Clarke Quay MRT station

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NE5  Clarke Quay 克拉码头 கிளார்க் கீ Clarke Quay
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Exit B of Clarke Quay MRT station.
Location	10 Eu Tong Sen Street Singapore 059815
Coordinates	1°17′19″N 103°50′48″E / 1.288708°N 103.846606°E / 1.288708; 103.846606Coordinates: 1°17′19″N 103°50′48″E / 1.288708°N 103.846606°E / 1.288708; 103.846606
Operated by	SBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Line(s)	North East Line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes (Clarke Quay Central)
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	20 June 2003; 18 years ago (2003-06-20)
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station Chinatown towards HarbourFront North East Line Dhoby Ghaut towards Punggol
Location
Clarke Quay Clarke Quay station in Singapore

Clarke Quay MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North East line in Singapore River planning area, Singapore, located underneath Eu Tong Sen Street and New Bridge Road near the junctions of Merchant Road and North Canal Road.^[1]

Despite its name, Clarke Quay station is not physically located within Clarke Quay which lies on the northern bank of the Singapore River. Rather, the station is built along the southern bank of the river, directly connected to Clarke Quay Central. The station is located on the opposite side of the Singapore River where Clarke Quay is actually situated. This MRT station is near Fort Canning MRT station and Chinatown MRT station.

History[]

Platform level of the station.

The former Ellenborough Market was acquired in 1995 for the construction of Clarke Quay MRT station, including some HDB flats at Clarke Quay. Residents were told to move out by December 1996. These include Block 1 Tew Chew Street. North East line Contract 708 was awarded to Nishimatsu Construction – Lum Chang Building Contractors – Bachy Soletanche Singapore Joint-Venture (JV) on 23 June 1997 for $171.2 million. Clarke Quay opened in 20 June 2003, and the construction of , a shopping mall, also begun for completion in October 2006.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Clarke Quay MRT Station at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website

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