:Newton MRT station
{{Short description|Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore}}
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{{Infobox station
| background =
| name = {{SMRT Infobox Colour
| enname = Newton
| zhname = 纽顿
| taname = நியூட்டன்
| msname = Newton
| line = North South
| line2 = Downtown
| line3 =
| code = {{SMRT code|NS|21}}–{{SMRT code|DT|11}}
| terminicode =
}}
| type = Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange
| image = DT11 NS21 Newton Exit B 2.jpg
| image_caption = Exit B of Newton MRT station
| address = 49 Scotts Road
Singapore 228234 (NSL){{cite web |title=Newton MRT Station (NS21) |url=https://share.onemap.sg/QTJgmE |website=OneMap |publisher=Singapore Land Authority}}
235 Bukit Timah Road
Singapore 229901 (DTL){{cite web |title=Newton MRT Station (DT11) |url=https://share.onemap.sg/lwr8dP |website=OneMap |publisher=Singapore Land Authority}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|1.312956|103.838442|type:railwaystation_region:SG|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| line = {{rail color box|system=SMRT|line=North South}}{{rail color box|system=SMRT|line=Downtown}}
| other = Bus, taxi
| structure = Underground
| platform = 4 (2 island platforms)
| depth =
| levels = 2
| tracks = 4
| bicycle = Yes
| baggage_check =
| passengers = 50,863 per day{{cite web |title=Land Transport DataMall |website=Datamall |publisher=Land Transport Authority |url=https://www.mytransport.sg/content/mytransport/home/dataMall.html |access-date=14 August 2024 |archive-date=14 August 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240814080443/https://datamall.lta.gov.sg/content/datamall/en.html |url-status=live|url-access=registration}}
| pass_year = June 2024
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| opened = {{start date and age|df=yes|1987|12|12}} (North South line)
{{start date and age|df=yes|2015|12|27}} (Downtown line)
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| accessible = Yes
| owned =
| operator = SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) (North South line)
SBS Transit DTL (ComfortDelGro Corporation) (Downtown line)
| zone =
| former = Newton Circus{{Cite news|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/singmonitor19840920-2.2.5.3|title=Names for 42 MRT stations|date=20 September 1984|work=Singapore Monitor|url-status=live|archive-date=9 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200909113045/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/singmonitor19840920-2.2.5.3}}{{cite news|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19840921-1.2.25.10|title=Six stations are renamed and others moved|date=21 September 1984|newspaper=The Straits Times|page=10|access-date=24 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531210445/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19840921-1.1.10.aspx|archive-date=31 May 2016|url-status=live}}
| services = {{Adjacent stations |system=SMRT |line=North South |left=Novena |right=Orchard |line2=Downtown |left2=Stevens |right2=Little India }}
| mpassengers =
| map_type = Singapore Rail central area
| map_caption = Newton station in Singapore
| map_dot_label = Newton
| map_alt = Singapore MRT/LRT system map
| map_size = 300px
}}
Newton MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North South (NSL) and Downtown (DTL) lines. It is located in Newton, Singapore, at the junction of Scotts Road and Bukit Timah Road near Newton Circus. The station serves the offices and condominiums around Newton Circus including Goldbell Towers and Scotts Highpark, and it is within walking distance to the Newton Food Centre.
The NSL station opened on 12 December 1987 as part of the line's extension to Outram Park via Raffles Place station. The NSL station is designated as a Civil Defence Shelter with a reinforced structure. With the opening of DTL Stage 2 on 27 December 2015, Newton became a interchange station. An additional entrance, designed by SAA Architects, serves the new DTL station, which features an artwork Newton by Messymsxi as part of the network's Art-in-Transit programme.
