Beauty World MRT
Ultimate guide to know about the Beauty World MRT
Beauty World MRT station (DT5) is an underground MRT station in Bukit Timah, Singapore, on the Downtown Line (DTL). This station gets located along Upper Bukit Timah Road, named after the historic Beauty World, an amusement park and market that flourished nearby. Beauty World MRT station serves the Jurong Kechil and Toh Yi Drive residential estates Beauty World Centre, Beauty World Plaza, and Bukit Timah Shopping Centre. Ngee Ann Polytechnic is also within walking distance.Until 2025, the rails segment between this station and Hillview MRT station on the Downtown Line is the longest between any two MRT stations. On March 7, 2019, it announced that the Hume MRT station would open in 2025.
Platform :
- Platform A: Downtown Line through DT3 Hillview to DT1–BP6 Bukit Panjang
- Platform B: Downtown Line through DT6 King Albert Park to DT35CG1 Expo
Trains travel in both directions utilizing both platforms at Beauty World MRT station, which has two tracks in an island platform arrangement. Full-height Platform screen doors separate the air-conditioned station from the underground environment, improving commuter safety and station comfort. Escalators, stairwells, and elevators lead to the concourse. Tactile flooring aids the visually impaired in navigating from platform to station exits.
Concourse:
The concourse has faregates for automatic fee collection passage between the station’s paid and unpaid portions, with at least one bidirectional wide-swinging gate for passengers in wheelchairs, carrying heavy objects, or those traveling with prams.Commuters can buy tickets for single or many travels from General Ticketing Machines like Top-up Machines, which accept contactless card transactions. The station office serves as a Passenger Service Centre, where commuters may inquire about travel options During operational hours.
Art in Transit:
Asemic Lines by Boedi Widjaja
This piece shows multi-culturalism and variety by layering letterforms from Chinese, Tamil, Latin, and Jawi on top of one another. Commuters are encouraged to consider it as both art and writing and to ‘hover’ between reading and viewing.
Shelter for Civil Defense
Beauty World station is one of six Civil Defense (CD) shelters along the Downtown Line 2 that will activate in the event of a national disaster. The stations are constructed and supplied with facilities to guarantee that the shelter environment is comfortable for all shelters during their stay. Protective blast doors, decontamination facilities, ventilation systems, power and water supply systems, and a dry toilet system are among the features available.
Station Services
- Concourse level public restrooms
- Concourse-level retail shops
- Concourse level ATM
- Station exits have bike racks.
Exits:
Beauty World MRT Station is also connected by an underpass, and a bathroom is available on the concourse.
A:Beauty World Centre, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Bukit Timah Shopping Centre, and UOB Centre .
B: Tua Pek Kong Temple, Kilat Centre, JK Building, Bukit Timah
C:Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Bukit Timah Market & Food Centre, Bukit Timah Community Club
