Kent Ridge MRT station

CC24  Kent Ridge 肯特岗 கெண்ட் ரிஜ்
Rapid transit
Entrance to Kent Ridge MRT station.
General information
Location	301 South Buona Vista Road Singapore 118177
Coordinates	1°17′36″N 103°47′04″E
Operated by	SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)	Circle Line
Platforms	Island
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	CC24
History
Opened	8 October 2011 (2011-10-08)
Services
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Kent Ridge MRT Station (CC24) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Circle Line in Queenstown, Singapore. The station is named for the geographical feature, Kent Ridge.

Located next to the National University Hospital, it serves the hospital as well as the National University of Singapore and Singapore Science Park. It serves the southeast portion of Dover and the southernmost portion of Kent Ridge districts.

Currently, Basement 1 of the station is only a service level that is reserved for staff only. Commuters are only allowed to use Level 1 (Concourse level) and Basement 2 (Platform level).

History

Kent Ridge MRT Station construction began in January 2005. This station was named 'National University Hospital', later was renamed to 'Kent Ridge' on 19 January 2006 to follow the geographical feature, Kent Ridge. After the completion of the MRT station in 23 September 2010, construction of One @ Kent Ridge began with completion in 1 July 2012.

The station takes its name from the surrounding area, formerly known as Pasir Panjang Ridge but renamed Kent Ridge to commemorate a visit by the Duke and Duchess of Kent. Apart from the hospital complex, Kent Ridge station serves the sprawling National University of Singapore campus, along with Singapore Science Park 1 and Kent Ridge Park. Kent Ridge Bus Terminal is located on the other side of the campus, at Clementi Road, therefore it is not physically connected with the station.

Art in Transit

Under the Art in Transit programme, a multimedia work entitled Poetry Mix-Up was commissioned for the station. Created by Mixed Reality Lab from the National University of Singapore, this interactive piece allows members of the public to SMS a line of up to 60 characters to the program, and it will generate a short poem based on the submission to be shown on a digital display on the lift shaft at the platform level. These TV screens are however deactivated, and is only usable during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2012 Summer Olympics.

Services and connections

Bus service 95 usually plies along that MRT station. Other than that, NUS Routes A1, A1E and D2 usually run.

External links

• Official website