History
=North South line=
File:NS21 Newton MRT Station platform level 202412.jpg
The contract for the design and construction of Newton Circus station was awarded to a joint venture between French Dregages et Travaux Publics and Sembawang Shipyard at S$43 million (US${{To USD|43|Singapore|year=1984|r=1}} million) in January 1984. The station was one of the stations on the line designated as a Civil Defence Shelter.{{cite news |title=Newton MRT award for joint venture firm |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/singmonitor19840109-2.2.5.2 |work=Singapore Monitor |date=9 January 1984 |pages=2}} To facilitate the construction, the segment of Scotts Road from Newton Circus to Orchard Road had to be diverted for about 28 months.{{cite news |title=Diversion at Scotts Rd will last 28 months|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/singmonitor19840706-1.2.27.3 |work=Singapore Monitor |date=6 July 1984 |pages=18}} In September, the station name was shortened to "Newton", and the site was shifted slightly towards Scotts Road instead of being underneath Newton Circus. On 21 May 1985, Newton station was one of four stations affected by flooding in the area.{{cite news |title=MRT worksites hit by floods|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19850523-1.2.22.19 |work=The Straits Times |date=23 May 1984 |pages=18}}
During the construction, jet grouting was used to strengthen the soil, which required lane closures along Scotts Road.{{cite news |title=Closed for MRT work|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19850821-1.2.22.34 |work=The Straits Times |date=21 August 1985}}{{cite news |title=Part of Scotts Rd to close |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860105-1.2.25.13 |work=The Straits Times |date=5 January 1986 |access-date=9 September 2020 |archive-date=10 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310031242/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860105-1.2.25.13 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Part of road closed |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860320-1.2.21.18 |work=The Straits Times |date=20 March 1986 |access-date=9 September 2020 |archive-date=10 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310031249/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860320-1.2.21.18 |url-status=live }} This was to address the varying ground conditions around the site.{{cite news|title=Why MRT's having tunnelling woes in Scotts Road area|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/biztimes19851022-1.2.47|work=The Straits Times|date=31 December 1985|access-date=9 September 2020|archive-date=13 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313004638/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/biztimes19851022-1.2.47|url-status=live}} Voids were also discovered during the construction (on 21 October 1985 and 18 May 1986), which led the closure of Scotts Road for safety reasons.{{cite news|title=Why MRT's having tunnelling woes in Scotts Road area|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/biztimes19851022-1.2.47|work=Business Times|date=22 October 1985|access-date=9 September 2020|archive-date=13 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313004638/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/biztimes19851022-1.2.47|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Section of Scotts Road closed again|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860519-1.2.23.6|work=The Straits Times|date=19 May 1986|access-date=9 September 2020|archive-date=13 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313004643/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860519-1.2.23.6|url-status=live}}
The station had an open house on 14 and 15 November 1987,{{Cite news|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19871113-1.2.33.24|title=Open days at 9 MRT stations|date=13 November 1987|work=The Straits Times|access-date=10 September 2020|archive-date=4 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104071729/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19871113-1.2.33.24|url-status=live}} which drew small crowds of about 1,200 people on the first day of its preview.{{Cite news|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19871115-1.2.29.16|title=Small crowds at Newton and Novena stations' open day|date=15 November 1987|work=The Straits Times|access-date=10 September 2020|archive-date=10 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910020936/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19871115-1.2.29.16|url-status=live}} The station opened for service on 12 December when the line extension to Outram Park station was completed.{{Cite news|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19871106-1.2.38.4|title=20 stations by next year|date=6 November 1987|work=The Straits Times|access-date=9 September 2020|archive-date=10 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910103732/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19871106-1.2.38.4|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19871212-1.2.3|title=Shopping for Xmas the MRT way...|last=Rav|first=Dhaliwal|date=12 December 1987|work=The Straits Times|access-date=19 September 2017|via=eResources|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124011005/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19871212-1.2.3|archive-date=24 January 2018|url-status=live}} In light of the extension, a new bus stop along Scotts Road was built to serve commuters at the station.{{Cite news|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19871214-1.2.26.16|title=Two new bus-stops for MRT users|date=14 December 1987|work=The Straits Times|access-date=10 September 2020|archive-date=10 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310031622/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19871214-1.2.26.16|url-status=live}}
