Downtown MRT station

**DT17**
Downtown
市中心
டௌன்டவுன்
*Downtown*
DT17 ; Downtown; 市中心; டௌன்டவுன்; Downtown
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
	Exit A of the station
Location	15 Central Boulevard; Singapore 018969
Coordinates	1°16′46″N 103°51′11″E / 1.279458°N 103.852931°ECoordinates: 1°16′46″N 103°51′11″E / 1.279458°N 103.852931°E
Operated by	SBS Transit DTL Pte Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Line(s)	Downtown Line
Platforms	2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes (Marina Bay Link Mall)
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	22 December 2013; 7 years ago
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Landmark, Downtown / Central Boulevard
Services
Location
	Downtown Downtown station in Singapore

Downtown MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Downtown line, located in Downtown Core, Singapore.

Situated underneath Central Boulevard between the junctions of Straits View and Marina View, it primarily serves the Marina Bay Financial Centre as well as Asia Square, Central Boulevard Towers and Marina One. It is within walking distance to Raffles Place MRT station on the North South and East West lines as well as Marina Bay MRT Station of the North South and Circle lines.

History[]

Art in Transit of the station.

During the Circle line Stage 1 planning, the Circle line Extension was planned to terminate at Chinatown, and was used by both Circle line and Eastern Region line all the way until 2007. Now, the section between Bayfront and Chinatown is used by the current Downtown line Stage 1. The station was renamed from Landmark to Downtown on 11 January 2011.

Although there is a station name called Downtown, it is not to be confused as Downtown line.

Downtown MRT station remains the only MRT station where the name of the MRT line belongs to an actual MRT station.

Art in Transit[]

Illustrations on the walls of the station titled, "Leaves" by Jason Lim shows a connection of dense cell network of bamboo leaves and the business and financial services in the vicinity.^[1]

References[]

^ "Downtown Line 1: Art-In-Transit" (PDF). Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.

External links[]

Media related to Downtown MRT Station at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

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[1] "Downtown Line 1: Art-In-Transit" (PDF). Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.

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