Bright Hill MRT station

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Bright Hill
光明山
பிரைட் ஹில்
Bright Hill

Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
TE7 Bright Hill MRT Platforms 20210820 104726.jpg
View of the station platform and concourse
Station statistics
Address100 Sin Ming Avenue
Singapore 575737
Coordinates1°21′50″N 103°50′05″E / 1.36384°N 103.834748°E / 1.36384; 103.834748Coordinates: 1°21′50″N 103°50′05″E / 1.36384°N 103.834748°E / 1.36384; 103.834748
Lines     Thomson-East Coast Line      Cross Island Line
StructureUnderground
Depth20m
Levels1 + 1 (U/C)
Platforms2 (1 island platform) + 2 (2 side platforms) (U/C)
Tracks2 + 2 (U/C)
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
Opened28 August 2021; 4 years ago (2021-08-28) (Thomson-East Coast line)
ElectrifiedYes
Owned byLand Transport Authority
FormerlySin Ming, Bishan Park[1][2]
Services
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Bright Hill MRT station (TE7/CR13) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson-East Coast Line and future Cross Island Line in Bishan, Singapore.

Description

Bright Hill MRT station is a fully underground mass rapid transit station with four station entrances and exits.[3][4] The station serves the industrial estate of Sin Ming and is located near landmarks such as Peirce Secondary School and Ai Tong School.[4] It is also located close to the Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery. The monastery is Singapore's largest Mahayana Buddhist temple. The station derived its name from the temple.[5][6]

History

A future entrance to the station under construction.

On 29 August 2012, it was announced that a Mass Rapid Transit station would be built in the Sin Ming as part of the new Thomson MRT line.[3] This underground station was given the working name "Sin Ming".[3] The station was later renamed to "Bright Hill MRT Station" on 27 August 2014 after a public voting exercise to determine the names of Thomson Line stations.[7] This name is the English translation of the location name "Kong Meng San" (光明山), where the Monastery is located.[6]

Bright Hill MRT station was merged into the Thomson-East Coast MRT Line when the Land Transport Authority announced that the Eastern Region MRT Line and Thomson MRT line would be operating as a single line.[8]

This station will become an interchange station with the Cross Island Line when the line opens in 2029.[9][10]

Bright Hill MRT Station Media

  • Construction works of the TEL station in 2016

  • Soil investigation works at the CRL station site

  • CD shelter facilities at the platform level

References

  1. ↑ LTA | News Room | News Releases | Public Poll for Thomson Line Station Names. LTA. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. ↑ LTA | News Room | News Releases | Thomson Line Station Names Finalised. LTA. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 New Thomson MRT line to open in 2019 (2 August 2012)Asiaone. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 TEL Location Maps. Land Transport Authority, Singapore. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery (10 February 2010)National Library Board, Singapore. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Local Names for Local MRT Stations (2014)Institute of Policy Studies. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  7. ↑ Thomson Line Station Names Finalised (27 June 2014)Land Transport Authority. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  8. ↑ New Thomson-East Coast Line to run through estates in the east including Marine Parade. The Straits Times (15 August 2014)Asiaone. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  9. ↑ Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) & SLA - Cross Island Line 1: New Links by 2029 (25 January 2019)Land Transport Authority.
  10. ↑ First phase of Cross Island Line to open by 2029 with 12 stations (25 January 2019)Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
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