Stadium MRT station
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Stadium 体育场 ஸ்டேடியம் | |||||||||||
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Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 3 Stadium Walk Singapore 397692 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 1°18′10″N 103°52′31″E | ||||||||||
Operated by | SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) | ||||||||||
Line(s) | |||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
Parking | Yes (Kallang Wave Mall, National Stadium) | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes[1][2] | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 17 April 2010; 14 years ago (2010-04-17) | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Previous names | Boulevard, Tanjong Rhu[3] | ||||||||||
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Stadium MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle Line (CCL). Located in the area of Kallang, Central Region, Singapore, the station serves the Singapore Sports Hub and its facilities including the National 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.