Lavender MRT station

Lavender MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East West line in Kallang, Singapore. Located under Kallang Road, the station is close to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) Building, Golden Mile Complex and Jalan Besar Stadium. Planned and built as part of Phase Two of the original MRT network, the contract for the station's construction was awarded in October 1985, and it was opened in November 1989.

 EW11 
Lavender
劳明达
லவண்டர்
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Platform of Lavender MRT station
General information
Location50 Kallang Road
Singapore 208699
Coordinates1°18′25.80″N 103°51′46.83″E
Operated bySMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  East–West Line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
ParkingYes (ICA Building)
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
Opened4 November 1989 (1989-11-04)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesKallang
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Kallang
towards Pasir Ris
 East–West Line Bugis
towards Tuas Link
Location
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Lavender
Lavender station in Singapore

History

Planned as part of Phase Two of the original MRT network,[1] the contract for the construction of Lavender station, as well as for Victoria station and the tunnels between Bras Basah Road and the Kallang River, was awarded to Nishimatsu/Lum Chang Joint Venture for S$227.1 million in October 1985.[2] During the station's construction, between 1986 and 1989, the stretch of Kallang Road between Lavender Street and Rochor Canal Road was closed to traffic,[3] and the station opened on 4 November 1989, along with the section of the East West line from City Hall to Tanah Merah.[4]

Station details

Lavender station is located under Kallang Road,[3] and is close to Golden Mile Complex, the ICA Building, and Jalan Besar Stadium.[5] Served by the East West Line, between Kallang and Bugis stations, the station has the station code EW11.[6] As one of the nine stations on the original MRT network built as emergency bomb shelters, the station was fitted out with steel blast doors and 2 metres (6.6 ft) thick walls of reinforced concrete.[7]

References
  1. "Project to go on line in three stages". The Straits Times. Singapore. 8 July 1986. p. 8. Retrieved 25 July 2021 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. "Nishimatsu/ Lum Chang wins $227m MRT contract". Business Times. Singapore. 12 October 1985. p. 12. Retrieved 25 July 2021 – via NewspaperSG.
  3. "Roads to be re-opened to traffic". Business Times. Singapore. 6 April 1989. p. 3. Retrieved 25 July 2021 – via NewspaperSG.
  4. "18 mins from City Hall to Tanah Merah by MRT from Nov 4". The Straits Times. Singapore. 4 November 1989. p. 22. Retrieved 25 July 2021 – via NewspaperSG.
  5. "Lavender". smrt.com.sg. SMRT. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  6. "MRT Network Map". journey.smrt.com.sg. SMRT. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  7. Lim, Michael (4 October 1987). "Three MRT bomb shelters ready". The Straits Times. Singapore. p. 2. Retrieved 25 July 2021 – via NewspaperSG.


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