HarbourFront MRT Station

HarbourFront MRT Station (NE1/CC29) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station between the North East Line and the future Circle Line in Singapore. It is located in the south of Singapore next to the HarbourFront Centre, previously known as the Singapore World Trade Centre. It currently serves as a terminal station of the North East MRT line and will serve as a terminal station for the Circle Line. It is currently operated by SBS Transit on the North East Line and will be operated by SMRT Corporation on the Circle Line.

Location

HarbourFront Station is next to the HarbourFront Centre and VivoCity, and is connected to Sentosa by cable car. Buses to and from Sentosa do so from a bus interchange next to the station. The Sentosa Express monorail line to Sentosa is also be an interchange for this new line. Opened on January 15, 2007, Sentosa became more effectively linked with most of the towns of Singapore. The station also provides public transport to the prominent tourist destination of Mount Faber, of which HarbourFront lies in its shadow, and lies within the Bukit Merah planning area.

History

HarbourFront station opened on 20 June 2003 with the rest of the North East Line. The week after VivoCity opened, weekend passenger traffic had doubled to more than 60,000 passengers each day, surpassing Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station, formerly the busiest station on the North East Line. Due to the sudden jump in passenger traffic, the number of faregates facing the...
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