Marina Bay MRT station

{{Short description|Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore}}

{{for|the station that serves Marina Bay Sands|Bayfront MRT station}}

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{{EngvarB|date=April 2018}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}

{{Infobox station

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| name = {{SMRT Infobox Colour

|enname = Marina Bay

|zhname = 滨海湾

|taname = மரீனா பே

|msname = Marina Bay

|line = north south

|line2 = circle

|line3 = thomson-east coast

|code = {{SMRT code|NS|27|CE|2|TE|20}}

|terminicode = 25px

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| type = Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange and terminus

| image = NS27 CE2 TE20 Marina Bay MRT Exit 2 20221122 124714.jpg

| image_caption = Exit 2 of Marina Bay station

| alt = Photograph of station entrance at ground level, enclosed with a glass canopy. Other signs indicate the station name and locality maps.

| address = 21 Park Street
Singapore 018925 (NSL)
23 Park Street
Singapore 018926 (CCL){{cite web |title=Marina Bay MRT Station (CE2) |url=http://www.onemap.gov.sg/main/v2/?lat=1.27625146423743&lng=103.855447156279 |website=OneMap |publisher=Singapore Land Authority |access-date=15 November 2022}}{{cbignore }}
25 Park Street
Singapore 018929 (TEL){{cite web |title=Marina Bay MRT Station (TE20) |url=http://www.onemap.gov.sg/main/v2/?lat=1.27474173226842&lng=103.855309167928 |website=OneMap |publisher=Singapore Land Authority |access-date=15 November 2022}}{{cbignore }}

| coordinates = {{Wikidatacoord|Q2292422|type:railwaystation_region:SG-01|display=inline,title}}

| line = {{rail color box|system=SMRT|line=North South}}{{rail color box|system=SMRT|line=Circle}}{{rail color box|system=SMRT|line=Thomson–East Coast}}

| map_type = Singapore Rail central area

| map_caption = Marina Bay station in Singapore

| map_dot_label = Marina Bay

| map_alt = A map of the Singapore rail systems, with a colour for each line, and a red dot highlighting the location of Dhoby Ghaut station in central Singapore.

| map_size = 300px

| other = Bus, taxi

| structure = Underground

| platform = 6 (2 island platforms, 2 stacked platforms)

| levels = 4

| tracks = 6

| bicycle = Yes{{cite web |title=Marina Bay – Amenities |website=SMRT Journeys |publisher=SMRT Corporation |url=http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/marina-bay/amenities/ |access-date=15 November 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211101045456/http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/marina-bay/amenities/ |archive-date=1 November 2021 }}

| passengers = 5371 per day{{cite web |title=Land Transport DataMall |url=https://datamall.lta.gov.sg/content/datamall/en.html |website=DataMall |access-date=20 August 2020 |archive-date=21 August 2020 |publisher=Land Transport Authority |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821123230/https://www.mytransport.sg/content/mytransport/home/dataMall.html |url-status=live |url-access=registration }}

| pass_year = June 2024

| pass_percent =

| pass_system =

| opened = {{start date and age|df=y|1989|11|04}} (North South line)
{{start date and age|df=y|2012|01|14}} (Circle line)
{{start date and age|df=yes|2022|11|13}} (Thomson–East Coast line)

| rebuilt =

| electrified = Yes

| accessible = Yes

| depth = {{cvt|40|m|ft}}

| operator = SMRT Trains Ltd. (SMRT Corporation)

| owned = Land Transport Authority

| former = Marina South, Telok Ayer Basin

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=SMRT|line=North South|left=Raffles Place|right=Marina South Pier|line2=Circle|right2=Bayfront|type2=MRB|line3=Circle|type3=CCL6|left3=Prince Edward Road|right3=Bayfront|line4=Thomson–East Coast|left4=Shenton Way|right4=Gardens by the Bay|note-mid4=|left5=Shenton Way|note-mid5=Future service|right5=Marina South}}

| mpassengers =

}}

Marina Bay MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North South (NSL), Circle (CCL) and Thomson–East Coast (TEL) lines in Singapore. Located in the Downtown Core district near Marina Bay, the station serves the Marina One Residences, Marina Bay Suites and the Marina Bay Financial Centre.

Marina Bay station was one of the last stations to be completed in the early phases of the construction of the MRT network, opening on 4 November 1989. It was the terminus of the NSL until the line's extension to Marina South Pier station in 2014. The station became an interchange station with the CCL upon the completion of the two-station branch extension from Promenade station in January 2012. The TEL station platforms were completed in November 2022 as part of TEL Stage 3, becoming a triple-line interchange on the MRT network.

The station features numerous works of art as part of the MRT network's Art-in-Transit programme. An overhanging flower sculpture Flowers in Blossom II is displayed over the CCL mezzanine. The CCL platforms feature a series of photographs Train Rides on Rainy Days by Nah Yong En and the TEL station features a series of murals Walking into The Interstitial by Tang Ling Nah.

