Kaki Bukit MRT station

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Kaki Bukit
加基武吉
காக்கி புக்கிட்
Kaki Bukit
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
DT28 Kaki Bukit with art in transit.jpg
Platform level of Kaki Bukit station, with the art-in-transit displayed.
Location30 Kaki Bukit Avenue 1
Singapore 415804
Coordinates1°20′06″N 103°54′32″E / 1.334929°N 103.908976°E / 1.334929; 103.908976Coordinates: 1°20′06″N 103°54′32″E / 1.334929°N 103.908976°E / 1.334929; 103.908976
Operated bySBS Transit DTL (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Line(s)
  Downtown Line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened21 October 2017; 4 years ago (2017-10-21)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
towards Bukit Panjang
Downtown Line
towards Expo
Location
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Kaki Bukit
Kaki Bukit station in Singapore

Kaki Bukit MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Downtown Line in Bedok planning area, Singapore, located along Kaki Bukit Avenue 1, near the junction with Jalan Damai. The station serves both the industrial and residential areas in the Kaki Bukit district.

This station provides an alternative to Eunos and Bedok stations on the East West Line.

History[]

The station was first announced on 20 August 2010 when the 16 stations of the 21-kilometre (13 mi) Downtown Line Stage 3 (DTL3) from the River Valley (now Fort Canning) to Expo stations were unveiled. The line was expected to be completed in 2017.[1][2][3] Contract 929 for the construction of Kaki Bukit station was awarded to China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited at a sum of S$93.8 million (US$74.58 million) in June 2011. Construction of the station and the tunnels commenced in July that year and was targeted to be completed in 2017.[4]

Kaki Bukit Avenue 1 was closed from 28 August 2011 to 23 April 2016 to facilitate the construction of the station. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) widened the adjacent roads, Jalan Tenaga and Jalan Damai, by one lane in each direction. On 24 April 2016, selected bus routes such as 5, 15, 58, 59 and 87 were diverted to ply the reopened stretch of Kaki Bukit Avenue 1. Bus 585 continued to travel along Jalan Tenaga and Jalan Damai.[5][6][7]

On 31 May 2017, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that the station, together with the rest of DTL3, will be opened on 21 October that year.[8][9][10] Passengers were offered a preview of the station along with the other Downtown Line 3 (DTL 3) stations at the DTL 3 Open House on 15 October.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Downtown Line 3 Station Locations Unveiled Faster Access for Residents in the East to the City and Marina Bay Area". www.lta.gov.sg. 20 August 2010. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Alignment of DTL3" (PDF). www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  3. ^ "DTL Station Locations" (PDF). www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  4. ^ "LTA Awards Contracts for Kaki Bukit and Kallang Bahru Stations | Press Room | Land Transport Authority". www.lta.gov.sg. 22 June 2011. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016.
  5. ^ "LTA to close Kaki Bukit Avenue 1 from 28 August". Singapore Business Review. 26 August 2011. Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Closing Kaki Bukit Ave 1 and Part of Bencoolen Street to Facilitate Downtown Line 3 Construction Works". www.lta.gov.sg. 24 August 2011. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Re-opening of Kaki Bukit Avenue 1". www.lta.gov.sg. 18 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016.
  8. ^ "LTA | News Room | News Releases | Factsheet: Downtown Line 3 to Open on 21 October 2017". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 22 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  9. ^ Alkhatib, Shaffiq Idris (21 October 2017). "Downtown Line 3 opens to public". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Opening of Downtown Line Stage 3". The Straits Times. The Straits Times. 31 May 2017. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  11. ^ "News Room - News Releases - It's Rail Fun at the Downtown Line 3 Open House on 15 October!". www.lta.gov.sg. 10 August 2017. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

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