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Kallang MRT station

Coordinates: 1°18′41.29″N 103°52′17.04″E / 1.3114694°N 103.8714000°E / 1.3114694; 103.8714000
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Kallang
 EW10 


加冷
காலாங்
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Exit A of Kallang MRT station.
General information
Location5 Sims Avenue
Singapore 387405
Coordinates1°18′41.29″N 103°52′17.04″E / 1.3114694°N 103.8714000°E / 1.3114694; 103.8714000
Operated bySMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  East–West Line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
ConnectionsLorong 1 Geylang Bus Terminal, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
Opened4 November 1989; 35 years ago (1989-11-04)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesGeylang
Passengers
June 202411,515 per day[1]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Aljunied
towards Pasir Ris
 East–West Line Lavender
towards Tuas Link
Location
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Kallang
Kallang station in Singapore

Kallang MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East West line in Kallang, Singapore. It is located next to the Kallang River and along Sims Avenue at the junction of Lorong 1 Geylang. Kallang station served as the nearest MRT station to the National Stadium and Singapore Indoor Stadium (now part of the Singapore Sports Hub), until Stadium MRT station on the Circle line opened on 17 April 2010. However, the station is still linked to the Singapore Sports Hub via a sheltered walkway.

Kallang station is the last above-ground station on the eastern section of the East West line for trains travelling westwards. The Lorong 1 Geylang bus terminal is located across the station.

History

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Station Platform

Kallang station was first included in the early plans of the MRT system as Geylang station in May 1982,[2] later announced in October 1983 to be part of Phase II of the MRT as Kallang station.[3]

There were several joint ventures between companies that prequalified for Contract 302 by May 1985, which detailed the construction for this station, Aljunied station, and a 115m long[4] viaduct over the Kallang River as well as viaducts from the west side of the river to Paya Lebar station.[5][6] Ultimately, Contract 302 was awarded to Lee Kim Tah Ltd at a contract sum of S$59.52 million in November 1985. The contractor had partnered with a French company Societe Generale D'Enterprises Sainrapt Et Brice (SGE) for the construction.[7] Kallang station opened on 4 November 1989 along with all other EWL segments from Bugis to Tanah Merah.[8][9]

Safety

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On 28 December 2005, a 32-year-old Indian man died within minutes after he fell onto the tracks and was subsequently hit by an oncoming west-bound train. The incident occurred at about 3 pm and disrupted train services heading towards Boon Lay for 50 minutes. 4000 passengers had their trips disrupted. The man is believed to have jumped to his death.[10]

On 25 February 2021, a 31-year-old man died after intruding into the track and was hit by the oncoming east-bound train at around 9pm. The incident took place near a train tunnel 150 metres away from the station and disrupting train services between Bugis and Aljunied from 9pm until end of the service.[11]

Following a rise in track intrusions as well as commuters slipping when rushing for the train, the LTA and SMRT decided to install platform screen doors.[12] Half-height platform screen doors were eventually installed and commenced operations at Kallang station by August 2011.[13]

Details

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Kallang station is on the EWL with the station number of EW10, situated between Lavender and Aljunied stations.[14] When it opened, it had the station number of E3[15] before being changed to its current station code in August 2001 as a part of a system-wide campaign to cater to the expanding MRT System.[16][17] As a part of the EWL, the station is operated by SMRT Trains.[18] Like many stations on the initial MRT network, Kallang has an island platform.[19]

Kallang station is named after the area it serves, which may be a corruption of kelang, a Malay term for "factory" or "mill" as there used to be many saw and rice mills in the area. The term also refers to "a shipbuilding place".[20] The station runs alongside Sims Avenue and is bounded by Lorong 1 Geylang. It has two exits primarily serving the Geylang Lorong 1 Bus Terminal, Upper Boon Keng Market & Food Centre, and the Sri Sivan Temple.[21][22] Like many EWL stations in the East, Kallang station has a dome-shaped roof; it has been compared by The Straits Times to a caterpillar in one article[23] and a rib cage in another article.[24] The roof was an attempt by the MRT Corporation (MRTC) to give the stations on the EWL an "attractive look".[25]

References

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  1. ^ "Land Transport DataMall". mytransport.sg. Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Proposed MRT stations". The Straits Times. 23 May 1982. p. 1. Retrieved 23 September 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  3. ^ "Phase 2 gets go-ahead to ensure continuity". The Straits Times. 26 October 1983. p. 8. Retrieved 14 September 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  4. ^ Lye, Jaime (8 November 1985). "Lee Kim Tah wins MRT contract". The Business Times.
  5. ^ Yap, Boh Hoon (13 May 1985). "MRTC prequalifies 37 for 11 engineering contracts". The Business Times. p. 1. Retrieved 7 October 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  6. ^ "List of pre-qualified contractors — MRT Phase IIA, IIB". The Business Times. 14 May 1985. p. 3. Retrieved 6 October 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  7. ^ Lye, Jaime (8 November 1985). "Lee Kim Tah wins MRT contract". The Business Times.
  8. ^ Dhaliwal, Rav (1 November 1989). "Eager wait for start of MRTs eastern line". The Straits Times. p. 22.
  9. ^ "MRT eastern line to start operating on Nov 18". The Business Times. 4 August 1989. p. 3.
  10. ^ "Train services hit after man's death". TODAY Newspaper. 29 December 2005.
  11. ^ "Man dies after being run over by train near Kallang MRT station". Channel NewsAsia. 25 February 2021. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  12. ^ 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 1 February 2012.
  13. ^ "Completion of Half Height Platform Screen Doors on East West Line". LTA (Press release). 31 August 2011. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  14. ^ "System Map" (PDF). Land Transport Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Going to N1, B3, W11, El2, anyone?". The Straits Times. 25 October 1985. p. 21. Retrieved 19 November 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  16. ^ Salim, Shazalina (3 August 2001). "Red, green and grey". Today. p. 9. Retrieved 15 December 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  17. ^ "New Signage System For MRT And LRT Network". LTA. Archived from the original on 1 August 2003. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  18. ^ "Getting Around – Public Transport – Rail Network". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  19. ^ Dhaliwal, Rav (28 April 1987). "Getting to know the network and how it will work". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. p. 19. Retrieved 19 December 2020 – via NewspaperSG.
  20. ^ Singnam, Raja; Durai, S. (1939). Malayan street names : what they mean and whom they commemorate. Ipoh: The Mercantile Press. p. 112.
  21. ^ "Kallang – Map". SMRT. 28 September 2024. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  22. ^ "Bedok - Exits". SMRT. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  23. ^ "Roof to make heads turn". The Straits Times. 20 April 1986. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  24. ^ "Residents get sneak preview of three new MRT stations". The Straits Times. 15 December 1989. p. 32. Retrieved 9 October 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  25. ^ "Roof to make heads turn". The Straits Times. 20 April 1986. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
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