Stadium MRT Station foreground level, in the background of my own words and the AIM saga
Stadium MRT Station
Stadium MRT Station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Circle Line in Singapore. The station was opened on 17 April 2010 along with the rest of Stage 1 & 2 of the Circle Line in Singapore.
It serves the Kallang area and the future Singapore Sports Hub (which comprises the new National Stadium, new Aquatic Centre and the existing Singapore Indoor Stadium), Leisure Park Kallang and the Tanjong Rhu area. The station is named after the sport centres/stadiums in the vicinity. It is expected to have a high amount of passenger usage when there is a significant event in the Sport centres nearby. The station was designed by WOHA Architects which they was awarded with Design Of The Year of the President's Design Award 2010 for the station's design.[1] This station is also within the vicinity of Kallang and Mountbatten.
Since the opening of the Circle Line extension on 14 January 2012, trains from Marina Bay terminate at Platform 1 of this station during off-peak hours, proceed to perform a cross-over after the station and arrive at Platform 2 to return to Marina Bay.
History[]
Before the station was constructed, the closest MRT stations were Kallang and City Hall stations to National Stadium, which were considerable distance. Additionally, road access to the National Stadium was hampered by traffic jams during major events at the venue. When the stations of the Marina Line were revealed, the line was announced to serve National Stadium as the line goes through Stadium Boulevard.
The station then became part of Circle line (CCL) Stage 1 when the MRL was incorporated into the CCL in 2001. Contract 824 for the construction of Boulevard station and associated tunnels was awarded to a joint venture between Nishimatsu Construction Co Ltd and Lum Chang Building Contractors Pte Ltd at S$270 million (US$150.69 million).
On 6 February 2002, traffic around the former National Stadium had to be realigned for the construction of the station. To facilitate the construction of the station, Stadium Boulevard was closed from Stadium Drive to Stadium Walk. Along with the other stations on Stages 1 and 2, the station started operations on 17 April 2010.
Concourse[]
The station concourses are located at street level, situated at both ends of the station. To accommodate surge crowds from the Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang Theatre and the National Stadium, the station has been designed with an at-grade, open-air concourse and entrance plaza. The open-air concourse prevents crushing and panic situations that could occur with crowds squeezing into confined, below-ground spaces. The ground-level entrance plaza also creates opportunities for the surrounding developments, currently inward-looking, to create and enhance external, ground-level activities.
Faregates for automatic fare collection and provides access between paid and unpaid areas of the station, with at least one bidirectional wide-swinging gate for the benefit of passengers-in-wheelchairs and those carrying bulky items or travelling with prams.
General Ticketing Machines allow commuters to purchase tickets for single or multiple journeys, and along with Top-up Machines, offer contactless card transactions. The station office at the West exit functions as a Passenger Service Centre, and is staffed during operating hours, where commuters may make travel inquiries or perform card transactions using cash payment. At the East exit, the station office is not staffed.
