Queenstown MRT station is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East–West line (EWL) in Queenstown, Singapore. It is built on a traffic island along Commonwealth Avenue. The station is named after Queen Elizabeth II to mark her coronation in 1952.
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Queenstown 女皇镇 குவீன்ஸ்டவுன் | |||||||||||
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| Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station | |||||||||||
 Exit A of the station in front of the station exterior | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 301 Commonwealth Avenue Singapore 149729 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 1°17′39.99″N 103°48′22.01″E / 1.2944417°N 103.8061139°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes (external) | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 12 March 1988 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Princess, Commonwealth | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| June 2024 | 15,262 per day[1] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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History
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The station was opened on 12 March 1988, as part of the extension of the MRT system from Outram Park to Clementi.[2] Half-height platform screen doors were installed in January 2011 and started operations on 28 April 2011 together with Commonwealth.[3]
The station was expanded starting mid-2012 and was opened on 23 August 2015 with a new overhead bridge and two new exits, the same day as Commonwealth MRT station.[4][5]
Incidents
editOn 29 November 2010, a Chinese man in his 40s was knocked by an incoming train at about 8.15 pm, was found lying on the tracks below the last carriage and was pronounced dead by SCDF medics. Train services were disrupted for about 1 hour and were resumed at 9.15 pm.[6]
Station layout
editThis MRT station consists of two elevated platforms in an Island Platform arrangement, where passengers heading towards the city, Raffles Place, City Hall, Changi Airport and Pasir Ris will board from Platform A and heading towards Jurong East, Joo Koon and Tuas Link will board from Platform B.
| L2 | Platform A Eastbound |
Towards → EW1 Pasir Ris Next Station: EW18 Redhill |
Island platform | Platform Doors will open on the right 
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| Platform B Westbound |
Towards ← EW33 Tuas Link Next Station: EW20 Commonwealth | |
| L1 | Concourse | Faregates, Top Up Kiosks, Passenger Service Centre, Retail Shops |
| Street Level | Bus stops, Taxi stand, pick-up/drop-off point, Station exits | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Land Transport DataMall". mytransport.sg. Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Riding the MRT train to Clementi". The Business Times. 12 March 1988. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ Wong, Siew Ying (26 January 2008). "Above-ground MRT stations to have platform screen doors by 2012". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ "Enhancing Connectivity and Comfort for Commuters". LTA. 13 October 2011. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012.
- ^ "New bridges for Commonwealth and Queenstown MRT stations". The Straits Times. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Man dead at Queenstown MRT station". www.asiaone.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
External links
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Media related to Queenstown MRT Station at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
