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Great World MRT station
Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Great World MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Thomson–East Coast line (TEL). Located in River Valley, Singapore, the station is near the Great World shopping mall and surrounding residential developments. The station is operated by SMRT Trains.
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Great World 大世界 கிரேட் வோர்ல்ட் | |||||||||||
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Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station | |||||||||||
![]() Exit 1 of Great World MRT station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 351 River Valley Road Singapore 238384 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 01°17′42″N 103°50′00″E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Land Transport Authority | ||||||||||
Operated by | SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) | ||||||||||
Line(s) | |||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
Parking | Yes (Great World) | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 13 November 2022; 20 months ago (2022-11-13)[1] | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Previous names | Kim Seng, River Valley[2][3] | ||||||||||
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First announced in August 2012 as part of the Thomson line (TSL), the station was constructed as part of TEL Phase 3 (TEL 3) with the merger of the TSL and the Eastern Region line. The station opened on 13 November 2022 with only two out of five entrances completed due to construction difficulties at the site. Great World station features an Art-in-Transit artwork Great World, Great Times by Deanna Ng.