Tan Kah Kee MRT station

 DT8 
Tan Kah Kee
陈嘉庚
டான் கா கீ
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Students at the platform level of the station
General information
Location651 Bukit Timah Road
Singapore 266268[1][2]
Coordinates01°19′34″N 103°48′26″E / 1.32611°N 103.80722°E / 1.32611; 103.80722
Operated bySBS Transit DTL (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Line(s)
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, taxi
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
AccessibleYes
History
Opened27 December 2015; 8 years ago (2015-12-27)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesDuchess, Hwa Chong, Kah Kee, Watten[3][4]
Passengers
June 20243,405 per day[5]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Sixth Avenue Downtown Line Botanic Gardens
towards Expo
Location
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Tan Kah Kee
Tan Kah Kee station in Singapore

Tan Kah Kee MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Downtown Line (DTL) in Bukit Timah, Singapore. Located directly underneath the campus of Hwa Chong Institution (HCI), this station was named after the founder of the institution Tan Kah Kee. In addition to HCI, other educational institutions within the vicinity of this station include Nanyang Girls' High School, Raffles Girls' Primary School and National Junior College.

First announced as Duchess MRT station, it was renamed to Tan Kah Kee through a public poll in 2009. The name has attracted some criticism as the name was viewed as "misleading" and does not properly reflect the locality. In June 2013, Tan Kah Kee station was one of three stations affected by the sudden dissolution of Alpine Bau – the contractor for the construction of these stations. Initially forecast to open in mid-2016, the station opened on 27 December 2015 along with the DTL Stage 2 stations. The station features two muralsGratitude and Resilience – created by HCI students as part of the network's Art-in-Transit programme.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference one map TKK was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Tan Kah Kee MRT (MRT Station) – 651 Bukit Timah Road (S)266268". www.streetdirectory.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Annex 1: Final Station Names" (PDF). Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Downtown Line 2 Station Names Shortlisted for Public Polling | Press Room". Land Transport Authority. 10 October 2008. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Land Transport DataMall". Datamall. Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.