Hillview MRT station
Hillview MRT station (DT3) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Downtown Line, situated on the boundaries of Hillview and Nature Reserve planning subzones, Singapore.
DT3
Hillview 山景 ஹில்வியூ Hillview | |||||||||||||||
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 Exit B of Hillview Station | |||||||||||||||
| Location | 510 Upper Bukit Timah Road Singapore 678211 | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 1°21′45″N 103°46′03″E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | SBS Transit DTL (ComfortDelGro Corporation) | ||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | DT3 | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 27 December 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Dairy Farm/Upper Bukit Timah | ||||||||||||||
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The station serves the Upper Bukit Timah corridor, at the junction between Upper Bukit Timah Road, Dairy Farm Road and Hillview Road. The vicinity is largely residential, with commercial buildings such as the Rail Mall and HillV2 within walking distance.[1]
The section of tracks between Hillview station and Beauty World MRT station is the longest between any two MRT stations on the Downtown Line till 2025. There are basic structural provisions for a possible future station (also known as a "box station") along this section of tracks near Hume Avenue.[2] Hume MRT station is confirmed on 7 March 2019 and is to be operational by 2025.
Art in Transit
"What Remains" by Darren Soh is an artwork that documents the remnants of the KTM railway line.
References
- "Alignment of DTL and DTL 2 and maps of DTL 2 stations" (PDF). Land Transport Authority. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
- "Speech by Mr Lui Tuck Yew, Minister for Transport, on A Sustainable and High Quality Public Transport-Centric Transportation System, at the Committee Of Supply Debate 2015 on 11 March 2015". Ministry of Transport, Singapore. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-19.