Caldecott MRT station

Caldecott MRT station (CC17/TE9) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange between the Circle line and Thomson–East Coast line. It is located in Toa Payoh, Singapore.

CC17  TE9  Caldecott 加利谷 கால்டிகாட் Caldecott
Rapid transit
Exit A of Caldecott MRT station.
General information
Location	38 Toa Payoh Rise Singapore 298113 (CCL) 1 Toa Payoh Link Singapore 297608 (TEL)
Coordinates	1°20′16″N 103°50′22″E
Operated by	SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) (Circle and Thomson–East Coast lines)
Line(s)	Circle Line   Thomson–East Coast Line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform) (2 U/C)
Tracks	4 (2 U/C)
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1 (1 U/C)
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	CC17  TE9
History
Opened	8 October 2011; 12 years ago (2011-10-08) (Circle line) 28 August 2021; 3 years ago (2021-08-28) (Thomson–East Coast line)
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Thomson
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station Marymount towards Dhoby Ghaut Circle line Botanic Gardens towards HarbourFront Circle line Future service Bukit Brown towards HarbourFront Upper Thomson towards Woodlands North Thomson–East Coast line Terminus Upper Thomson towards Woodlands North Thomson–East Coast line Future service Mount Pleasant towards Gardens by the Bay

As Bukit Brown MRT station is currently non-operational, the section of tracks between Caldecott station and Botanic Gardens MRT station is the longest between any two stations on the Circle line. Trains move at 80 km/h at this stretch.

History

Concourse of the station.

Caldecott station platform level.

When the Circle line was planned, this station was planned to be an empty station, to be opened only when the area are more developed. It was only announced quite later that this station will open other stations of Stage 4 on 11 January 2007, and the station name was renamed to "Caldecott".^[1] The station opened on 8 October 2011.

Starting from 2021, Caldecott station became an interchange station with the Thomson–East Coast line and serves as the terminus from 2021 to 2022, where it would be replaced by Gardens by the Bay as the Stage 3 of the line opens.^[2]

Civil Defence shelter

Caldecott CCL station is one of eleven stations along the Circle line designated as Civil Defence (CD) shelters, which will be activated in times of national emergency. Apart from reinforced construction, the stations are designed and equipped with facilities to ensure the shelter environment is tolerable for people.

References

1. "Speech by Mr Raymond Lim, Minister for Transport, at the Visit to Kim Chuan Depot, 25 January 2008, 9.00 AM". Singapore Government Media Release. 2008-01-25.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. "Speech by Mr Lui Tuck Yew, Minister for Transport, at the Inspection of Downtown Line 1 Station and Announcement of Thomson Line alignment, 29 August 2012, 10.00am at Telok Ayer Station". Ministry of Transport. 29 August 2012. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.

Other websites

• Official website