:Haw Par Villa MRT station

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When the Circle line (CCL) was initially planned, this station, tentatively named "West Coast", was planned to be a shell station. The station was to be opened only when the surroundings were more developed.{{Cite web |date=16 November 2005 |title=Stages 4 & 5 of Circle Line |url=http://www.lta.gov.sg/projects/proj_rail_ccl4n5.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050409122409/http://www.lta.gov.sg/projects/proj_rail_ccl4n5.htm |archive-date=9 April 2005 |access-date=21 September 2020 |website=LTA}}{{sfn| Cheong| 2012| p=46}} The contract for the construction of the station's structural provisions was awarded to SembCorp Engineers & Constructors Pte Ltd (SembCorp E&C) at S$335.38 million (US${{ToUSD|335.8|r=1|Singapore|year=2004}} million) in October 2004.{{cite web |title=Stages 4 And 5 Of Circle Line |url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=1097 |website=lta.gov.sg |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=9 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107090052/http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=1097 |archive-date=7 January 2012 |date=4 October 2004 |url-status=dead}} The contract include civil, architectural and building works for the Pasir Panjang, Alexandra, Telok Blangah and HarbourFront stations, alongside {{convert|3.4|km|miles}} of twin bored tunnels and {{convert|640|m|yards}} of cut and cover tunnels.{{cite web |title=Tender notice |url=http://www.lta.gov.sg/tender_info/notice/tenders_notice_jan04_2ndpqccl4&5.htm |website=lta.gov.sg |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=9 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808204244/http://www.lta.gov.sg/tender_info/notice/tenders_notice_jan04_2ndpqccl4%265.htm |archive-date=8 August 2007 |date=2 January 2004 |url-status=dead}}

The station was later announced to be opened with the Stage 4 and 5 CCL stations in 2008,{{sfn| Cheong| 2012| p=46}}{{Cite web |date=25 January 2008 |title=Speech By Mr Raymond Lim At The Visit To Kim Chuan Depot on 25 January 2008, 9.00 am |url=https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/20080125985.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119130151/https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/20080125985.htm |archive-date=19 November 2020 |access-date=19 November 2020 |website=Home – Archives Online}} and was renamed to "Haw Par Villa" through a public poll.{{cite news |title=Haw Par Villa, Caldecott named as Circle Line stations |work=Today |date=17 June 2009 |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/today20090617-1.2.7.10 |access-date=5 January 2021 |page=12 |archive-date=7 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107003400/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/today20090617-1.2.7.10 |url-status=live}} The station opened on 8 October 2011.{{Cite web |title=Speech by Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam at the Circle Line Opening Ceremony on 7 Oct 2011 |url=http://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/Speech%20by%20Mr%20Tharman%20Shanmugaratnam%20at%20the%20Circle%20Line%20Opening%20Ceremony%20on%207%20Oct%202011/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501111937/https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/Speech%20by%20Mr%20Tharman%20Shanmugaratnam%20at%20the%20Circle%20Line%20Opening%20Ceremony%20on%207%20Oct%202011/ |archive-date=1 May 2020 |access-date=1 May 2020 |website=www.mot.gov.sg |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Circle Line from Marymount to HarbourFront to open |url=http://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/highlights/detail/circle-line-from-marymount-to-harbourfront-to-open |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119125715/https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/highlights/detail/circle-line-from-marymount-to-harbourfront-to-open |archive-date=19 November 2020 |access-date=28 April 2020 |website=www.mot.gov.sg |language=en}}

