Land Transport DataMall". DataMall. Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.