Bras Basah MRT station
Bras Basah MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle line (CCL) located in the Museum planning area, Singapore. It is underneath Bras Basah Road, bordering Waterloo Street and Queen Street. Located next to the Singapore Management University (SMU), this station is in proximity to the National Museum of Singapore, the Singapore Art Museum, Peranakan Museum and the Singapore School of the Arts. The station is connected to the nearby Bencoolen station on the Downtown line (DTL) via an unpaid link.
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Bras Basah 百胜 பிராஸ் பாசா | |||||||||||
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| Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station | |||||||||||
Escalators in Bras Basah station underneath the reflective pool, which is a key feature of the station. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 65 Bras Basah Road Singapore 189561 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 1°17′49″N 103°51′02″E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | DT21 Bencoolen Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Depth | 35 metres | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes (Singapore Management University) | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 17 April 2010 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Museum | ||||||||||
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Bras Basah Bras Basah station in Singapore | |||||||||||
Initially announced as Museum MRT station as part of the Marina MRT line, it was later incorporated into the CCL Stage 1. Along with the other stations on Stages 1 and 2 of the CCL, the station started operations on 17 April 2010. The design of the station by WOHA was commissioned through the Marina line Architectural Design Competition and was awarded the "Best Transport Building" in 2009 at the World Architecture Festival. The CCL station features an Art-in-Transit video work The Amazing Neverending Underwater Adventures! by Tan Kai Syng.