Bencoolen MRT Station

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## DT21 Bencoolen

### Location

Boundary of Rochor and Museum planning areas, Singapore

## About

Bencoolen is a MRT Station located in the boundary of Rochor and Museum planning areas. It has three exits.

> Bencoolen station has two platforms in an island platform arrangement, with both platforms utilized for trains travelling in either direction. Full-height Platform screen doors isolate the air-conditioned station from the tunnel environment, enhancing commuter safety and station comfort.
> Passenger Information Systems, which are plasma display screens located at each platform, display expected train arrival times and key messages. Tactile flooring helps to guide the visually-handicapped from the platform to the station exits.
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> — Bencoolen MRT Station at Land Transport Guru
>
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## Lines

### Downtown Line

It is an island platform in Downtown Line. The station code number is 'DT21'.

## Platforms

* A:For Bukit Panjang
* B:For Expo

## Exits

* A:To V Hotel Bencoolen, Middle Road, Cathedral of the Good Shepherd Church, China Cultural Centre, Church of Saint Joseph, Church of Saints Peter & Paul, Fortune Centre, Maghain Aboth Synagogue, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA Campus), Singapore Council of Women’s Organizations, Singapore Art Museum, Waterloo Centre
* B:To Hotel Mi, Masjid Bencoolen, National Museum of Singapore, Orchard Presbyterian Church, Parklane Shopping Centre, Peace Centre, Pomo, Prinsep House, Rendezvous Hotel, School of the Arts (SOTA), Selegie Arts Centre, Sunshine Plaza, The Cathay, Wesley Methodist Church, YMCA International House
* C:To Singapore Management University (SMU), **Bras Basah**

## Nearby Bus Stops/Interchanges

* 04029 – Bencoolen Street (Bef Bencoolen Stn Exit A)
* 04019 – Bencoolen Street (Opp Bencoolen Stn Exit B)
* 08069 – Bras Basah Rd (Bencoolen Stn Exit B)

## Bus services passed

7, 14, 14e, 16, 16M, 36, 64, 65, 77, 106, 111, 124, 131, 139, 147, 162, 162M, 166, 167, 174, 174e, 175, 190, 502, 518, 652, 656, 660, 663, 665, 850E, 857, 951E, 971

## Art In Transit

Tracing Memories by Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), Sheryl Law, Reena Ng, Tay Yuling, Tsai Chingwen, Ooi Qiyang, Poornima Bargotra, Sheetal Muralidhara:An unwinding string gives a sense of direction which is what a train does. It has the quality of being flexible in its movement and the ability to tie things together. The string is therefore used in the artwork as a metaphor that connects the public together.

Silhouettes for the artwork were obtained from stills of videos of students performing activities representing the educational institutions, SMU and NAFA. These silhouettes are connected with a string leading towards each of the exit for SMU and for NAFA; serving as a form of wayfinding in the station.

As Bencoolen Street has evolved with the opening of the MRT, memories have been embraced in the art work in the form of iconic images; symbolising its history and life. These photos uniquely and visually captured the environment as it features patterns, decorative elements, buildings, trees and more. Photos submitted by the community were collected and used to fill the stop-motion silhouettes in a form of a collage. Each collage is colour coded to ensure that photos used for each silhouette will have a distinctive character.