Esplanade MRT Station

CC3  Esplanade MRT Station 滨海中心地铁站 எஸ்பிளனேட் Stesen MRT Esplanade
Rapid transit
File:Esplanade-CCLStation.JPG Platform level of Esplanade MRT station.
Location	90 Bras Basah Road Singapore 189562
Coordinates
Operated by	SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
Platforms	Island
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	3
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	CC3
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	17 April 2010
Previous names	Convention Centre
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station Bras Basah towards Dhoby Ghaut Circle Line Promenade towards HarbourFront
Location
Esplanade MRT Station

File:EsplanadeMRTStation-Singapore-20070130.jpg

A signage board of Esplanade MRT station.

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Completed entrance of Esplanade MRT station.

Esplanade MRT Station (CC3) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Circle Line in Singapore. The station was opened on 17 April 2010 along with the rest of Stage 1 & 2 of the Circle Line. It is located next to the War Memorial Park, the Suntec City Mall and the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre. The station also has a link to Raffles City, CityLink Mall, Suntec City Mall and Marina Square.

There is a link from Circle Line's Esplanade station to City Hall via the underground shopping centre CityLink Mall or basement 2 of Raffles City shopping mall.

History

The underpass linking CityLink Mall and Suntec City Mall had been closed since 2003 to facilitate the construction of the station and pedestrians had to use a temporary covered overhead bridge to cross Raffles Boulevard.

On 30 April 2008, the underpass was reopened to the public after five years of closure. It's also the first of the Circle Line stations where the public can have a glimpse of the interior. The station had almost completed on August 2007. During the opening of the underpass, Suntec City Mall gave away free coffee, chocolates and sweets to pedestrians to mark the reopening of the underpass. There were also music and line dancing performances.

The bridge underwent dismantling starting 12 May 2008.

Architecture

An artwork by the late Lim Mu Hue, titled Let the show begin, is located on a large wall within the walkway within the station between Raffles City and Marina Square. This black and white artwork features shadow puppetry and other performances enjoyed by the early settlers of Singapore. Consisting of a set of seven pieces of wood block prints depicting various aspects of theatre, the artwork is a collage of early and later works by Lim Mu Hue who died soon after completing this commission.

Exits

• A: Suntec City
• B: Marina Square
• C: Marina Square
• D: CityLink Mall
• E: Civilian War Memorial
• F: CHIJMES
• G: Raffles City (B2)

Station layout

L1	Street Level	Suntec City
B		CityLink Mall,  NS25  EW13  City Hall
B1	Transfer Level	Esplanade Xchange, Underpass to Suntec City, One Raffles Link
		Out-of-system transfer to  NS25  EW13  City Hall
B2	Concourse	Faregates, ticketing machines, station control, Transitlink counter
B3 Platforms	Platform A	Circle Line towards  CC29  NE1  HarbourFront via  CC4  DT15  Promenade (→)
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform B	Circle Line towards  CC1  NS24  NE6  Dhoby Ghaut via  CC2  Bras Basah (←)

Transport connections

Rail

Destination	First train				Last train
	Mon – Sat		Sundays and Public holiday		Daily
Circle Line
to CC1 Dhoby Ghaut	5.52am		6.19am		12.01am
to CC29 HarbourFront	5.41am		6.08am		10.51pm
to CC26 Pasir Panjang	–		–		11.22pm
to CC23 one-north	–		–		11.38pm
to CC17 Caldecott	–		–		12.05am
to CC11 Tai Seng	–		–		12.13am

External links

• Official website