Newton MRT station
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Newton MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North South (NSL) and Downtown (DTL) lines. It is located in Newton, Singapore, at the junction of Scotts Road and Bukit Timah Road near Newton Circus. The station serves the offices and condominiums around Newton Circus including Goldbell Towers and Scotts Highpark, and it is within walking distance to the Newton Food Centre.
NS21 – DT11
Newton 纽顿 நியூட்டன் | ||||||||||||||||
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Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | 49 Scotts Road Singapore 228234 (NSL)[1] 235 Bukit Timah Road Singapore 229901 (DTL)[2] | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 1°18′47″N 103°50′18″E | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) (North South line) SBS Transit DTL (ComfortDelGro Corporation) (Downtown line) | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | ||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 4 (2 island platforms) | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus, taxi | |||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
Platform levels | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Parking | Yes (external)[1] | |||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 12 December 1987; 36 years ago (1987-12-12) (North South line) 27 December 2015; 8 years ago (2015-12-27) (Downtown line) | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Previous names | Newton Circus[3][4] | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
July 2020 | 27,666 per day[5] | |||||||||||||||
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The NSL station opened on 12 December 1987 as part of the line's extension to Outram Park via Raffles Place station. The NSL station is designated as a Civil Defence Shelter with a reinforced structure. With the opening of DTL Stage 2 on 27 December 2015, Newton became a interchange station. An additional entrance, designed by SAA Architects, serves the new DTL station, which features an artwork Newton by Messymsxi as part of the network's Art-in-Transit programme.