Esplanade MRT station

Esplanade MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle line in Downtown Core, Singapore.

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Esplanade
滨海中心
எஸ்பிளனேட்
Esplanade
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Platform level of Esplanade MRT station
Location90 Bras Basah Road
Singapore 189562
Coordinates1°17′36″N 103°51′19″E
Operated bySMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  Circle Line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Connections EW13  NS25  City Hall, Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
ParkingYes (Esplanade, Suntec City)
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened17 April 2010 (2010-04-17)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesConvention Centre, War Memorial, Suntec[1]
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
towards Dhoby Ghaut
Circle Line
towards HarbourFront
Location
Esplanade
Esplanade station in Singapore

Located at the junction of Bras Basah Road, Raffles Boulevard and Nicoll Highway, the station is in close proximity to the JW Marriott Hotel (Singapore), South Beach Towers, War Memorial Park, Suntec City Mall and the Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre. Esplanade station is linked to City Hall MRT station via CityLink Mall or Raffles City.

History
Completed entrance of Esplanade MRT station in 2008

The underpass from One Raffles Link to War Memorial Park was closed on 24 April 2002. On 9 August that year, the section from Bras Basah Road to Nicoll Highway was realigned. The underpass linking CityLink Mall and Suntec City Mall had been closed on 15 January 2003 to facilitate the construction of the station and pedestrians had to use a temporary covered overhead bridge to cross Raffles Boulevard.

On 24 October that year, the Bras Basah Road and Nicoll Highway was realigned to the former NCO Officers Club, and the Beach Road Camp, one of the central army camps in Singapore that was closed in 2000, for the construction of Esplanade MRT station.

It was tentatively named Convention Centre until January 2005. In April 2004, 'Esplanade' and 'Suntec' was chosen for their stations. In the end it was renamed to Esplanade to reflect its heritage with the War Memorial Park, Esplanade Park and The Esplanade.

On 30 April 2008, the underpass was reopened to the public after five years of closure. It's also the first of the Circle line stations where the public can have a glimpse of the interior. The station had almost completed in August 2007. During the opening of the underpass, Suntec City Mall gave away free coffee, chocolates and sweets to pedestrians to mark the reopening of the underpass. There were also music and line dancing performances.

The bridge underwent dismantlement on 12 May 2008.[2]

Art-in-Transit

An artwork by the late Lim Mu Hue, titled A Piece of Ice-Clear Heart, is located on a large wall within the walkway within the station between Raffles City and Marina Square. This black and white artwork features shadow puppetry and other performances enjoyed by the early settlers of Singapore. Consisting of a set of seven pieces of wood block prints depicting various aspects of theatre, the artwork is a collage of early and later works by Lim Mu Hue who died soon after completing this commission.[3]

References
  1. "Annex A FINALISED NAMES FOR CIRCLE LINE (CCL) STAGES 1-3 STATIONS". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 18 December 2006.
  2. "Underpass linking City Hall MRT to Suntec City Mall open to public". Channel NewsAsia. 30 April 2008.
  3. "Circle Line Art" (PDF). Retrieved March 14, 2013.


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