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Raffles Place MRT Station (NS26/EW14) is a Mass Rapid Transit
Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
The Mass Rapid Transit or MRT is a rapid transit system that forms the backbone of the railway system in Singapore, spanning the entire city-state. The initial section of the MRT, between Yio Chu Kang Station and Toa Payoh Station, opened in 1987 establishing itself as the second-oldest metro...

 (MRT) interchange
Cross-platform interchange
A cross-platform interchange is a type of interchange between different lines in a metro system. The term originates with the London Underground; such layouts exist in other networks but are not commonly so named...

 station on the North South Line
North South MRT Line
The North South Line was the 1st Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 44 km long with 25 stations, and is operated by SMRT Corporation...

 and the East West Line
East West MRT Line
The East West Line was the 2nd Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 49.2 km long with 35 stations , making it the longest MRT line in Singapore. It takes about 63 minutes to travel from one end to the other...

 in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

. It is directly beneath the centre of the financial district
Financial District
A Financial District is the central area in some large cities where banks, insurance companies and other large corporations have head offices. Financial districts are often home to skyscrapers...

 of Raffles Place
Raffles Place
Raffles Place is a geographical location in Singapore, south of the mouth of the Singapore River. Located in the Downtown Core and the Central Area, it features some of the tallest buildings and landmarks of the country.-History:...

, located in the Downtown Core
Downtown Core
The Downtown Core is a 266-hectare urban planning area in the south of the city-state of Singapore. The Downtown Core surrounds the mouth of the Singapore River and southeastern portion of its watershed, and is part of the Central Area, Singapore's central business district...

 area, south of the Singapore River
Singapore River
The Singapore River is a river in Singapore with great historical importance. The Singapore River flows from the Central Area, which lies in the Central Region in the southern part of Singapore before emptying into the ocean...

. It is one of the more prominent and busier stations within Singapore's transport system
Transport in Singapore
Transport within Singapore is mainly land-based. Many parts of Singapore are accessible by road, including islands such as Sentosa and Jurong Island. The other major form of transportation within Singapore is rail: the Mass Rapid Transit which runs the length and width of Singapore, and the Light...

, especially being an interchange station located within the Central Area. The station has a large number of entrances/exits, the two main ones facing the Raffles Gardens, with the building being a miniature facade of the historic John Little building.

It used to be the largest and deepest MRT station in Singapore, but the record was broken by Dhoby Ghaut
Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station
Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station ' is a Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore, located at the eastern end of Orchard Road. Originally it was only a station on the North South Line but after the opening of the North East Line on 20 June 2003, it became the interchange station for these two lines...

 in 2003 and then by Bras Basah
Bras Basah MRT Station
Bras Basah MRT Station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Circle Line in the Museum Planning Area of Singapore. This station opened on 17 April 2010...

 in 2010, which is around 35 metres below ground.

The station is the only MRT station to ever participate in three terrorist exercises - Exercise Northstar IV on Jan 11 2004, Exercise Northstar V, when it was one of 4 stations which participated in the exercise on Jan 8 2006, as well as Exercise Northstar VII on Jul 7 2009 together with Sentosa
Sentosa
Sentosa, which translates to peace and tranquility in Malay , is a popular island resort in Singapore, visited by some five million people a year...

 and VivoCity
VivoCity
VivoCity is the largest shopping mall in Singapore. Located in the HarbourFront precinct, it was designed by the Japanese architect Toyo Ito. Its name is derived from the word vivacity...

.

Also, it is one of the 4 MRT stations to appear in the Uniquely Singapore Edition of Monopoly
Monopoly (game)
Marvin Gardens, the leading yellow property on the board shown, is actually a misspelling of the original location name, Marven Gardens. The misspelling was said to be introduced by Charles Todd and passed on when his home-made Monopoly board was copied by Charles Darrow and thence to Parker...

.

Shops


The station had shops since the station opened, but was renovated in 2005 for a subtenerean shopping mall known as Raffles Xchange. The cafe
Café
A café , also spelled cafe, in most countries refers to an establishment which focuses on serving coffee, like an American coffeehouse. In the United States, it may refer to an informal restaurant, offering a range of hot meals and made-to-order sandwiches...

 known as The Coffee Coneisseur is located in the station as the first eating establishment in an MRT station to serve alcohol
Alcohol
In chemistry, an alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxy functional group is bound to a carbon atom. In particular, this carbon center should be saturated, having single bonds to three other atoms....

ic drinks.

Exits

  • Exit A - Caltex House, Clifford Centre, Clifford Pier
    Clifford Pier
    Clifford Pier is a pier located beside Collyer Quay at Marina Bay within the Downtown Core of Central Area, in Singapore's central business district....

