Tanjong Pagar MRT station

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 EW15 
Tanjong Pagar
丹戎巴葛
தஞ்சோங் பகார்
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
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Platform level of Tanjong Pagar MRT station
General information
Location120 Maxwell Road
Singapore 069119
Coordinates 1°16′35.18″N103°50′44.56″E / 1.2764389°N 103.8457111°E / 1.2764389; 103.8457111
Operated by SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  East–West Line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Connections Shenton Way Bus Terminal, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
ParkingYes (AXA Tower, International Plaza, Guoco Tower, Capital Tower)
AccessibleYes
History
Opened12 December 1987;35 years ago (1987-12-12)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesMaxwell [1]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Raffles Place
towards Pasir Ris
East–West Line Outram Park
towards Tuas Link
Location
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Tanjong Pagar
Tanjong Pagar station in Singapore

Tanjong Pagar MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East West line located at Maxwell Road between the junctions of Peck Seah Street and Cecil Street in Downtown Core, Singapore. The station was built in the 1980s, and was opened in December 1987. Taking its name from Tanjong Pagar Road, which is located near the station, it is located near Tanjong Pagar Complex, the AXA Tower and International Plaza.

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History

In November 1982, a 12,211.9 square metres (131,448 sq ft) plot of land between Wallich Street and Chong Guan Street was gazetted for acquisition by the government for the construction of the station, which was then named Maxwell. [2] In December 1983, Contract 108 for the construction of Maxwell station, along with the tunnels between it and Raffles Place station, was awarded to Taisei-Shimzu-Marubeni, a Japanese consortium, for $63.4 million. [3] The station site was shifted 15 metres closer to Wallich Street in 1984 to eliminate a sharp bend on the line. [4]

During construction of the tunnels under Robinson Road between this station and Raffles Place, grouting was utilised to minimise the impact of tunnel construction on nearby buildings' structural stability, by increasing the stability of the ground around the bored tunnels. [5] In November 1986, in a bid by the MRTC to give the system a local touch, the station's name was changed from Maxwell to Tanjong Pagar. [1] The station opened on 12 December 1987, as part of the extension of the system to Outram Park. [6]

Upgrades to the station to facilitate disabled access were completed by June 2006, [7] and a retail area linked to the station, named Tanjong Pagar Xchange, was opened by the end of 2008. [8] In 2013, the station was fitted with flood barriers, being one of the first six stations in the system to receive such barriers. [9]

Station details

Etymology

The station takes its name from Tanjong Pagar Road, which in Malay means "cape of stakes", a name that reflects its origins as a fishing village situated on a former promontory.

Location and services

The station is located under Tanjong Pagar Park, adjacent to Choon Guan Street, [10] and is near Tanjong Pagar Complex, URA Centre, Maxwell Chambers, the AXA Tower, International Plaza and Robinson 77. [11] It serves the East West Line between Raffles Place and Outram Park and has the station code EW15. [12]

Public art

"Tradewind" by Anthony Poon, a 560 kg stainless steel artwork, is suspended from the station's ceiling. The installation consists of triangular plates, meant to portray ship sails, with red lines, which the artist views as a reflection of Singapore's "bustling international trade". The triangular plates are arranged so that they seem to form a diamond, which looks similar to boxes of cargo being hoisted. In addition, Tanjong Pagar station also features two wall murals by Aw Tee Hong and Iskandar Jalil. [13] It was installed as part of the MRTC's S$2 million (US$3 million in 2022) commission of artworks at six MRT stations along the NSL. [14]

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