History

=North South Line=

The station was named Marina South in the early plans of the MRT network published in May 1982.{{Cite news |date=23 May 1982 |title=Proposed MRT stations |author= |page=1 |work=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19820523-1.2.9 |access-date=12 December 2020 |via=NewspaperSG}}{{cbignore }} Confirmation that the station would be among the Phase I stations (from Ang Mo Kio to this station) came in November that year{{cite news |title=Where the 14 North–South MRT stations will be |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19821130-1.2.34 |access-date=31 July 2022 |work=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |date=30 November 1982 |page=7 |via=NewspaperSG}}{{cbignore }} alongside a name change to Marina Bay.{{cite news |title=Station names will reflect their localities |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19821130-1.2.35 |access-date=22 December 2022 |work=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |date=30 November 1982 |via=NewspaperSG |page=7}}{{cbignore }}{{cite news |title=Exact locations of 14 stations |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/biztimes19821130-1.2.5 |work=Business Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |date=30 November 1982 |page=1 |via=NewspaperSG}}{{cbignore }} This segment was given priority as it passed through areas that had a higher demand for public transport, such as the densely populated housing estates of Toa Payoh and Ang Mo Kio and the Central Area. The line aimed to relieve the traffic congestion on the Thomson–Sembawang road corridor.{{Cite book |title=Annual report |publisher=Provisional Mass Rapid Transit Authority |year=1983 |publication-place=Singapore |pages=5 }}{{Cite news |date=29 August 1982 |title=North–south line off first |first=Rav |last=Dhaliwal |work=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19820829-1.2.2 |access-date=19 December 2020 |via=NewspaperSG |page=1}}{{cbignore }}

Contract 310 for the construction of the {{convert|900|m|miles|adj=on}} cut-and-cover connecting tunnels, as well as Marina Bay MRT station, was awarded to a joint venture between Gammon and Antara Koh at a value of {{SGDConvert|96.16|m|year=1986|showdate=no}} in April 1986.{{Cite news |last=Soon Neo |first=Lim |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/biztimes19860408-1.2.13.13 |title=Joint venture wins last big MRT deal |date=8 April 1986 |work=The Business Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |access-date=21 April 2020 |via=NewspaperSG |page=3}}{{cbignore }}{{cite news |last1=Dhaliwal |first1=Rav |title=Singapore firms get more than half MRT jobs |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19860408-1.2.20.7 |access-date=20 November 2022 |work=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |date=8 April 1986 |via=NewspaperSG}}{{cbignore }} The main challenges of the construction included tunnelling underneath the Telok Ayer Basin and building the station and tunnels in soft soil. Due to the soft marine clay, open excavation was not possible. Divers had to cut the {{convert|20|m|ft|adj=on}} trenches for the MRT tunnels in zero visibility and very muddy water. A concrete base for the tunnels was then laid with the water pumped out, upon which the tunnels and the station were to be built. The tunnels were then covered with another layer of concrete before the seabed was refilled.{{Cite news |last=Dhaliwal |first=Rav |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19861027-1.2.25.13 |title=Divers to help build MRT tunnels |date=27 October 1986 |work=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |access-date=21 April 2020 |via=NewspaperSG |page=10}}{{cbignore }}{{Cite news |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19880312-1.2.81.8 |title=Underground and UNDERWATER |date=12 March 1988 |work=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |access-date=21 April 2020 |via=NewspaperSG |page=5}}{{cbignore }} During the construction, a World War II-era bomb was found at the work site and was safely detonated elsewhere by the Singapore Armed Forces Bomb Disposal Unit.{{Cite news |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19861107-1.2.35.20 |title=Bomb near MRT site |date=7 November 1986 |work=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |access-date=21 April 2020 |via=NewspaperSG |page=16}}{{cbignore }}

The station opened on 4 November 1989 and was the southern terminus of the North South line (NSL){{Cite news |last=Dhaliwal |first=Rav |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19891104-1.2.33.1 |title=East-enders get ticket to ride as MRT opens line |work=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |access-date=21 April 2020 |via=NewspaperSG |page=23 |date=4 November 1989}}{{cbignore }} until the {{convert|1|km|mile|adj=on}} extension to Marina South Pier station opened in 2014.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/Speech%20by%20Mr%20Lui%20Tuck%20Yew%20at%20the%20Visit%20to%20North-South%20Line%20Extension%20on%2015%20August%202014/ |title=Speech by Mr Lui Tuck Yew at the Visit to North-South Line Extension on 15 August 2014 |publisher=Ministry of Transport |language=en |access-date=21 April 2020 |archive-date=27 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127065958/https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/Speech%20by%20Mr%20Lui%20Tuck%20Yew%20at%20the%20Visit%20to%20North-South%20Line%20Extension%20on%2015%20August%202014/ |url-status=dead }} On 8 January 2006, this station was one of the four stations that participated in Exercise Northstar V, a large-scale emergency preparedness exercise.{{cite news |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/186433/1/.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001043739/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/186433/1/.html |title=Twenty-two agencies in Exercise Northstar V ready for action |work=Channel NewsAsia |publisher=Mediacorp |date=3 January 2006 |archive-date=1 October 2007 }}