On 25 August 2015, transport minister Lui Tuck Yew announced the possibility of extending the Jurong Region line (JRL) from Pandan Reservoir to connect with the CCL at this station via the Pasir Panjang area.{{cite web |last=Tan |first=Christopher |title=LTA studying possible extension of planned Jurong Region Line to connect to Circle Line |website=The Straits Times |date=25 August 2015 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/lta-studying-possible-extension-of-planned-jurong-region-line-to-connect-to |access-date=29 July 2022 |archive-date=14 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714100239/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/lta-studying-possible-extension-of-planned-jurong-region-line-to-connect-to |url-status=live }} The extension would improve connections between the western part of Singapore and the Central Business District.{{cite web |title=More MRT Stations to be Upgraded and Possible Extension of Jurong Region Line |website=Land Transport Authority |date=25 August 2015 |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2015/8/2/more-mrt-stations-to-be-upgraded-and-possible-extension-of-jurong-region-line.html |access-date=29 July 2022}}{{cite web |url=http://www.channel8news.sg/news8/singapore/20150825-sg-clementi/2075608.html |title=陆路交通管理局：裕廊区域线和环线地铁连接起 |website=八频道新闻 |date=25 August 2015 |access-date=5 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005151545/http://www.channel8news.sg/news8/singapore/20150825-sg-clementi/2075608.html |archive-date=5 October 2017 |url-status=live |language=Chinese}} If built, the extension would be completed around 2030.{{cite web |last=Yeo |first=Marissa |title=Jurong line may be extended to link with Circle Line |website=Today |date=25 August 2015 |url=https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/opening-pedestrian-link-bridges-clementi-mrt-station |access-date=29 July 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220729122301/https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/opening-pedestrian-link-bridges-clementi-mrt-station |archive-date=29 July 2022}} Feasibility studies were carried out from 2019 to 2022.{{cite web |title=Studies for West Coast extension ongoing |website=Land Transport Authority |date=24 July 2019 |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2019/7/3/studies-for-west-coast-extension-ongoing.html |access-date=29 July 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/forum/letters-in-print/studies-for-west-coast-extension-ongoing |title=Studies for West Coast extension ongoing |website=The Straits Times |date=24 July 2019 |access-date=24 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724134304/https://www.straitstimes.com/forum/letters-in-print/studies-for-west-coast-extension-ongoing |archive-date=24 July 2019 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Amanda |date=24 September 2022 |title=Authorities studying if Jurong Lake District, Jurong Town Hall stations will be linked as interchange: S. Iswaran {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/under-study-whether-jurong-lake-district-station-jurong-town-hall-station-could-be-linked-as-interchange-s-iswaran |access-date=24 September 2022 |website=The Straits Times |language=en |archive-date=10 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110213242/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/under-study-whether-jurong-lake-district-station-jurong-town-hall-station-could-be-linked-as-interchange-s-iswaran |url-status=live }}

On 5 March 2025, transport minister Chee Hong Tat announced that the West Coast Extension would go ahead. However, the JRL would terminate at Kent Ridge station instead.{{cite web |last=Ong |first=Justin (Guang-Xi) |date=5 March 2025 |title=New Tengah and Seletar MRT lines being studied, could be operational from 2040s |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/new-mrt-lines-tengah-seletar-transport-4977621 |access-date=5 March 2025 |website=CNA}}

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Haw Par Villa station serves the CCL and is between the {{MRT station|Kent Ridge}} and {{MRT station|Pasir Panjang}} stations. The official station code is CC25.{{Cite web |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network/pdf/sm-20-03-en-exp.pdf |title=MRT System Map |website=LTA |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821064838/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network/pdf/sm-20-03-en-exp.pdf |archive-date=21 August 2020}} Being part of the CCL, the station is operated by SMRT Trains.{{Cite web |title=Getting Around – Public Transport – Rail Network |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101093543/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network.html |archive-date=1 November 2019 |access-date=27 April 2021 |website=LTA}} The station operates between 5:30{{nbsp}}am and 12:15{{nbsp}}am,{{Cite web |title=Haw Par Villa – First & Last Train |url=http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/haw-par-villa/first-and-last-train/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220922061133/http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/haw-par-villa/first-and-last-train/ |archive-date=22 September 2022 |access-date=24 April 2021 |publisher=SMRT Journeys |url-status=live}} with trains running every 5 to 7 minutes in both directions daily.{{Cite web |date=6 May 2020 |title=Transport Tools – MRT/LRT |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/map/train.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101093932/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/map/train.html |archive-date=1 November 2019 |access-date=19 June 2020 |publisher=Land Transport Authority}} The station is located underneath Pasir Panjang Road and West Coast Highway.{{cite web |title=Haw Par Villa (CC25) |url=http://www.onemap.gov.sg/main/v2/?lat=1.28257135772488&lng=103.781752725064 |website=OneMap |publisher=Singapore Land Authority |access-date=22 September 2022}}{{cbignore}} Surrounding landmarks of the station include Haw Par Villa, PSA Vista, Pasir Panjang Wharves Building and Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre.{{Cite web |title=Haw Par Villa – Exits |url=http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/haw-par-villa/exits/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220922063218/http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/haw-par-villa/exits/ |archive-date=22 September 2022 |access-date=24 April 2021 |publisher=SMRT Journeys |url-status=live}}