    , Change Alley
    Change Alley
    Change Alley is a cluster of shops in the financial district of Raffles Place in Downtown Core planning area in Singapore. It links Raffles Place to Collyer Quay. The place is named after the Change Alley of London, where stockbrokers congregated.The alley has a tenant mix of fashion, food,...

    , 63 Market Street, OUB Centre, The Arcade
  • Exit B - Change Alley
    Change Alley
    Change Alley is a cluster of shops in the financial district of Raffles Place in Downtown Core planning area in Singapore. It links Raffles Place to Collyer Quay. The place is named after the Change Alley of London, where stockbrokers congregated.The alley has a tenant mix of fashion, food,...

    , HSBC Building, OCBC Centre
    OCBC Centre
    OCBC Centre is a , 52-storey skyscraper in Singapore. serving as the current headquarters of OCBC Bank, the building was completed in 1976 and was the tallest building in the country, and South East Asia, at that time. There are two extensions, OCBC Centre South and OCBC Centre East. There is an...

    , Singapore Land Tower
    Singapore Land Tower
    Singapore Land Tower is a high-rise skyscraper located in the central business district of Singapore. It is located on 50 Raffles Place, next to Raffles Place MRT Station. It is just 100 metres away from Boat Quay and Collyer Quay....

    , Wak Hai Cheng Bio Temple (Yueh Hai Ching Temple
    Yueh Hai Ching Temple
    Yueh Hai Ching Temple , also known as Wak Hai Cheng Bio in Teochew, is a Chinese temple in Singapore, and is located at Phillip Street in the Downtown Core, within the Central Area, Singapore's central business district....

    )
  • Exit C - Ocean Towers
  • Exit D - Equity Plaza, Republic Plaza
  • Exit E - Ocean Building
  • Exit F - Capital Square, China Square, Great Eastern Centre, Lau Pa Sat, NTUC Centre (One Marina Boulevard
    One Marina Boulevard
    One Marina Boulevard, sometimes called NTUC Centre, is a high-rise skyscraper located in the central business district of Singapore. It is located on 1 Marina Boulevard, in the zone of Raffles Place and Marina Bay. The building is near other skyscrapers, such as One Raffles Quay, The Sail @ Marina...

    ), Prudential Tower, SGX Centre
    SGX Centre
    SGX Centre are two high-rise twin buildings in the city of Singapore. The development consists of two 189 metre high skyscrapers , located in Shenton Way. The two buildings are called SGX Centre One and SGX Centre Two, and are situated next to each other on a long and rectangular site.The two...

  • Exit G - Boat Quay
    Boat Quay
    Boat Quay is a historical quay in Singapore which is situated upstream from the mouth of the Singapore River on its southern bank.It was the busiest part of the old Port of Singapore, handling three quarters of all shipping business during the 1860s...

    , UOB Plaza
    UOB Plaza
    United Overseas Bank Plaza is a complex with twin tower late-modernist skyscrapers in the city of Singapore. UOB Plaza One is one of the three tallest in the city, sharing the title with the OUB Centre and Republic Plaza...

  • Exit H - Asian Civilisations Museum, Empress Place
    Asian Civilisations Museum
    The Asian Civilisations Museum is an institution which forms a part of the three museums of the National Museum of Singapore. It is one of the pioneering museums in the region to specialise in pan-Asian cultures and civilisations...

    , Bank of China Building
    Bank of China Building, Singapore
    The Bank of China Building is a development consisting of two skyscrapers located in the central business district of Singapore. It is located on 4 Battery Road, just next to 6 Battery Road, Maybank Tower, and roughly 100 metres from the Fullerton Hotel. It houses the Bank of China.- History :The...

    , Maybank Tower
    Maybank Tower
    Maybank Tower is a 32 storey skyscraper and the current headquarters of Maybank in Singapore. The building was completed in 2001. When night falls, only the logo and the first few levels of the building are lit. In mid 2008 two bright light stripes were added to the outer edges of the building...

    , Parliament House
    Parliament House, Singapore
    The Parliament House of Singapore is a public building and cultural landmark and houses the Parliament of Singapore. It is located in the Civic District of the Downtown Core within Singapore's central business district . Within its vicinity is Raffles Place, which lies across it from the Singapore...

    , The Arts House at Old Parliament (Old Parliament House
    Old Parliament House, Singapore
    The Old Parliament House, now known as the Arts House at the Old Parliament, is a building in Singapore. It is currently a multi-disciplinary arts venue which plays host to art exhibitions and concerts. The building was formerly home to the Parliament of Singapore from 1965 to 1999, when it moved...