Station layout[]
| L1 | Street Level Concourse |
Singapore Sports Hub, Singapore Indoor Stadium Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Transitlink Counter |
| B1 | Service Level | Restricted Access |
| B2 | Platform 1 | Circle Line towards HarbourFront via Mountbatten (→) Circle Line termination platform (→) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 2 | Circle Line towards Dhoby Ghaut via Nicoll Highway towards Marina Bay via Nicoll Highway (←) | |
Exits[]
- Exit A – Kallang Wave and Sports Hub
- Exit B – Kallang Leisure Park
Passenger Usage Patterns[]
| East West Line | |
| EW2 Tampines | Take Circle Line to Paya Lebar (Platform 1) and change to East West Line to Tampines. |
| EW3 Simei | Take Circle Line to Paya Lebar (Platform 1) and change to East West Line to Simei. |
| EW5 Bedok | Take Circle Line to Paya Lebar (Platform 1) and change to East West Line to Bedok. |
| EW6 Kembangan | Take Circle Line to Paya Lebar (Platform 1) and change to East West Line to Kembangan. |
| North South Line | |
| NS16 Ang Mo Kio | Take Circle Line to Bishan (Platform 1) and change to North South Line to Ang Mo Kio. |
| NS9 Woodlands | Take Circle Line to Bishan (Platform 1) and change to North South Line to Woodlands. |
| North East Line | |
| NE16 Sengkang | Take Circle Line to Serangoon (Platform 1) and change to North East Line to Sengkang. |
| NE17 Punggol | Take Circle Line to Serangoon (Platform 1) and change to North East Line to Punggol. |
| Circle Line | |
| CC1 Dhoby Ghaut | Take Circle Line to Dhoby Ghaut (Platform 2). |
| CC3 Esplanade | Take Circle Line to Esplanade (Platform 2). |
| CC4 Promenade | Take Circle Line to Promenade (Platform 2). |
| CE1 Bayfront | Take Circle Line to Bayfront (Platform 2). |
| Downtown Line | |
| DT32 Tampines | Take Circle Line to MacPherson (Platform 1) and change to Downtown Line to Tampines. |
Transport connections[]
Rail[]
| Destination | First Train | Last Train | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon – Sat | Sunday & Public Holiday |
Daily | ||||
| Circle Line | ||||||
| to CC1 Dhoby Ghaut | 5.45am | 6.13am | 11.54pm | |||
| to CC29 HarbourFront | 5.47am | 6.15am | 10.58pm | |||
| to CC26 Pasir Panjang | – | – | 11.28pm | |||
| to CC23 one-north | – | – | 11.44pm | |||
| to CC17 Caldecott | – | – | 12.12am | |||
| to CC11 Tai Seng | – | – | 12.20am | |||
Alternative Routes[]
| Going to | Method |
|---|---|
| Dhoby Ghaut | Stadium National Stadium (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS 14 / 16 Dhoby Ghaut Stn (Penang Rd) Template:BS |
| Bras Basah | Stadium National Stadium (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS 14 / 16 SMU (Stamford Rd) Template:BS |
| Esplanade | Stadium National Stadium (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS 10 opp War Memorial Pk (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS |
| Promenade | Stadium opp National Stadium (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS 10 S.A. Deaf (Mountbatten Rd) Template:BS opp S.A. Deaf (Mountbatten Rd) Template:BS 12 / 32 opp Lor 1 Geylang Ter (Geylang Rd) Template:BS Kallang East West Line Bugis Downtown Line Promenade |
| Nicoll Highway | Stadium National Stadium (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS 10 / 14 / 16 / 196 Nicoll Highway Stn (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS |
| Mountbatten | Stadium opp National Stadium (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS 10 Blk 39 (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS |
| Dakota | Stadium National Stadium (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS 10 Blk 22 (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS |
| Paya Lebar | Stadium opp National Stadium (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS 70M Paya Lebar Quarter (Sims Ave) Template:BS |
| MacPherson | Stadium opp National Stadium (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS 70M Paya Lebar Stn Exit D (Paya Lebar Rd) Template:BS 24 / 28 / 43 MacPherson Stn Exit C (Paya Lebar Rd) Template:BS |
| Tai Seng | Stadium opp National Stadium (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS 70M Paya Lebar Stn Exit D (Paya Lebar Rd) Template:BS 24 / 28 / 43 aft Tai Seng Stn (Upp Paya Lebar Rd) Template:BS |
| Bartley | Stadium opp National Stadium (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS 70M Paya Lebar Stn Exit D (Paya Lebar Rd) Template:BS 24 / 28 / 43 aft Tai Seng Stn (Upp Paya Lebar Rd) Template:BS 158 Bartley Stn Exit A (Bartley Rd) Template:BS |
