Cashew MRT station explained

Type:Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Address:1 Cashew Road
Singapore 679696
Operator:SBS Transit DTL Pte Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Platform:2 (1 island platform)
Tracks:2
Other:Bus, Taxi
Structure:Underground
Levels:1
Accessible:Yes
Electrified:Yes
Former:Chestnut, Hazel Park
Passengers:2,491 per day[1]
Pass Year:June 2024
Map Type:Singapore Rail
Map Alt:Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Map Dot Label:Cashew
Map Size:300px

Cashew MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Downtown line in Singapore, located between Upper Bukit Timah Road and Cashew Road.[2] It is the nearest MRT station to the headquarters of the Ministry of Defence as well as the upcoming National Service (NS) Hub.[3]

History

The station was first announced in July 2008 when the DTL2 stations were announced.[4] Contract 913 for this station, Hillview 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

This station is located between Upper Bukit Timah Road and Cashew Road, located nearby Assumption English School,[9] Saint Joseph’s Church (Bukit Timah),[10] and the upcoming NS Hub. It serves residents of many old and new condominiums such as Hazel Park condo and The Myst.[11] Its station code is "DT2".[12]

Artwork

Project Eden by Donna Ong is a collage themed about Singapore’s vision as a “garden city”[13] that pays homage to the island's creative high-rise gardeners by metamorphosing everyday items into "flowers" and "grasses" of picturesque gardens.[14] [15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Land Transport DataMall . Datamall . . 14 August 2024 . 14 August 2024 . https://archive.ph/YCbCx . live. registration.
  2. Web site: Cashew MRT Station . 2023-07-12 . www.sck.com.sg . en.
  3. Web site: Downtown Line 2 Station Sites Named . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110527042907/http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=1969 . 27 May 2011 . 17 June 2009 . Land Transport Authority.
  4. Web site: Downtown Line 2 Station Sites Named . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110527042907/http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=1969 . 27 May 2011 . 17 June 2009 . www.lta.gov.sg.
  5. Web site: 2016-05-21 . Shoddy workmanship at Hillview MRT station opened 6 months ago - Singapore News . 2023-07-31 . The Independent Singapore News . en-US.
  6. Web site: 6 August 2015 . The Rail Report: 12 stations of Downtown Line 2 to Open on 27 December . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151003063454/http://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=38d69635-0cb4-4b81-aa01-4182756bc58e . 3 October 2015 . 6 August 2015 . Land Transport Authority.
  7. Web site: 28 June 2015 . Downtown Line 2 to open ahead of schedule in December: Transport Minister Lui . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150630171358/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/downtown-line-2-to-open/1945760.html . 30 June 2015 . 28 June 2015 . Channel NewsAsia.
  8. Web site: LTA Downtown Line 2 is Coming to Town….this December . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200904124826/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2015/11/2/downtown-line-2-is-coming-to-townthis-december.html . 4 September 2020 . 2022-09-19 . www.lta.gov.sg.
  9. News: Goh . Kenneth . Kaur . Gurveen . 2015-11-29 . Explore the stops on the new Downtown Line 2 . en . The Straits Times . 2023-07-31 . 0585-3923.
  10. Web site: St. Joseph’s Church (Bukit Timah) . 2023-07-31 . St. Joseph’s Church (Bukit Timah) . en-gb.
  11. Web site: The Myst Former Tan Chong Industrial Park turned condominium by CDL. 9 June 2022 . en-US.
  12. Web site: MRT System Map . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221115113715/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network/pdf/tel3_sm-en.pdf . 15 November 2022 . 15 November 2022 . Land Transport Authority.
  13. Web site: 2015-11-27 . DOWNTOWN LINE 2: ART IN TRANSIT . 2023-07-31 . The New Paper . en.
  14. Web site: Massot . Gilles . 7 April 2020 . Getting Around – Public Transport – A Better Public Transport Experience – Art in Transit . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200421081559/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/a_better_public_transport_experience/art_in_transit.html . 21 April 2020 . 21 April 2020 . Land Transport Authority.
  15. Web site: LTA Art in Transit . 2023-07-31 . www.lta.gov.sg.

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