Haw Par Villa station is one of eleven stations along the CCL designated as a Civil Defence (CD) shelter, 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 all during shelter occupation. These facilities include protective blast doors, decontamination facilities, ventilation systems, power, water supply systems and a dry toilet system.{{sfn| Cheong| 2012| p=176}} The station is wheelchair accessible. A tactile system, consisting of tiles with rounded or elongated raised studs, guides visually impaired commuters through the station,{{Cite web |date=30 July 2021 |title=Tactile Guiding System: Studs and Strips to Guide Your Way |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/who_we_are/statistics_and_publications/Connect/tactile-guiding-system.html |access-date=11 September 2021 |publisher=Land Transport Authority |archive-date=11 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911021750/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/who_we_are/statistics_and_publications/Connect/tactile-guiding-system.html |url-status=live}} with dedicated tactile routes that connect the station entrances to the platforms.{{sfn|Cheong|2012|p=149}} Wider fare gates allow easier access for wheelchair users into the station.{{sfn|Cheong|2012|p=149}}

Haw Par Villa station showcases Eroclamation by Tan Wee Lit, commissioned as part of the MRT network's Art-in-Transit (AiT) Programme, a public art showcase which integrates artworks into the MRT network.{{cite web |title=Getting Around – Public Transport – A Better Public Transport Experience – Art in Transit |website=LTA |date=7 April 2020 |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/a_better_public_transport_experience/art_in_transit.html |access-date=21 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421081559/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/a_better_public_transport_experience/art_in_transit.html |archive-date=21 April 2020 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Martin |first=Mayo |title=Circle Line Art! The final destination(s)! A sneak peek! |url=http://blogs.todayonline.com/forartssake/2011/09/21/circle-line-art-the-final-destinations-a-sneak-peek/ |work=For Art's Sake! |publisher=TODAYonline Blogs |access-date=12 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227192632/http://blogs.todayonline.com/forartssake/2011/09/21/circle-line-art-the-final-destinations-a-sneak-peek |archive-date=27 December 2011}} It depicts a fictional black-and-white villa which incorporates landmarks in western Singapore, including the Chinese Garden pagoda, the entrance to Haw Par Villa and the industries of Jurong Island.{{sfn|Zhuang|2013|p=146}} In the background are construction vehicles contrasting against the peaceful landscape of the villa. Inspired by his discovery that the area had been reclaimed from a swamp, the artist intended for the artwork to reflect Haw Par Villa's themes of mortality and reincarnation. Similar to life and death, something has to be destroyed to make way for new developments.{{sfn|Zhuang|2013|p=144}} The artwork name 'Eroclamation' is a combination of the words 'erosion' and 'reclamation'.{{sfn|Zhuang|2013|p=146}}

Tan was intrigued by the 'strange amalgamation of cultures' in western Singapore, which hosted universities, army camps and workers' dormitories. This led him to include icons representing various landmarks in the area. Tan had considered depicting the nearby Japanese school, as well as birds representing Jurong Bird Park, but he dropped these elements as they did not stand out to him.{{sfn|Zhuang|2013|p=146}} The artwork was created in a paper-cut style and stitched together digitally, with a computer transforming the photographs into black motifs.{{Cite web |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltaweb/corp/PublicTransport/files/CEL.pdf |title=Circle Line Art |last= |first= |date= |website=www.lta.gov.sg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211184413/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltaweb/corp/PublicTransport/files/CEL.pdf |archive-date=11 February 2017 |access-date=}} The artwork was printed on vinyl and installed on the lift shaft.{{sfn|Zhuang|2013|p=147}}

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• {{Cite book |last=Zhuang |first=Justin |title=Art in transit: Circle Line MRT |publisher=Land Transport Authority |year=2013 |isbn=978-981-07-4982-8|publication-place=Singapore |oclc=854958677}}
• {{Cite book |last=Cheong |first=Colin |title=The Circle Line: Linking All Lines |publisher=Land Transport Authority |date=2012 |isbn=978-981-4342-02-5 |publication-place=Singapore |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/who_we_are/statistics_and_publications/books/pdf/Circle_Line_Book.pdf}}

• {{commons category-inline|Haw Par Villa MRT Station}}
• {{Official website|http://www.smrt.com.sg/Trains/NetworkMap/HawParVilla.aspx}}

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