Marymount MRT station

Marymount MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle line (CCL) in Bishan, Singapore. Operated by SMRT, it serves nearby landmarks such as Bishan Fire Station, Raffles Institution, and Raffles Junior College.

Initially planned to be part of a Light Rail Transit (LRT) line between Paya Lebar and Buona Vista, it was merged with the Marina Line, another planned light rail line, to be part of Stage 3 of the Circle Line. Construction started in the third quarter of 2003 with expected completion by 2008 but was moved to 2009 after the Nicoll Highway Collapse. It commenced operations on 28 May 2009 along with the other Stage 3 stations.

An Art in Transit artwork, Superstring by Joshua Yang, is displayed at this station.

History

Marymount was first included in October 1998 in a planned Light Rail Transit (LRT) line that would have gone from Paya Lebar to Buona Vista. In January 2003, it was announced that said LRT line would be merged with the Marina Line, another planned light rail line that would serve the Marina Centre and Marina South, with stations between Bartley and Lorong Chuan to form Stage 3 of the Circle Line (CCL). Template:Template other In June, Contract C853 for the construction of Marymount station and its tunnels were awarded to the Taisei Corporation. Construction started for Stage 3 stations in the third quarter of 2003 with expected completion by 2008 and cost of Template:SGDConvert. During construction, Marymount Road temporarily closed for realignment works on 10 February 2004. In July 2005, a public consultation exercise conducted by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) revealed that the majority of respondents prefered for the station to be called "Marymount" as it was easily identifiable compared to its alternatives such as "Shunfu" and "Pemimpin". On 7 June 2008, residents of Thomson along with Advisor to Bishan-Toa Payoh North GROs Hri Kumar Nair, members of the Thomson CCC, and various grassroot leaders, got a preview tour of the station by the LTA, where they were shown non-public areas such as the ventilation and systems monitoring rooms.Template:Sfn Initially planned to be fully operational by 208, the Nicoll Highway Collapse on 20 August 2004 delayed operations for Stage 3 CCL stations to 2009.Template:Sfn On 28 May 2009, Marymount along with other Stage 3 stations opened, two days earlier to the expected 30 May date.

Details

Marymount station serves the CCL and is between Bishan and Caldecott stations, with the official station code of TE27. As part of the CCL, the station is operated by SMRT Corporation. The station operates between 5:25am and 12:34am daily. Train frequencies vary from 3.5 to 5.0 minutes during peak hours to an average of 6 minutes for off-peak hours. It is accessible (except for Exit B) and has bicycle facilities.

Marymount station is near the junction of Marymount Lane, Marymount Road, and Bishan Street 21 and has two exits serving various nearby landmarks such as the Bishan Fire Station, TMC Academy, and St. Theresa's Home. It is also near Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College.

As part of the Art in Transit Programme, a showcase of public artworks on the MRT, Superstring by Joshua Yang is displayed at Marymount. Located above the ticketing machine, the Template:Dimensions m artwork consists of three individual pieces joined by one line, which symbolises as a "record of time" and connection between MRT stations. It also has a blueprint of the station. Mayo Martin of TODAY commented that Superstring "is sleeker and clean and doesn't have that gritty, nervous energy found in this series' previous incarnations. We were to prepared to give it a miss until we saw a huge anamorphic art image of the station you can clearly make out as you go down the escalator".