=Circle Line=

An extension of the Circle line (CCL) to this station was first announced in April 2007.{{cite web |title=Government Approves Building Of The Downtown Line |publisher=Land Transport Authority |date=27 April 2007 |url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=1763 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302024844/http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=1763 |archive-date=2 March 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=8 November 2022 }} Contract 901 for the construction and completion of Marina Bay CCL station was awarded to Hock Lian Seng Infrastructure Pte. Ltd. for {{SGDConvert|348.4|m|year=2008|showdate=no}} in February 2008.{{Cite web |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/news/press/2008/2008-11-21_Factsheet_DTL1_Bugis.pdf |title=List of contracts awarded for Downtown Line 1 |last= |first= |date= |publisher=Land Transport Authority |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/wayback/20151101032615/https://www.lta.gov.sg/data/apps/news/press/2008/2008-11-21_Factsheet_DTL1_Bugis.pdf |archive-date=1 November 2015 |access-date=16 November 2022 |via=Web Archive Singapore }}{{cite web |title=Projects |publisher=Hock Lian Seng Group |url=https://hlsgroup.com.sg/current-past-track-records.html |access-date=21 April 2020 |archive-date=27 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127070006/https://hlsgroup.com.sg/current-past-track-records.html |url-status=live }} The scope also included addition and alteration works to the existing NSL station, road diversions of the East Coast Parkway and Marina Street and the demolition of a vehicular underpass.{{cite web |title=Award Of Contract For CCL Marina Bay Station |publisher=Land Transport Authority |url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=1891 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/2013-12-31%2011:07:46.000/wp/details/http%3A%2F%2Fapp.lta.gov.sg%2Fapps%2Fnews%2Fpage.aspx%3Fc%3D2%26id%3D1891 |archive-date=31 December 2013 |via=Web Archive Singapore |date=20 February 2008 }} Construction of the station started in February 2008 and was completed on schedule by January 2012.

During the construction, Exit A of the station had to be relocated for construction works for the Circle line station.{{cite web |title=Relocation of Marina Bay Station Entrance |publisher=Land Transport Authority |date=27 May 2008 |url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=1938 |archive-url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/2013-12-31%2011:24:12.000/wp/details/http%3A%2F%2Fapp.lta.gov.sg%2Fapps%2Fnews%2Fpage.aspx%3Fc%3D2%26id%3D1938 |archive-date=31 December 2013 |url-status=dead |via=Web Archive Singapore }} As announced on 28 November 2011,{{cite web |title=Factsheet on Circle Line Extension |publisher=Land Transport Authority |url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=289gjpnks1d1xue5op98xv06ulyy4b1cnrc6eyyj89e413p2r7 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/2012-12-02%2017:36:38.000/wp/details/http%3A%2F%2Fapp.lta.gov.sg%2Fapps%2Fnews%2Fpage.aspx%3Fc%3D2%26id%3D289gjpnks1d1xue5op98xv06ulyy4b1cnrc6eyyj89e413p2r7 |archive-date=2 December 2012 |date=28 November 2011 |via=Web Archive Singapore }} the station opened on 14 January 2012 as part of the two-station, {{convert|2.4|km|miles|adj=on}} extension from Promenade, with an opening ceremony the day before.{{Cite web |url=http://www.smrt.com.sg/Announcements/articleid/630 |title=The extension on Circle Line opens with two events held concurrently at Bayfront Station and Esplanade Xchange |publisher=SMRT Corporation |access-date=22 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422010155/http://www.smrt.com.sg/Announcements/articleid/630 |archive-date=22 April 2020 |url-status=live |date=14 January 2012 }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/Speech%20by%20Mr%20Lui%20Tuck%20Yew%20at%20the%20Opening%20Ceremony%20of%20the%20Circle%20Line%20Extension%20on%2013%20January%202012/ |title=Speech by Mr Lui Tuck Yew at the Opening Ceremony of the Circle Line Extension on 13 January 2012 |publisher=Ministry of Transport |language=en |access-date=21 April 2020 |archive-date=4 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904091109/https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/Speech%20by%20Mr%20Lui%20Tuck%20Yew%20at%20the%20Opening%20Ceremony%20of%20the%20Circle%20Line%20Extension%20on%2013%20January%202012/ |url-status=dead |date=13 January 2012 }}{{cite news |last1=Almenoar |first1=Maria |title=Marina Bay, Bayfront stations open |work=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |date=14 January 2012 |page=8 }}

On 17 January 2013, transport minister Lui Tuck Yew announced that the CCL would be extended from Marina Bay station to HarbourFront station as part of CCL Stage 6.{{cite web |title=Speech by Mr Lui Tuck Yew at visit to DTL1 Chinatown Station on 17 January 2013 |publisher=Ministry of Transport |date=17 January 2013 |url=https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/Speech%20by%20Mr%20Lui%20Tuck%20Yew%20at%20visit%20to%20DTL1%20Chinatown%20Station%20on%2017%20January%202013/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828134935/https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/Speech%20by%20Mr%20Lui%20Tuck%20Yew%20at%20visit%20to%20DTL1%20Chinatown%20Station%20on%2017%20January%202013/ |archive-date=28 August 2021 |url-status=dead |access-date=16 April 2022 }} Contract 886 for the construction of cut-and-cover tunnels at Marina Bay Area between the Prince Edward and Marina Bay stations was awarded to Koh Brothers Building & Civil Engineering Contractor (Pte.) Ltd. at {{SGDConvert|255.35|m|year=2017|showdate=no|r=1}} in September 2017. Construction began in 2017, and was expected to be completed by 2025.{{Cite web |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2017/9/2/lta-awards-first-three-civil-contracts-for-circle-line-6.html |title=LTA Awards First Three Civil Contracts for Circle Line 6 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305132849/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2017/9/2/lta-awards-first-three-civil-contracts-for-circle-line-6.html |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=21 April 2020 |archive-date=5 March 2020 |date=8 September 2017 }}{{Cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305133756/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/first-circle-line-6-contracts-worth-s-1-75b-awarded-by-lta-9198368 |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/first-circle-line-6-contracts-worth-s-1-75b-awarded-by-lta-9198368 |title=First Circle Line 6 contracts worth S$1.75b awarded by LTA |website=Channel NewsAsia |publisher=Mediacorp |language=en |access-date=21 April 2020 |archive-date=5 March 2020 |date=8 September 2017 }} However, with the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore, the completion date was pushed to 2026.{{Cite web |title=Speech by Minister For Transport Mr Ong Ye Kung at MOT Committee of Supply Debate 2021 on A Tale of Three Connections |url=http://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/speech-by-minister-for-transport-mr-ong-ye-kung-at-mot-committee-of-supply-debate-2021-on-a-tale-of-three-connections/ |access-date=8 March 2021 |publisher=Ministry of Transport |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414222045/https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/speech-by-minister-for-transport-mr-ong-ye-kung-at-mot-committee-of-supply-debate-2021-on-a-tale-of-three-connections/ |archive-date=14 April 2021 |date=5 March 2021 }}