=Downtown line=
File:DT11 Newton MRT platforms 20201209 134913.jpg
The station was first announced to be an interchange station with the DTL when the DTL2 (Downtown line Stage 2) stations were unveiled on 15 July 2008.{{cite web|url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=1969|title=Downtown Line 2 Station Sites Named|publisher=www.lta.gov.sg|access-date=17 June 2009|url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527042907/http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=1969|archive-date=27 May 2011}} Contract 920 for the design and construction of Newton station and tunnels was awarded to Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. Ltd at a contract value of S$355.7 million (US${{To USD|355.7|Singapore|year=2009|r=1}} million) in September 2009. Construction of the station was targeted to complete by 2015.{{cite web |archive-url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/2016-04-25%2019:08:55.000/wp/details/http://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=2182 |title=LTA Awards 2 Downtown Line Contracts {{!}} Press Room {{!}} Land Transport Authority |url=http://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=2182 |website=www.lta.gov.sg |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 April 2016}} Four {{convert|6.35|m|ft|adj=on}} diameter EPS machines were used to construct the bored tunnels.{{Cite web|title=Project LTA C920 {{!}} STECS|url=http://www.stecs.com.sg/lta-c920|access-date=10 September 2020|website=stecs2|language=en|archive-date=10 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910021351/http://www.stecs.com.sg/lta-c920|url-status=live}} The station opened on 27 December 2015 along with the other DTL2 stations.{{cite web|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/thumbs-downtown-lines-earlier-opening-20141003|title=Thumbs Up For Downtown Line's Earlier Opening|website=The Straits Times|date=3 October 2014|access-date=28 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403023227/http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/thumbs-downtown-lines-earlier-opening-20141003|archive-date=3 April 2015|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2015/11/2/downtown-line-2-is-coming-to-townthis-december.html|title=LTA {{!}} News Room {{!}} News Releases {{!}} Downtown Line 2 is Coming to Town….this December|website=www.lta.gov.sg|access-date=24 April 2020|archive-date=4 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904124826/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2015/11/2/downtown-line-2-is-coming-to-townthis-december.html|url-status=live}}
As part of Exercise Station Guard 2018, on 14 February 2018, the DTL station implemented security measures such as X-ray machines and walk-through metal detectors for screening commuters. The exercise was part of the emergency preparedness ground deployment exercise, to "test and validate" Singapore's readiness when security measures were enhanced during a national threat. In addition, the exercise also allowed the operator SBS Transit to review their security measures.{{Cite news|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/commuters-try-out-x-ray-machines-metal-detectors-in-newton-mrt-9925928|title=Commuters try out X-ray machines, metal detectors in Newton MRT station security exercise|last=Khan|first=Ahmad|date=4 February 2018|work=Channel NewsAsia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128135749/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/commuters-try-out-x-ray-machines-metal-detectors-in-newton-mrt-9925928|archive-date=28 January 2019|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|title=LTA {{!}} News Room {{!}} News Releases {{!}} Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) & SBS Transit – Emergency Preparedness Exercise for Heightened Security Threats|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2018/1/2/joint-news-release-by-the-land-transport-authority-lta-sbs-transit---emergency-preparedness-exercise-for-heightened-sec.html|access-date=10 September 2020|website=www.lta.gov.sg|archive-date=5 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205113521/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2018/1/2/joint-news-release-by-the-land-transport-authority-lta-sbs-transit---emergency-preparedness-exercise-for-heightened-sec.html|url-status=live}} From November to December 2024, the station was part of a scenting trial run alongside other select DTL stations, in a collaboration with Lynk Fragrances. The scent, consisting of fig and eucalyptus, is lightly sprayed through diffusers.{{Cite news |date=2025-01-24 |title=Scents of place: How fragrances liven up spaces, from MRT stations to homes |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/scents-of-place-how-fragrances-liven-up-spaces-from-mrt-stations-to-homes |access-date=2025-03-04 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}
