Hillview MRT station explained

Type:Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Address:510 Upper Bukit Timah Road
Singapore 678211
Other:Bus, Taxi
Structure:Underground
Platform:2 (1 island platform)
Levels:1
Tracks:2
Passengers:7,132 per day[1]
Pass Year:June 2024
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Operator:SBS Transit DTL (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Former:Dairy Farm, Upper Bukit Timah
Map Type:Singapore Rail
Map Dot Label:Hillview
Map Alt:Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Map Size:300px

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,[2] it also serves nearby religious institutions.[3]

History

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

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.[9] Hume MRT station was confirmed on 7 March 2019 and is to be operational by 2025.

Artwork

"What Remains" by Darren Soh is an artwork that documents the remnants of the KTM railway line.

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: Alignment of DTL and DTL 2 and maps of DTL 2 stations. Land Transport Authority. 16 July 2008. 10 October 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081010064334/http://www.lta.gov.sg/images/20080715-DTL2.pdf. dead.
  3. Web site: 2018-01-31 . Hillview MRT Station Land Transport Guru . 2023-06-29 . en-US.
  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. Web site: Speech by Mr Lui Tuck Yew, Minister for Transport, on A Sustainable and High Quality Public Transport-Centric Transportation System, at the Committee Of Supply Debate 2015 on 11 March 2015. Ministry of Transport, Singapore. 19 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160630193111/http://www.mot.gov.sg/News-Centre/News/2015/Speech-by-Mr-Lui-Tuck-Yew,-Minister-for-Transport,-on-A-Sustainable-and-High-Quality-Public-Transport-Centric-Transportation-System,-at-the-Committee-Of-Supply-Debate-2015-on-11-March-2015/. 30 June 2016. dead.

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