Redhill MRT station
EW18
Redhill
红山
ரெட்ஹில்
EW18
Preceding station | Mass Rapid Transit | Following station | ||
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Tiong Bahru towards Pasir Ris | East–West Line | Queenstown towards Tuas Link |
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![]() ![]() Redhill Redhill station in Singapore |
Redhill MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East West line (EWL) located in Bukit Merah, Singapore.
The station is situated along Tiong Bahru Road, at the junction with Jalan Tiong. On the EWL, it's between the Tiong Bahru and Queenstown stations. The station opened on 12 March 1988, when the MRT line extended from Outram Park station to Clementi.
The Redhill station is the smallest Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore. It is also the only train station where the tracks on each side are not parallel. The station is trapezoidal in shape when viewed from above.[2]
The MRTC awarded Contract 202 for the construction of Redhill and Queenstown MRT stations to Sumitomo Construction on 7 February 1985 for $50 million, together with the viaduct from Tiong Bahru Road to Queensway, construction starts in March 1985 for the completion in December 1987[3]
Redhill station opened on 12 March 1988, which is part of the Phase 1B of the MRT line. It travels from Outram Park to Clementi.[4]
In view of accidents along the MRT line, platform screen doors were installed and started operations on 31 May 2011.[5]
This MRT station consists of two elevated platforms in an Island Platform arrangement, where passengers heading towards the city, Raffles Place, City Hall, Changi Airport and Pasir Ris will board from Platform A and heading towards Jurong East, Joo Koon and Tuas Link will board from Platform B.
L2 | Platform A Eastbound | Towards → EW1 Pasir Ris Next Station: EW17 Tiong Bahru |
Island platform | Platform Doors will open on the right ![]() | ||
Platform B Westbound | Towards ← EW33 Tuas Link Next Station: EW19 Queenstown | |
L1 | Concourse | Faregates, Top Up Kiosks, Passenger Service Centre, Retail Shops |
Street Level | Bus stops, Taxi stand, pick-up/drop-off point, Station exits |
Changi Airport Line |
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