    ), Six Battery Road, The Fullerton Singapore, Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall
    Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall
    The Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall is a complex of two buildings and a clock tower joined together by a common corridor and is located in the civic district of Singapore...

    .
  • Exit I - Hong Leong Building
    Hong Leong Building
    Hong Leong Finance Building is a high-rise skyscraper located in the central business district of Singapore. This is the flagship building of Hong Leong Holdings Limited. It is located on 16 Raffles Quay, in the zone of Raffles Place....

    , Lau Pa Sat
  • Exit J - Ocean Financial Centre
    Ocean Financial Centre
    The Ocean Financial Centre is a building currently under construction in Singapore. It is being built on the site of the former Ocean Building, which has been demolished. The new building will retain the name and many of the tenants of the former office block, and will serve primarily as a home to...

     (U/C)

Train service

Destination | First Train Last Train
Mon - Sat Sunday &
Public Holiday
Daily
North South Line
to NS1 Jurong East 6.03am 6.28am 11.48pm
to NS7 Kranji - - 12.08am
to NS27 Marina Bay 5.55am 6.21am 11.51pm
East West Line
to EW1 Pasir Ris 5.57am 6.25am 12.07am
to EW29 Joo Koon 5.56am 6.22am 11.51pm

Current Station Layout

L1 Street Level Entrance/Exit
B1 Shops Raffles Xchange
B2 Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Transitlink Counter
B3
Upper Platforms
Platform A towards
{{Unreferenced|date=December 2009}}
{{Contains Chinese text}}



Raffles Place MRT Station (NS26/EW14) is a
Mass Rapid Transit
Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
The Mass Rapid Transit or MRT is a rapid transit system that forms the backbone of the railway system in Singapore, spanning the entire city-state. The initial section of the MRT, between Yio Chu Kang Station and Toa Payoh Station, opened in 1987 establishing itself as the second-oldest metro...

 (MRT) interchange
Cross-platform interchange
A cross-platform interchange is a type of interchange between different lines in a metro system. The term originates with the London Underground; such layouts exist in other networks but are not commonly so named...

 station on the North South Line
North South MRT Line
The North South Line was the 1st Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 44 km long with 25 stations, and is operated by SMRT Corporation...

 and the East West Line
East West MRT Line
The East West Line was the 2nd Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 49.2 km long with 35 stations , making it the longest MRT line in Singapore. It takes about 63 minutes to travel from one end to the other...

 in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

. It is directly beneath the centre of the financial district
Financial District
A Financial District is the central area in some large cities where banks, insurance companies and other large corporations have head offices. Financial districts are often home to skyscrapers...

 of Raffles Place
Raffles Place
Raffles Place is a geographical location in Singapore, south of the mouth of the Singapore River. Located in the Downtown Core and the Central Area, it features some of the tallest buildings and landmarks of the country.-History:...

, located in the Downtown Core
Downtown Core
The Downtown Core is a 266-hectare urban planning area in the south of the city-state of Singapore. The Downtown Core surrounds the mouth of the Singapore River and southeastern portion of its watershed, and is part of the Central Area, Singapore's central business district...

 area, south of the Singapore River
Singapore River
The Singapore River is a river in Singapore with great historical importance. The Singapore River flows from the Central Area, which lies in the Central Region in the southern part of Singapore before emptying into the ocean...

. It is one of the more prominent and busier stations within Singapore's transport system
Transport in Singapore
Transport within Singapore is mainly land-based. Many parts of Singapore are accessible by road, including islands such as Sentosa and Jurong Island. The other major form of transportation within Singapore is rail: the Mass Rapid Transit which runs the length and width of Singapore, and the Light...

, especially being an interchange station located within the Central Area. The station has a large number of entrances/exits, the two main ones facing the Raffles Gardens, with the building being a miniature facade of the historic John Little building.

It used to be the largest and deepest MRT station in Singapore, but the record was broken by Dhoby Ghaut
Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station
Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station ' is a Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore, located at the eastern end of Orchard Road. Originally it was only a station on the North South Line but after the opening of the North East Line on 20 June 2003, it became the interchange station for these two lines...

 in 2003 and then by Bras Basah
Bras Basah MRT Station
Bras Basah MRT Station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Circle Line in the Museum Planning Area of Singapore. This station opened on 17 April 2010...

 in 2010, which is around 35 metres below ground.

