Mattar MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Downtown line in Geylang planning area, Singapore. As its name suggests, it is located underneath Mattar Road, at the junction of Merpati Road.
DT25
Mattar 玛达 மாத்தார் | |||||||||||
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| Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station | |||||||||||
 Platform level of Mattar station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 60 Merpati Road Singapore 379314 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 1°19′38″N 103°52′58″E / 1.327223°N 103.882864°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | SBS Transit DTL (ComfortDelGro Corporation) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 (including a track siding for each platform) | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 21 October 2017 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Merpati[1][2] | ||||||||||
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| Location | |||||||||||
_map.svg)  Mattar Mattar station in Singapore | |||||||||||
The station serves places such as Canossa Convent School, Masjid Sallim Mattar and The Church of St Stephen (Roman Catholic). One of the entrances is adjacent to the Circuit Road hawker centre.
History edit
The station was first announced on 20 August 2010 when the 16 stations of the 21-kilometre (13 mi) Downtown Line Stage 3 (DTL3) from the River Valley (now Fort Canning) to Expo stations were unveiled. The line was expected to be completed in 2017.[3][4][5] Contract 932 for the construction of Mattar station and associated tunnels was awarded to Sato Kogyo (S) Pte Ltd at a sum of S$199.85 million (US$158.89 million) in April 2011. Construction of the station and the tunnels was scheduled to commence in the second quarter of this year and was targeted to be completed in 2017.[6]
On 11 July 2012, a Downtown line 3 (DTL3) Tunnelling Works Ceremony was held at this station.[7]
The station opened on 21 October 2017, as announced by the Land Transport Authority on 31 May that year.[8]
Similar to Fort Canning station, cripple sidings were constructed on each side of the platform, intended for the withdrawal and storage of trains.[9][10]
Station details edit
Mattar MRT Station serves the Downtown Line and is located between Geylang Bahru and MacPherson stations. The station code is DT25 and is located near the junction between Merpati Road and Mattar Road. This station has 2 entrances which serves nearby private and HDB estates, Canossa Convent School, Masjid Sallim Mattar and The Church of St Stephen (Roman Catholic). [11]
Like other MRT stations in Singapore, Mattar MRT Station is wheelchair accessible has lifts at every entrances and from the concourse to the platform. Tactile flooring is also installed around the station to guide visually-handicapped to and from entrances to the concourse.[12]
Public artwork edit
As part of the Art-in-Transit programme in MRT, an artwork named Agar Panel by Genevieve Chua is featured on the panels on the concourse walls. The artwork shows agarwood shavings designed into a nebula or cosmic landscape, remindful of the Arab community past and present.[13][14]
References edit
- ^ "Downtown Line 3 Station Names Shortlisted for Public Polling". www.lta.gov.sg. 1 June 2011. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Downtown Line 3 Station Names Finalised". www.lta.gov.sg. 19 August 2011. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013.
- ^ "Downtown Line 3 Station Locations Unveiled Faster Access for Residents in the East to the City and Marina Bay Area". www.lta.gov.sg. 20 August 2010. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Alignment of DTL3" (PDF). www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "DTL Station Locations" (PDF). www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "LTA Awards Contracts for Ubi and Mattar Stations | Press Room | Land Transport Authority". www.lta.gov.sg. 22 June 2011. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Speech by Mrs Josephine Teo, Minister of State, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Transport, at DTL3 Tunnelling Works Ceremony". Ministry of Transport. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Factsheet: Downtown Line 3 to Open on 21 October 2017 | Press Room | Land Transport Authority". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
- ^ "SBS Transit Downtown Line Full Journey - DT35 Expo → DT1 Bukit Panjang". Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ "[Full Journey] Downtown Line from Bukit Panjang → Expo". Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ "Mattar MRT station". www.onemap.gov.sg.
- ^ "Train Service Information - SBSTransit". www.sbstransit.com.sg. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ "Art-in-Transit - SBSTransit". www.sbstransit.com.sg. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ "Art in transit DT25" (PDF). lta.gov.sg.
External links edit
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