Farrer Park MRT station

Farrer Park MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station along the North East line, located on the boundary of Kallang and Rochor planning areas, Singapore. It is one of the two stations that serve the ethnic district of Little India. The station sits underneath the Connexion building, an integrated hospital (Farrer Park Hospital) and hotel complex (One Farrer Hotel).

Not to be confused with Farrer Road MRT station.

 NE8 
Farrer Park
花拉公园
ஃபேரர் பார்க்
Farrer Park
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Platform of Farrer Park MRT station.
Location250 Race Course Road
Singapore 218703
Coordinates1°18′44″N 103°51′15″E
Operated bySBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Line(s)
  North East Line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
ParkingYes (City Square Mall)
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened20 June 2003 (2003-06-20)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
towards HarbourFront
North East Line
towards Punggol
Location
Farrer Park
Farrer Park station in Singapore

Farrer Park was named after John Farrer, who was President of the Municipal Commissioners from 1919 to 1931.

History
Interior of Farrer Park Station
Exterior view of Farrer Park station

To accommodate the construction of the station, the formerly straight Race Course Road was broken up to its current two-part alignment, with both ends linked by junctions with Rangoon Road. Owen Road was also broken into two, as evident from its current alignment between Serangoon Road and Pek Kio estate. 55 lots required for the construction of the Farrer Park MRT station and the realignment of Race Course Road need to be surrendered by March 1997. However, as for the 51 lots required for the widening of Tessensohn Road and comprehensive redevelopment, the date of possession can be deferred to December 1997.

Before the station opened, the Singapore Civil Defence Force conducted the second ever Shelter Open House on 15–16 February 2003, together with Chinatown, Serangoon, and Hougang stations.

On the evening of 25 December 2007, some technical difficulties were experienced along the North East line caused delays for train services. A member of the public who was affected by the delay said she waited for at least 20 minutes for the train at the station.[1]

Trains along the North East line were delayed from about 3.15 pm to 3.36 pm on 6 April 2012 due to a signalling fault, affecting services between Chinatown and HarbourFront stations. One train had to be turned round to the northbound direction at Farrer Park MRT station to "regulate service".[2]

On 17 June 2015, train services between Farrer Park and Hougang stations were delayed due to a track fault.

Cash top-ups are no longer accepted at passenger service centres from 1 September 2017, at Farrer Park MRT station.[3]

Art in Transit

Farrer Park is an area with a rich sporting heritage and history, and also known for being the site of Singapore's earliest horse racing turf club from the street name 'Old Racecourse Road' draws its name from. Farrer Park's interior design captured the spirit of the locality's sporting heritage with the Horse Racing and Soccer series of artworks titled Rhythmic Exuberance, by Singapore artist Poh Siew Wah. Another artwork by Poh, titled Aeroplane paid tribute to the first aeroplane landing in Singapore in 1911 at the Old Racecourse Road in Farrer Park.[4][5]

References
  1. "NEL train services delayed due to technical difficulties: SBS Transit". Channel News Asia. 25 December 2007.
  2. "20-min delay on North-East Line". The Straits Times. 7 April 2012.
  3. Min Zhang, Lim (31 August 2017). "11 train stations will no longer accept cash-top ups at counters from Sept 1". The Straits Times.
  4. "Art Invitational" (PDF). Art Outreach Singapore. 2005. p. 15. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
  5. Bruce Quek, Jamie Han (10 August 2009). "Art in Transit". National Library Board Singapore. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
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