Queenstown MRT Station

Infobox Station
name=Queenstown MRT Station
女皇镇地铁站
குவீன்ஸ்டவுன்
type=Rapid transit


image_size=300
image_caption=Concourse level of the Queenstown MRT Station.
address=301 Commonwealth Avenue
Singapore 149729
coordinates= coord|1.173999|103.482201
line=East West
other=Bus, Taxi
structure=Elevated
platform=Island
depth=
levels=2
tracks=2
parking=
bicycle=
baggage_check=
passengers=
pass_year=
pass_percent=
pass_system=
opened=12 March 1988
closed=
rebuilt=
electrified=
ADA=Yes
code=EW19
owned=
zone=
former=
services=s-rail|title=SMRT
mpassengers=
map_locator=MRT locator map|Queenstown|px=300

Queenstown MRT Station (EW19) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the East West MRT Line in Singapore. It is sandwiched between the 38-storey Queens condominium and the new 43-storey HDB flats on the opposite side of the track. The station's livery is blue.

A free shuttle service from this station serves the nearby Alexandra Hospital.

Current Station Layout

Bus services

The Following Bus Services Pass By The Bus Stops Along Commonwealth Ave:

Incidents

On April 2 2004, a shuttle bus which ferries patients and staff from the Alexandra Hospital to the Queenstown MRT Station crashed into a viaduct column near the station. The bus driver, Mr Lee Tok Hwan, 46, an employee of SMRT died instantly while the 15 passengers on the bus were injured and were sent back to Alexandra Hospital. The viaduct column was inspected and no structural defects were found. [ cite news | title = He was talking to driver, then... CRASH! | publisher = The New Paper | date = 3 April 2004 | url = http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/printfriendly/0,4139,56550,00.html ]

ee also

* Queenstown, Singapore

References