=Incidents=
On the morning of 13 February 2013, a fire broke out in an MRT tunnel just metres from the station, which disrupted train services on the NSL for over two hours and affected around 15,000 commuters. The fire was caused by the short-circuiting of an electric cable {{convert|5|m|ft}} away from the station. Initially put out by the staff using a fire extinguisher, the fire reignited and caused smoke from the tunnel to travel to the station. The Singapore Civil Defence Force arrived at the station and managed to put it out. No one was injured during the incident.{{cite web | last=Tan | first=Amelia | title=Newton MRT fire: Fire caused by electrical cable which short-circuited | website=The Straits Times | date=13 February 2013 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/newton-mrt-fire-fire-caused-by-electrical-cable-which-short-circuited | access-date=10 September 2020 | archive-date=10 March 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310031545/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/newton-mrt-fire-fire-caused-by-electrical-cable-which-short-circuited | url-status=live }}
On 7 and 8 October 2017, this station was the temporary terminus for northbound trains from Marina South Pier station during the Bishan tunnel flooding, while services were suspended between the Ang Mo Kio and Newton stations. Normal services on the NSL resumed at around 2{{nbsp}}pm on 8 October 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/timeline-of-nsl-disruption-due-to-flooded-mrt-tunnel-9290520|title=Timeline of NSL disruption due to flooded MRT tunnel|date=8 October 2017|access-date=11 March 2018|work=Channel NewsAsia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107202949/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/timeline-of-nsl-disruption-due-to-flooded-mrt-tunnel-9290520|archive-date=7 November 2017|url-status=live}}
Station details
=Location=
Newton station is located near Newton Circus. The NSL station is located underneath Scotts Road, while the DTL station is situated close to Newton Flyover and Bukit Timah Road.{{cite web | title=Train Service Information | website=SBSTransit | url=https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/Service/TrainInformation?TrainLine=DTL&Station=NEW | access-date=12 March 2021 | archive-date=11 February 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211021634/https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/Service/TrainInformation?TrainLine=DTL&Station=NEW | url-status=live }} The station is close to the offices of Prudential and the UOB-Kay Hian Bank and other developments such as Balmoral Plaza, Goldbell Towers,{{cite web | title=About Goldbell Towers | website=Goldbell Towers Office | url=http://goldbelltowers.com/ | access-date=12 March 2021 | archive-date=9 September 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909133534/http://goldbelltowers.com/ | url-status=live }} Scotts Highpark, Sheraton Towers and Cairnhill Community Club. It also serves the Newton Food Centre and educational institutions such as Ascott Center for Excellence, Anglo-Chinese Primary School, Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) and the Alliance Francaise De Singapour.{{cite web | title=Visit & Contact us | website=Alliance Française de Singapour | url=http://alliancefrancaise.org.sg/about/visit-contact-us | access-date=12 March 2021 | archive-date=1 December 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201184749/https://alliancefrancaise.org.sg/about/visit-contact-us | url-status=live }}{{cite web | title=SMRT Journeys | website=Newton Station Exits | url=http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/newton/exits/ | access-date=12 March 2021 | archive-date=13 March 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313004646/https://connect.smrt.wwprojects.com/smrt/api/notification/ | url-status=live }}
=Services=
File:DT11 Newton DTL concourse.jpg
Newton station is an interchange station between the North South and Downtown lines. On the NSL, the station is between the Novena and Orchard stations, while on the DTL it is between the Stevens and Little India stations. The station code is NS21–DT11 as reflected on official maps.{{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=www.lta.gov.sg|archive-date=21 August 2020|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|url-status=live}}
