Marymount MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle Line (CCL) in Bishan, Singapore. Operated by SMRT, it serves nearby landmarks such as Bishan Fire Station, Raffles Institution, and Raffles Junior College. An Art in Transit artwork, Superstring by Joshua Yang, is displayed at this station.
Initially planned to be part of a Light Rail Transit (LRT) line between Paya Lebar and Buona Vista, it was merged with the Marina Line, another planned LRT line, to be part of Stage 3 of the Circle Line. Construction started in the third quarter of 2003 with expected completion by 2008, but was moved to 2009 after the Nicoll Highway collapse. Construction for the CCL Stage 3 stations restarted in August 2005, with the expected completion date remaining to be 2008. After further changes to Stage 3's opening date, Marymount along with other Stage 3 stations commenced operations on 28 May 2009 along with the other Stage 3 stations.
Marymount was first included in October 1998 in a planned Light Rail Transit (LRT) line that would have gone from Paya Lebar to Buona Vista.[7] In January 2003, it was announced that said LRT line would be merged with the Marina Line, another planned LRT line that would have gone from Bartley and Lorong Chuan, creating Circle Line Stage 3 (CCL), 5.7 kilometres (3.5mi) stretch that included 5 stations between this station and Bartley.[8]
By August, Contract C853 for the construction of Marymount station and its tunnels was awarded to Taisei Corporation for S$167.7 million(2003)(US$96.26 million).[9][10] Construction started for Stage 3 stations in the third quarter of 2003 with expected completion by 2008 at an expected cost of S$1.2 billion(2004)(US$709.96 million).[10][11] However, the Nicoll Highway Collapse on 20 August 2004 delayed the operations for Stage 3 CCL stations to 2009.[12] In July 2005, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that Marymount station would retain its name after a public consultation exercise conducted last year. Despite not being listed as a choice, the majority of respondents preferred for the station to be called "Marymount" as it was easily identifiable compared to its alternatives such as "Shunfu" and "Pemimpin".[13][14]
On 26 August 2005, construction for Stage 3 stations restarted, with the expected completion date remaining to be 2008. By then, 70% of the station's excavation works have been completed.[15] In January 2006 was expected that tunneling works for Stage 3 stations would be finished by the end of the year.[16] It was also expected for Marymount and the other Stage 3 stations to be opened by early 2009.[17] By September 2007, the Stage 3 stations were "in advanced stages of completion", with architectural, engineering, and mechanical works being carried out and were expected to finish by mid-2008. In January 2008, the Stage 3 stations' completion date was moved from 2010 to mid-2009.[18][19] In June, the LTA have started conducting test runs on the Stage 3 stations, with construction expected to be completed by November, and for the section to start operations by June 2009.[20] Construction for the Stage 3 stations was more than 90% completed by October, according to The Straits Times.[21] In February 2009, transport minister Raymond Lim announced that CCL Stage 3 will open on 30 May,[22] thought in April it was moved to 28 May.[23] On 28 May 2009, Marymount along with other Stage 3 stations opened.[24][25]
Details
Marymount station serves the CCL and is between Bishan and Caldecott stations, with the official station code of CC16.[26] As part of the CCL, the station is operated by SMRT Corporation.[27] The station operates between 5:25am and 12:34am daily.[28] Train frequencies vary from 3.5 to 5.0 minutes during peak hours to an average of 6 minutes for off-peak hours.[29] It is accessible (except for Exit B) and has bicycle facilities.[5][30]
Marymount station is near the junction of Marymount Lane, Marymount Road, and Bishan Street 21 and has two exits serving various nearby landmarks such as the Bishan Fire Station, TMC Academy, and St. Theresa's Home. It is also near Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College.[5][31]
As part of the Art in Transit Programme, a showcase of public artworks on the MRT, Superstring by Joshua Yang is displayed at Marymount.[32] Located above the ticketing machine, the 5 × 8.4 m artwork consists of three individual pieces joined by one line, which symbolises as a "record of time" and connection between MRT stations.[32] It also has a blueprint of the station. Mayo Martin of TODAY commented that Superstring "is sleeker and clean and doesn't have that gritty, nervous energy found in this series' previous incarnations. We were to prepared to give it a miss until we saw a huge anamorphic art image of the station you can clearly make out as you go down the escalator".[33]
References
↑ "System Map"(PDF). LTA (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 10 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
↑ "System Map"(PDF). LTA (in Tamil). Archived(PDF) from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
↑ Goh, Chin Lian (13 December 2003). "Line comes full Circle with 13 stops". The Straits Times. p.H3. Retrieved 4 October 2025– via Newslink. Next to open should be the 5.7km section from Bartley Road to Marymount Road, with five stations. It is due to be completed in 2008.
↑ Yeo, Ghim Lay (13 February 2009). "Five stations on Circle Line to open in May". The Straits Times. p.A1. Retrieved 4 October 2025– via Newlink. Circle Line Stage 3, which has five stations, will open on May 30 instead of June, Transport Minister Raymond Lim announced in Parliament during yesterday's debate on his ministry's budget.
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