Canberra MRT Station
NS12 Canberra 堪培拉 கேன்பரா Canberra | |||||||||||
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| Location |
Canberra Link Singapore 753504 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 1°26′35.82″N 103°49′46.47″E / 1.4432833°N 103.8295750°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | Side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | NS12 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 2019 | ||||||||||
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Canberra MRT Station (NS12) is a future above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the North South Line in Sembawang, Singapore.
It is the second elevated station in Singapore after Dover station to have two opposing side platforms.
History
The idea of Canberra MRT station was supposedly shelved due to undeveloped surroundings. The idea was reinstated and the following is the process of planning.
On 17 January 2013, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that a feasibility studies was being conducted to create a station between Sembawang and Yishun stations.[1]
On 27 June 2014, Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew announced that the feasibility studies was completed and Canberra station will be built.[2]
On 1 August 2014, LTA announced that construction will commence in mid-2015 and is expected to be completed in 2019.[3]
On 27 April 2015, LTA announced that construction will start soon, with the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (Singapore) awarded the contract for $90 million.[4]
Official works began on 26 March 2016, with assurance of a more stringent work safety measures to be taken throughout the construction period. It is also announced that a 72 metre long rail crossover track will be constructed north of Canberra Station to connect two existing tracks.[5]
Station layout
| L2 | Side platform, doors will open on the left | |
| Platform A | North South Line (future service) towards NS1 EW24 Jurong East via NS11 Sembawang (→)
Trains currently do not stop. | |
| Platform B | North South Line (future service) towards NS28 Marina South Pier via NS13 Yishun (←)
Trains currently do not stop. | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Transfer Area | Linkway Bridge (City-bound Platform) | Transfer Linkway Bridge to Canberra Plaza and Travellators to Bus and Taxis |
| L1 | NSL Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control |
| Street Level | ||
Transport connections
Rail
| Destination | First Train | Last Train | |||||
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| Mon – Fri | Sat | Sunday & Public Holiday | Daily | ||||
| North South Line | |||||||
| to NS1 Jurong East | – | – | – | – | |||
| to NS28 Marina South Pier | – | – | – | – | |||
| to NS27 Marina Bay | – | – | – | – | |||
| to NS19 Toa Payoh | – | – | – | – | |||
| to NS16 Ang Mo Kio | – | – | – | – | |||
| to NS7 Kranji | – | – | – | – | |||
Condominiums Nearby
- Brownstone EC - 300m |
- The Visionaire EC - 500m | Map
- Canberra Residences - 600m | Map
- D'Banyan - 1.1 km | Map
- The Nautical - 1.2 km | Map
- Yishun Sapphire - 2.8 km |
- Yishun Emerald - 2.7 km |
- Eight Courtyards - 2.7 km |
- One Canberra - 2.6 km |
- Seletaris - 2.5 km |
References
- ↑ "Two New Rail Lines And Three New Extensions To Expand Rail Network By 2030". Land Transport Authority. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ↑ "New MRT station for North-South Line: Canberra". The Straits Times. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ↑ "New Addition to North-South Line: Canberra Station". Land Transport Authority. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ↑ "Contract to build new Canberra MRT station on N-S Line awarded for $90 million". The Straits Times. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ↑ "Safety first as work starts on new Canberra MRT station on 'live' North-South Line". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. Retrieved 26 March 2016.