Redhill MRT station

Redhill
 EW18 


红山
ரெட்ஹில்
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Exterior of Redhill MRT station
General information
Location920 Tiong Bahru Road
Singapore 158792
Coordinates1°17′23.04″N 103°49′0.30″E / 1.2897333°N 103.8167500°E / 1.2897333; 103.8167500
Operated bySMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
ParkingYes (external)
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
Opened12 March 1988; 36 years ago (1988-03-12)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesAlexandra
Passengers
June 202416,140 per day[1]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Tiong Bahru
towards Pasir Ris
East–West Line Queenstown
towards Tuas Link
Location
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Redhill
Redhill station in Singapore

Redhill MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East West line (EWL) located in Bukit Merah, Singapore.

The station is situated along Tiong Bahru Road, at the junction with Jalan Tiong. On the EWL, it's between the Tiong Bahru and Queenstown stations. The station opened on 12 March 1988, when the MRT line extended from Outram Park station to Clementi.

The Redhill station is the smallest Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore. It is also the only train station where the tracks on each side are not parallel. The station is trapezoidal in shape when viewed from above.[2]

History

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The MRTC awarded Contract 202 for the construction of Redhill and Queenstown MRT stations to Sumitomo Construction on 7 February 1985 for $50 million, together with the viaduct from Tiong Bahru Road to Queensway, construction starts in March 1985 for the completion in December 1987.[3]

Redhill station opened on 12 March 1988, which is part of the Phase 1B of the MRT line. It travels from Outram Park to Clementi.[4]

In view of accidents along the MRT line, platform screen doors were installed and started operations on 31 May 2011.[5]

Station Layout

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This MRT station consists of two elevated platforms in an Island Platform arrangement, where passengers heading towards the city, Raffles Place, City Hall, Changi Airport and Pasir Ris will board from Platform A and heading towards Jurong East, Joo Koon and Tuas Link will board from Platform B.

L2 Platform A
Eastbound
Towards →  EW1  Pasir Ris Next Station:  EW17  Tiong Bahru
Island platform | Platform Doors will open on the right Disabled access
Platform B
Westbound
Towards ←  EW33  Tuas Link Next Station:  EW19  Queenstown
L1 Concourse Faregates, Top Up Kiosks, Passenger Service Centre, Retail Shops
Street Level Bus stops, Taxi stand, pick-up/drop-off point, Station exits

References

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  1. ^ "Land Transport DataMall". mytransport.sg. Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  2. ^ "10 MRT fun facts to know". The Influencer Media. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  3. ^ MRTC awards contract for Redhill and Queenstown MRT stations
  4. ^ "Riding the MRT train to Clementi". Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  5. ^ Wong, Siew Ying (26 January 2008). "Above-ground MRT stations to have platform screen doors by 2012". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
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