Cashew MRT station

Last updated
 DT2 
Cashew
凯秀
கேஷ்யூ
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
DT2 Cashew MRT Platforms 20210118 141248.jpg
Platform level of Cashew station
General information
Location1 Cashew Road
Singapore 679696
Coordinates 1°22′08″N103°45′53″E / 1.368975°N 103.764803°E / 1.368975; 103.764803
Operated by SBS Transit DTL Pte Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Line(s)
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
AccessibleYes
History
Opened27 December 2015;8 years ago (2015-12-27)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesChestnut, Hazel Park
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Bukit Panjang
Terminus
Downtown Line Hillview
towards Expo
Location
SGMRT-LRT map.svg
Red Dot.svg
Cashew
Cashew station in Singapore

Cashew MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Downtown line in Singapore, located between Upper Bukit Timah Road and Cashew Road. [1] It is the nearest MRT station to the headquarters of the Ministry of Defence as well as the upcoming National Service (NS) Hub. [2]

Contents

History

Cashew MRT station exit under construction Cashew MRT Station exit construction site.jpg
Cashew MRT station exit under construction

The station was first announced in July 2008 when the DTL2 stations were announced. [3] Contract 913 for this station, Hillview and associated tunnels was awarded to GS Engineering & Construction Corp at S$431 million (U$297 million). [4] The station was opened on 27 December 2015 as part of the Downtown Line Stage 2, with free travel on the Downtown line until 1 January 2016. [5] [6] [7]

Details

This station is located between Upper Bukit Timah Road and Cashew Road, [1] located nearby Assumption English School, [8] Saint Joseph’s Church (Bukit Timah), [9] and the upcoming NS Hub. [2] It serves residents of many old and new condos such as Hazel Park Condo and The Myst. [10] Its station code is "DT2". [8] [11]

Artwork

Project Eden by Donna Ong is a collage themed about Singapore’s vision as a “garden city” [12] that pays homage to the island's creative high-rise gardeners by metamorphosing everyday items into "flowers" and "grasses" of picturesque gardens. [13] [14]

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