Operated by SBS Transit DTL Platforms Island Platform levels 6 Level 6 | Line(s) Downtown Line Structure type Underground Depth 43 m Tracks 2 | |
 | ||
Location 31 Bencoolen Street
Singapore 189658 Similar Geylang Bahru MRT Station, Upper Changi MRT Stati, Jalan Besar MRT Station, Rochor MRT Station, Tampines East MRT Station | ||
Bencoolen MRT Station (DT21) is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Downtown Line located at the boundary of Rochor and Museum planning areas, Singapore. Located under Bencoolen Street, the station will serve the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, which is next to the station. This station is a five-minute walk to Dhoby Ghaut and Bras Basah stations.
Contents
Bencoolen station will be the deepest MRT station in Singapore at 43 m (141 ft) below ground when completed; the second deepest will be Promenade station.
Etymology
The station is named after Bencoolen Street, which is in turn named after the city of Bencoolen (now Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia).
History
As the station is located under Bencoolen Street, a portion of the Bencoolen Street is closed from Prinsep Link to Bras Basah Road from October 2011 to the fourth quarter of 2016.