Kent Ridge MRT station
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Kent Ridge MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle Line (CCL). Located in the eponymous Kent Ridge of Queenstown, Singapore, the station is near the junction of South Buona Vista Road and Lower Kent Ridge Road. The station serves the National University Hospital and the National University of Singapore.
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Kent Ridge 肯特岗 கெண்ட் ரிஜ் | |||||||||||
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Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 301 South Buona Vista Road Singapore 118177 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 1°17′36″N 103°47′04″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 (National University Hospital) | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 8 October 2011; 12 years ago (2011-10-08) | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Previous names | National University Hospital | ||||||||||
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Initially announced as National University Hospital MRT station in 2003, the station was renamed through a public poll in 2005. Kent Ridge station opened on 8 October 2011 when Stages 4 and 5 of the CCL commenced operations. The station features Poetry Mix-Up by Mixed Reality Lab as part of the MRT network's Art-in-Transit programme.