Marymount MRT station

Marymount MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle line in Bishan, Singapore.

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Marymount
玛丽蒙
மேரிமவுண்ட்
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Exit B of Marymount MRT station.
General information
Location60 Marymount Road
Singapore 573993
Coordinates1°20′57″N 103°50′22″E
Operated bySMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  Circle Line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
Opened28 May 2009 (2009-05-28)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesShunfu, Pemimpin[1]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Bishan
towards Dhoby Ghaut or Marina Bay
 Circle Line Caldecott
towards HarbourFront
Location
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Marymount
Marymount station in Singapore

Located underneath Marymount Road near the junction of Marymount Lane and Bishan Street 21, this station provides MRT access to residents living in the western part of Bishan New Town and Shunfu, as well as students and staff of the nearby Raffles Institution.

The station is named after the road of the same name on the surface, Marymount Road, which in turn took its name from the Marymount Convent of the Little Sisters of the Poor. It serves nearby businesses, housing developments and Raffles Institution, Shunfu market & food centre, Bao Guang Fo Tang and Shunfu residential area.

History
Platform level of Marymount station.

On 10 February 2004, Marymount Road was temporarily closed for realignment works. The options for station names were 'Marymount' and 'Shunfu', and in the end Marymount was chosen.[2] This station was a terminus for the Circle line until the opening of the HarbourFront portion of the Circle line on 8 October 2011. Before Upper Thomson opened in 2021, this station was the nearest MRT station within the Thomson area.

Art in Transit

In this station's Art in Transit, Joshua Yang's artwork Superstring consists of individual pieces constructed with only one continuous line that winds around itself to let the viewer explore real and virtual spaces.

References
  1. "Annex A FINALISED NAMES FOR CIRCLE LINE (CCL) STAGES 1-3 STATIONS". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 18 December 2006.
  2. "Circle Line Station Names LTA Announces Finalised Names For Circle Line Stages 1-3 Stations And Seeks Views On Names For Circle Line Stages 4 And 5 Stations" (PDF). Retrieved 29 January 2019.


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