The station is the only MRT station to ever participate in three terrorist exercises - Exercise Northstar IV on Jan 11 2004, Exercise Northstar V, when it was one of 4 stations which participated in the exercise on Jan 8 2006, as well as Exercise Northstar VII on Jul 7 2009 together with Sentosa
Sentosa
Sentosa, which translates to peace and tranquility in Malay , is a popular island resort in Singapore, visited by some five million people a year...

 and VivoCity
VivoCity
VivoCity is the largest shopping mall in Singapore. Located in the HarbourFront precinct, it was designed by the Japanese architect Toyo Ito. Its name is derived from the word vivacity...

.

Also, it is one of the 4 MRT stations to appear in the Uniquely Singapore Edition of Monopoly
Monopoly (game)
Marvin Gardens, the leading yellow property on the board shown, is actually a misspelling of the original location name, Marven Gardens. The misspelling was said to be introduced by Charles Todd and passed on when his home-made Monopoly board was copied by Charles Darrow and thence to Parker...

.

Shops


The station had shops since the station opened, but was renovated in 2005 for a subtenerean shopping mall known as Raffles Xchange. The cafe
Café
A café , also spelled cafe, in most countries refers to an establishment which focuses on serving coffee, like an American coffeehouse. In the United States, it may refer to an informal restaurant, offering a range of hot meals and made-to-order sandwiches...

 known as The Coffee Coneisseur is located in the station as the first eating establishment in an MRT station to serve alcohol
Alcohol
In chemistry, an alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxy functional group is bound to a carbon atom. In particular, this carbon center should be saturated, having single bonds to three other atoms....

ic drinks.

Exits

  • Exit A - Caltex House, Clifford Centre, Clifford Pier
    Clifford Pier
    Clifford Pier is a pier located beside Collyer Quay at Marina Bay within the Downtown Core of Central Area, in Singapore's central business district....

    , Change Alley
    Change Alley
    Change Alley is a cluster of shops in the financial district of Raffles Place in Downtown Core planning area in Singapore. It links Raffles Place to Collyer Quay. The place is named after the Change Alley of London, where stockbrokers congregated.The alley has a tenant mix of fashion, food,...

    , 63 Market Street, OUB Centre, The Arcade
  • Exit B - Change Alley
    Change Alley
    Change Alley is a cluster of shops in the financial district of Raffles Place in Downtown Core planning area in Singapore. It links Raffles Place to Collyer Quay. The place is named after the Change Alley of London, where stockbrokers congregated.The alley has a tenant mix of fashion, food,...

    , HSBC Building, OCBC Centre
    OCBC Centre
    OCBC Centre is a , 52-storey skyscraper in Singapore. serving as the current headquarters of OCBC Bank, the building was completed in 1976 and was the tallest building in the country, and South East Asia, at that time. There are two extensions, OCBC Centre South and OCBC Centre East. There is an...

    , Singapore Land Tower
    Singapore Land Tower
    Singapore Land Tower is a high-rise skyscraper located in the central business district of Singapore. It is located on 50 Raffles Place, next to Raffles Place MRT Station. It is just 100 metres away from Boat Quay and Collyer Quay....

    , Wak Hai Cheng Bio Temple (Yueh Hai Ching Temple
    Yueh Hai Ching Temple
    Yueh Hai Ching Temple , also known as Wak Hai Cheng Bio in Teochew, is a Chinese temple in Singapore, and is located at Phillip Street in the Downtown Core, within the Central Area, Singapore's central business district....

    )
  • Exit C - Ocean Towers
  • Exit D - Equity Plaza, Republic Plaza
  • Exit E - Ocean Building
  • Exit F - Capital Square, China Square, Great Eastern Centre, Lau Pa Sat, NTUC Centre (One Marina Boulevard
    One Marina Boulevard
    One Marina Boulevard, sometimes called NTUC Centre, is a high-rise skyscraper located in the central business district of Singapore. It is located on 1 Marina Boulevard, in the zone of Raffles Place and Marina Bay. The building is near other skyscrapers, such as One Raffles Quay, The Sail @ Marina...

    ), Prudential Tower, SGX Centre
    SGX Centre
    SGX Centre are two high-rise twin buildings in the city of Singapore. The development consists of two 189 metre high skyscrapers , located in Shenton Way. The two buildings are called SGX Centre One and SGX Centre Two, and are situated next to each other on a long and rectangular site.The two...

  • Exit G - Boat Quay
    Boat Quay
    Boat Quay is a historical quay in Singapore which is situated upstream from the mouth of the Singapore River on its southern bank.It was the busiest part of the old Port of Singapore, handling three quarters of all shipping business during the 1860s...

