Sixth Avenue MRT station
Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore
DT7 Sixth Avenue
第六道
சிக்ஸ்த் அவென்யூ
Sixth Avenue
第六道
சிக்ஸ்த் அவென்யூ
Sixth Avenue
第六道
சிக்ஸ்த் அவென்யூ
Platform level of Sixth Avenue MRT station
Singapore 269784
| Preceding station | Mass Rapid Transit | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Albert Park towards Bukit Panjang | Downtown Line | Tan Kah Kee towards Expo | ||
Location | |
|---|---|
  Sixth Avenue Sixth Avenue station in Singapore |
Sixth Avenue MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Downtown line in Bukit Timah, Singapore.
History
Contract 917 was awarded for the Design and Construction of Sixth Avenue and King Albert Park stations and tunnels at S$320.7 million. The main contractor for the station Alpine Bau went bankrupt in mid-2013.[2] Subsequently, completion of the station was handed over to McConnell Dowell under Contract 917A. On 28 June 2015, Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew announced that the delay was "completely resolved" by the authorities and Stage 2's opening date was reverted to 27 December that year.[3]
Station details
Sixth Avenue's name was retained from its working name in July 2008,[4] and was selected through a public poll in July 2009, which also included the names "Eng Neo" and "Bukit Timah".[5]
The station is the only Downtown line station not to feature public art as part of the Art in Transit Programme.[6]
Location
The station is located along Bukit Timah Road underneath the traffic junctions with Eng Neo Avenue and Fourth Avenue. It was described by the media as the first MRT station to be located within a private residential area.[7] Directly overhead, it serves Fifth Avenue Condo, Guthrie House, Royalville, Second Avenue Junction, Sixth Avenue Centre, Sixth Avenue Ville, Soo's Nursing Home, while across Dunearn Road, it serves Eton House Pre-School, Jalan Naga Sari, Nanyang Girls’ High School and Vanda Estate. In addition, the nearby Grandstand (Old Turf City) is slated for future developments.
References
- ^ "Downtown Line 2 Station Names Shortlisted for Public Polling | Press Room". Land Transport Authority. 10 October 2008. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Stage 2 of Downtown Line to open in first quarter 2016". TODAYonline. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ Chang, May Choon (3 October 2014). "Thumbs Up For Downtown Line's Earlier Opening". The Straits Times.
- ^ "Downtown Line 2 Station Sites Named". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ "Circle Line, Downtown Line 1 and 2 Station Names Finalised". Land Transport Authority. 16 June 2009. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016.
- ^ Massot, Gilles (7 April 2020). "Getting Around – Public Transport – A Better Public Transport Experience – Art in Transit". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 21 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Residents have mixed feelings over new Sixth Avenue MRT station". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
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