Hillview MRT station

Hillview  DT3  山景 ஹில்வியூ
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Exit B of Hillview Station
General information
Location	510 Upper Bukit Timah Road Singapore 678211
Coordinates	1°21′45″N103°46′03″E / 1.362472°N 103.767389°E / 1.362472; 103.767389
Operated by	SBS Transit DTL (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Line(s)	Downtown Line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	27 December 2015;9 years ago (2015-12-27)
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Dairy Farm, Upper Bukit Timah
Passengers
June 2024	7,132 per day [1]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station Cashew towards Bukit Panjang Downtown Line Hume towards Expo
Location Hillview Hillview station in Singapore

Hillview MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Downtown Line, situated on the boundaries of Hillview and Nature Reserve planning subzones of Bukit Batok and Bukit Panjang respectively, Singapore.

The station serves the Upper Bukit Timah corridor, at the junction between Upper Bukit Timah Road, Dairy Farm Road and Hillview Road. It is in close proximity to the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. The vicinity is largely residential, with commercial buildings such as The Rail Mall and HillV2 within walking distance, ^[2] it also serves nearby religious institutions. ^{[3] [ better source needed ]}

History

The station was first announced in July 2008 when the DTL2 stations were announced. ^[4] Contract 913 for this station, Cashew and associated tunnels was awarded to GS Engineering & Construction Corp at S$431 million (U$297 million). ^[5] 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. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Details

Until 2025, the section of tracks between Hillview station and Beauty World MRT station was the longest between any two MRT stations on the Downtown Line. There used to be basic structural provisions for a future station (also known as a "box station") along this section of tracks near Hume Avenue. ^[9] Hume MRT station was confirmed on 7 March 2019 and was opened for public commuters on 28 February 2025.

Artwork

"What Remains" by Darren Soh is an artwork that documents the remnants of the KTM railway line.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Land Transport DataMall" . Datamall. Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
2. "Alignment of DTL and DTL 2 and maps of DTL 2 stations" (PDF). Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
3. "Hillview MRT Station | Land Transport Guru". 31 January 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
4. "Downtown Line 2 Station Sites Named". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
5. "Shoddy workmanship at Hillview MRT station opened 6 months ago - Singapore News". The Independent Singapore News. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
6. "The Rail Report: 12 stations of Downtown Line 2 to Open on 27 December". Land Transport Authority. 6 August 2015. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
7. "Downtown Line 2 to open ahead of schedule in December: Transport Minister Lui". Channel NewsAsia. 28 June 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
8. "LTA | Downtown Line 2 is Coming to Town….this December". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
9. "Speech by Mr Lui Tuck Yew, Minister for Transport, on A Sustainable and High Quality Public Transport-Centric Transportation System, at the Committee Of Supply Debate 2015 on 11 March 2015". Ministry of Transport, Singapore. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.