page_title: Bencoolen MRT station
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Bencoolen MRT station / History
caption_attribution_description: English: DT21 Bencoolen station
context_page_description: Bencoolen MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Downtown Line located at the boundary of Rochor and Museum planning areas, Singapore. Located under Bencoolen Street, the station serves primarily the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, which is directly next to and above the station. It is located in between 2 campuses of Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. The station is connected indirectly to Bras Basah MRT station on the Circle Line via Exit C and walking through Singapore Art Museum, where the shops are primarily located. The station also has small eateries such as Crossings Cafe at the Catholic Centre and Le Bistrot de l'Olive at the V Hotel.
  At 43 metres below street level, it is currently also the deepest MRT station in Singapore, surpassing Promenade station at 42 metres.
context_section_description: The Contract 936 for the design and construction of Bencoolen station and associated tunnels was awarded to Sato Kogyo (S) Pte Ltd at a sum of S$177.58 million in April 2011. Construction of the station and the tunnels commenced in the second quarter of that year and completed in 2017.
  As the station is located under Bencoolen Street, a portion of the Bencoolen Street was closed from Prinsep Link to Bras Basah Road from 16 October 2011 to 10 December 2016.
  On 3 March 2017, a burst pipe caused flooding at Bencoolen MRT station. It was partially submerged by water that came from within.
  The station opened on 21 October 2017 along with the rest of Stage 3 of the Downtown Line, as announced by the Land Transport Authority on 31 May that year.
caption: Platform level of the station.
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