Mountbatten MRT station

Mountbatten MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station. It is on the Circle line.

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Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Platform level of Mountbatten MRT station.
General information
Location	301 Mountbatten Road Singapore 398006
Coordinates	1°18′23″N 103°52′57″E
Operated by	SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)	Circle Line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes (External)
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	17 April 2010; 15 years ago (2010-04-17)
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Old Airport Road, Guillemard[1]

The station is located at Mountbatten, Singapore. It is near Kallang and Geylang.

The station is built at the junction of Mountbatten Road, Old Airport Road and Stadium Boulevard.^[2]

History

On 26 September 2003, construction started at Mountbatten MRT station. It used the name Old Airport Road.

Soon, the name changed to Mountbatten.

The station was opened on 17 April 2010. It was opened together with the Stage 1 and 2 of the Circle Line.

Naming

The station is named after British Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, the Supreme Allied Commander of the South East Asia Command. He surrendered Singapore to Japan during the Second World War.

Other names which is Old Airport Road and Guillemard was planned. But in the end, Mountbatten was chosen.^[1]

Art in station

There is an artwork featured in the station. It is called Lord Mountbatten Thinks of Pink. It was made by Jason Wee. The artwork shows a picture of a ship in the sea while the background colour is pink. There was a belief that Lord Louis Mountbatten painted his ships pink. It is so that it could blend in with the surroundings during dawn and dusk.^[3]