Kent Ridge MRT station

The station was first announced as NUH station when the Circle Line (CCL) Stages 4 and 5 stations were revealed in 2003.{{cite news |first=Joy|last=Frances|title=Completing the Circle via Holland V |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/today20031213-1.2.3 |work=Today |date=13 December 2003 |page=1 }}{{cbignore}}{{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/20040616041703/http://www.lta.gov.sg/projects/proj_rail_ccl4n5.htm |archive-date=16 June 2004 |access-date=21 September 2020 |publisher=Land Transport Authority}} The contract for the construction of NUH station was awarded to Woh Hup (Pte) Ltd–Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. Ltd–Alpine Mayreder bau GmbH (WH-STEC-AM) Joint Venture in 2004. The {{SGDConvert|399.91|m|year=2004|showdate=no}} contract included the construction of Holland, Buona Vista and One-North stations.{{cite web |title=Singapore LTA CCL4 C855 |url=http://www.stecs.com.sg/lta-c855 |website=Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co Singapore |access-date=26 November 2020 |archive-date=26 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126124653/http://www.stecs.com.sg/lta-c855 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Award of Contract for Construction And Completion of Holland, Buona Vista And NUH Stations |url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=1070 |publisher=Land Transport Authority |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114163253/http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=1070 |archive-date=14 January 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=26 November 2020 }} The construction of the {{convert|8.25|km|miles|adj=on}} bored tunnels required the use of {{convert|6.35|m|ft|adj=on}} diameter Earth pressure balance (EPB) machines.

In 2005, the station name was finalised as Kent Ridge.{{Cite web|title=Finalised Names for Circle Line (CCL) Stages 4&5 Stations|url=http://www.lta.gov.sg/images/Station%20names%20for%20CCL%20Stages%204%20&%205%20-%20Annex%20A.doc|last=|first=|date=|publisher=Land Transport Authority|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051125141858/http://www.lta.gov.sg/images/Station%20names%20for%20CCL%20Stages%204%20&%205%20-%20Annex%20A.doc|archive-date=25 November 2005|access-date=}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web|title=Station Names For Circle Line Stages 4 And 5|url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=1419|last=|first=|date=7 November 2005|publisher=Land Transport Authority|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/2010-04-23%2022:03:36.000/wp/details/http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=1419|archive-date=23 April 2010|access-date=}} As announced by transport minister Lui Tuck Yew during his visit to the CCL4 and 5 stations on 1 August 2011,{{Cite web |url=http://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/highlights/detail/circle-line-from-marymount-to-harbourfront-to-open |date=1 August 2011 |title=Circle Line from Marymount to HarbourFront to open |publisher=Ministry of Transport |language=en |access-date=28 April 2020 |archive-date=19 November 2020 |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 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=12 Circle Line Stations, from Marymount to HarbourFront, to Open on 8 October – Press Room – Land Transport Authority|publisher=Land Transport Authority |date=1 August 2011 |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=pharbnd879bjz9ota7rrl6r7150ytjs8g7wf2n00qbcz29b005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017151218/https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=pharbnd879bjz9ota7rrl6r7150ytjs8g7wf2n00qbcz29b005 |archive-date=17 October 2017 |url-status=dead |access-date=10 February 2022}} the station began revenue service on 8 October of that year.{{Cite web |title=Speech by Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam at the Circle Line Opening Ceremony on 7 Oct 2011 |date=7 October 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/ |publisher=Ministry of Transport |language=en |access-date=1 May 2020 |archive-date=1 May 2020 |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/ |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |last1=Almenoar |first1=Maria |title=Circle Line opens on Saturday after 10-year wait |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_721203.html |website=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |access-date=9 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625100627/http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_721203.html |archive-date=25 June 2012 |date=8 October 2011 |url-status=dead}}

On 5 March 2025, it was announced the Jurong Region line (JRL) would interchange with this station, and the extension was expected to be completed in the 2040s.{{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}} Previously, it was announced by transport minister Lui Tuck Yew in 2015 that the JRL would terminate at {{MRT station|Haw Par Villa}}.{{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 was expected to 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 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{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}}

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Kent Ridge station serves the CCL and is between the one-north and Haw Par Villa stations. The official station code is CC24.{{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 |publisher=Land Transport Authority |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 |publisher=Land Transport Authority}} Trains runs 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 the National University Hospital (NUH) Medical Centre near the junction of South Buona Vista Road and Kent Ridge Road.{{Cite web |title=Kent Ridge – Map |url=http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/kent-ridge/map/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221006081053/http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/kent-ridge/map/ |archive-date=6 October 2022 |access-date=24 April 2021 |website=SMRT Journeys | publisher=SMRT Corporation |url-status=live}} The station is at the east of National University of Singapore (NUS) campus.{{cite web |title=Campus Map full version |url=https://map.nus.edu.sg/assets/campusmap/pdf/campus_map_full_version.pdf |publisher=National University of Singapore |access-date=18 September 2023}} Other landmarks include Singapore Science Park I and Kent Ridge Park.{{Cite web |title=Kent Ridge – 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 |website=SMRT Journeys |publisher=SMRT Corporation |url-status=bot: unknown }} The station serves NUS internal bus shuttle services that connects the station to other areas of the NUS campus.{{cite web | title=NUS Internal Shuttle Bus (ISB) Services | publisher=NUS Campus Life (Campus Services) | url=https://uci.nus.edu.sg/oca/transport-logistics-carpark/getting-around-nus/ | access-date=18 September 2023 | archive-date=21 March 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321125611/https://uci.nus.edu.sg/oca/transport-logistics-carpark/getting-around-nus/ | url-status=live }}

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}}

Commissioned as part of the Art-in-Transit programme, Poetry Mix-Up is a multimedia work installed by Mixed Reality Lab of NUS and is displayed at Kent Ridge MRT station. Commuters at the station are able to generate a poem via a SMS message, which will then be displayed on a screen situated at the station's lift shaft.{{cite web | title=Poetry Mix-Up installed at the Kent Ridge MRT Station | website=Mixed Reality Lab | date=28 October 2011 | url=https://mixedrealitylab.org/poetry-mix-up-installed-at-the-kent-ridge-mrt-station/ | access-date=25 September 2023}} The artwork installation is intended to remind commuters to be more aware of their surroundings especially when using mobile devices, while at the same time aiming to revive poetic expression.{{cite web | title=Art in Transit | publisher=Land Transport Authority | date=9 November 2022 | url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/a_better_public_transport_experience/art_in_public_transport/art_in_transit.html | access-date=13 November 2022 | archive-date=13 November 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113102534/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/a_better_public_transport_experience/art_in_public_transport/art_in_transit.html | url-status=live }}

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• {{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}}

• {{Official website|http://www.smrt.com.sg/Trains/NetworkMap/KentRidge.aspx}}
• {{commons category-inline|Kent Ridge MRT Station}}

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