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Raffles Place MRT Station

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Platforms
  
Stacked Island

Platform levels
  
3

Opened
  
12 December 1987

Tracks
  
4

Structure type
  
Underground

Address
  
Singapore

Level
  
3

Connections
  
Bus, Taxicab

Raffles Place MRT Station

Location
  
5 Raffles Place Singapore 048618

Operated by
  
SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)

Line(s)
  
North South Line   East West Line

Similar
  
Raffles Place, Tanjong Pagar MRT Station, City Hall MRT Station, Bugis MRT Station, HarbourFront MRT Station

The interchange at ns26 ew14 raffles place mrt station nsl ewl


Raffles Place MRT Station (NS26/EW14) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North South Line and the East West Line in Downtown Core, Singapore. It is directly underneath the centre of the financial area of Raffles Place, located in the Downtown Core area, south of the Singapore River. It is one of the more prominent and busier stations within Singapore's transport system, especially being an interchange station located within the Central Area. The station has a large number of entrances/exits, the two main ones facing the Raffles Gardens, with the building being a miniature facade of the historic John Little building.

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Raffles place singapore


History

This station used to be the largest and deepest MRT station in Singapore, but the record was broken by Dhoby Ghaut in 2003 and then by Bras Basah in 2010, then by Promenade in 2013 which is 43 metres below ground. It is also one of the four MRT stations to appear in "Uniquely Singapore Edition" of the board game Monopoly.

The station is the only MRT station to ever participate in three terrorist exercises, which are Exercise Northstar IV on January 11, 2004, Exercise Northstar V, when it was one of four stations which participated in the exercise on January 8, 2006, as well as Exercise Northstar VII on July 7, 2009 together with Sentosa and VivoCity. At Raffles Place, most southbound trains will then terminate at Marina Bay while few others at Marina South Pier.

Exits

There are several exits at Raffles Place MRT Station, all are in an expanded value. It is located sometimes at the historical buildings and sights, whereby it is very hard for people to see.

  • A : Bharat Building, Royal Brother Building, Clifford Centre, The Arcade, Malacca Centre, 63 Market St, One Raffles Place, Raffles Place Park
  • B : The Fullerton Bay Hotel, Chevron House, Great Eastern Centre, Straits Trading Building, Clifford Pier, 16 Collyer Quay, OCBC Centre, Customs House, HSBC Building, Singapore Land Tower, Change Alley, Golden Shoe Carpark, One Raffles Place, Raffles Place Park
  • C : Ocean Towers
  • D : Republic Plaza
  • E : Equity Plaza, Ocean Financial Centre
  • F : Capital Square, Fuk Tak Chi Museum, PWC Building, China Square, Great Eastern Centre, Samsung Hub, City House, Market Street CP, Robinson Tower, Far East Square, Prudential Tower
  • G : Boat Quay, Moulana Mohd Ali Mosque, UOB Plaza
  • H : Bank of China Building, One Fullerton, Raffles Landing Site, Merlion Park, Six Battery Rd, The Fullerton (Hotel), The Arts House at the Old Parliament, Asian Civilisations Museum, Maybank Tower, Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall
  • I : SGX Centre, Lucrum Capital Building, Ascott Raffles Place, Lau Pa Sat Festival Market
  • J : The Promontory@Marina Bay, Marina Bay Suites, Marina Bay Financial Centre, The Sail @ Marina Bay, One Raffles Quay, Marina Bay Link Mall, One Marina Boulevard (NTUC Centre), Marina Bay Residences
  • References

    Raffles Place MRT Station Wikipedia