Telok Blangah MRT station explained

Type:Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Address:463 Telok Blangah Road
Singapore 109028
Other:Bus, Taxi
Structure:Underground
Platform:2 (1 island platform)
Levels:1
Tracks:2
Parking:No
Bicycle:Yes
Passengers:3,463 per day[1]
Pass Year:June 2024
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Operator:SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Former:Keppel
Map Type:Singapore Rail central area
Map Dot Label:Telok Blangah
Map Alt:Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Map Size:300px

Telok Blangah MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle line, situated in Bukit Merah planning area, Singapore. It is located along Telok Blangah Road near the junction of Henderson Road, and primarily serves the residential neighbourhood of Telok Blangah.

The station is named after the nearby Telok Blangah estate, which was derived from Blangah in Malay meaning a stopping place, or Blanga referring to an Indian clay cooking pot in reference to the shape of the bay behind Keppel Harbour. It serves residential developments in the Telok Blangah Drive and Telok Blangah Heights area.

Art in Transit

The artwork featured under the Art in Transit programme is Notes Towards A Museum Of Cooking Pot Bay by Michael Lee. Located on the lift shaft in the station, the artwork intertwines monuments, pop culture elements, real-life people (including the artist himself) and fantastical elements in a massive concept map which, as the title suggests, aims to contribute to a museum of "Cooking Pot Bay", which is a translation of "Telok Blangah".[2]

References

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: Martin. Mayo. Circle Line Art! The final destination(s)! A sneak peek!. For Art's Sake!. TODAYonline Blogs. 11 October 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111227192632/http://blogs.todayonline.com/forartssake/2011/09/21/circle-line-art-the-final-destinations-a-sneak-peek. 27 December 2011.