    , UOB Plaza
    UOB Plaza
    United Overseas Bank Plaza is a complex with twin tower late-modernist skyscrapers in the city of Singapore. UOB Plaza One is one of the three tallest in the city, sharing the title with the OUB Centre and Republic Plaza...

  • Exit H - Asian Civilisations Museum, Empress Place
    Asian Civilisations Museum
    The Asian Civilisations Museum is an institution which forms a part of the three museums of the National Museum of Singapore. It is one of the pioneering museums in the region to specialise in pan-Asian cultures and civilisations...

    , Bank of China Building
    Bank of China Building, Singapore
    The Bank of China Building is a development consisting of two skyscrapers located in the central business district of Singapore. It is located on 4 Battery Road, just next to 6 Battery Road, Maybank Tower, and roughly 100 metres from the Fullerton Hotel. It houses the Bank of China.- History :The...

    , Maybank Tower
    Maybank Tower
    Maybank Tower is a 32 storey skyscraper and the current headquarters of Maybank in Singapore. The building was completed in 2001. When night falls, only the logo and the first few levels of the building are lit. In mid 2008 two bright light stripes were added to the outer edges of the building...

    , Parliament House
    Parliament House, Singapore
    The Parliament House of Singapore is a public building and cultural landmark and houses the Parliament of Singapore. It is located in the Civic District of the Downtown Core within Singapore's central business district . Within its vicinity is Raffles Place, which lies across it from the Singapore...

    , The Arts House at Old Parliament (Old Parliament House
    Old Parliament House, Singapore
    The Old Parliament House, now known as the Arts House at the Old Parliament, is a building in Singapore. It is currently a multi-disciplinary arts venue which plays host to art exhibitions and concerts. The building was formerly home to the Parliament of Singapore from 1965 to 1999, when it moved...

    ), Six Battery Road, The Fullerton Singapore, Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall
    Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall
    The Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall is a complex of two buildings and a clock tower joined together by a common corridor and is located in the civic district of Singapore...

    .
  • Exit I - Hong Leong Building
    Hong Leong Building
    Hong Leong Finance Building is a high-rise skyscraper located in the central business district of Singapore. This is the flagship building of Hong Leong Holdings Limited. It is located on 16 Raffles Quay, in the zone of Raffles Place....

    , Lau Pa Sat
  • Exit J - Ocean Financial Centre
    Ocean Financial Centre
    The Ocean Financial Centre is a building currently under construction in Singapore. It is being built on the site of the former Ocean Building, which has been demolished. The new building will retain the name and many of the tenants of the former office block, and will serve primarily as a home to...

     (U/C)

Train service

Destination | First Train Last Train
Mon - Sat Sunday &
Public Holiday
Daily
North South Line
to NS1 Jurong East 6.03am 6.28am 11.48pm
to NS7 Kranji - - 12.08am
to NS27 Marina Bay 5.55am 6.21am 11.51pm
East West Line
to EW1 Pasir Ris 5.57am 6.25am 12.07am
to EW29 Joo Koon 5.56am 6.22am 11.51pm

Current Station Layout

L1 Street Level Entrance/Exit
B1 Shops Raffles Xchange
B2 Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Transitlink Counter
B3
Upper Platforms
Platform A {{SMRT lines|East West}} towards
{{Unreferenced|date=December 2009}}
{{Contains Chinese text}}



Raffles Place MRT Station (NS26/EW14) is a
Mass Rapid Transit
Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
The Mass Rapid Transit or MRT is a rapid transit system that forms the backbone of the railway system in Singapore, spanning the entire city-state. The initial section of the MRT, between Yio Chu Kang Station and Toa Payoh Station, opened in 1987 establishing itself as the second-oldest metro...

 (MRT) interchange
Cross-platform interchange
A cross-platform interchange is a type of interchange between different lines in a metro system. The term originates with the London Underground; such layouts exist in other networks but are not commonly so named...

 station on the North South Line
North South MRT Line
The North South Line was the 1st Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 44 km long with 25 stations, and is operated by SMRT Corporation...

 and the East West Line
East West MRT Line
The East West Line was the 2nd Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 49.2 km long with 35 stations , making it the longest MRT line in Singapore. It takes about 63 minutes to travel from one end to the other...

 in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

. It is directly beneath the centre of the financial district
Financial District
A Financial District is the central area in some large cities where banks, insurance companies and other large corporations have head offices. Financial districts are often home to skyscrapers...

 of Raffles Place
Raffles Place
Raffles Place is a geographical location in Singapore, south of the mouth of the Singapore River. Located in the Downtown Core and the Central Area, it features some of the tallest buildings and landmarks of the country.-History:...

