Beauty World MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Downtown Line (DTL) in Bukit Timah, Singapore. Located along Upper Bukit Timah Road, this station took its name from the historic Beauty World Market, a former amusement park and market that once stood in the vicinity. Beauty World station primarily serves the residential estates along Jalan Jurong Kechil and Toh Yi Drive, as well as Beauty World Centre, Beauty World Plaza, and Bukit Timah Shopping Centre. It is also within walking distances to Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School, Bukit Timah Market & Food Centre, Bukit Timah Community Club, Bukit Timah Tua Pek Kong Temple, and Bee Low See Temple.
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Beauty World 美世界 பியூட்டி வேர்ல்ட் | |||||||||||||||
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| Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station | |||||||||||||||
 Exit C of Beauty World station | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 101 Upper Bukit Timah Road Singapore 588216 | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 1°20′28″N 103°46′33″E / 1.341133°N 103.775797°E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | SBS Transit DTL (ComfortDelGro Corporation) | ||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 27 December 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Anak Bukit, Seventh Mile | ||||||||||||||
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  Beauty World Beauty World station in Singapore | |||||||||||||||
The section of tracks between this station and Hillview MRT station is the longest between any two MRT stations on the Downtown Line, at least until 2025. There are basic structural provisions for a future station (also known as a "box station") along this section of tracks near Hume Avenue.[1] Hume MRT station was confirmed on 7 March 2019 and is to be operational by 2025.
History edit
The station was first announced in July 2008 when the DTL2 stations were announced.[2] Contract 916 for the design and construction of Beauty World station and associated tunnels was awarded to McConnell Dowell S.E.A. Pte Ltd on 25 March 2009 at a contract sum of S$339.88 million (US$233.67 million).[3][4]
Tunnelling works began on 8 June 2011. Two tunnel boring machines — which were named Athena and Artemis, after the Greek goddesses by students of the nearby Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School — tunnelled the 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) stretch from Beauty World to King Albert Park.[5]
Station details edit
Etymology edit
The original name for "Beauty World" referred to an amusement park in the area. At that time, amusement parks were called "worlds": the others included Gay World, Great World (which Great World City now occupies), and New World. The amusement park was subsequently converted to a market after the end of World War II, and called Beauty World Market. However, fire hazards led to the subsequent demolition of the park in the 1980s.
The station was also named after the Beauty World Centre. Other names such as Anak Bukit and Seventh Mile were considered before the name Beauty World was selected.
Art in Transit edit
"Asemic Lines" by Boedi Widjaja is an artwork that presents the multi-cultural mix of language and invites viewers' aesthetic intuition to 'hover' between reading and looking.
Exits edit
- A: Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Bukit Timah Shopping Centre, Beauty World Plaza, Beauty World Centre, Church of Singapore, Goh & Goh Building, UOB Centre, and Rifle Range Nature Park; wheelchair accessible
- B: Bukit Timah Tua Pek Kong Temple, Dimensions International College (Bukit Timah Campus), Kilat Centre, JK Building, and Sweebi House; wheelchair accessible
- C: Bukit Timah Market & Food Centre, Bukit Timah Plaza, Bukit Timah Community Club, Glory Presbyterian Church, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, and Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School; wheelchair accessible
References edit
- ^ "Speech by Mr Lui Tuck Yew, Minister for Transport, on A Sustainable and High Quality Public Transport-Centric Transportation System, at the Committee Of Supply Debate 2015 on 11 March 2015". Ministry of Transport, Singapore. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "Downtown Line 2 Station Sites Named". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ "Contract 916 Tender Information". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 18 April 2009.
- ^ "Award of Contract C916 – Station at Beauty World". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Downtown Line 2 Tunnelling Works Begin at Beauty World Station". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011.
External links edit
Media related to Beauty World MRT Station at Wikimedia Commons- SBS official website
