Bencoolen MRT Station

DT21  Bencoolen 明古连 பென்கூலன் Bencoolen
Rapid transit
Location	31 Bencoolen Street Singapore 189658
Coordinates	1°17′56″N 103°51′1″E / 1.29889°N 103.85028°E / 1.29889; 103.85028Coordinates: 1°17′56″N 103°51′1″E / 1.29889°N 103.85028°E / 1.29889; 103.85028
Operated by	SBS Transit DTL
Line(s)	Downtown Line
Platforms	Island
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	43 metres
Platform levels	6
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	DT21
History
Opened	2017
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station Fort Canning towards Bukit Panjang Downtown Line Future service Jalan Besar towards Expo
Location

Bencoolen MRT Station (DT21) is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Downtown Line located at the boundary of Rochor and Museum planning areas, Singapore. Located under Bencoolen Street, the station will serve the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, which is next to the station. This station is a five-minute walk to Dhoby Ghaut and Bras Basah stations.

Bencoolen station will be the deepest MRT station in Singapore at 43 m (141 ft) below ground when completed; the second deepest will be Promenade station.

Etymology

The station is named after Bencoolen Street, which is in turn named after the city of Bencoolen (now Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia).

History

As the station is located under Bencoolen Street, a portion of the Bencoolen Street is closed from Prinsep Link to Bras Basah Road from October 2011 to the fourth quarter of 2016.^[1][2]

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