Esplanade MRT Station

CC3  Esplanade MRT Station 滨海中心地铁站 எஸ்பிளனேட் Stesen MRT Esplanade Rapid transit
Platform level of Esplanade MRT Station
Station statistics
Address	90 Bras Basah Road Singapore 189562
Coordinates	1°17′36″N 103°51′19″E
Lines	Circle Line
Connections	Bus, Taxi, City Hall MRT Station
Structure	Underground
Levels	2
Platforms	Island
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	17 April 2010
Accessible
Code	CC3
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station Bras Basah towards Dhoby Ghaut Circle Line Promenade towards HarbourFront Dhoby Ghaut towards Jurong East North South Line Transfer at: City Hall Raffles Place towards Marina Bay Bugis towards Pasir Ris East West Line Transfer at: City Hall Raffles Place towards Joo Koon
Location
Esplanade MRT Station

A display board of CC3 Esplanade station.

Completed entrance of Esplanade MRT Station

Esplanade MRT Station (CC3) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Circle Line in Singapore. The station was opened on 17 April 2010 along with the rest of Stage 1 & 2 of the Circle Line. It is operated by SMRT Corporation and is located next to the War Memorial Park, the Suntec City Mall and the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre. The station also has a link to Raffles City, CityLink Mall, Suntec City Mall and Marina Square.

There is a link from Circle Line's Esplanade station to City Hall MRT Station via the underground shopping centre CityLink Mall or the basement of Raffles City shopping mall.

History

The underpass linking CityLink Mall and Suntec City Mall had been closed since 2003 to facilitate the construction of the station and pedestrians had to use a temporary covered overhead bridge to cross Raffles Boulevard.

On 30 April 2008, the underpass was reopened to the public after five years of closure. It's also the first of the Circle Line stations where the public can have a glimpse of the interior. During the opening of the underpass, Suntec City Mall gave away free coffee, chocolates and sweets to pedestrians to mark the reopening of the underpass. There were also music and line dancing performances.

The bridge underwent dismantling starting 12 May 2008.

Architecture

A black and white artwork by the late Lim Mu Hue which features shadow puppetry and other performances enjoyed by the early settlers of Singapore was recreated on a large wall and is located within the walkway within the station between Raffles City and Marina Square.

Station Layout

L1	Street Level	Suntec City, Suntec Convention Centre
B		CityLink Mall, One Raffles Link,  NS25  EW13  City Hall
B1	Transfer Level	Esplanade Xchange, Underpass to Suntec City
B2	Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Transitlink Counter
B3 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 (←)

External links

• Transport minister announces next phase of Circle Line will open on Apr 17