The DTL station is not directly connected to the NSL station and hence commuters have to exit from either of the stations to transfer to another line via the {{convert|56|m|ft|adj=on}} underpass that connects the two existing exits along Scotts Road.{{Cite book |last=Feng |first=Zengkun |title=Downtown Line: Soaring to new heights |publisher=Straits Times Press Pte Ltd |year=2017 |isbn=978-981-4747-66-0 |publication-place=Singapore |oclc=1003852882| page=65}} The transfer is considered a "valid transfer" of a "journey" as long as it does not exceed 15 minutes.{{Cite web|title=Exit and re-enter on two DTL2 transfers|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/exit-and-re-enter-on-two-dtl2-transfers|last=Lim|first=Adrian|date=2 December 2015|website=The Straits Times|language=en|access-date=11 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213122925/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/exit-and-re-enter-on-two-dtl2-transfers|archive-date=13 February 2019|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Transit Link Travel Information|url=https://www.transitlink.com.sg/TIdetail.aspx?ty=art&Id=83|website=www.transitlink.com.sg|access-date=11 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717024450/https://www.transitlink.com.sg/TIdetail.aspx?ty=art&Id=83|archive-date=17 July 2019|url-status=live}}
=Design=
File:DT11 Newton MRT Exit C 20210331 132127.jpg
The NSL station is simply designed and functional like many of the initial MRT stations.{{cite web | last=Sajan | first=Chantal | title=Early stations' bare essentials | website=The Straits Times | date=29 February 2020 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/home-design/early-stations-bare-essentials | access-date=19 December 2020 | archive-date=4 September 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904121923/https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/home-design/early-stations-bare-essentials | url-status=live }} The station has two underground levels{{sfn | MRTC | 1987|p=123}} – the concourse and platform levels – with an island platform arrangement{{sfn | MRTC | 1987|p=30}}{{sfn | MRTC | 1987|p=87}} that allows sharing of a common platform for passengers going in either direction.{{sfn | MRTC | 1984 | p=B7}}{{cite news |author1=Rav Dhaliwal |title=Getting to know the network and how it will work |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19870428-1.2.33.5 |publisher=The Straits Times |date=28 April 1987 |page=19 |access-date=19 December 2020 |archive-date=5 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405030638/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19870428-1.2.33.5 |url-status=live }} To give the station a distinct character, Newton station adopts the colour scheme of saffron.{{Cite news|date=12 December 1987|title=Reflections of our lifestyle|work=The Straits Times|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19871212-1.2.122.9|access-date=10 September 2020|archive-date=10 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910103740/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19871212-1.2.122.9|url-status=live}} The NSL station has a length of {{convert|180|m|ft}} with a depth of {{convert|15|m|ft}}.{{sfn | MRTC | 1987 | p=147}}
Newton NSL station is one of the first nine underground MRT stations to be designated as a Civil Defence (CD) shelter. As a CD shelter, the station has to be structurally reinforced against bomb attacks{{sfn | MRTC | 1984 | p=B10}} with layers of earth-backed, air-backed and airtight walls and slabs.{{sfn | MRTC | 1987 | p=125}} The two entrances of the NSL station are designed to accommodate huge crowds entering the station and are equipped with steel sliding walls and blast locks.{{sfn | MRTC | 1987 | p=124}} It has two diesel generators that provide electricity to the station when the electrical supply to the station fails,{{sfn | MRTC | 1987 | p=123}} and a fully protected {{convert|300|m3|cuft|adj=on}} water tank to supply the station when water supply is disrupted.{{sfn | MRTC | 1987 | p=126}}
Designed by SAA Architects, the round entrance serving the DTL station features a curved roof that contrasts against the flyover near the station.{{cite web | title=Downtown Line Newton Interchange Station DT11 Granted TOP | website=SAA Group Architects | date=31 August 2015 | url=https://saaarchitects.com.sg/newton-station-downtown-line-granted-top/ | access-date=10 September 2020 | archive-date=10 September 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910103447/https://saaarchitects.com.sg/newton-station-downtown-line-granted-top/ | url-status=dead }} The roof is cladded with aluminum bands that creates "undulating curve lines" relating to the ground surface.{{cite web| title=Newton Interchange Station – SAA Architects| website=SAA Architects| url=https://saaarchitects.com.sg/projects/newton-interchange-station-4/| access-date=13 March 2021| archive-date=13 March 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313003255/https://saaarchitects.com.sg/projects/newton-interchange-station-4/| url-status=live}} The combined effect of the light reflecting from the roof and the bands' shadows makes the station appear "alive" during the day, while the station becomes a "beacon" at night that brings commuters towards the station. Intended to be a landmark that brings greenery to the urban landscape, it gives the locality an "energetic visual effect".
