Bright Hill MRT station
TE7 CR13
Bright Hill 光明山 பிரைட் ஹில் Bright Hill | ||||||||||||||||
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 Station under construction along Sin Ming Avenue | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | 100 Sin Ming Avenue Singapore 575737 | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Land Transport Authority | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) (Thomson-East Coast Line) | |||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | Island (TEL) Side (CRL) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
| Depth | 20m | |||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | TE7 CR13 | |||||||||||||||
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| Opening | 2020 (Thomson-East Coast Line) 2029 (Cross Island Line) | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Sin Ming | |||||||||||||||
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Bright Hill MRT station (TE7/CR13) is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson-East Coast Line and Cross Island Line in Bishan, Singapore.
Description[change | change source]
Bright Hill MRT station is a fully underground mass rapid transit station with four station entrances and exits.[1][2] The station will serve the industrial estate of Sin Ming and is located near landmarks such as Peirce Secondary School and Ai Tong School.[2] It is also located close to the Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery. The monastery is Singapore's largest Mahayana Buddhist temple. The station derived its name from the temple.[3][4]
History[change | change source]
On 29 August 2012, it was announced that a Mass Rapid Transit station would be built in the Sin Ming as part of the new Thomson MRT line.[1] This underground station was given the working name "Sin Ming".[1] The station was later renamed to "Bright Hill MRT Station" on 27 August 2014 after a public voting exercise to determine the names of Thomson Line stations.[5] This name is the English translation of the location name "Kong Meng San" (光明山), where the Monastery is located.[4]
Bright Hill MRT station was merged into the Thomson-East Coast MRT Line when the Land Transport Authority announced that the Eastern Region MRT Line and Thomson MRT line would be operating as a single line.[6]
This station will become an interchange station with the Cross Island Line when the line opens in 2029.[7][8]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "New Thomson MRT line to open in 2019". Asiaone. 2012-08-02. Archived from the original on 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "TEL Location Maps" (PDF). Land Transport Authority, Singapore. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
- ↑ "Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery". National Library Board, Singapore. 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Local Names for Local MRT Stations" (PDF). Institute of Policy Studies. 2014. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
- ↑ "Thomson Line Station Names Finalised". Land Transport Authority. 27 June 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
- ↑ "New Thomson-East Coast Line to run through estates in the east including Marine Parade". The Straits Times. Asiaone. 2014-08-15. Archived from the original on 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
- ↑ "Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) & SLA - Cross Island Line 1: New Links by 2029". Land Transport Authority. 25 January 2019.
- ↑ "First phase of Cross Island Line to open by 2029 with 12 stations". Channel NewsAsia. 25 January 2019.