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| alt2 = View of the CCL island platform, with a pair of escalators leading downwards from the platforms.

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| caption3 = TEL Platform F

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=Thomson–East Coast Line=

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On 29 August 2012, it was announced that Marina Bay station would interchange with the 22-station Thomson line (TSL).{{cite web |last=Sim |first=Royston |title=New Thomson MRT line to open from 2019, and have 22 stations |website=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |date=29 August 2012 |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/new-thomson-mrt-line-open-2019-and-have-22-stations-20120829 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829233715/http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/new-thomson-mrt-line-open-2019-and-have-22-stations-20120829 |archive-date=29 August 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=30 June 2021 }}{{cite web |title=Thomson Line to open from 2019 with 22 stations |website=Channel NewsAsia |publisher=Mediacorp |date=30 August 2012 |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1222777/1/.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830140407/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1222777/1/.html |archive-date=30 August 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=30 June 2021 }} Contract T226 for the design and construction of Marina Bay TSL Station and associated tunnels was awarded to Taisei Corporation for S$425 million (US${{ToUSD|425|Singapore|year=2014|r=1}} million) in February 2014. Construction started in 2014, with an expected completion date in 2021.{{Cite web |title=LTA awards three Thomson MRT Line contracts worth $1.09 billion |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/lta-awards-three-thomson-mrt-line-contracts-worth-109-billion |date=21 February 2014 |website=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |language=en |access-date=4 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213073851/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/lta-awards-three-thomson-mrt-line-contracts-worth-109-billion |archive-date=13 February 2020 }}{{Cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200504043854/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2014/2/2/lta-awards-three-contracts-for-thomson-lines-sin-ming-havelock-and-marina-bay-stations.html |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2014/2/2/lta-awards-three-contracts-for-thomson-lines-sin-ming-havelock-and-marina-bay-stations.html |title=LTA Awards Three Contracts for Thomson Line's Sin Ming, Havelock and Marina Bay Stations |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=21 April 2020 |archive-date=4 May 2020 |date=13 February 2020 }}

On 15 August 2014, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that TSL would merge with the Eastern Region line to form the Thomson–East Coast line{{nbsp}}(TEL).{{cite web |last1=Goy |first1=Priscilla |date=15 August 2014 |title=Thomson-East Coast Line to run through estates in the east including Marine Parade |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/thomson-east-coast-line-to-run-through-estates-in-the-east-including-marine |website=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |access-date=25 November 2022 |archive-date=7 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207120109/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/thomson-east-coast-line-to-run-through-estates-in-the-east-including-marine |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=New Thomson-East Coast Line to fully open in 2024 |url=https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/lta-announces-s24-billion-rail-line-connect-north-south-and-east |access-date=25 November 2022 |work=Today |publisher=Mediacorp |date=15 August 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140816093738/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/lta-announces-s24-billion-rail-line-connect-north-south-and-east |archive-date=16 August 2014 |url-status=live }} Marina Bay station was constructed as part of Phase 3, consisting of 13 stations between the Mount Pleasant and Gardens by the Bay stations.{{Cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084445/http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=3cc2e460-06ea-4245-a37f-df11b602ec7d |url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=3cc2e460-06ea-4245-a37f-df11b602ec7d |title=Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority & Singapore Land Authority – Thomson–East Coast Line: New MRT Links in the East |date=19 August 2014 |publisher=Land Transport Authority |archive-date=19 August 2014 }}{{Cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213075700/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/upcoming_projects/rail_expansion/thomson_east_coast_line.html |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/upcoming_projects/rail_expansion/thomson_east_coast_line.html |title=Thomson–East Coast Line |date=13 February 2020 |archive-date=13 February 2020 |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=13 February 2020 }} Ground freezing was applied for the first time in Singapore rail construction when building the TEL stacked tunnels and platforms, where it crosses underneath the existing NSL and CCL tunnels.{{cite web |first1=Peter |last1=Kenyon |url=http://www.tunneltalk.com/Singapore-MRT-02July2014-Ground-freezing-for-Thomson-Line-construction.php |title=Ground freezing first for Singapore rail project |website=TunnelTalk |date=2 July 2014 |access-date=18 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218185225/http://www.tunneltalk.com/Singapore-MRT-02July2014-Ground-freezing-for-Thomson-Line-construction.php |archive-date=18 December 2014 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421102452/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2018/6/2/factsheet-constructing-thomson-east-coast-line-marina-bay-station-ground-freezing-technology.html |archive-date=21 April 2020 |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2018/6/2/factsheet-constructing-thomson-east-coast-line-marina-bay-station-ground-freezing-technology.html |title=Factsheet: Constructing Thomson–East Coast Line Marina Bay Station: Ground-Freezing Technology |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=21 April 2020 }} This was due to the layers of weak and strong old alluvium, which do not allow effective ground treatment of the soil. The construction of tunnels also involved close monitoring of the existing train tunnels, especially as the piles supporting the NSL tunnels had to be cut off for the underground walkways and mined train tunnels.{{cite web |last1=Sim |first1=Zhan Rui |title=Application of Ground Freezing for Mined Tunnels in T226 Marina Bay station |url=https://www.tucss.org.sg/storage/upload/editor/files/hulme19_1.pdf |website=tucss.org |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=16 November 2022 |archive-date=10 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110125229/https://www.tucss.org.sg/storage/upload/editor/files/hulme19_1.pdf |url-status=live }}

