Jalan Besar MRT station

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Jalan Besar
惹兰勿刹
ஜாலான் புசார்
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
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Platform level of Jalan Besar station
General information
Location90 Jalan Besar
Singapore 208826
Coordinates 1°18′20″N103°51′19″E / 1.305601°N 103.855294°E / 1.305601; 103.855294
Operated by SBS Transit DTL (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Line(s)
  Downtown Line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
AccessibleYes
History
Opened21 October 2017;7 years ago (2017-10-21)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesSungei Road [1] [2]
Passengers
June 20249,291 per day [3]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Bencoolen
towards Bukit Panjang
Downtown Line Bendemeer
towards Expo
Location
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Red Dot.svg
Jalan Besar
Jalan Besar station in Singapore

Jalan Besar MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Downtown Line in Rochor, Singapore. The station is located under Jalan Besar, at the junction with Weld Road, hence its name.

Contents

The station was first announced as Sungei Road MRT station in August 2010. The former Sungei Road Thieves' Market was located next to this station. Jalan Besar station is within walking distance of Rochor MRT station and Bugis MRT station.

History

Exit A of the station DT22 Jalan Besar MRT Exit A 20201209 133350.jpg
Exit A of the station

The station was first announced as Sungei Road station on 20 August 2010 when the 16 stations of the 21-kilometre (13-mile) Downtown Line Stage 3 (DTL3) from the River Valley (now Fort Canning) to Expo stations were unveiled. The station was the latest addition to the initial plans for the DTL3. The line was expected to be completed in 2017. [4] [5] [6] Contract 935 for the construction and completion of Sungei Road station was awarded to Leighton Offshore Pte Ltd - John Holland Pty Ltd (Singapore Branch) Joint Venture at a sum of S$ 171.46 million ( US$ 136.32 million) in May 2011. Construction of the station and the tunnels commenced in June that year and was targeted to be completed in 2017. [7]

The construction had begun in July 2011 when the Pasar Lane and Pitt Street was closed to make way for Downtown Line with the road realigned on 6 April 2012. After Downtown Line Stage 3 was completed, construction began on two new HDB flats, River Peaks I and II.

On 31 May 2017, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that the station, together with the rest of DTL3, will be opened on 21 October that year. [8] [9] [10] Passengers were offered a preview of the station along with the other Downtown Line 3 (DTL 3) stations at the DTL 3 Open House on 15 October. [11]

Details

The station is located in close proximity to Rochor MRT station. Since March 2018, passengers can transfer between the two stations without a fare penalty, therefore skipping the loop of the Downtown Line. [12]

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References

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