Bartley MRT station

Bartley MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Stage 3 of the Circle line, located on the boundary of Serangoon and Toa Payoh planning areas, Singapore.

CC12  Bartley 巴特礼 பார்ட்லி
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Exit A of Bartley MRT station
General information
Location	90 Bartley Road Singapore 539788
Coordinates	1°20′34″N 103°52′47″E
Operated by	SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)	Circle Line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes (External)
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	28 May 2009; 15 years ago (2009-05-28)
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	How Sun[1]
Passengers
June 2024	5,640 per day[2]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station Tai Seng towards Dhoby Ghaut or Marina Bay Circle Line Serangoon towards HarbourFront
Location Bartley Bartley station in Singapore

Situated along Bartley Road near How Sun Estate, Maris Stella High School and Ramakrishna Mission Singapore, this station serves the residential estate along Serangoon Avenue 1 and the upcoming Bidadari estate.

History

Ticket machines at the station with the artwork The Coin Mat, as part of the Art in Transit.

Bartley MRT Station was named after William Bartley, who was Acting Collector-General of Income Tax in the 1920s and President of the Municipal Commission of Singapore between 1931 and 1946.

Contract C851A for the construction and completion of Bartley MRT Station was awarded to Wan Soon Construction Pte Ltd at a sum of S$63.5 million in July 2003.^[3][4]

The station was built in tandem with the Outer Ring Road System project which consists of extending Bartley Road to Eunos Road via a viaduct over the part of the underground site of the Kim Chuan Depot.^[5] On 13 August 2003, a section of Bartley Road was realigned for the construction of the station.^[6]

As part of the project, Upper Paya Lebar Road was rebuilt and opened on 17 January 2010 as an underpass heading towards MacPherson and Paya Lebar.^[7] The station was first opened on 28 May 2009 along with the rest of Stage 3 of the Circle line.^[8][9]

Before the opening of the station, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) conducted the third Shelter Open House at this station on 4 April 2009, together with Bishan and Lorong Chuan stations. It also held an open house for the SMRT staff on 1 May 2009.^[10] The station was the eastern terminus for the Circle line until Stages 1 and 2 to Dhoby Ghaut opened on 17 April 2010.^[11][12]

Art in Transit

The art piece at this station, called The Coin Mat, is done by Jane Lee, this consists of a mural made up of 160,000 one-cent coins embedded in glass.^[13]

References

1. "Annex A FINALISED NAMES FOR CIRCLE LINE (CCL) STAGES 1-3 STATIONS". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 18 December 2006.
2. "Land Transport DataMall". Datamall. Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
3. "Projects - Rail". www.lta.gov.sg. 5 Aug 2008. Archived from the original on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
4. "Award Of Contracts For Stage 3 Of Circle Line". www.lta.gov.sg. 31 July 2003. Archived from the original on 6 August 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
5. "New Road Developments in 2010". www.lta.gov.sg. 14 Jan 2010. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
6. "A Section Of Bartley Road To Be Realigned". www.lta.gov.sg. 1 August 2003. Archived from the original on 6 Oct 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
7. "Upper Paya Lebar Underpass Opens to Traffic". www.lta.gov.sg. 6 March 2009. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
8. "Part of Circle Line opens today". ChannelNewsAsia. 2009-05-28. Archived from the original on 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
9. "Early opening for Circle line from Bartley to Marymount". Land Transport Authority. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
10. "Circle Line Opening Ceremony - Land Transport Authority" (PDF). Land Transport Authority. 23 May 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
11. "Welcome Remarks By Mr Raymond Lim At The Opening Of The Circle Line From Dhoby Ghaut To Bartley on 16 April 2010". www.mot.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
12. "Circle Line from Bartley to Dhoby Ghaut to Open 17 April". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
13. Massot, Gilles (2020-04-07). "Getting Around - Public Transport - A Better Public Transport Experience - Art in Transit". LTA. Archived from the original on 2020-04-21. Retrieved 2020-04-21.

External links

• Official website
• Media related to Bartley MRT Station at Wikimedia Commons