Bright Hill MRT station
Bright Hill MRT station (TE7/CR13) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson-East Coast Line and future Cross Island Line in Bishan, Singapore.
TE7 CR13
Bright Hill 光明山 பிரைட் ஹில் Bright Hill | |||||||||||||||||
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| Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station | |||||||||||||||||
 View of the station platform and concourse | |||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||
| Location | 100 Sin Ming Avenue Singapore 575737 | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 1°21′50″N 103°50′05″E / 1.36384°N 103.834748°E | ||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Land Transport Authority | ||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) (Thomson-East Coast line) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) + 2 (2 side platforms) (U/C) | ||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 + 2 (U/C) | ||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||
| Depth | 20m | ||||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 + 1 (U/C) | ||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 28 August 2021 (Thomson-East Coast line) | ||||||||||||||||
| Opening | 2030 (Cross Island line) | ||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Sin Ming, Bishan Park[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||
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Description
changeBright Hill MRT station is a fully underground mass rapid transit station with four station entrances and exits.[3][4] The station serves the industrial estate of Sin Ming and is located near landmarks such as Peirce Secondary School and Ai Tong School.[4] It is also located close to the Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery. The monastery is Singapore's largest Mahayana Buddhist temple. The station derived its name from the temple.[5][6]
History
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On 29 August 2012, it was announced that a Mass Rapid Transit station would be built in the Sin Ming as part of the new Thomson MRT line.[3] This underground station was given the working name "Sin Ming".[3] The station was later renamed to "Bright Hill MRT Station" on 27 August 2014 after a public voting exercise to determine the names of Thomson Line stations.[7] This name is the English translation of the location name "Kong Meng San" (光明山), where the Monastery is located.[6]
Bright Hill MRT station was merged into the Thomson-East Coast MRT Line when the Land Transport Authority announced that the Eastern Region MRT Line and Thomson MRT line would be operating as a single line.[8]
This station will become an interchange station with the Cross Island Line when the line opens in 2029.[9][10]
References
change- ↑ "LTA | News Room | News Releases | Public Poll for Thomson Line Station Names". LTA. Archived from the original on 25 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ↑ "LTA | News Room | News Releases | Thomson Line Station Names Finalised". LTA. Archived from the original on 6 January 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "New Thomson MRT line to open in 2019". Asiaone. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "TEL Location Maps" (PDF). Land Transport Authority, Singapore. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ↑ "Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery". National Library Board, Singapore. 10 February 2010. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Local Names for Local MRT Stations" (PDF). Institute of Policy Studies. 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ "Thomson Line Station Names Finalised". Land Transport Authority. 27 June 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ "New Thomson-East Coast Line to run through estates in the east including Marine Parade". The Straits Times. Asiaone. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ "Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) & SLA - Cross Island Line 1: New Links by 2029". Land Transport Authority. 25 January 2019.
- ↑ "First phase of Cross Island Line to open by 2029 with 12 stations". Channel NewsAsia. 25 January 2019. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2020.