| Serangoon | Stadium opp National Stadium (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS 70M Paya Lebar Stn Exit D (Paya Lebar Rd) Template:BS 24 / 28 / 43 aft Tai Seng Stn (Upp Paya Lebar Rd) Template:BS 158 Serangoon Stn Exit A/Blk 413 (Upp Serangoon Rd) Template:BS |
| Lorong Chuan | Stadium opp National Stadium (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS 70M Paya Lebar Stn Exit D (Paya Lebar Rd) Template:BS 24 / 28 / 43 aft Tai Seng Stn (Upp Paya Lebar Rd) Template:BS 22 Blk 332 (Ang Mo Kio Ave 8) Template:BS opp Christ The King Ch (Ang Mo Kio Ave 8) Template:BS 159 St Gabriel's Pri Sch (Lor Chuan) Template:BS |
| Bishan | Stadium National Stadium (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS 14 / 16 opp Orchard Stn (Orchard Blvd) Template:BS Orchard North South Line Bishan |
| Marymount | Stadium National Stadium (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS 14 / 16 opp Orchard Stn (Orchard Blvd) Template:BS Orchard North South Line Novena opp Novena Ch (Thomson Rd) Template:BS 851 Blk 306 (Marymount Rd) Template:BS |
| Caldecott | Stadium National Stadium (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS 14 / 16 opp Orchard Stn (Orchard Blvd) Template:BS Orchard North South Line Novena opp Novena Ch (Thomson Rd) Template:BS 167 / 851 aft Andrew Rd (Thomson Rd) Template:BS |
| Botanic Gardens | Stadium National Stadium (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS 14 / 16 Capitol Bldg (Stamford Rd) Template:BS City Hall East West Line Bugis Downtown Line Botanic Gardens |
| Farrer Road | Stadium National Stadium (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS 14 / 16 opp Orchard Stn (Orchard Blvd) Template:BS 111 opp Tanglin Stn (Grange Rd) Template:BS 174 Farrer Rd Stn Exit B (Farrer Rd) Template:BS |
| Holland Village | Stadium National Stadium (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS 14 / 16 opp Orchard Stn (Orchard Blvd) Template:BS 106 Holland V Stn Exit A (Holland Ave) Template:BS |
| Buona Vista | Stadium National Stadium (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS 14 / 16 Capitol Bldg (Stamford Rd) Template:BS City Hall East West Line Buona Vista |
| one-north | Stadium National Stadium (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS 14 / 16 Capitol Bldg (Stamford Rd) Template:BS City Hall East West Line Buona Vista Buona Vista Stn Exit D (North Buona Vista Rd) Template:BS 191 opp one-north Stn (Portsdown Rd) Template:BS |
| Kent Ridge | Stadium National Stadium (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS 14 / 16 Capitol Bldg (Stamford Rd) Template:BS City Hall East West Line Buona Vista Buona Vista Stn Exit D (North Buona Vista Rd) Template:BS 95 Kent Ridge Stn Exit A/NUH (South Buona Vista Rd) Template:BS |
| Haw Par Villa | Stadium National Stadium (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS 14 / 16 Capitol Bldg (Stamford Rd) Template:BS City Hall East West Line Jurong East Blk 131 (Jurong Gateway Rd) Template:BS 51 Haw Par Villa Stn (West Coast Rd) Template:BS |
| Pasir Panjang | Stadium National Stadium (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS 14 / 16 Capitol Bldg (Stamford Rd) Template:BS City Hall East West Line Jurong East Blk 131 (Jurong Gateway Rd) Template:BS 51 bef Pasir Panjang Stn (Pasir Panjang Rd) Template:BS |
| Labrador Park | Stadium National Stadium (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS 10 HarbourFront Stn (Telok Blangah Rd) Template:BS 61 / 97 / 100 Arc Mall (Alexandra Rd) Template:BS |
| Telok Blangah | Stadium National Stadium (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS 10 HarbourFront Stn (Telok Blangah Rd) Template:BS 61 / 97 / 100 Telok Blangah Stn (Telok Blangah Rd) Template:BS |
| HarbourFront | Stadium National Stadium (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS 10 HarbourFront Stn (Telok Blangah Rd) Template:BS |
| Bayfront | Stadium opp National Stadium (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS 10 S.A. Deaf (Mountbatten Rd) Template:BS opp S.A. Deaf (Mountbatten Rd) Template:BS 32 Parkview Sq (North Bridge Rd) Template:BS Bugis Downtown Line Bayfront |
| Marina Bay | Stadium National Stadium (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS 14 / 16 Capitol Bldg (Stamford Rd) Template:BS City Hall North South Line Marina Bay |
References[]
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External links[]
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