Canberra MRT station

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Canberra
坎贝拉
கென்பரா
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
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The exterior of Canberra station in March 2020, which is shaped like a ship.
General information
Location11 Canberra Link
Singapore 756972 [1]
Coordinates 01°26′35″N103°49′47″E / 1.44306°N 103.82972°E / 1.44306; 103.82972
Owned by Land Transport Authority
Operated by SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  North–South Line
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks2
Bus routes117, 117M, 169, 883, 883M
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
Bicycle facilitiesYes (~500 lots)
AccessibleYes
History
Opened2 November 2019;3 years ago (2019-11-02)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
July 20206,794 per day [2]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Sembawang
towards Jurong East
North–South Line Yishun
towards Marina South Pier
Location
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Red Dot.svg
Canberra
Canberra station in Singapore

Canberra MRT station is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South line, located along Canberra Link at the junction with Canberra Way in Sembawang, Singapore. It is the second infill station on the MRT network (after Dover MRT station), and the first in Singapore with a platform linked directly to an overhead bridge at the same level. With several green features included in the station during construction, it was also the first MRT station to be awarded Platinum for the Building and Construction Authority's Green Mark for Transit Stations, as a result of the construction team's efforts to integrate landscaping and using eco-friendly materials in the construction of the station. [3]

Contents

The station was announced following a successful feasibility study conducted by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) after the idea of a new MRT station between the Sembawang and Yishun MRT stations was raised in the 2013 Land Transport Master Plan. [4] Construction started in April 2015, and it opened on 2 November 2019. The mall opposite the station, Canberra Plaza, opened on 18 December 2020. [5]

History

Planning

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Searchtool.svg Artist impression of Canberra MRT station and image of the station's construction progress in April 2018 Source: LTA
Searchtool.svg Annex of the location of crossover track at Canberra MRT station Source: LTA

The North South line, Singapore's first MRT line, opened in stages in 1987. [6] The stations from Yew Tee to Sembawang were later opened in 1996 as part of the Woodlands Extension, with missing station codes NS6 and NS12 reserved for future stations along the line. [7]

Both the Land Transport Master Plan 2013 (launched by then-Minister for Transport Lui Tuck Yew in October) [8] [9] and the Draft Master Plan 2013 (unveiled by the Urban Redevelopment Authority during a public exhibition in November) mentioned the possible addition of a new MRT station between Sembawang and Yishun stations. [10] After a year of review, the Draft Master Plan 2013 was officially gazetted to become the Master Plan 2014 in June of that year. [11]

Between January 2013 and June 2014, in response to these master plans, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) started feasibility studies for a new station between Sembawang and Yishun stations in tandem with developments in the northern part of Singapore. [12] Minister Lui concluded that the station could be built, [13] and on 1 August that year, Canberra station was officially announced by the LTA. [14]

Construction

Construction site of the station in July 2016. Canberra MRT Station (NSL) - Construction.jpg
Construction site of the station in July 2016.

The estimated cost for the entire station was S$ 228 million ( US$ 169.04 million). [15] On 27 April 2015, LTA awarded Contract 158 to China State Construction Engineering Corporation (Singapore Branch) for the design and construction of Canberra Station at a contract sum of S$90 million (US$65.46 million). [16] [17] [18]

Heavy construction work began on 26 March 2016, [19] following the fatal Pasir Ris rail accident on 22 March where two SMRT maintenance workers were killed by an incoming train while performing maintenance on the tracks. This tragedy shined a spotlight on the need for safety for all rail operations involving workers working close to an operational line. As a result of the accident, LTA and SMRT implemented several measures to improve safety such as limiting major work to non-service hours, sheltering the tracks with a temporary enclosure during the roof's construction and creating a full-scale mock-up of the station structure and roof to determine the safest method of construction. [20] [21]

By September 2017, the station was 40% complete, with its deep foundation works in place and construction proceeding to the next stage where platform slabs were cast. [22] By May 2018, the station was 55% complete, with most of its roof structure in place. [23] Between 18 and 20 May 2019, a 72-metre long (236 ft) rail crossover track was constructed at the northern end of Canberra station to connect the two tracks. [24] The crossover track was built partly to reduce the impact of future rail disruption, such as the power outage that occurred on 7 July 2015, [25] by allowing trains to switch to the unaffected track using the crossover. [26] [27]

During a visit to the station's construction site on 20 May 2019, Minister for Transport Khaw Boon Wan announced that the station would open on 2 November that year. [28] [29] A day before its opening, the station has an official opening ceremony by Khaw. [30]

Station details

A ticket concourse of the station directly linking it to the Marina South Pier-bound platform in November 2019. The entrance is connected to the Canberra Plaza via an elevated overhead bridge. NS12 Canberra.jpg
A ticket concourse of the station directly linking it to the Marina South Pier-bound platform in November 2019. The entrance is connected to the Canberra Plaza via an elevated overhead bridge.

Canberra station is located in the eastern part of Sembawang, next to the residential town of Yishun and near Sungei Simpang Kiri river. An estimated 17,000 households are expected to benefit from the station. [31] The station takes its name from Canberra Link, the road beside which it is located. This road is named after Canberra, the capital of Australia. [32] [33] The station serves the North South line, and is situated between the Sembawang and Yishun stations. The official station code is NS12. [34]

The station is linked to Canberra Plaza, a three-story shopping mall project by the HDB as part of a mixed-use transit-oriented development, via an elevated sheltered footbridge built across Canberra Link. [35]

Symbiosis created by Tan Zi Xi. The artwork is visible at the Jurong East-bound platform. Taken in November 2019. Canberra MRT station symbiosis.jpg
Symbiosis created by Tan Zi Xi. The artwork is visible at the Jurong East-bound platform. Taken in November 2019.

DP Architects and KTP Consultants (the latter of which is now a subsidiary of Surbana Jurong) [36] designed the station with a nautical theme; [37] thus, the station is shaped like a ship when viewed from the outside. This design was inspired by Sembawang's historical role as a British naval base. The station's roof is modelled after wind blades to convey the speed of Singapore's public transportation. The sides of the station were constructed using glass rather than concrete to allow natural light to enter. Louvers were installed to provide ventilation. [38] For the construction team's efforts to integrate landscaping and the use of eco-friendly materials, the station was awarded a Platinum certification under the Building and Construction Authority's new Green Mark scheme for transit stations. Canberra station is the first MRT station to attain such a rating. [39] [40]

The artwork in the station, Symbiosis, was painted by Singaporean artist Tan Zi Xi. It aims to emphasise the symbiotic relationship between flora and fauna. Residents and stakeholders from the nearby Sembawang Group Representation Constituency contributed to the artwork by drawing imaginative plants and animals after a workshop that involved a nature walk. Tan developed her drawings further to suit the lively design of the station. [39]

The station has five entrances. Four of these are connected by covered pathways to a pair of bus stops, two passenger drop off and pick-up points and parking for over 500 bicycles. The fifth is a sheltered footbridge built across Canberra Link which allows passengers to bypass the concourse level and access the Marina South Pier-bound (city-bound) platform directly. [23] [28]

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