With restrictions imposed on construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the TEL3 completion date was pushed back a year to 2022.{{cite web |title=Written Reply by Minister for Transport Ong Ye Kung to Parliamentary Question on Updates on Thomson East Coast Line, Jurong Region Line and Cross Island Line |url=https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/written-reply-by-minister-for-transport-ong-ye-kung-to-parliamentary-question-on-updates-on-thomson-east-coast-line-jurong-region-line-and-cross-island-line |publisher=Ministry of Transport |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517000023/https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/written-reply-by-minister-for-transport-ong-ye-kung-to-parliamentary-question-on-updates-on-thomson-east-coast-line-jurong-region-line-and-cross-island-line |url-status=dead |date=11 May 2021 }} On 9 March 2022, Transport Minister S. Iswaran announced in Parliament that TEL 3 would open in the second half of that year.{{cite web |title=11 more Thomson-East Coast stations to open in second half of 2022; more 'inclusive' changes for vulnerable commuters |website=Channel NewsAsia |publisher=Mediacorp |date=9 March 2022 |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line-stations-maxwell-great-world-shenton-way-2550266 |access-date=26 April 2022 |archive-date=26 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426115857/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line-stations-maxwell-great-world-shenton-way-2550266 |url-status=live }} As confirmed during a visit by Iswaran at the {{MRT station|Outram Park}} and {{MRT station|Maxwell}} stations on 7 October 2022,{{cite web |last=Yong |first=Clement |title=11 new TEL stations, from Stevens to Gardens by the Bay, to open on Nov 13; free rides on Nov 11 |website=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |date=7 October 2022 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/11-tel3-stations-from-stevens-to-gardens-by-the-bay-to-open-on-nov-13-free-rides-on-nov-11 |access-date=7 October 2022 |archive-date=7 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007081735/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/11-tel3-stations-from-stevens-to-gardens-by-the-bay-to-open-on-nov-13-free-rides-on-nov-11 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Factsheet: Thomson – East Coast Line Stage 3 to Open for Passenger Service from 13 November 2022 |publisher=Land Transport Authority |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2022/10/news-releases/thomson---east-coast-line-stage-3-to-open-for-passenger-service-.html |access-date=7 October 2022 |date=7 October 2022 |archive-date=7 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007081754/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2022/10/news-releases/thomson---east-coast-line-stage-3-to-open-for-passenger-service-.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Yeoh |first1=Grace |title=11 Thomson-East Coast Line stations to open on Nov 13; free rides available on Nov 11 |website=Channel NewsAsia |publisher=Mediacorp |date=7 October 2022 |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line-open-november-mrt-free-rides-11-stations-2994101 |access-date=7 October 2022 |archive-date=30 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130020139/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line-open-november-mrt-free-rides-11-stations-2994101 |url-status=live }} the TEL station began operations on 13 November 2022.{{cite web |last1=Lim |first1=Jessie |title=Stations buzzing on first day of operations for third stage of Thomson-East Coast Line |website=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |date=13 November 2022 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/stations-buzzing-on-first-day-of-operations-for-third-stage-of-thomson-east-coast-line |access-date=13 November 2022 |archive-date=13 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113043434/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/stations-buzzing-on-first-day-of-operations-for-third-stage-of-thomson-east-coast-line |url-status=live }}

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=Location=

Marina Bay station is located near the eponymous Marina Bay underneath the junction of Bayfront Avenue and Park Street.{{cite web |title=Marina Bay MRT Station (NS27) |url=http://www.onemap.gov.sg/main/v2/?lat=1.276410298755&lng=103.854595522263 |website=OneMap |publisher=Singapore Land Authority |access-date=15 November 2022}}{{cbignore }}{{cite web |title=Marina Bay – Map |website=SMRT Journeys |publisher=SMRT Corporation |url=http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/marina-bay/map/ |access-date=15 November 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220423081822/http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/marina-bay/map/ |archive-date=23 April 2022 |url-status=live }} The station serves various developments, including Asia Square Towers 1 & 2, Marina One Residencies, Marina Bay Financial Centre, Singapore Conference Hall and V on Shenton, as well as cultural landmarks such as Red Dot Museum, Shenton House and Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre.{{cite web |title=Marina Bay – Exits |website=SMRT Journeys |url=http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/marina-bay/exits/ |access-date=15 November 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221113103252/http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/marina-bay/exits/ |archive-date=13 November 2022 |url-status=live |publisher=SMRT Corporation }} The station is also within walking distance of Downtown station on the Downtown line.{{cite web |title=System Map (with walking time) |publisher=Land Transport Authority |date=7 June 2019 |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltaweb/corp/PublicTransport/img/20190114_SM_%20walking%20time-removal%20BP14%20-%20Walking%20Train%20Map.jpg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607192154/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltaweb/corp/PublicTransport/img/20190114_SM_%20walking%20time-removal%20BP14%20-%20Walking%20Train%20Map.jpg |archive-date=7 June 2019 |url-status=dead |access-date=5 March 2022 }}

