Line(s) North East Line Structure type Underground Opened 20 June 2003 Tracks 2 | Platforms Island Platform levels 2 Level 2 Connections Bus, Taxicab | |
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Location 250 Race Course Road
Singapore 218703 Operated by SBS Transit (ComfortDelGro) Address 320 Serangoon Rd, Singapore 218108 Similar City Square Mall, Little India MRT Station, Boon Keng MRT Station, Little India - Singapore, HarbourFront MRT Station | ||
Singapore walking from farrer park mrt station along race course road
Farrer Park MRT Station (NE8) is a station along the North East Line of the Mass Rapid Transit at the boundary of Kallang and Rochor planning areas, Singapore. It is located at the northern end of the ethnic neighbourhood of Little India.
Contents
- Singapore walking from farrer park mrt station along race course road
- How to go from farrer park mrt station to 60s hostel
- History
- Art in Transit
- Incidents
- References
How to go from farrer park mrt station to 60s hostel
History
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.
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.
Incidents
The service has suffered three instances of delays. 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.
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".
On 17 June 2015, train services between Farrer Park and Hougang stations were delayed due to a track fault.