Bencoolen MRT station
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Bencoolen MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Downtown Line (DTL) in Singapore. Located under Bencoolen Street, the station serves primarily the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), Singapore Management University and surrounding developments. At 43 metres (141 ft) below street level, Bencoolen is the deepest station in Singapore.
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Bencoolen 明古连 பென்கூலன் | |||||||||||
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Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 31 Bencoolen Street Singapore 189658 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 1°17′56″N 103°51′1″E | ||||||||||
Operated by | SBS Transit DTL (ComfortDelGro Corporation) | ||||||||||
Line(s) | |||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | CC2 Bras Basah DT13 Rochor Bus, taxi | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
Depth | 43 metres | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 21 October 2017; 6 years ago (2017-10-21) | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Previous names | Waterloo[1][2] | ||||||||||
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The station was first announced in August 2010 when the DTL Stage 3 (DTL 3) stations were revealed. Constructing the station and the connecting tunnels was one of the most difficult projects on the DTL due to its location in a narrow site and the need to construct the DTL tunnels near the existing operational tunnels. The station was completed on 21 October 2017, along with the revamping of Bencoolen Street above. The station features Tracing Memories by NAFA students as part of the Art-in-Transit programme.