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Stadium MRT Station
Stadium MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore), Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle MRT line, Circle Line (CCL). Located in the area of Kallang, Central Region, Singapore, Central Region, Singapore, the station serves the Singapore Sports Hub and its facilities including the National Stadium, Singapore, National Stadium, Singapore Indoor Stadium, Indoor Stadium, Kallang Theatre and Leisure Park Kallang. It is operated by SMRT Trains. Announced to be part of the Marina MRT line branch to either Kallang or Paya Lebar, construction of the station started in 2001. The line was later incorporated in the CCL as Stage 1 and the station opened on 17 April 2010 when Stages 1 and 2 of the CCL commenced operations. The design of the station by WOHA was commissioned through the Marina line Architectural Design Competition and was awarded the "Design Of The Year" of the President's Design Award in 2010. History Before the station was constructed, the clo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
The Mass Rapid Transit system, locally known by the Acronym, initialism MRT, is a rapid transit system in Singapore and the island country's principal mode of Rail transport in Singapore, railway transportation. After two decades of planning the system commenced operations in November 1987 with an initial stretch consisting of five stations. The network has since grown to span the length and breadth of the country's Singapore Island, main island – with the exception of the Central Catchment Nature Reserve, forested core and the rural Lim Chu Kang, northwestern region – in accordance with Singapore's aim of developing a comprehensive rail network as the backbone of the country's Transport in Singapore, public transportation system,Singapore's heavy rail network is composed of three distinct systems. Two of the three are rapid transit networks, chiefly a) the MRT system, which falls entirely within the city-state and forms the core of the network, and b) the two-station cross- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kallang MRT Station
Kallang MRT station is an Elevated railway, above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore), Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East–West MRT line, East–West line (EWL) in Kallang, Singapore. Operated by SMRT Trains, the station primarily serves the Kallang area as well as List of bus stations in Singapore#Lorong 1 Geylang Bus Terminal, Lorong 1 Geylang bus terminal. Like many stations in the eastern portion of the EWL, it has a domed roof. It is mostly wheelchair accessible and has bicycle facilities. First announced in May 1982 as Geylang MRT station, it was to be constructed as part of Phase II of the MRT system. Its name was later changed in October 1983. Kallang station commenced operations on 4 November 1989 along with other stations on the eastern stretch of the line. In December 2005, a man jumped in front of an oncoming train and was killed. Half-height platform screen doors were installed at the station in 2012, along with high-volume low-speed fans that followin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Bingham-Hall
Patrick Bingham-Hall is an architectural photographer. He is also an architectural writer and editor, and owner of Pesaro Publishing. Early life He was born on 15 July 1958 in Aden in Yemen, where his father (Group Captain T. L. Bingham-Hall) was in command of the Royal Air Force base. Patrick spent his early years in London before emigrating to Australia in 1963. Education He was educated at Sydney Church of England Grammar School (Shore) and studied philosophy at Macquarie University for one year, before taking up photography at Sydney College of the Arts. He left in his second year to start his own photographic studio, specializing in rock and roll photography. Early work As a rock and roll photographer, Bingham-Hall worked with bands like Radio Birdman and The Saints. His cover photograph of the Radio Birdman album ''Living Eyes'' is a classic of the underground rock scene in Australia. Career He began photographing architecture in the early 1980 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bras Basah MRT Station
Bras Basah MRT station () is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore), Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle MRT line, Circle line (CCL) located in the Museum Planning Area, Museum planning area, Singapore. It is underneath Bras Basah Road, bordering Waterloo Street and Queen Street, Singapore, Queen Street. Located next to the Singapore Management University (SMU), this station is in proximity to the National Museum of Singapore, the Singapore Art Museum, Peranakan Museum and School of the Arts, Singapore. The station is connected to the nearby Bencoolen MRT station, Bencoolen station on the Downtown MRT line, Downtown line (DTL) via an unpaid link. Initially announced as Museum MRT station as part of the Marina MRT line, it was later incorporated into the CCL Stage 1. Along with the other stations on Stages 1 and 2 of the CCL, the station started operations on 17 April 2010. The design of the station by WOHA was commissioned through the Marina line Architectural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadium MRT Station 110220
