Clarke Quay MRT station

Clarke Quay MRT station (NE5) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North East line in Singapore River planning area, Singapore, located underneath Eu Tong Sen Street and New Bridge Road near the junctions of Merchant Road and North Canal Road.[1]

 NE5 
Clarke Quay
克拉码头
கிளார்க் கீ
Clarke Quay
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Exit B of Clarke Quay MRT station.
Location10 Eu Tong Sen Street
Singapore 059815
Coordinates1°17′19″N 103°50′48″E
Operated bySBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Line(s)
  North East line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
ParkingYes (Clarke Quay Central)
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened20 June 2003 (2003-06-20)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
towards HarbourFront
North East line
towards Punggol
Location
Clark Quay
Clark Quay station in Singapore

Despite its name, Clarke Quay station is not physically located within Clarke Quay which lies on the northern bank of the Singapore River. Rather, the station is built along the southern bank of the river, directly connected to Clarke Quay Central. The station is located on the opposite side of the Singapore River where Clarke Quay is actually situated. This MRT station is close to Fort Canning MRT station and Chinatown MRT station.

History
Platform level of the station.

The former Ellenborough Market was acquired in 1995 for the construction of Clarke Quay MRT station, including some HDB flats at Clarke Quay. Residents were told to move out by December 1996. These include Block 1 Tew Chew Street. North East line Contract 708 was awarded to Nishimatsu Construction – Lum Chang Building Contractors – Bachy Soletanche Singapore Joint-Venture (JV) on 23 June 1997 for $171.2 million. Clarke Quay opened in 20 June 2003, and the construction of Clarke Quay Central, a shopping mall, also begun for completion in October 2006.

References
  1. "NE5 - Clarke Quay". SBS Transit. Retrieved March 14, 2013.


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