Napier MRT station

Napier
 TE12 


纳比雅
நேப்பியர்
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Platform B (Lower platform) of Napier station
General information
Location2 Napier Road
Singapore 258511[1]
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  Thomson–East Coast Line
Platforms2 (2 stacked side platforms)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes
History
Opened13 November 2022; 2 years ago (2022-11-13)[2]
Passengers
June 20243,952 per day[3]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Stevens
towards Woodlands North
 Thomson–East Coast Line Orchard Boulevard
towards Bayshore
Location
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Napier
Napier station in Singapore

Napier MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Thomson–East Coast line (TEL). Located in Tanglin, Singapore, the station is at the junction of Napier Road, Holland Road and Cluny Road. The two exits of the station serve Singapore Botanic Gardens and Gleneagles Hospital, along with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the surrounding embassies.

First announced in August 2012 as part of the Thomson line (TSL), the station was constructed as part of TEL Phase 3 (TEL 3) with the merger of the TSL and the Eastern Region line. The station opened on 13 November 2022. Fully designed by the Land Transport Authority, the station features an Art-in-Transit Botanical Art by the National Parks Board.

History

Napier Station was first announced on 29 August 2012 as part of the then-planned Thomson Line (TSL).[4][5] Contract T217 for the design and construction of Napier Station and associated tunnels was awarded to Sinohydro Corporation Ltd. (Singapore Branch) at S$189 million (US$151 million) in November 2013. Construction started in 2014, with an expected completion date of 2021.[6][7] Despite alternatives proposed in a naming poll, Napier retained its name on 27 June 2014.[8][9]

On 15 August 2014, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that the TSL would merge with the Eastern Region line to form the Thomson–East Coast line (TEL). Napier station, part of the proposed line, would be constructed as part of TEL 3, consisting of 13 stations between Mount Pleasant and Gardens by the Bay.[10][11] With restrictions imposed on the delivery of material and manpower for the station's construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the TEL3 completion date was delayed by one year to 2022.[12]

On 9 March 2022, S Iswaran, Transport Minister, announced in Parliament that TEL 3 would open in the second half of that year.[13] As confirmed during a visit by Iswaran at the Outram Park and Maxwell stations on 7 October 2022,[2][14][15] the station began operations on 13 November.[16]

Description

Napier station serves the TEL and is between the Stevens and Orchard Boulevard stations. The official station code is TE12.[17][18] Being part of the TEL, the station is operated by SMRT Trains.[19] Trains on the TEL run approximately every 3 to 6 minutes.[20]

The station is located at the junction of Napier Road and Cluny Road.[1][14] Surrounding landmarks include: Gleneagles Hospital, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Australian High Commission, British High Commission, United States Embassy, INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation and the Singapore Botanic Gardens.[21]

Due to the site's space constraints, the station has a stacked side platform layout.[22] To reflect its proximity to the Singapore Botanic Gardens, the station features a garden wall of indoor plants.[23] The curvilinear ceiling above the column-less upper platform was inspired by a folding leaf. This curved motif is echoed on the walls of the lower platform. The station was fully designed by the LTA.[24][25]

An Art-in-Transit artwork Botanical Art by the National Parks Board depicts various species of plants, including gingers, orchids and legumes.[26] The artwork is adapted from the drawings by the de Alwis brothers (William and George), who were botanical artists commissioned to help Henry Nicholas Ridley, the then Director of the Gardens from 1888 to 1912.[27] Besides educating the public on plants, the artwork is intended to show that plants can be "aesthetically pleasing" pieces of natural art.[26]

References

  1. ^ a b "Napier MRT Station (TE12)". OneMap. Singapore Land Authority. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b Yong, Clement (7 October 2022). "11 new TEL stations, from Stevens to Gardens by the Bay, to open on Nov 13; free rides on Nov 11". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Land Transport DataMall". Datamall. Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  4. ^ Sim, Royston (29 August 2012). "New Thomson MRT line to open from 2019, and have 22 stations". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Thomson Line to open from 2019 with 22 stations". Channel NewsAsia (CNA). 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  6. ^ "LTA Awards Two Contracts for Thomson Line's Woodlands North and Napier Stations". Land Transport Authority. 29 November 2013. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  7. ^ Zaccheus, Melody (29 November 2013). "LTA awards contracts for two Woodlands North and Napier stations along the Thomson Line". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  8. ^ "LTA | News Room | News Releases | Public Poll for Thomson Line Station Names". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 25 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  9. ^ "LTA | News Room | News Releases | Thomson Line Station Names Finalised". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 6 January 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority & Singapore Land Authority – Thomson-East Coast Line: New MRT Links in the East". Land Transport Authority. 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Thomson–East Coast Line". Land Transport Authority. 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Written Reply by Minister for Transport Ong Ye Kung to Parliamentary Question on Updates on Thomson East Coast Line, Jurong Region Line and Cross Island Line". mot.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  13. ^ "11 more Thomson-East Coast stations to open in the second half of 2022; more 'inclusive' changes for vulnerable commuters". CNA. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  14. ^ a b "Factsheet: Thomson – East Coast Line Stage 3 to Open for Passenger Service from 13 November 2022". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  15. ^ Yeoh, Grace (7 October 2022). "11 Thomson-East Coast Line stations to open on Nov 13; free rides available on Nov 11". Channel NewsAsia. Mediacorp. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  16. ^ Lim, Jessie (13 November 2022). "Stations buzzing on first day of operations for third stage of Thomson-East Coast Line". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  17. ^ "MRT System Map" (PDF). Land Transport Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  18. ^ "System Map". TransitLink. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  19. ^ "Getting Around – Public Transport – Rail Network". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  20. ^ "LTA | MRT/LRT". www.lta.gov.sg. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  21. ^ "Napier – Exits". SMRT Journeys. SMRT Corporation. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  22. ^ Yong, Clement (25 October 2022). "From tunnelling 1.8m under a live MRT line to diverting a canal: LTA sets out TEL3 engineering challenges". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 29 October 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  23. ^ "10 Reasons the TEL is an Engine-ious Development". Land Transport Authority. 25 November 2022. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  24. ^ "LTA | Thomson-East Coast Line". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 21 April 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  25. ^ "More City Adventures with TEL3" (PDF). Land Transport Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  26. ^ a b Yong, Clement (29 October 2022). "Charcoal drawings, quirky book titles: 7 art works in Thomson-East Coast Line stations you should not miss". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  27. ^ "LTA | Art in Transit". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

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