Queenstown MRT Station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the East West Line in Singapore. It is located in the Queenstown district and is sandwiched between the 38-storey Queens condominium and the new 43-storey HDB flats on the opposite side of the track.
A free shuttle service from this station serves the nearby Alexandra Hospital.
History[]
The station was opened on 12 March 1988, as part of the extension of the MRT system from Outram Park to Clementi.
On 2 April 2004, a shuttle bus which ferries patients and staff from the Alexandra Hospital to the Queenstown crashed into a viaduct column near the station. The bus driver, Mr Lee Tok Hwan, 46, an employee of SMRT died instantly while the 15 passengers on the bus were injured and were sent back to Alexandra Hospital. The viaduct column was inspected and no structural defects were found.[1][2]
On September 22, 2010, a woman, by the name of Grace, was being filmed ranting and screaming obscenities at the passengers on the train as the train approached this station. She shouted at a man who was sitting on the reserved seat and forced the man to get up before sitting on it.
On 29 November 2010, a Chinese man in his 40s was knocked by an incoming train at about 8.15 pm, was found lying on the tracks below the last carriage and was pronounced dead by SCDF medics. Train services were disrupted for about 1 hour and were resumed at 9.15 pm.[3]
When the MRT network commenced operations in 1987, Queenstown as with all above-ground stations had no physical barriers between the platforms and tracks. Following numerous incidents of commuters falling on the tracks and unauthorized intrusions, the Land Transport Authority made the decision in 2008 to install half height platform screen doors for all above-ground stations in phases. The screen doors have been installed in January 2011 and started operations on 28 April 2011 together with Commonwealth.[4]
TITAN faregates were being installed since 12 June 2012.
This station was installed with MJ Air Tech High Volume, Low Speed (HVLS) Pro-Jet fans and have been operational since 11 September 2012 together with Eunos.
Together with Commonwealth and Clementi stations, this station will see the construction of an additional pedestrian link bridge linking the station to two new exits, one on each side of the road. The exits will be equipped with fare gates and ticketing machines. Construction started in mid-2012 [5] and opened on August 23, 2015, together with Commonwealth.
Cash top ups are not accepted at the passenger service centres from 21 January 2018 at this station.
Station layout[]
| L3 | Platform 1 | East West Line towards Pasir Ris via Redhill (→) |
| Platform 2 | East West Line towards Tuas Plaza via Commonwealth (←) | |
| L2 | EWL Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Footbridge to cross Commonwealth Avenue |
| L1 | Street Level | Commonwealth Avenue |
Transport connections[]
Queenstown has connections to Raffles Place & Paya Lebar on the East West Line.
Rail[]
| Destination | First Train | Last Train | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon – Sat | Sunday & Public Holiday |
Daily | ||||
| East West Line | ||||||
| to Pasir Ris | 5.47am | 6.15am | 11.55pm | |||
| to Tuas Link | 6.12am | 6.38am | 12.10am | |||
Bus[]
Eastbound[]
| Service | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 6.27am | 6.21am | 6.32am | 12.35am | 12.28am | 12.28am |
| 111 | 6.10am | 6.10am | 6.09am | 12.09am | 12.09am | 12.08am |
| 145 | 5.38am | 5.37am | 6.07am | 11.37pm | 12.07am | 11.36pm |
| 186 | 6.14am | 6.10am | 6.10am | 12.13am | 12.14am | 12.12am |
| 195 | 5.56am | 6.10am | 6.08am | 12.25am | 12.28am | 12.23am |
| 970 | 6.22am | 6.16am | 6.17am | 12.20am | 12.21am | 12.23am |
Westbound[]
| Service | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 6.25am | 6.21am | 6.40am | 12.46am | 12.44am | 12.40am |
| 111 | 6.20am | 6.20am | 6.48am | 1.06am | 1.08am | 12.58am |
| 145 | 6.38am | 6.35am | 6.35am | 1.06am | 1.00am | 12.58am |
| 186 | 6.27am | 6.25am | 6.23am | 12.23am | 12.23am | 12.21am |
| 195 | 6.24am | 6.40am | 6.41am | 12.14am | 12.17am | 12.13am |
| 970 | 6.16am | 6.16am | 6.16am | 12.00am | 11.58pm | 11.59pm |
Alternative Routes[]
| Going to | Methods | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasir Ris |  11149Queenstown Stn Exit B/C Commonwealth Ave 111 08069Rendezvous Grand Hotel Bras Basah Rd  Bencoolen Downtown Line Godric's Hollow 76031Godric's Hollow Stn Exit B Tampines Ave 2 17 77009Pasir Ris Int Pasir Ris Dr 3 | ||||
| Tampines | 11149 Queenstown Stn Exit B/C Commonwealth Ave 111 08069Rendezvous Grand Hotel Bras Basah Rd Bencoolen Downtown Line Tampines | ||||
