Chinatown MRT Station
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The platform of Chinatown MRT Station (NE4).One should notice the chinese calligraphy on the floor. These are part of the Art in Transit Scheme.
The Chinatown MRT Station (NE4/DT1) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North East Line in Singapore. On the North East Line, it lies between the Outram Park and Clarke Quay MRT stations. It is directly below and serves the district of Chinatown. The construction of the station was considered an engineering achievement, due to the busy traffic on the roads above and a number of nearby historical buildings that had to be preserved during the construction. The main entrance and exit of the station is situated in the middle of Pagoda Street within the heart of Chinatown, which is now closed to all automobiles but remains open to pedestrians and manual vehicles such as trishaws. One could note that the modern architecture of the station entrance could provide an uneasy contrast to the Victorian era shophouses surrounding it, although some may like the cultural fusion. Located in the heart of Singapore's Chinatown, there are many cultural buildings surrounding it. There are also Chinese calligraphy paintings in the station, titled The Phoenix’s-Eye Domain, the significance of Chinatown and is painted by renowned Singapore artist Tan Swie Hian. The station also sometimes serves as a convenient shelter or meeting/resting place for patrons of the ethnic neighbourhoods who may not actually be taking the trains. This is probably due to the large space and air conditioning provided by the station. Provisions were made during the initial construction of this station for connection with future lines, which will serve developments in the New Downtown area, especially the integrated resort. The station will be an interchange with Stage 1 of the future Downtown Line, formerly known as the Downtown Extension, joining the downtown to the northern half of what was planned to be the oblong shaped Eastern Region Line. ConstructionThis station is said to be the most challenging station to build on the line, due to the large number of buildings above ground. Another feat was that they had to preserve Garden Bridge, a large overhead bridge, while building the station below. However, despite safety precautions, there was an accident during the construction. Bus servicesThe following bus services pass by the bus stops along New Bridge Road: Image:Chinatown Mrt Locator.png
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