Geylang Bahru MRT station

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Geylang Bahru
芽笼峇鲁
கேலாங் பாரு
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
DT24 Geylang Bahru MRT Exit A along Kallang Bahru 20200911 112050.jpg
Exit A of Geylang Bahru station
General information
Location541 Kallang Bahru
Singapore 339355
Coordinates 1°19′17″N103°52′17″E / 1.321382°N 103.871414°E / 1.321382; 103.871414
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
Opened21 October 2017;6 years ago (2017-10-21)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesKallang Bahru, Kolam Ayer [1] [2]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Bendemeer
towards Bukit Panjang
Downtown Line Mattar
towards Expo
Location
SGMRT-LRT (zoom) map.svg
Red Dot.svg
Geylang Bahru
Geylang Bahru station in Singapore

Geylang Bahru MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Downtown line in Kallang, Singapore.

Contents

The station is located under Kallang Bahru, at the junction with Geylang Bahru, hence its name. Nearby developments are largely residential. The Kallang Basin Swimming Complex and Kallang MRT station are located near to this station.

History

The station was first announced as Kallang Bahru station on 20 August 2010 when the 16 stations of the 21-kilometre (13 mi) Downtown line Stage 3 (DTL3) from the River Valley (now Fort Canning) to Expo stations were unveiled. The line was expected to be completed in 2017. [3] [4] [5] Contract 932A for the construction of Kallang Bahru station was awarded to China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited at a sum of S$ 123 million ( US$ 97.79 million) in June 2011. Construction of the station and the tunnels commenced in July that year and was targeted to be completed in 2017. [6]

The station opened on 21 October 2017, as announced by the Land Transport Authority on 31 May that year. [7]

Station details

Design and artwork

An artwork of a painter at the MRT station. DT24 Geylang Bahru Artwork of Painter.jpg
An artwork of a painter at the MRT station.

The station's internal area features a design resembling a leaf. Artworks portraying objects from day-to-day activities are also placed all over the station, and are part of an installation called Constructed Memories, by Marianne Yang. [8]

Facilities in the vicinity

The station is located near to Kallang Basin Swimming Complex, Kallang Basin Industrial Estate, Kallang station and Lorong 1 Geylang Bus Terminal.

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