| Simei | 11149 Queenstown Stn Exit B/C Commonwealth Ave 111 08069Rendezvous Grand Hotel Bras Basah Rd Bencoolen Downtown Line Huang Wen 75051Huang Wen Stn Exit B Tampines Ave 1 5 {BS96169}} | ||||
| Tanah Merah | 11149 Queenstown Stn Exit B/C Commonwealth Ave 111 08069Rendezvous Grand Hotel Bras Basah Rd Bencoolen Downtown Line Somapah 96049Somapah Stn/SUTD Upp Changi Rd East 2 / 24 85091Tanah Merah Stn Exit B New Upp Changi Rd | ||||
| Expo | 11149 Queenstown Stn Exit B/C Commonwealth Ave 111 08069Rendezvous Grand Hotel Bras Basah Rd Bencoolen Downtown Line Expo | ||||
| Changi Airport | 11149 Queenstown Stn Exit B/C Commonwealth Ave 111 08069Rendezvous Grand Hotel Bras Basah Rd Bencoolen Downtown Line Somapah 96041Somapah Stn/opp SUTD Upp Changi Rd East 24 95109Changi Airport Ter 3 PTB3 Basement | ||||
| Bedok |
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| Kembangan | 11149 Queenstown Stn Exit B/C Commonwealth Ave 111 08057Dhoby Ghaut Stn Orchard Rd 7 83062Kembangan Stn Sims Ave East | ||||
| Eunos | 11149 Queenstown Stn Exit B/C Commonwealth Ave 111 08057Dhoby Ghaut Stn Orchard Rd 7 82061Eunos Stn/Int Sims Ave | ||||
| Paya Lebar | 11149 Queenstown Stn Exit B/C Commonwealth Ave 111 08057Dhoby Ghaut Stn Orchard Rd 7 82011aft Paya Lebar Quarter Sims Ave | ||||
| Aljunied | 11141 Queenstown Stn Exit A/D Commonwealth Ave 111 08057Dhoby Ghaut Stn Orchard Rd 7 80031Kallang Stn Sims Ave 2 / 67 81011aft Aljunied Stn Sims Ave | ||||
| Kallang | 11149 Queenstown Stn Exit B/C Commonwealth Ave 111 08057Dhoby Ghaut Stn Orchard Rd 7 80031Kallang Stn Sims Ave | ||||
| Lavender | 11149 Queenstown Stn Exit B/C Commonwealth Ave 145 01311Lavender Stn Exit B Kallang Rd | ||||
| Bugis | 11149 Queenstown Stn Exit B/C Commonwealth Ave 145 01113Bugis Stn Victoria St | ||||
| City Hall | 11149 Queenstown Stn Exit B/C Commonwealth Ave 111 02049Raffles Hotel Bras Basah Rd | ||||
| Raffles Place | 11149 Queenstown Stn Exit B/C Commonwealth Ave 111 08057Dhoby Ghaut Stn Orchard Rd Dhoby Ghaut North South Line Raffles Place | ||||
| Tanjong Pagar | 11149 Queenstown Stn Exit B/C Commonwealth Ave 111 08069Rendezvous Grand Hotel Bras Basah Rd 167 03218opp MAS Bldg Shenton Way | ||||
| Outram Park | 11149 Queenstown Stn Exit B/C Commonwealth Ave 145 10199Delta Swim Cplx Tiong Bahru Rd 63 06029Outram Pk Stn Exit 1 Outram Rd | ||||
| Tiong Bahru | 11149 Queenstown Stn Exit B/C Commonwealth Ave 145 10199Delta Swim Cplx Tiong Bahru Rd 33 / 63 10169Tiong Bahru Stn/Plaza Tiong Bahru Rd | ||||
| Redhill | 11149 Queenstown Stn Exit B/C Commonwealth Ave 145 10209Redhill Stn Tiong Bahru Rd | ||||
| Commonwealth | 11141 Queenstown Stn Exit A/D Commonwealth Ave 145 11161C'wealth Stn Exit A/D Commonwealth Ave | ||||
| Buona Vista | 11141 Queenstown Stn Exit A/D Commonwealth Ave 145 11161C'wealth Stn Exit A/D Commonwealth Ave 105 / 198 11181opp Blk 43 Commonwealth Ave | ||||
| Dover | 11141 Queenstown Stn Exit A/D Commonwealth Ave 145 11161C'wealth Stn Exit A/D Commonwealth Ave 105 19031Dover Stn Exit A Commonwealth Ave West | ||||
| Clementi | 11141 Queenstown Stn Exit A/D Commonwealth Ave 145 11161C'wealth Stn Exit A/D Commonwealth Ave 105 17171Clementi Stn Exit A Commonwealth Ave West | ||||
| Jurong East | 11141 Queenstown Stn Exit A/D Commonwealth Ave 145 11161C'wealth Stn Exit A/D Commonwealth Ave 198 28211bef Jurong East Stn Jurong Gateway Rd | ||||
| Chinese Garden | 11141 Queenstown Stn Exit A/D Commonwealth Ave 145 11161C'wealth Stn Exit A/D Commonwealth Ave 198 28271opp Blk 114 Jurong Town Hall Rd | ||||
| Lakeside | 11141 Queenstown Stn Exit A/D Commonwealth Ave 145 11161C'wealth Stn Exit A/D Commonwealth Ave 198 20021NEWest AYE 154 28091Lakeside Stn Boon Lay Way | ||||
| Boon Lay | 11141 Queenstown Stn Exit A/D Commonwealth Ave 145 11161C'wealth Stn Exit A/D Commonwealth Ave 198 20021NEWest AYE 154 22009Boon Lay Int Jurong West Ctrl 3 | ||||
| Pioneer | 11141 Queenstown Stn Exit A/D Commonwealth Ave 145 11161C'wealth Stn Exit A/D Commonwealth Ave 198 20021NEWest AYE 154 22009Boon Lay Int Jurong West Ctrl 3 179 22521Pioneer Stn Exit A Jurong West St 63 | ||||
Exits[]
- A1 and A2: Commonwealth Avenue, Stirling Road, Mei Ling Street, Church Of the Good Shepherd, Commonwealth Avenue, Strathmore Road, Queens Condo, Dawson Estate
- B1 and B2: Queenstown Stadium, Queenstown Swimming Pool, The True Way Presbyterian Church, MDIS, Queenstown Community Centre
Block 96 Margaret Drive[]
Block 96 Margaret Drive is a HDB block that was demolished in 2006 due to the SERS. Krenza Learning Centre was last there from 2002 to 2006.
References[]
External links[]
- Template:Official website
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