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Redhill MRT Station
红山地铁站
ரெட்ஹில்
Rapid transit
Redhill station at night
General information
Location920 Tiong Bahru Road
Singapore 158792
Coordinates1°10′20″N 103°29′24″E / 1.172304°N 103.490030°E / 1.172304; 103.490030
Line(s)East West
PlatformsIsland
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeEW18
History
Opened12 March 1988
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
Template:SMRT lines

Redhill MRT Station (EW18) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the East West MRT Line in Singapore. This is the last above-ground station until Kallang MRT Station: east of the station toward Tiong Bahru, the tracks lose elevation until they level out when sufficiently underground. The purpose of this arrangement is to avoid the tracks intruding on denser development and buildings located in the Central Area as the MRT lines approach it. Redhill MRT station is the smallest station in the entire MRT System, and is the only station in which the two platforms are not parallel to each other.

The livery of the station is pink.

Bus services

The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Tiong Bahru Road:

Service Between And Notes
SBS Transit Trunk Services
32 Bedok Bus Interchange Buona Vista Bus Terminal
33 Bedok Bus Interchange Kent Ridge Bus Terminal
64 Sims Place Bus Terminal Mei Ling Street (Loop) Wheelchair Accessible Bus Service (WAB)
132 Hougang Central Bus Interchange Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
145 Toa Payoh Bus Interchange Buona Vista Bus Terminal
SMRT Buses NightRider Service
NR5 Marina Centre Bus Terminal Jurong West Street 75 (Loop)

2004 accident

On 31 August 2004, a lady in her 40s was hit by a train after she fell on to the tracks. She suffered head injuries and was sent to the Singapore General Hospital. This incident took place just hours after another train hit another lady in her 50s earlier in the day at Bukit Batok MRT Station. [1]

References

  1. ^ "Woman is hit by train at Redhill MRT Station". Channel News Asia. 31 August 2004.