=Services=

Marina Bay station is an interchange station on the NSL, CCL and TEL. Its official station codes are NS27/CE2/TE20. When it opened, it had the station code of M1{{Cite news |date=25 October 1985 |title=Going to N1, B3, W11, El2, anyone? |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19851025-1.2.46.34 |access-date=19 November 2024 |work=The Straits Times |pages=21 |via=NewspaperSG}} before being changed to the current alphanumeric style in August 2001 as a part of a system-wide campaign to cater to the expanding MRT System.{{Cite news |last=Salim |first=Shazalina |date=3 August 2001 |title=Red, green and grey |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/today20010803-1.2.16.1 |access-date=15 December 2024 |work=Today |pages=9 |via=NewspaperSG}}{{Cite web |title=New Signage System For MRT And LRT Network |url=http://app.internet.gov.sg/scripts/lta/3_press_content.asp?start=294 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030801124949/http://app.internet.gov.sg/scripts/lta/3_press_content.asp?start=294 |archive-date=1 August 2003 |access-date=15 December 2024 |website=LTA}}

On the NSL, the station is located between Raffles Place and Marina South Pier stations.{{Cite web |title=MRT System Map |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network/pdf/tel3_sm-en.pdf |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=15 November 2022 |archive-date=15 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115113715/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network/pdf/tel3_sm-en.pdf |url-status=live }} The NSL platform is open from 5:37 am and closed at 12:15 am.{{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 the terminus of the CCL's Marina Bay branch; the adjacent station is Bayfront station. Services from Marina Bay terminate at Stadium station during off-peak periods but continue around the CCL to HarbourFront station during peak.{{cite web |title=Annex: Circle Line Extension – train service information |url=https://www.smrt.com.sg/Portals/0/PDFs/Press%20Release/2012/3%20Annex%20A.pdf |publisher=SMRT Corporation |access-date=15 November 2022 |archive-date=15 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115113600/https://www.smrt.com.sg/Portals/0/PDFs/Press%20Release/2012/3%20Annex%20A.pdf |url-status=live }} The CCL platform is open from 5:49 am and closed at 12:15 am.{{Cite web |url=http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/marina-bay/first-and-last-train/ |title=Marina Bay – First and last train |website=SMRT Journeys |publisher=SMRT Corporation |access-date=22 April 2020 |archive-date=15 November 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221115003708/http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/marina-bay/first-and-last-train/ |url-status=live }}

The station is between the Shenton Way and Gardens by the Bay stations on the TEL, with headways of 3–6 minutes. The TEL platform is open from 5:45 am and closed at 12:40 am.{{Cite web |title=LTA {{!}} MRT/LRT |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/map/train.html |access-date=25 June 2024 |website=www.lta.gov.sg |archive-date=1 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101093932/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/map/train.html |url-status=live }}

=Design=

File:(SGP-Singapore) Marina Bay MRT Station Exit 2 2024-08-23.jpg

Marina Bay station on the NSL was among the first nine underground MRT stations designated as a Civil Defence shelter.{{cite web |title=List of public CD shelters |url=https://www.scdf.gov.sg/docs/default-source/scdf-library/fssd-downloads/list-of-public-cd-shelters.pdf |publisher=Singapore Civil Defence Force |access-date=29 December 2022 |archive-date=14 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114062154/https://www.scdf.gov.sg/docs/default-source/scdf-library/fssd-downloads/list-of-public-cd-shelters.pdf |url-status=live }} As such, the station is structurally reinforced against bomb attacks with layers of earth-backed, air-backed and airtight walls and slabs.{{sfn | MRTC | 1984 | p=B10}}{{sfn | MRTC | 1987 | p=125}} Like many stations on the initial MRT network, Marina Bay NSL station has an island platform.{{cite news |first1=Rav |last1=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 |work=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |date=28 April 1987 |page=19 |access-date=19 December 2020 |via=NewspaperSG}}{{cbignore }} The TEL station has a stacked platform layout.{{Cite web |last=Yong |first=Clement |date=25 October 2022 |title=From tunnelling 1.8m under a live MRT line to diverting a canal: LTA sets out TEL3 engineering challenges |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/from-tunnelling-18m-under-a-live-mrt-line-to-diverting-a-canal-lta-sets-out-tel3-engineering-challenges |access-date=16 November 2022 |website=The Straits Times |language=en |archive-date=29 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221029180106/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/from-tunnelling-18m-under-a-live-mrt-line-to-diverting-a-canal-lta-sets-out-tel3-engineering-challenges |url-status=live }} The lower platform is built at a depth of {{convert|40|m|ft}}.

