DT3 Hillview 山景 ஹில்வியூ | |||||||||||||||
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Location | 510 Upper Bukit Timah Road Singapore 678211 | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 1°21′45″N103°46′03″E / 1.362472°N 103.767389°E | ||||||||||||||
Operated by | SBS Transit DTL (ComfortDelGro Corporation) | ||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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Opened | 27 December 2015 | ||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||
Previous names | Dairy Farm, Upper Bukit Timah | ||||||||||||||
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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, [1] it also serves nearby religious institutions. [2] [ better source needed ]
The station was first announced in July 2008 when the DTL2 stations were announced. [3] Contract 913 for this station, Cashew 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]
The section of tracks between Hillview station and Beauty World MRT station is the longest between any two MRT stations on the Downtown Line till 2025. There are basic structural provisions for a future station (also known as a "box station") along this section of tracks near Hume Avenue. [8] Hume MRT station was confirmed on 7 March 2019 and is to be operational by 2025.
"What Remains" by Darren Soh is an artwork that documents the remnants of the KTM railway line.[ citation needed ]
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