A stadium (: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event. Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event at the ancient Greek Olympic festival was the race that comprised one length of the stadion at Olympia, where the word "stadium" originated. Most of the stadiums with a capacity of at least 10,000 are used for association football. Other popular stadium sports include gridiron football, baseball, cricket, the various codes of rugby, field lacrosse, bandy, and bullfighting. Many large sports venues are also used for concerts. Etymology "Stadium" is the Latin form of the Greek word " stadion" (''στάδιον''), a measure of length equalling the length of 600 human feet. As feet are of variable length the exact length of a stadion depends on the exact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marina Bay MRT Station
Marina Bay MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore), Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North South MRT line, North South (NSL), Circle MRT line, Circle (CCL) and Thomson–East Coast MRT line, Thomson–East Coast (TEL) lines in Singapore. Located in the Downtown Core district near Marina Bay, Singapore, Marina Bay, the station serves the Marina One, Marina One Residences, Marina Bay Suites and the Marina Bay Financial Centre. Marina Bay station was one of the last stations to be completed in the early phases of the construction of the MRT network, opening on 4 November 1989. It was the terminus of the NSL until the line's extension to Marina South Pier MRT station, Marina South Pier station in 2014. The station became an interchange station with the CCL upon the completion of the two-station branch extension from Promenade MRT station, Promenade station in January 2012. The TEL station platforms were completed in November 2022 as part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountbatten MRT Station
Mountbatten MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle line, located on the boundary of Kallang, Geylang and Marine Parade, Singapore. Serving the Mountbatten subzone, the area and the station is named after British Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, the Supreme Allied Commander of the South East Asia Command who accepted the Japanese surrender of Singapore during the Second World War. Built at the junction of Mountbatten Road, Old Airport Road and Stadium Boulevard, Mountbatten station provides MRT access to residents of the Old Kallang Airport Estate and the numerous sports facilities at Kallang Sports Complex, including Kallang Field, Kallang Tennis Centre and Kallang Netball Centre. Mountbatten station is within walking distances to Stadium MRT station and Dakota MRT station. History On 26 September 2003, construction started at Mountbatten MRT station with road realignment being done at Old Airport Road/Mountbatten Road junction. Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tai Seng MRT Station
Tai Seng MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle line, situated along the boundary of Hougang and Toa Payoh Toa Payoh ( or , , ) is a Planning areas of Singapore, planning area and New towns of Singapore, mature residential town located in the northern part of the Central Region, Singapore, Central Region of Singapore. Toa Payoh planning area borde ... planning areas, Singapore. Located underneath Upper Paya Lebar Road near the junction of MacPherson Road and Airport Road, Tai Seng station was named after and primarily serves the industrial clusters at Tai Seng, which in turn means "big accomplishment" in Chinese. The name was first used on a rubber factory constructed in the area in 1917. History Upper Paya Lebar Road was realigned from Kim Chuan Road to Jalan Bunga Rampai on 14 April 2003 for the construction of the station. The station was completed in November 2007. Before the station was built, it was tentatively named Upper P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station
Dhoby Ghaut MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North South, North East and Circle lines in Singapore. Located beneath the eastern end of Orchard Road shopping belt in Dhoby Ghaut, Museum Planning Area, the station is integrated with the commercial development The Atrium@Orchard. The station is near landmarks such as The Istana, the MacDonald House, Plaza Singapura and Dhoby Ghaut Green. Dhoby Ghaut station was part of the early plans for the original MRT network since 1982. It was constructed as part of Phase I of the MRT network which was completed in 1987. Following the network's operational split, the station has been served by the North South line since 1989. To construct the North East line platforms, which were completed in 2003, the Stamford Canal had to be diverted while excavating through part of Mount Sophia. The Circle line platforms opened in 2010 along with Stages 1 and 2 of the line. Dhoby Ghaut station is one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
