Bras Basah MRT Station

CC2  Bras Basah MRT Station 百胜地铁站 பிராஸ் பாசா Stesen MRT Bras Basah Rapid transit
Dhoby-Ghaut-Bound Platform of Bras Basah Station
Station statistics
Address	65 Bras Basah Road Singapore 189561
Coordinates	1°17′49″N 103°51′02″E
Lines	Circle Line
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Structure	Underground
Depth	35 metres
Levels	5
Platforms	Island
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	17 April 2010
Accessible
Code	CC2
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station Dhoby Ghaut Terminus Circle Line Esplanade towards HarbourFront
Location
Bras Basah MRT Station

Exit B

Bras Basah MRT Station (CC2) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Circle Line in the Museum Planning Area of Singapore. This station opened on 17 April 2010. It is operated by SMRT Corporation.

History

The station was commissioned through the Marina Line Architectural Design Competition jointly organized by the Land Transport Authority and the Singapore Institute of Architects. The competition required no track record and is acknowledged by the industry as one of the best run competitions held in Singapore to date.

In 2009, "Best Transport Building" was awarded to the designers at WOHA Architects at the World Architecture Festival

During the opening of the station in 17 April 2010, Transport Minister Raymond Lim, who officiated the opening, said : "The Circle Line will enhance the quality of commute for the public - connecting homes, workplaces and social and recreational destinations more quickly and seamlessly." He also added that the stations will connect commuters to the "doorsteps of major cultural destinations" like the Esplanade and Fort Canning Park.

Nearby buildings

The station is located near Singapore Art Museum, nearby to Waterloo Street and a few minutes walk to Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. It is also linked to the Singapore Management University and Plaza by the Park tower at concourse level, below Bras Basah Road.

Architecture

The station is the deepest station in the Mass Rapid Transit system at 35 metres below ground and its island platform is located at basement 5. It is also the station with the longest escalator, at 41.3 metres. To let light into the station, a reflective pool of water with glass panels outside the Singapore Management University was created.

The LTA commissioned a video work for the Art in Transit for this station. It is presented in 29 units of sound and images, forming a narrative of an action figure caught in a Chain of Wonderful Underwater Adventures. It is displayed in the evening at the concourse level of the station.

Station Layout

L1	Street Level	Singapore Art Museum, Singapore Management University
B1	Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Transitlink Counter
B2
B3
B4	Transfer Hall	Escalators to concourse and platforms
B5 Platforms	Platform A	Circle Line towards  CC29  NE1  HarbourFront (→)
	Island platform, Doors will open on the right
	Platform B	Circle Line towards  CC1  NS24  NE6  Dhoby Ghaut (←)