Buona Vista MRT Station
Coordinates: 01°18′26.4″N 103°47′24.1″E / 1.307333°N 103.790028°E
EW21 CC22 Buona Vista 波那维斯达 புவன விஸ்தா Buona Vista | ||||||||||||||||
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 Interior of the Circle Line Buona Vista MRT station. | ||||||||||||||||
| Location |
100 North Buona Vista Road 150 North Buona Vista Road Singapore 139345/ 139350 | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 1°18′25″N 103°47′26″E / 1.306817°N 103.790428°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) | |||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | Island | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type |
Elevated (East West Line) Underground (Circle Line) | |||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | EW21 CC22 | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened |
12 March 1988 (East West Line) 8 October 2011 (Circle Line) | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | North Buona Vista | |||||||||||||||
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Buona Vista MRT Station (EW21/CC22) is a Mass Rapid Transit station located in Queenstown, Singapore, that is part of the East West Line and the Circle Line, and served as an interchange station between the two lines. It is the second station in Singapore (after Paya Lebar) that serves both an above-ground line (East West Line) and an underground line (Circle Line). Its station colour is lime for EWL.
History
Following the 25 March 2006 accident, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) made the decision in 2008 to install platform screen doors in this station, whereby operations commenced on 10 June 2011.[1]
The lifts were upgraded in August 2009 and had been the last station to be barrier-free, due to complexities within the station. Buona Vista MRT station is the first elevated station to serve as an interchange between MRT lines. The station is fitted with MJ Air Tech High Volume, Low Speed (HVLS) Pro-Jet fans, which commenced operations on 25 June 2012, the same day as the fans at Commonwealth.
Art in Transit
The artwork featured under the Art in Transit programme is The Tree of Life by Gilles Massot. Located on the lift shaft in the underground station, the artwork depicts a eucalyptus tree located at the nearby Kent Ridge Park that has been digitally edited to create an effect similar to David Hockney's photo montages.[2] The tree also represents the jungle greenery which used to exist next to the above-ground station and is a result of the deep impression left on the artist of the landscape and view of the area.
Station layout
| L4 | Platform A | East West Line towards EW1 Pasir Ris via EW20 Commonwealth (→) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform B | East West Line towards EW29 Joo Koon via EW22 Dover (←) | |
| Transfer Area | Escalators and stairway to Circle Line Concourse | |
| L3 | EWL Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control |
| L2 | Transfer Linkway | Escalators and stairway to East West Line Platforms and Circle Line Concourse |
| L1 | Street Level | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control |
| B1 | CCL Concourse | Escalators and stairway to East West Line Concourse |
| B2 | Platform A | Circle Line towards CC29 NE1 HarbourFront via CC23 one-north (→) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform B | Circle Line towards CC1 NS24 NE6 Dhoby Ghaut via CC21 Holland Village (←) | |
Exits
| EWL | CCL | Exit |
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| A | C | Star Vista, Rochester Mall, Ghim Moh, North Buona Vista Road, MOE Language Centre (Ghim Moh) |
| B | D | Biopolis |
Transport connections
Rail
| Destination | First Train | Last Train | ||||
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| Mon – Sat | Sunday & Public Holiday | Daily | ||||
| East West Line | ||||||
| to EW1 Pasir Ris | 5.43am | 6.11am | 11.53pm | |||
| to EW29 Joo Koon | 6.16am | 6.42am | 12.15am | |||
| Circle Line | ||||||
| to CC1 Dhoby Ghaut | 5.39am | 6.00am | 11.19pm | |||
| to CC29 HarbourFront | 5.39am | 6.03am | 11.34pm | |||
| to CC7 Mountbatten | – | – | 11.56pm | |||
| to CC26 Pasir Panjang | - | – | 12.04am | |||
| to CC23 one-north | – | – | 12.20am | |||
| to CC12 Bartley | – | – | 12.19am | |||
References
- ↑ Wong, Siew Ying (26 January 2008). "Above-ground MRT stations to have platform screen doors by 2012". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ↑ Martin, Mayo. "Circle Line Art! The final destination(s)! A sneak peek!". For Art's Sake!. TODAYonline Blogs. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
External links
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