Little India MRT station

Little India MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the Downtown line and North East line, located at the junction of Bukit Timah Road and Race Course Road on the boundary of the planning areas of Kallang and Rochor, Singapore.

 NE7  DT12 
Little India
小印度
குட்டி இந்தியா
Little India
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Exit A of Little India
Location60 Bukit Timah Road
Singapore 229900 (NEL)
62 Bukit Timah Road
Singapore 229902 (DTL)
Coordinates1°18′24″N 103°50′57″E
Operated bySBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation) (North East line)
SBS Transit DTL (ComfortDelGro Corporation) (Downtown line)
Line(s)
  North East Line
  Downtown Line
Platforms4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels2
ParkingYes (KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Tekka Centre)
Bicycle facilitiesYes (External)
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened20 June 2003 (2003-06-20) (North East line)
27 December 2015 (2015-12-27) (Downtown line)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesKandang Kerbau
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
towards HarbourFront
North East Line
towards Punggol
towards Bukit Panjang
Downtown Line
towards Expo
Location
Little India
Little India station in Singapore

The station derived its name from the ethnic neighbourhood of Little India, which the station is located within.[1]

The distance between this station and Rochor MRT station is the shortest between any two MRT stations located along the Downtown line. In addition, Little India station is also within walking distances to Jalan Besar MRT station and KK Women's and Children's Hospital.

History
NEL platforms.
DTL Platforms.

Before the station was built, it was called Kandang Kerbau. It was renamed to Little India to reflect the station's heritage since 2001.

On 20 December 2012, train services on the North East line was delayed due to a train fault. A statement from SBS Transit said there was no train service between Punggol and Little India due to a train fault. Free bus rides were made available at designated bus stops near affected NEL stations. At about 5.18 pm, all train services resumed. SBS Transit has apologised for the inconvenience caused.[2][3]

On 24 April 2013, a woman known only as Madam Ong had her leg trapped in the gap between the station platform and the train, saying that she was pushed. She suffered minor injuries.[4]

No one was injured in a fire that broke out at a Downtown line worksite along Race Course Road on the evening of 26 March 2014. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) told Yahoo Singapore that a "small fire" had broken out at a "localised area" within the worksite of the Downtown line Little India MRT station. "There is also no impact to DTL2 construction progress," added a spokesperson for the LTA, who added that the fire was put out by 10pm, after it first broke out about half an hour earlier.[5]

Art in Transit

The artwork featured in the North East line section features Memoirs of the Past by S. Chandrasekaran. The animal paintings echos the past of Little India when buffalo stables were seen.

The Downtown line section features "Woven Field" by Grace Tan. It features a landscape of tessellated triangular configurations inspired by the singhaulia woven patterns commonly seen in the traditional sari.

References
  1. "Little India MRT Station". SBS Transit. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  2. "Train service disrupted on NEL due to train fault". Channel NewsAsia. 20 December 2012.
  3. "Train service on NEL resumes after disruption". Channel NewsAsia. 20 December 2012.
  4. "Woman suffers palm-sized bruise after her leg gets caught in MRT platform gap". STOMP. 1 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  5. "No injuries in fire at Downtown Line worksite in Little India". Yahoo. 27 March 2014.
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