Raffles Place MRT station

Raffles Place MRT station (EW14/NS26) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North South Line and the East West Line in Downtown Core, Singapore. It is directly underneath the centre of the financial area of Raffles Place, located in the Downtown Core area, south of the Singapore River. It is one of the more prominent and busier stations within Singapore's transport system during peak hours, especially being an interchange station located within the Central Area. The station has many entrances/exits, the two main ones facing the Raffles Gardens, with the building being a miniature facade of the historic John Little building, just before the Telok Ayer and Downtown MRT Station came on board.

EW14  NS26  Raffles Place 莱佛士坊 ராஃபிள்ஸ் பிளேஸ் Raffles Place
Rapid transit
Station exit of Raffles Place station
General information
Location	5 Raffles Place Singapore 048618
Coordinates	1°17′1.97″N 103°51′5.52″E
Operated by	SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) (North South and East West Lines)
Line(s)	East–West Line   North–South Line
Platforms	4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	2
Parking	Yes (External)
Bicycle facilities	Yes (External) No (Inside station)
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	EW14  NS26
History
Opened	12 December 1987 (1987-12-12)
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Central
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station City Hall towards Pasir Ris East West line Tanjong Pagar towards Tuas Link City Hall towards Jurong East North South line Marina Bay towards Marina South Pier

This station used to be the largest and deepest MRT station in Singapore, but the record was broken by Dhoby Ghaut in 2003 and then by Bras Basah in 2010, then by Promenade in 2013 which is 43 metres below ground. It is also one of the four MRT stations to appear in "Uniquely Singapore Edition" of the board game Monopoly.

The station is the only MRT station to ever participate in three terrorist exercises, which are Exercise Northstar IV on January 11, 2004, Exercise Northstar V, when it was one of four stations which participated in the exercise on January 8, 2006, as well as Exercise Northstar VII on July 7, 2009 together with Sentosa and VivoCity. At Raffles Place, most southbound trains will then terminate at Marina Bay while few others at Marina South Pier.

Related pages

• Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)

Other websites

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• Official website