, located in the Downtown Core
Downtown Core
The Downtown Core is a 266-hectare urban planning area in the south of the city-state of Singapore. The Downtown Core surrounds the mouth of the Singapore River and southeastern portion of its watershed, and is part of the Central Area, Singapore's central business district...

 area, south of the Singapore River
Singapore River
The Singapore River is a river in Singapore with great historical importance. The Singapore River flows from the Central Area, which lies in the Central Region in the southern part of Singapore before emptying into the ocean...

. It is one of the more prominent and busier stations within Singapore's transport system
Transport in Singapore
Transport within Singapore is mainly land-based. Many parts of Singapore are accessible by road, including islands such as Sentosa and Jurong Island. The other major form of transportation within Singapore is rail: the Mass Rapid Transit which runs the length and width of Singapore, and the Light...

, especially being an interchange station located within the Central Area. The station has a large number of entrances/exits, the two main ones facing the Raffles Gardens, with the building being a miniature facade of the historic John Little building.

It used to be the largest and deepest MRT station in Singapore, but the record was broken by Dhoby Ghaut
Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station
Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station ' is a Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore, located at the eastern end of Orchard Road. Originally it was only a station on the North South Line but after the opening of the North East Line on 20 June 2003, it became the interchange station for these two lines...

 in 2003 and then by Bras Basah
Bras Basah MRT Station
Bras Basah MRT Station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Circle Line in the Museum Planning Area of Singapore. This station opened on 17 April 2010...

 in 2010, which is around 35 metres below ground.

The station is the only MRT station to ever participate in three terrorist exercises - Exercise Northstar IV on Jan 11 2004, Exercise Northstar V, when it was one of 4 stations which participated in the exercise on Jan 8 2006, as well as Exercise Northstar VII on Jul 7 2009 together with Sentosa
Sentosa
Sentosa, which translates to peace and tranquility in Malay , is a popular island resort in Singapore, visited by some five million people a year...

 and VivoCity
VivoCity
VivoCity is the largest shopping mall in Singapore. Located in the HarbourFront precinct, it was designed by the Japanese architect Toyo Ito. Its name is derived from the word vivacity...

.

Also, it is one of the 4 MRT stations to appear in the Uniquely Singapore Edition of Monopoly
Monopoly (game)
Marvin Gardens, the leading yellow property on the board shown, is actually a misspelling of the original location name, Marven Gardens. The misspelling was said to be introduced by Charles Todd and passed on when his home-made Monopoly board was copied by Charles Darrow and thence to Parker...

.

Shops


The station had shops since the station opened, but was renovated in 2005 for a subtenerean shopping mall known as Raffles Xchange. The cafe
Café
A café , also spelled cafe, in most countries refers to an establishment which focuses on serving coffee, like an American coffeehouse. In the United States, it may refer to an informal restaurant, offering a range of hot meals and made-to-order sandwiches...

 known as The Coffee Coneisseur is located in the station as the first eating establishment in an MRT station to serve alcohol
Alcohol
In chemistry, an alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxy functional group is bound to a carbon atom. In particular, this carbon center should be saturated, having single bonds to three other atoms....

ic drinks.

Exits

  • Exit A - Caltex House, Clifford Centre, Clifford Pier
    Clifford Pier
    Clifford Pier is a pier located beside Collyer Quay at Marina Bay within the Downtown Core of Central Area, in Singapore's central business district....

    , Change Alley
    Change Alley
    Change Alley is a cluster of shops in the financial district of Raffles Place in Downtown Core planning area in Singapore. It links Raffles Place to Collyer Quay. The place is named after the Change Alley of London, where stockbrokers congregated.The alley has a tenant mix of fashion, food,...

    , 63 Market Street, OUB Centre, The Arcade
  • Exit B - Change Alley
    Change Alley
    Change Alley is a cluster of shops in the financial district of Raffles Place in Downtown Core planning area in Singapore. It links Raffles Place to Collyer Quay. The place is named after the Change Alley of London, where stockbrokers congregated.The alley has a tenant mix of fashion, food,...

    , HSBC Building, OCBC Centre
    OCBC Centre
    OCBC Centre is a , 52-storey skyscraper in Singapore. serving as the current headquarters of OCBC Bank, the building was completed in 1976 and was the tallest building in the country, and South East Asia, at that time. There are two extensions, OCBC Centre South and OCBC Centre East. There is an...

    , Singapore Land Tower
    Singapore Land Tower
    Singapore Land Tower is a high-rise skyscraper located in the central business district of Singapore. It is located on 50 Raffles Place, next to Raffles Place MRT Station. It is just 100 metres away from Boat Quay and Collyer Quay....

