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Clarke Quay MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North East line in Singapore River planning area, Singapore, located underneath Eu Tong Sen Street and New Bridge Road near the junctions of Merchant Road and North Canal Road.[1]

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NE5  Clarke Quay 克拉码头 கிளார்க் கீ Clarke Quay
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Exit A of Clarke Quay MRT station.
General information
Location	10 Eu Tong Sen Street Singapore 059815
Coordinates	1°17′19″N 103°50′48″E
Operated by	SBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Line(s)	North East Line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes (Clarke Quay Central)
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	20 June 2003; 19 years ago (2003-06-20)
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station Chinatown towards HarbourFront North East Line Dhoby Ghaut towards Punggol
Location
Clarke Quay Clarke Quay station in Singapore

Despite its name, Clarke Quay station is not physically located within Clarke Quay which lies on the northern bank of the Singapore River. Rather, the station is built along the southern bank of the river, directly connected to Clarke Quay Central. The station is located on the opposite side of the Singapore River where Clarke Quay is actually situated. This MRT station is near Fort Canning MRT station and Chinatown MRT station.

History

Clarke Quay MRT station was first announced for the North East Line announcement in 4 March 1996.[2][3] On the 23 June 1997, North East Line Contract 708 was awarded to Nishimatsu Construction – Lum Chang Building Contractors – Bachy Soletanche Singapore Joint-Venture (JV) on 23 June 1997 for $171.2 million.

To facilitate the construction of the MRT station, the government had a mandatory acquisition of HDB flats in Clarke Quay together with Ellenborough Market in 1995-96 and residents were shifted out to the new estates such as Tampines, Jurong West and Bukit Panjang. Residents were told to move out by December 1996 before the eventual demolition in 1997.

Clarke Quay was opened on 20 June 2003 together with all the North East Line stations. Construction work began for the Clarke Quay Central, which is a shopping mall and completed in January 2007.

References

External links

• Media related to Clarke Quay MRT Station at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website

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