Napier MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Thomson–East Coast line in Tanglin, Singapore, at the junction of Napier Road, Holland Road and Cluny Road.

TE12  Napier 纳比雅 நேப்பியர் Napier
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Platform B (Lower platform) of Napier MRT station
General information
Location	2 Napier Road Singapore 258511
Coordinates	1°18′25″N 103°49′09″E
Owned by	Land Transport Authority
Operated by	SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)	Thomson–East Coast Line
Platforms	2 (2 stacked side platforms)
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	13 November 2022; 5 days ago (2022-11-13)[1]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station Stevens towards Woodlands North Thomson–East Coast Line Orchard Boulevard towards Gardens by the Bay
Location
Napier Napier station in Singapore

The station bears the distinction of having its architecture, structure and road alignment fully designed by the Land Transport Authority.[2]

History

The station was first announced on 29 August 2012 as part of the Thomson line (TSL).[3][4] Contract T217 for the design and construction of Napier Station and associated tunnels was awarded to Sinohydro Corporation Ltd. (Singapore Branch) at a sum of S$189 million in November 2013. Construction started in 2014.[5]

On 15 August 2014, the LTA announced that the TSL would merge with the Eastern Region line to form the Thomson–East Coast line (TEL). Napier station, part of the proposed line, would be constructed as part of TEL3, consisting of 13 stations between Mount Pleasant and Gardens by the Bay.[6][7] With restrictions imposed on construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the TEL3 completion date was pushed by one year to 2022.[8] On 9 March 2022, Transport Minister S Iswaran announced in Parliament that TEL 3 would open in the second half of that year.[9]

As announced during a visit by Transport Minister S. Iswaran at the Outram Park and Maxwell stations on 7 October 2022, the TEL station began operations on 13 November.[10][11][12]

Station description

Napier station is located between Stevens and Orchard Boulevard stations, on a rather substantial curve en route to Orchard. It is located around Gleneagles Hospital, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Australian High Commission, British High Commission, United States Embassy, INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation and the Tanglin Gate of the Singapore Botanic Gardens.[13] It is also the nearest station to the Dempsey Hill shopping alfresco dining areas.

Napier station uses a stacked side platform configuration owing to space constraints above.[14] The station's upper platform makes use of a large curvelinear ceiling, inspired by a folding leaf, eliminating the need for columns. This curved motif is echoed on the walls of the lower platform.[2]

Art-in-Transit

Unlike previous station artworks that are commissions of present-day artists, Botanical Art at Napier Station was curated by the National Parks Board (NParks). It features botanical paintings that were used by the Singapore Botanic Gardens for educational purposes. Former and current staff from NParks selected and adapted paintings by James and Charles de Alwis, who worked as botanical artists by the Gardens' then-director, Henry Nicholas Ridley, in 1888-1912.[15]

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