Aedas and Quarry Bay designed the CCL station{{Cite web |url=https://www.aedas.com/en/what-we-do/architecture/infrastructure/marina-bay-mrt-station |title=Marina Bay MRT Station |date=6 April 2016 |website=Aedas |language=en |access-date=22 April 2020 |archive-date=14 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014013901/https://www.aedas.com/en/what-we-do/architecture/infrastructure/marina-bay-mrt-station |url-status=live }} around the concepts of visibility, integration and efficiency. Consequently, the station's entrances are integrated with the park around it.{{Cite web |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network/circle_line.html |title=Circle Line |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=22 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101093906/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network/circle_line.html |archive-date=1 November 2019 |url-status=live }} A closed maintenance facility near the station is to be converted to a future underground pedestrian network connecting future developments around the station.{{Cite web |url=https://archello.com/project/marina-bay-mrt-station |title=Marina Bay MRT Station {{!}} Aedas |website=Archello |language=en |access-date=22 April 2020 |archive-date=27 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127070013/https://archello.com/project/marina-bay-mrt-station |url-status=live }} The tracks leading to the defunct facility were removed in June 2021.{{cite web |last=Toh |first=Ting Wei |title=Platform at Marina Bay station on Circle Line to be closed from May 15 to June 1 |website=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |date=15 April 2021 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/platform-at-marina-bay-station-on-circle-line-to-be-closed-from-may-15-to-june-1 |access-date=15 November 2022 |archive-date=15 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115105256/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/platform-at-marina-bay-station-on-circle-line-to-be-closed-from-may-15-to-june-1 |url-status=live }}

The translucent entrance canopy and the large CCL entrance are intended to maximise the amount of natural light entering the station.{{Cite web |url=https://www.e-architect.co.uk/singapore/marina-bay-mrt-station |title=Marina Bay MRT Station: Singapore Circle Line Building |last=Welch |first=Adrian |date=18 May 2012 |website=e-architect |language=en-GB |access-date=22 April 2020 |archive-date=13 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013070151/https://www.e-architect.co.uk/singapore/marina-bay-mrt-station |url-status=live }} Only the lift, escalators, the lightweight ETFE canopy and the reflective pool are visible from street level; this reduces the station's aesthetic impact on the park's landscape while giving passengers a full view of the park from the station entrance. The reflective pool was also intended to provide a smooth transition between the exits and the park.{{cite web |title=Marina Bay Station, Singapore, Republic of |url=http://www.worldbuildingsdirectory.com/project.cfm?id=4027 |website=World Buildings Directory |access-date=6 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020052847/http://www.worldbuildingsdirectory.com/project.cfm?id=4027 |archive-date=20 October 2012 }}

The station's design was shortlisted for the Small Project Award at the World Architecture Festival in 2012.{{Cite web |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2012/07/18/world-architecture-festival-shortlist-announced/ |title=World Architecture Festival 2012 awards shortlist announced |date=18 July 2012 |website=Dezeen |language=en |access-date=22 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506032519/https://www.dezeen.com/2012/07/18/world-architecture-festival-shortlist-announced/ |archive-date=6 May 2019 |url-status=live }} The station received numerous other awards, such as the Land Transport Excellence Awards 2012 (as the Best Design Rail / Road Infrastructure – Project Partner),{{Cite web |url=https://www.aedas.com/en/about-us/awards/land-transport-excellence-awards-2012 |title=Land Transport Excellence Awards 2012 |date=17 May 2016 |website=Aedas |language=en |access-date=22 April 2020 |archive-date=26 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926114829/https://www.aedas.com/en/about-us/awards/land-transport-excellence-awards-2012 |url-status=live }} the 2013 UIPT Asia-Pacific Grow with Public Transport Award{{Cite web |url=https://www.aedas.com/en/awards/013-uipt-asia-pacific-grow-with-public-transport-award |title=2013 UIPT Asia-Pacific Grow with Public Transport Award |date=17 May 2016 |website=Aedas |language=en |access-date=22 April 2020 |archive-date=26 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926120003/https://www.aedas.com/en/awards/013-uipt-asia-pacific-grow-with-public-transport-award |url-status=live }} and an honourable mention for the Singapore Institute of Architects Architectural Design Awards 2012.{{Cite web |url=https://www.indesignlive.sg/articles/the-12th-sia-architectural-design-awards |title=The 12th SIA Architectural Design Awards |date=30 May 2012 |website=INDESIGNLIVE SINGAPORE {{!}} Daily Connection to Architecture and Design |language=en-US |access-date=22 April 2020 |archive-date=29 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929083213/https://www.indesignlive.sg/articles/the-12th-sia-architectural-design-awards |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 connecting the station entrances to the platforms.{{sfn|Cheong|2012|p=149}} Wider fare gates allow wheelchair users to access the station more easily.{{Cite news |date=24 December 2002 |title=More MRT stops ready for disabled |page=1 |work=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |access-date=15 November 2022 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/assets/images/ST175/NewspaperSG/2002-12-24/full.jpg |archive-date=21 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221034359/https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/assets/images/ST175/NewspaperSG/2002-12-24/full.jpg |url-status=live }}{{sfn|Cheong|2012|p=149}} The TEL station also has green building features including inbuilt solar panels to minimise energy consumption.{{cite web |title=Thomson–East Coast Line 3: More City Adventures with TEL3 |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/upcoming_projects/thomson_east_coast_line/pdf/Thomson_East_Coast_Line_3_Brochure.pdf |publisher=Land Transport Authority |access-date=15 November 2022 |page=6 |archive-date=15 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115113559/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/upcoming_projects/thomson_east_coast_line/pdf/Thomson_East_Coast_Line_3_Brochure.pdf |url-status=live }}

