Little India MRT station
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Little India MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North East (NEL) and Downtown (DTL) lines. The station is located at the junction of Bukit Timah Road and Race Course Road, on the boundary of the planning areas of Kallang and Rochor, Singapore.
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Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | 60 Bukit Timah Road Singapore 229900 (NEL) 62 Bukit Timah Road Singapore 229902 (DTL) | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 1°18′24″N 103°50′57″E | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | SBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation) | |||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 4 (2 island platforms) | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus, Taxi | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
Platform levels | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Parking | Yes (KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Tekka Centre) | |||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes (External) | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 20 June 2003; 20 years ago (2003-06-20) (North East line) 27 December 2015; 8 years ago (2015-12-27) (Downtown line) | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Previous names | Kandang Kerbau | |||||||||||||||
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The station serves the ethnic neighbourhood of Little India, and is within walking distances to key locations such as KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Tekka Market, and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) headquarters. Opening on 20 June 2003 as part of the NEL, it later became an interchange station with the DTL when Stage 2 of the line started operations on 27 December 2015.