Queenstown MRT station

Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore

EW19
Queenstown
女皇镇
குவீன்ஸ்டவுன்

Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station

Exit A of the station in front of the station exterior

General informationLocation301 Commonwealth Avenue
Singapore 149729Coordinates

Preceding station	Mass Rapid Transit			Following station
Redhill towards Pasir Ris		East–West Line		Commonwealth towards Tuas Link

Location
Queenstown Queenstown station in Singapore

Queenstown MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East–West line in Queenstown, Singapore. It is built on a traffic island along Commonwealth Avenue. The station is named after Queen Elizabeth II to mark her coronation in 1952.

History

The station was opened on 12 March 1988, as part of the extension of the MRT system from Outram Park to Clementi.^[1] Half-height platform screen doors were installed in January 2011 and started operations on 28 April 2011 together with Commonwealth.^[2]

The station was expanded starting mid-2012 and was opened on 23 August 2015 with a new overhead bridge and two new exits, the same day as Commonwealth MRT station.^[3]^[4]

Incidents

On 29 November 2010, a Chinese man in his 40s was knocked by an incoming train at about 8.15 pm, was found lying on the tracks below the last carriage and was pronounced dead by SCDF medics. Train services were disrupted for about 1 hour and were resumed at 9.15 pm.^[5]

References

^ "Riding the MRT train to Clementi". The Business Times. 12 March 1988. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
^ Wong, Siew Ying (26 January 2008). "Above-ground MRT stations to have platform screen doors by 2012". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
^ "Enhancing Connectivity and Comfort for Commuters". LTA. 13 October 2011. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012.
^ "New bridges for Commonwealth and Queenstown MRT stations". The Straits Times. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
^ "Man dead at Queenstown MRT station". www.asiaone.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2018.