Redhill MRT station

**EW18**
Redhill
红山
ரெட்ஹில்
EW18 ; Redhill; 红山; ரெட்ஹில்;
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
	Exterior of Redhill MRT station
General information
Location	920 Tiong Bahru Road; Singapore 158792
Coordinates	1°17′23.04″N 103°49′0.30″E / 1.2897333°N 103.8167500°E
Operated by	SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)	East–West Line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes (external)
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	12 March 1988; 36 years ago
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Alexandra
Services
Location
	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.^[1]

History

The MRTC awarded Contract 202 for the construction of Redhill and Queenstown MRT stations 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

In view of accidents along the MRT line, platform screen doors were installed and started operations on 31 May 2011.^[4]

References

External links

Official website
Media related to Redhill MRT Station at Wikimedia Commons

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