Caldecott MRT station


 CC17  TE9 
Caldecott
加利谷
கால்டிகாட்
Caldecott

Rapid transit
Exit A of Caldecott MRT station.
Location 38 Toa Payoh Rise
Singapore 298113
Coordinates 1°20′16″N 103°50′22″E / 1.337761°N 103.839447°E / 1.337761; 103.839447
Operated by SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  Circle line
  Thomson–East Coast line
Platforms Island
Tracks 4 (2 U/C)
Connections Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type Underground
Platform levels 3 (1 U/C)
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code  CC17  TE9 
History
Opened 8 October 2011 (2011-10-08) (Circle Line)
Opening 2020 (2020) (Thomson-East Coast Line)
Electrified Yes
Previous names Thomson
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
towards Dhoby Ghaut
Circle line
towards HarbourFront
Circle line
Future service
towards HarbourFront
Thomson–East Coast line
Future service
Terminus
Location

Caldecott MRT station (CC17/TE9) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle Line, located in Toa Payoh planning area, Singapore. In 2020, Caldecott station will become an interchange with the Thomson-East Coast Line.

Despite its name, Caldecott station is located within Toa Payoh New Town rather than Caldecott Hill.

As Bukit Brown MRT station is currently non-operational, the section of tracks between Caldecott station and Botanic Gardens MRT station is the longest between any two stations on the Circle Line. Trains move at 80 km/h at this stretch.

History

Concourse of the station.
Caldecott station platform level.

When the Circle Line was initially planned, this station was planned to be a shell station, to be opened only when the surroundings are more developed and was commonly named "Thomson", named after the Thomson constituency that was being visible from 1980 to 1991, and subsequently absorbed into the Thomson GRC. It was only announced quite later that Caldecott will be opened with the Stage 4 on 11 January 2007, and the station name was renamed to "Caldecott", which is named after the Caldecott Hill, a private housing estate and was a home to the MediaCorp Campus from 1963 to 2016, and was also named after the colonial master, Sir Andrew Caldecott who had served in various posts for nearly three decades.[1] The station opened on 8 October 2011.

Starting from 2020, Caldecott station will be an interchange station with the Thomson-East Coast Line and will serve as the terminus of the Thomson-East Coast Line from 2020 to 2021, where it would be replaced by Gardens by the Bay as the third phase of the line opens.[2]

Art in Transit

The artwork featured in this station under the Art in Transit programme is The Cartography Of Memories by Hazel Lim, located on the lift shaft in the station. The artist gathered responses from some 100 members of the public about their memories of the places they've lived in, and used phrases and words from the responses to create a literal text map of the Thomson area, where the station is located.[3]

Civil Defence shelter

Caldecott CCL station is one of eleven stations along the Circle Line designated as Civil Defence (CD) shelters, which will be activated in times of national emergency. Apart from reinforced construction, the stations are designed and equipped with facilities to ensure the shelter environment is tolerable for all shelterees during shelter occupation. These facilities include protective blast doors, decontamination facilities, ventilation systems, power and water supply systems and a dry toilet system.

References

  1. ↑ "Speech by Mr Raymond Lim, Minister for Transport, at the Visit to Kim Chuan Depot, 25 January 2008, 9.00 AM". Singapore Government Media Release. 2008-01-25.
  2. ↑ "Speech by Mr Lui Tuck Yew, Minister for Transport, at the Inspection of Downtown Line 1 Station and Announcement of Thomson Line alignment, 29 August 2012, 10.00am at Telok Ayer Station". Ministry of Transport. 29 August 2012. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
  3. ↑ Martin, Mayo. "Circle Line Art! The final destination(s)! A sneak peek!". For Art's Sake!. TODAYonline Blogs. Archived from the original on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
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