Queenstown MRT station

Queenstown MRT station is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East–West line (EWL) in Queenstown, Singapore. It is built on a traffic island along Commonwealth Avenue. The station is named after Queen Elizabeth II to mark her coronation in 1952.

EW19  Queenstown 女皇镇 குவீன்ஸ்டவுன்
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Exit A of the station in front of the station exterior
General information
Location	301 Commonwealth Avenue Singapore 149729
Coordinates	1°17′39.99″N 103°48′22.01″E
Operated by	SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)	East–West Line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes (external)
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	12 March 1988; 36 years ago (1988-03-12)
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Princess, Commonwealth
Passengers
June 2024	15,262 per day[1]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station Redhill towards Pasir Ris East–West Line Commonwealth towards Tuas Link
Location Queenstown Queenstown station in Singapore

History

Platform B of the station.

The station was opened on 12 March 1988, as part of the extension of the MRT system from Outram Park to Clementi.^[2] Half-height platform screen doors were installed in January 2011 and started operations on 28 April 2011 together with Commonwealth.^[3]

The station was expanded starting mid-2012 and was opened on 23 August 2015 with a new overhead bridge and two new exits, the same day as Commonwealth MRT station.^[4][5]

Incidents

On 29 November 2010, a Chinese man in his 40s was knocked by an incoming train at about 8.15 pm, was found lying on the tracks below the last carriage and was pronounced dead by SCDF medics. Train services were disrupted for about 1 hour and were resumed at 9.15 pm.^[6]

Station layout

This MRT station consists of two elevated platforms in an Island Platform arrangement, where passengers heading towards the city, Raffles Place, City Hall, Changi Airport and Pasir Ris will board from Platform A and heading towards Jurong East, Joo Koon and Tuas Link will board from Platform B.

L2	Platform A Eastbound	Towards →  EW1  Pasir Ris Next Station:  EW18  Redhill
	Island platform | Platform Doors will open on the right
	Platform B Westbound	Towards ←  EW33  Tuas Link Next Station:  EW20  Commonwealth
L1	Concourse	Faregates, Top Up Kiosks, Passenger Service Centre, Retail Shops
	Street Level	Bus stops, Taxi stand, pick-up/drop-off point, Station exits

See also

• Queenstown, Singapore

References

1. "Land Transport DataMall". mytransport.sg. Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
2. "Riding the MRT train to Clementi". The Business Times. 12 March 1988. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
3. Wong, Siew Ying (26 January 2008). "Above-ground MRT stations to have platform screen doors by 2012". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
4. "Enhancing Connectivity and Comfort for Commuters". LTA. 13 October 2011. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012.
5. "New bridges for Commonwealth and Queenstown MRT stations". The Straits Times. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
6. "Man dead at Queenstown MRT station". www.asiaone.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2018.

External links

• Media related to Queenstown MRT Station at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website