Raffles Place MRT Station

NS26  EW14  Raffles Place 莱佛士坊 ராஃபிள்ஸ் பிளேஸ் Raffles Place
Rapid transit
South-bound platform of Raffles Place Station
Location	5 Raffles Place Singapore 048618
Coordinates	1°17′1.97″N 103°51′5.52″E / 1.2838806°N 103.8515333°E / 1.2838806; 103.8515333
Operated by	SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)	North South Line   East West Line
Platforms	Stacked Island
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	3
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	NS26  EW14
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	12 December 1987
Previous names	Central
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station City Hall towards Jurong East North South Line Marina Bay towards Marina South Pier City Hall towards Pasir Ris East West Line Tanjong Pagar towards Joo Koon
Location

Exterior view of Raffles Place MRT Station

Raffles Xchange

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.

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.

Station layout

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

Transport connections

Rail

References

External links

• Official website