Redhill MRT Station
EW18 Redhill 红山 ரெட்ஹில் Bukit Merah | |||||||||||
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 Redhill MRT station from above. | |||||||||||
| Location |
920 Tiong Bahru Road Singapore 158792 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 1°17′23.04″N 103°49′0.30″E / 1.2897333°N 103.8167500°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | Island | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | EW18 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 12 March 1988 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Alexandra | ||||||||||
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Redhill MRT Station (EW18) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the East West Line located in Bukit Merah, Singapore. This is the last above-ground station until Kallang station. Eastward of the station towards Tiong Bahru Estate, the tracks lose elevation until they level out when sufficiently underground. This is because of the space limitations as there is no such elevation of tracks in the Central Business District. Its station colour is reddish-pink.
The station serves the neighbourhood of Redhill as well as Alexandra and it is also within walking distance to schools such as Bukit Merah Secondary School and Crescent Girls' School.
Redhill used to be named Alexandra and it was renamed to Redhill prevent confusion with the railway station that is opened in 1984.
Redhill is the only MRT station in which the two platforms are not parallel to each other.
Platform screen doors
In view of accidents along the MRT line, platform screen doors were installed and started operations on 31 May 2011.[1]
High volume, low speed (HVLS) fans
Operating since 15 August 2012 after installation of MJ Air Tech High Volume, Low Speed (HVLS) Pro-Jet fans completed.
Station layout
| L2 | Platform A | East West Line towards EW1 Pasir Ris via EW17 Tiong Bahru (→) |
| Platform B | East West Line towards EW29 Joo Koon via EW19 Queenstown (←) | |
| L1 | EWL Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Citibank, Redhill Xchange |
Exits
- A: Redhill Close
- B: Tanglin View
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 | 5.49am | 6.17am | 11.59pm | |||
| to EW29 Joo Koon | 6.09am | 6.35am | 12.08am | |||
Gallery
References
- ↑ Wong, Siew Ying (January 26, 2008). "Above-ground MRT stations to have platform screen doors by 2012". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved February 1, 2012.