    , Wak Hai Cheng Bio Temple (Yueh Hai Ching Temple
    Yueh Hai Ching Temple
    Yueh Hai Ching Temple , also known as Wak Hai Cheng Bio in Teochew, is a Chinese temple in Singapore, and is located at Phillip Street in the Downtown Core, within the Central Area, Singapore's central business district....

    )
  • Exit C - Ocean Towers
  • Exit D - Equity Plaza, Republic Plaza
  • Exit E - Ocean Building
  • Exit F - Capital Square, China Square, Great Eastern Centre, Lau Pa Sat, NTUC Centre (One Marina Boulevard
    One Marina Boulevard
    One Marina Boulevard, sometimes called NTUC Centre, is a high-rise skyscraper located in the central business district of Singapore. It is located on 1 Marina Boulevard, in the zone of Raffles Place and Marina Bay. The building is near other skyscrapers, such as One Raffles Quay, The Sail @ Marina...

    ), Prudential Tower, SGX Centre
    SGX Centre
    SGX Centre are two high-rise twin buildings in the city of Singapore. The development consists of two 189 metre high skyscrapers , located in Shenton Way. The two buildings are called SGX Centre One and SGX Centre Two, and are situated next to each other on a long and rectangular site.The two...

  • Exit G - Boat Quay
    Boat Quay
    Boat Quay is a historical quay in Singapore which is situated upstream from the mouth of the Singapore River on its southern bank.It was the busiest part of the old Port of Singapore, handling three quarters of all shipping business during the 1860s...

    , UOB Plaza
    UOB Plaza
    United Overseas Bank Plaza is a complex with twin tower late-modernist skyscrapers in the city of Singapore. UOB Plaza One is one of the three tallest in the city, sharing the title with the OUB Centre and Republic Plaza...

  • Exit H - Asian Civilisations Museum, Empress Place
    Asian Civilisations Museum
    The Asian Civilisations Museum is an institution which forms a part of the three museums of the National Museum of Singapore. It is one of the pioneering museums in the region to specialise in pan-Asian cultures and civilisations...

    , Bank of China Building
    Bank of China Building, Singapore
    The Bank of China Building is a development consisting of two skyscrapers located in the central business district of Singapore. It is located on 4 Battery Road, just next to 6 Battery Road, Maybank Tower, and roughly 100 metres from the Fullerton Hotel. It houses the Bank of China.- History :The...

    , Maybank Tower
    Maybank Tower
    Maybank Tower is a 32 storey skyscraper and the current headquarters of Maybank in Singapore. The building was completed in 2001. When night falls, only the logo and the first few levels of the building are lit. In mid 2008 two bright light stripes were added to the outer edges of the building...

    , Parliament House
    Parliament House, Singapore
    The Parliament House of Singapore is a public building and cultural landmark and houses the Parliament of Singapore. It is located in the Civic District of the Downtown Core within Singapore's central business district . Within its vicinity is Raffles Place, which lies across it from the Singapore...

    , The Arts House at Old Parliament (Old Parliament House
    Old Parliament House, Singapore
    The Old Parliament House, now known as the Arts House at the Old Parliament, is a building in Singapore. It is currently a multi-disciplinary arts venue which plays host to art exhibitions and concerts. The building was formerly home to the Parliament of Singapore from 1965 to 1999, when it moved...

    ), Six Battery Road, The Fullerton Singapore, Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall
    Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall
    The Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall is a complex of two buildings and a clock tower joined together by a common corridor and is located in the civic district of Singapore...

    .
  • Exit I - Hong Leong Building
    Hong Leong Building
    Hong Leong Finance Building is a high-rise skyscraper located in the central business district of Singapore. This is the flagship building of Hong Leong Holdings Limited. It is located on 16 Raffles Quay, in the zone of Raffles Place....

    , Lau Pa Sat
  • Exit J - Ocean Financial Centre
    Ocean Financial Centre
    The Ocean Financial Centre is a building currently under construction in Singapore. It is being built on the site of the former Ocean Building, which has been demolished. The new building will retain the name and many of the tenants of the former office block, and will serve primarily as a home to...

