Kembangan MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East West Line in Bedok, Singapore. Built at the junction of Sims Ave East and Jalan Kembangan, part of the station stands directly above the Siglap Canal. The name Kembangan means “expansion” in Malay.
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Kembangan 景万岸 கெம்பாங்கான் | |||||||||||
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| Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station | |||||||||||
 Platform level of Kembangan MRT station. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 55 Sims Avenue East Singapore 416551 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 1°19′15.54″N 103°54′46.23″E / 1.3209833°N 103.9128417°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 4 November 1989 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Frankel | ||||||||||
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  Kembangan Kembangan Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore | |||||||||||
History edit
As with most of the above-ground stations built in the past along the East West Line, it was built without platform screen doors. After several successful test at Jurong East, Yishun and Pasir Ris and eventually, installation of the half-height screen doors to prevent commuters from falling onto the train tracks. Installation started in December 2010 and the platform screen doors started operations on 25 February 2011 with Kallang.[1]
This station is also installed with high-volume low-speed fans, which started operating 14 July 2012, together with Paya Lebar station.
Privacy screens were installed from Kembangan MRT station to Lorong Mydin to minimise noise impact from residents, from September 2016.
References edit
- ^ Wong, Siew Ying (January 26, 2008). "Above-ground MRT stations to have platform screen doors by 2012". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
External links edit
Media related to Kembangan MRT Station at Wikimedia Commons