=Artwork=
The DTL station features "Newton" by Tan Zi Xi (alias Messymsxi) as part of the network's Art-in-Transit programme.{{efn|Public art showcase which integrates artworks into the MRT network}} Drawing inspiration from Singapore's and Newton's heritage, the artwork presents a speculative landscape of Singapore in 2200{{cite web | title=Art-in-Transit | website=SBSTransit | date=21 August 2020 | url=https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/art-in-transit | access-date=9 September 2020 | archive-date=21 April 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421081419/https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/art-in-transit | url-status=live }}{{cite web | title=Getting Around – Public Transport – A Better Public Transport Experience – Art in Transit | website=www.lta.gov.sg | date=25 June 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=9 September 2020 | archive-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 | url-status=live }}{{cite web | last=Reduwan | first=Amirah Liyana | title=Downtown Line 2: Art in Transit | website=The New Paper | date=27 November 2015 | url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/news/singapore-news/downtown-line-2-art-transit | access-date=9 September 2020 | archive-date=9 September 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200909105852/https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore-news/downtown-line-2-art-transit | url-status=live }} drawn in black and white.{{cite web | last=Salleh | first=Nur Asyiqin Mohamad | title=Art galore on upcoming MRT Downtown Line | website=The Straits Times | date=29 November 2015 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/arts/art-galore-on-upcoming-mrt-downtown-line | access-date=13 March 2021 | archive-date=15 April 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415134513/https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/arts/art-galore-on-upcoming-mrt-downtown-line | url-status=live }} Above ground, new buildings were constructed atop the preserved older buildings, as Singapore conserves its heritage while develops more spaces and amenities. The underwater landscape, which uses more organic architectural forms taking the appearance of coral reefs, is meant to be an "oasis" that contrasts against the dirty, crowded environment above ground.{{cite web | title=Newton | website=Messymsxi | date=30 March 2016 | url=http://www.messymsxi.com/portfolio/newton/ | access-date=13 March 2021 | archive-date=13 March 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313073643/http://www.messymsxi.com/portfolio/newton/ | url-status=live }}
According to the artist, the artwork visualises what Singapore could be in an alternate reality or parallel universe as Singapore evolves and develops upwards and downwards. Through the city's creativity and resourcefulness, the artwork explores how Singapore would utilise its limited space and resources and the fate of its past architecture and heritage.
Notes and references
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- {{cite book |title=Information portfolio |publisher=Mass Rapid Transit Corporation |publication-place=Singapore|year=1984| ref={{sfnref | MRTC | 1984}}}}
- {{cite book | title=Mass Rapid Transit System : Proceedings of the Singapore Mass Rapid Transit Conference | publisher=Mass Rapid Transit Corporation | publication-place=Singapore | year=1987 | isbn=9971-84-636-5 | oclc=82363485 | ref={{sfnref | MRTC | 1987}}}}
External links
- {{commons category-inline|Newton MRT Station}}
- {{Official website|url=http://www.smrt.com.sg/Trains/NetworkMap/Newton.aspx|name=SMRT official website}}
- {{Official website|url=https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/Service/TrainInformation?TrainLine=DTL&Station=NEW|name=SBS Transit official site}}
{{Singapore MRT stations|north-south=yes|downtown=yes}}
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