Sixth Avenue MRT station explained

Type:Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Address:777 Bukit Timah Road
Singapore 269784
Other:Bus, Taxi
Structure:Underground
Platform:2 (1 island platform)
Levels:1
Tracks:2
Passengers:3,658 per day[1]
Pass Year:June 2024
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Operator:SBS Transit DTL Pte Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Former:Eng Neo, Bukit Timah[2]
Map Type:Singapore Rail central area
Map Dot Label:Sixth Avenue
Map Alt:Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Map Size:300px

Sixth Avenue MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Downtown line in Bukit Timah, Singapore.

History

Contract 917 was awarded for the Design and Construction of Sixth Avenue and King Albert Park stations and tunnels at S$320.7 million. The main contractor for the station Alpine Bau went bankrupt in mid-2013.[3] Subsequently, completion of the station was handed over to McConnell Dowell under Contract 917A. On 28 June 2015, Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew announced that the delay was "completely resolved" by the authorities and Stage 2's opening date was reverted to 27 December that year.[4]

Station details

Sixth Avenue's name was retained from its working name in July 2008,[5] and was selected through a public poll in July 2009, which also included the names "Eng Neo" and "Bukit Timah".[6]

The station is the only Downtown line station not to feature public art as part of the Art in Transit Programme.[7]

Location

The station is located along Bukit Timah Road underneath the traffic junctions with Eng Neo Avenue and Fourth Avenue. It was described by the media as the first MRT station to be located within a private residential area.[8] Directly overhead, it serves Fifth Avenue Condo, Guthrie House, Royalville, Second Avenue Junction, Sixth Avenue Centre, Sixth Avenue Ville, Soo's Nursing Home, while across Dunearn Road, it serves Eton House Pre-School, Jalan Naga Sari, Nanyang Girls’ High School and Vanda Estate. In addition, the nearby Grandstand (Old Turf City) is slated for future developments.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Land Transport DataMall . Datamall . . 14 August 2024 . 14 August 2024 . https://archive.ph/YCbCx . live. registration.
  2. Web site: Downtown Line 2 Station Names Shortlisted for Public Polling Press Room . 10 October 2008 . Land Transport Authority . dead . https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/2016-04-25%2019:15:58.000/wp/details/http://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=2021 . 25 April 2016 .
  3. Web site: Stage 2 of Downtown Line to open in first quarter 2016 . TODAYonline . 16 May 2016.
  4. News: Thumbs Up For Downtown Line's Earlier Opening . The Straits Times . 3 October 2014 . Chang . May Choon.
  5. Web site: Downtown Line 2 Station Sites Named . Land Transport Authority . 17 June 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110527042907/http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=1969 . 27 May 2011.
  6. Web site: Circle Line, Downtown Line 1 and 2 Station Names Finalised . 16 June 2009 . Land Transport Authority . dead . https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/2016-04-25%2016:13:30.000/wp/details/http://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=2146 . 25 April 2016 .
  7. Web site: Massot . Gilles . Getting Around – Public Transport – A Better Public Transport Experience – Art in Transit . Land Transport Authority . 7 April 2020 . 21 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200421081559/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/a_better_public_transport_experience/art_in_transit.html . 21 April 2020 . live.
  8. Web site: Residents have mixed feelings over new Sixth Avenue MRT station . . 2009-07-06.