Everything Should Know About Chinatown MRT Station

Chinatown MRT Station serves Chinatown’s ethnic enclave. The station is near various monuments, including the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Masjid Jamae (Chulia), Chinatown Point, and the People’s Park Complex.

Each of the six entrances has a glass structure, with the DTL entry having an oval shape and the Pagoda Street entrance having a pavilion-style transparent roof structure. As part of the MRT network’s Art-in-Transit initiative, the Chinatown MRT station includes two artworks.

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Chinatown MRT Station is a station in the ethnic area of Chinatown that connects the North-East Line (NEL) and the Downtown Line (DTL).

Location

The Chinatown MRT station gets located in Chinatown, Singapore’s Chinese ethnic enclave. The NEL station is underground between Eu Tong Sen Street and New Bridge Road, while the DTL station is beneath Cross Street. The NEL site gets chosen to avoid demolishing the area’s heritage shophouses and buildings.

Furthermore, Chinatown Point, Hong Lim Complex, People’s Park Complex, and The Majestic are all close to this station’s location. Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Masjid Jamae (Chulia), Fairfield Methodist Church, Sri Mariamman Temple, and Sri Layan Sithi Vinayagar Temple are some of the nearby religious sites. State Courts, Family Justice Courts, the Chinatown Visitor Centre, and the Kreta Ayer Community Centre are all served by the station.

Services

NEL and DTL trains run through Chinatown station. Official maps show the station code as NE4/DT19. Trains run every 2.5 to 5 minutes, depending on peak hours, between Outram Park and Clarke Quay stations on the NEL. The station gets located on the DTL line between Telok Ayer and Fort Canning, with trains passing every 2.5 to 5 minutes.

Design

Two underground levels and six entrances make up the station. The NEL station is 281 meters long (922 feet) and 25 meters deep (82 ft). The station is notably long, giving access to various nearby attractions. The station features Chinese calligraphy on the platforms and concourse floors and a mural on the concourse wall, alluding to the area’s “strong oriental culture.” The DTL station is 450 meters (1,480 feet) long, with plans for an underground retail link to connect it to the neighboring Telok Ayer station.

Civil Defense (CD) shelter

A Civil Defense (CD) shelter get established at the NEL station. It can hold at least 7,500 people and withstand bombings and chemical attacks. The primary equipment for the CD shelter’s functioning is installed on shock absorbers to prevent damage during a bombardment. There get backup generators to keep operations running if the shelter’s power supply is interrupted. The defense shelter includes decontamination chambers and dry toilets with collection bins for human waste.

Platforms

Wheelchair users can access the NEL and DTL platforms. Visually challenged passengers are guided around the station using a tactile system consisting of tiles with rounded or elongated elevated studs with specific routes connecting the station entrances to the platforms or between the lines. Wheelchair users will find it easier to enter the station because the fare gates are broader. Exit A to Pagoda Street has a transparent pavilion-style roof structure that enables natural light into the station while providing an uninterrupted view of the shophouses.