     (U/C)

Train service

Destination | First Train Last Train
Mon - Sat Sunday &
Public Holiday
Daily
North South Line
to NS1 Jurong East 6.03am 6.28am 11.48pm
to NS7 Kranji - - 12.08am
to NS27 Marina Bay 5.55am 6.21am 11.51pm
East West Line
to EW1 Pasir Ris 5.57am 6.25am 12.07am
to EW29 Joo Koon 5.56am 6.22am 11.51pm

Current Station Layout

L1 Street Level Entrance/Exit
B1 Shops Raffles Xchange
B2 Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Transitlink Counter
B3
Upper Platforms
Platform A {{SMRT lines|East West}} towards {{SMRT code
Pasir Ris MRT Station
Pasir Ris MRT Station ' is the terminal and above ground station of the East West MRT Line in Singapore. The station is located at the central part of Pasir Ris New Town.-Platform Screen Doors:...

 (→)
Island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...

, Pasir Ris bound-trains, doors will open on the right
Jurong East bound-trains, doors will open on the left
Platform B {{SMRT lines|North South}} towards {{SMRT code
Jurong East MRT Station
Jurong East MRT Station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station that is part of the North South Line and the East West Line in Singapore, and serves as an interchange station between the two lines....

 via {{SMRT code
Woodlands MRT Station
Woodlands MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit train station on the North South Line in Singapore. It is integrated together with the Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange located beneath the station and also Causeway Point Shopping Centre, which serves as a major shopping centre for...

 (→)
B4
Lower Platforms
Platform C {{SMRT lines|East West}} towards {{SMRT code
Joo Koon MRT Station
Joo Koon MRT Station ' is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit station along the East West Line in Jurong and also the western terminus for the line....

 (←)
Island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...

, Joo Koon bound-trains, doors will open on the left
Marina Bay bound-trains, doors will open on the right
Platform D {{SMRT lines|North South}} towards {{SMRT code
Marina Bay MRT Station
The Marina Bay MRT Station ' is the southern terminal station of the North South Line in Singapore. This station is located on reclaimed land and there are no developments surrounding it, and hence contrary to what the name implies, there exists a slight distance between the station and the actual...

 (←)

Bus services


The following bus services serve the bus stops along Robinson Road:
Bus Stop Code: 03031 (Opposite AIA Tower)
Service Destination Note
SBS Transit Trunk Services
10 Tampines Bus Interchange
Tampines Bus Interchange
Tampines Bus Interchange is a bus station serving Tampines New Town in Singapore. It is an open-air building located in the town centre near the Tampines MRT Station, with the allocated block number of 512. The interchange is operated by SBS Transit...

 
70 Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal
Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal
Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal is a bus terminal in the northern part of Ang Mo Kio. The terminal is located beneath the Yio Chu Kang MRT Station...

 
100 Serangoon Bus Interchange
Serangoon Bus Interchange
Serangoon Bus Interchange is a bus station serving Serangoon New Town in Singapore, and is within walking distance from Serangoon MRT Station. Opened on 3 September 2011 and operated by SBS Transit, it is the smallest air-conditioned bus interchange in Singapore with 8 services and 17 bus bays...

 
107 Hougang Central Bus Interchange
Hougang Central Bus Interchange
The Hougang Central Bus Interchange is a bus interchange serving the town of Hougang. It is located directly above the Hougang MRT Station and is operated by SBS Transit.-Redevelopment:...

 
128 Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot 
130 Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange
Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange
Ang Mo Kio Ave 8 Bus Interchange is located in Ang Mo Kio Town Centre, Singapore. The interchange is presently within AMK Hub, a newly-built shopping centre which is in turn linked to the Ang Mo Kio MRT Station via a pedestrian underpass below Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8.The interchange is the third to be...

 
162 Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal
Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal
Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal is a bus terminal in the northern part of Ang Mo Kio. The terminal is located beneath the Yio Chu Kang MRT Station...

 
196 Bedok Bus Interchange
Bedok Bus Interchange
Bedok Bus Interchange is a bus station serving Bedok New Town in Singapore. The bus interchange was completed in the 1980s, and is centrally located, just north of the Bedok MRT Station. The interchange, with the allocated block number of 207A, is located near a food center and a community...

 
SBS Transit Fast Forward Services
10e Bedok Road
196e Marine Parade Road
SBS Transit Premium Services
538 Fullerton Road
539 Fullerton Road
544 Fullerton Road
545 Fullerton Road
552 Fullerton Road
553 Fullerton Road
554 Fullerton Road
566 Fullerton Road
585 Fullerton Road
SMRT Buses Trunk Service
75 Marina Centre Bus Terminal
Marina Centre Bus Terminal
Marina Centre Bus Terminal is a bus station located along Raffles Boulevard in Marina Centre, Singapore. It is very near to Promenade MRT Station. The bus terminal does not allow boarding or alighting, and passengers have to alight before the bus terminates at the terminal...

SMRT Buses Express Service
868 Temasek Avenue
SMRT Buses Premium Service
589 Fullerton Road


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