Canberra MRT station

NS12  Canberra 坎贝拉 கான்பரா Canberra
Rapid transit
General information
Location	11 Canberra Link Singapore 756972
Coordinates	1°26′35.82″N 103°49′46.47″E
Operated by	SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)	North–South Line
Platforms	Side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	NS12
History
Opening	2019
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station Template:SMRT stations toward Template:SMRT stations Template:SMRT lines Future service Template:SMRT stations toward Template:SMRT stations

Canberra MRT Station (NS12) is a future above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South Line in Sembawang, Singapore. When completed, it will serve the housing estates located at southern Sembawang New Town and will be the nearest station to Yishun Industrial Park A.

Canberra station will be the second infill station of the MRT network; that is, to be built over an operating rail line with no disruptions to train services, and the first on the North South Line. Because of this, it will have two opposing side platforms, being the second such elevated MRT station in Singapore after Dover station, which was built in the middle of the East West Line. As the elevated station is being “tagged” onto an existing line, construction will be challenging as the planners have to be mindful of working hours and work spaces.

History

The idea of Canberra MRT station was supposedly shelved due to undeveloped surroundings. The idea was reinstated and the following is the process of planning.

On 17 January 2013, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that a feasibility studies was being conducted to create a station between Sembawang and Yishun stations.

On 27 June 2014, then Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew announced that the feasibility studies was completed and Canberra station will be built.

On 1 August 2014, LTA announced that construction will commence in mid-2015 and is expected to be completed in 2019.

On 27 April 2015, LTA announced that construction will start soon, with the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (Singapore) awarded the contract for $90 million.

Official works began on 26 March 2016, with assurance of a more stringent work safety measures to be taken throughout the construction period. It is also announced that a 72 metre long rail crossover track will be constructed at the northern part of Canberra Station in order to connect the two existing tracks.

Station layout

L2	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform A	Template:SMRT lines (future service) towards  NS1  EW24  Jurong East via  NS11  Sembawang → Trains currently do not stop.
	Platform B	Template:SMRT lines (future service) towards  NS28  Marina South Pier via  NS13  Yishun ← Trains currently do not stop.
	Side platform, doors will open on the left
Transfer Area	Linkway Bridge (City-bound Platform)	Transfer Linkway Bridge to Canberra Plaza and Travellators to Bus and Taxis
L1	NSL Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control
	Street Level

Transport connections

Rail

Destination	First Train						Last Train
	Mon – Fri		Sat		Sunday & Public Holiday		Daily
colspan="8" style="background-color:#Template:SMRT color;color:white; height:25px" | North South Line
to NS1 Jurong East	–		–		–		–
to NS28 Marina South Pier	–		–		–		–
to NS27 Marina Bay	–		–		–		–
to NS19 Toa Payoh	–		–		–		–
to NS16 Ang Mo Kio	–		–		–		–
to NS7 Kranji	–		–		–		–