Artworks

=''August 9 babies''=

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August 9 babies, a gallery of 50 photographs by Tay Kay Chin, was commissioned in advance of the 50th National Day, the anniversary of Singapore's founding.{{cite web |last=Philomin |first=Laura |title=August 9 babies photo project revived for SG50 |work=Today |publisher=Mediacorp |date=22 May 2015 |url=https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/august-9-babies-photo-project-revived-sg50-0 |access-date=15 November 2022 |archive-date=15 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115054635/https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/august-9-babies-photo-project-revived-sg50-0 |url-status=live }} The work was initially created as a tribute to Singapore's 40th anniversary with only 40 photographs, as an answer to Tay's personal question of what it means to be a Singaporean.{{cite web |title=August 9 Babies |website=eastpix.com |date=19 May 2021 |url=https://eastpix.com/completed-commissions/august-9-babies/ |access-date=15 November 2022 }}{{cite web |first=Wenxin |last=Gao |title=People born on Aug 9 tell their stories in SG50 photo project |website=The New Paper |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |date=23 May 2015 |url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/people-born-aug-9-tell-their-stories-sg50-photo-project |access-date=15 November 2022 |archive-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517034017/https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/people-born-aug-9-tell-their-stories-sg50-photo-project |url-status=live }} The 40 photographs were of Singaporeans born on National Day, and Tay wondered if people born on that day have a stronger sense of patriotism.

With this background, the LTA approached him to update the collection of photographs for the country's 50th National Day. Tay revisited some of the people he had photographed; he said the most rewarding part was how much they had changed since, especially regarding their aspirations and challenges in living in Singapore. The work took inspiration from Brian Lanker's I Dream a World and Ron Kovic's Born on the Fourth of July, both a compilation of portraits. The subjects of the expanded project were chosen based on their gender, ethnicity and occupation, representing Singapore's diverse demographics.

=''Flowers in Blossom II''=

The sculpture Flowers in Blossom, by Tay Chee Toh, was originally hung underneath the dome of Orchard station.{{cite web |title=Art in Transit |publisher=Land Transport Authority |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=15 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 }} Described as a "colourful twirl" of metal and plastic shapes,{{Cite news |date=12 December 1987 |title=Reflections of our lifestyle |first=Jonathan |last=Choo |work=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19871212-1.2.122.9 |access-date=10 September 2020 |via=NewspaperSG |page=4}}{{cbignore }}{{cite news |title=$2m worth of art for six MRT stations |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19871205-1.2.34.6 |work=The Straits Times |via=NewspaperSG |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |date=5 December 1987}}{{cbignore }} the sculpture was disassembled after the ION Orchard shopping mall was constructed over Orchard station.{{sfn|Zhuang|2013|p=16}} The recreated version, known as Flowers in Blossom II, is larger than the original version and was intended as a homage to the public artwork project predating the Art-in-Transit programme.

=''Train Rides on Rainy Days''=

Train Rides on Rainy Days by Nah Yong En is a series of fourteen raindrop pictures displayed at the CCL platform. One side is themed to greenery, while the other reflects 'blue evenings', contrasting with the orange pillars of the station.{{sfn|Zhuang|2013|p=183}} The raindrops in each picture produce inverted images of the area depicted.{{sfn|Zhuang|2013|p=180}} Intended to bring "a refreshing element of nature" into the underground station, the work represents scenes seen by commuters as they gaze out of the window from a train whenever it rains.

Nah had originally used the photographs as guides for his own paintings displayed at his graduation ceremony. The LTA architect Andrew Mead then recommended to the Art Review Panel that the station use Nah's set of photos. According to Nah, the work came from his fascination with looking out of the trains' windows, which he said not many commuters do.{{sfn|Zhuang|2013|p=180}} The photographs for this project were reshot in higher quality using a new camera that could capture the raindrop up close, allowing it to look sharp against the blurred background.{{sfn|Zhuang|2013|p=180–182}} Nah's main issue was taking the pictures under the right lighting conditions. The buildings would appear dark under rainy clouds if his camera was exposed to the sky, but the sky would appear washed out if the buildings were shot under better lighting conditions. To obtain the appropriate balance of light, Nah took his images during the short period after rain stopped falling.{{sfn|Zhuang|2013|p=182}}

These photographs were taken along the North South and East West lines.{{sfn|Zhuang|2013|p=182}} Initially, Nah's two paintings at the graduation ceremony were to be displayed with his raindrop images. However, the Art Review Panel felt the paintings did not complement the photographs well, so they were replaced by two additional images.{{sfn|Zhuang|2013|p=183}}

=''Walking into The Interstitial''=

Walking into The Interstitial by Tang Ling Nah is a collection of charcoal drawings scanned and printed on vitreous enamel panels. The drawings depict various urban transitional spaces, including alleys, corridors and void decks. They were merged to form surrealistic murals with the trompe l'oeil effect, giving the impression of a larger space.{{cite web |first1=Clement |last1=Yong |title=Charcoal drawings, quirky book titles: 7 art works in Thomson–East Coast Line stations you should not miss |website=The Straits Times |publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |date=29 October 2022 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/charcoal-drawings-quirky-book-titles-7-art-works-in-thomson-east-coast-line-stations-you-should-not-miss |access-date=12 November 2022 |archive-date=10 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110093421/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/charcoal-drawings-quirky-book-titles-7-art-works-in-thomson-east-coast-line-stations-you-should-not-miss |url-status=live }} These scenes were derived from Shenton Way, Cecil Street and Raffles Place, thus connecting the old financial district of Shenton Way with the new financial district of Marina Bay.

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