Marina Bay MRT Station
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Exit A of Marina Bay MRT station.
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Location | 21 Park Street 23 Park Street Singapore 018925 / 018926 |
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Operated by | SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | Island (North South & Circle Lines) Stacked side (Thomson-East Coast Line) |
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Tracks | 4 (6 when Thomson East-Coast Line is built) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus, Taxi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depth | 38m (When Thomson East-Coast Line is built) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platform levels | 2 (5 when Thomson East-Coast Line is built) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | NS27 CE2 TE20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 4 November 1989 (North South Line) 14 January 2012 (Circle Line) 2021 (Thomson-East Coast Line) |
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Previous names | Telok Ayer Basin, Marina South | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marina Bay MRT Station (NS27/CE2/TE20) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the North South Line and Circle Line in Singapore. Marina Bay MRT Station is designed by Aedas. It was the southern terminus of the former until late November 2014, however, most trains terminate at Marina Bay instead of Marina South Pier possibly due to the low passenger demand at Marina South Pier. Passengers going to Marina South Pier should observe the television screens on the station platforms and listen to announcements which will notify commuters when a train that is terminating at Marina South Pier arrives.
The Circle Line station was awarded the winner of Small Project Award at the World Architecture Festival in 2012.[1]
When the Thomson-East Coast Line part of the station opens in 2021, Marina Bay will be a triple-line interchange station, and the third one in Singapore after Dhoby Ghaut and Outram Park. The Thomson East-Coast Line's station will connect to the concourses of NSL and CCLe. The platforms of the line will be at basement 4 (to Sungei Bedok) and basement 5 (to Woodlands North).
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History
The station is located on a reclaimed land with no developed infrastructure surrounding it, and hence contrary to what the name implies, there exists a slight distance between the actual town of Marina Bay and the station. This station is now used for locals to travel from other parts of Singapore and connects passengers to a bus service that brings them to a nearby recreational area. After the opening of Marina South Pier station, most trains will still terminate here despite being Ex-terminus for North South Line while few others terminate at Marina South Pier possibly due to demand. Circle Line trains start from here will all terminate at Harbourfront MRT station with few being Stadium shuttle at off peak hours. However during off peak hours, all trains will bound for Stadium.
On 8 January 2006, this station was one of the four stations that participated in Exercise Northstar V.
Since the opening of the Circle Line platforms, this station is the first underground station in the Singapore MRT to have its platform above the concourse level.
On 15 June 2015, train service between Marina Bay and Marina South Pier Stations were disrupted after a train fault at Marina Bay Station.
Ground freezing will be applied for the first time in Singapore rail construction when building the Thomson-East Coast Line part of this station, where it under-cross the existing North-South Line and Circle Line tunnels.[2]
Station layout
L1 | Street Level | Marina Bay Sands |
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NSL Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Transfer Linkway | |
Restricted Area | Temporary Maintenance Facility | |
Platform A | Circle Line towards CC6 Stadium via CE1 DT16 Bayfront (→) | |
Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Platform B | Circle Line towards CC6 Stadium via CE1 DT16 Bayfront (→) Circle Line (future service) via CC32 Prince Edward |
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CCL Concourse | Transfer Hall, Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Shops | |
Platform A | North South Line towards NS1 EW24 Jurong East via NS26 EW14 Raffles Place (→) North South Line alighting passengers only → |
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Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Platform B | North South Line towards NS28 Marina South Pier (←) | |
B3 | Transfer Linkway | Transfer to both North South Line platforms, Circle Line and Transfer Hall |
Exits
- A: Bayfront Avenue Taxi Stand
- B: 500m walk to Downtown MRT Station
At present it is one of the secluded stations that does not receive high demand except for passengers transferring from the Circle to the North South line (Marina South Pier -> Bayfront). The other secluded station is Marina South Pier.
Marina Bay code change
After the completion of the Circle Line Stage 6, the station code for Marina Bay will be changed from the current CE2 to CC33 in 2025.[citation needed]
Transport connections
Rail
Destination | First Train | Last Train | ||||
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Mon – Sat | Sunday & Public Holiday |
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North South Line | ||||||
to NS1 Jurong East | 6.01am | 6.26am | 11.50pm | |||
to NS28 Marina South Pier | 5.57am | 6.20am | 12.00am | |||
to NS7 Kranji | - | - | 12.07am | |||
Circle Line | ||||||
to CC6 Stadium | 5.59am | 6.24am | 11.55pm |
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References
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