Geylang Bahru MRT station explained
Geylang Bahru MRT station should not be confused with Tiong Bahru MRT station.
Geylang Bahru MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Downtown line in Kallang, Singapore.
The station is located under Kallang Bahru, at the junction with Geylang Bahru, hence its name. Nearby developments are largely residential. The Kallang Basin Swimming Complex and Kallang MRT station are located near to this station.
History
The station was first announced as Kallang Bahru station on 20 August 2010 when the 16 stations of the 21km (13miles) Downtown line Stage 3 (DTL3) from the River Valley (now Fort Canning) to Expo stations were unveiled. The line was expected to be completed in 2017.[4] [5] [6] Contract 932A for the construction of Kallang Bahru station was awarded to China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited at a sum of in June 2011. Construction of the station and the tunnels commenced in July that year and was targeted to be completed in 2017.[7]
The station opened on 21 October 2017, as announced by the Land Transport Authority on 31 May that year.[8]
Station details
Design and artwork
The station's internal area features a design resembling a leaf. Artworks portraying objects from day-to-day activities are also placed all over the station, and are part of an installation called Constructed Memories, by Marianne Yang.[9]
Facilities in the vicinity
The station is located near to Kallang Basin Swimming Complex, Kallang Basin Industrial Estate, Kallang station and Lorong 1 Geylang Bus Terminal.
Notes and References
- Web site: Land Transport DataMall . Datamall . . 14 August 2024 . 14 August 2024 . https://archive.ph/YCbCx . live. registration.
- Web site: Downtown Line 3 Station Names Shortlisted for Public Polling. 1 June 2011. www.lta.gov.sg. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/2016-04-25%2019:07:06.000/wp/details/http://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=2dzk9l67sx9j40a1rhgdw3hvhrnxgq3zh34l77r37dj4w72jf1. 25 April 2016. dead.
- Web site: Downtown Line 3 Station Names Finalised. 19 August 2011. www.lta.gov.sg. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/2013-12-31%2019:11:31.000/wp/details/http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=5t9cmlb08ls40o3i0ugvzvhr362xovsl3047bl7v9vbn510wsz. 31 December 2013. dead.
- Web site: Downtown Line 3 Station Locations Unveiled Faster Access for Residents in the East to the City and Marina Bay Area . 20 August 2010. www.lta.gov.sg. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/2016-04-25%2019:14:38.000/wp/details/http://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=yivww86x9i5t4jpf9s4plkdid6mc74swzo97f0f0x8o4a616g1. 25 April 2016. dead.
- Web site: Alignment of DTL3 . www.lta.gov.sg . http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/wayback/20160425123410/http://www.lta.gov.sg/data/apps/news/press/2010/Alignment%20of%20DTL.pdf . 25 April 2016 . dead . 12 December 2020 .
- News: DTL Station Locations. www.lta.gov.sg. http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/wayback/20131231111820/http://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltaweb/corp/PublicTransport/files/DTL%20Station%20Locations.pdf. 31 December 2013. dead. 12 December 2020.
- Web site: 22 June 2011. LTA Awards Contracts for Kaki Bukit and Kallang Bahru Stations Press Room Land Transport Authority. dead. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/2016-04-25%2019:06:59.000/wp/details/http://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=p9w7jku9ab4m5ffi4j3037z1tyzvvteh4r88mpa67vu299ut2g. 25 April 2016. www.lta.gov.sg.
- Web site: Factsheet: Downtown Line 3 to Open on 21 October 2017 Press Room Land Transport Authority. www.lta.gov.sg. en. 2017-06-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20170703204503/https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=5c4e424c-1a46-44cb-92d0-212e37a2b6df. 3 July 2017. live.
- News: Jamar . Ariffin . 25 September 2017 . A sneak peek at Downtown Line 3's stations . The Straits Times . 22 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171022142800/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/down-the-line . 22 October 2017 . live .
