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 CC17  TE9 
Caldecott
加利谷
கால்டிகாட்
Caldecott
Rapid transit
CC17 Caldecott MRT Exit A.jpg
Exit A of Caldecott MRT station.
Location 38 Toa Payoh Rise
Singapore 298113 (CCL)
1 Toa Payoh Link
Singapore 297608 (TEL)
Coordinates 1°20′16″N 103°50′22″E / 1.337761°N 103.839447°E / 1.337761; 103.839447
Operated by SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) (Circle and Thomson–East Coast lines)
Line(s)
Platforms 2 (1 island platform) (2 U/C)
Tracks 4 (2 U/C)
Connections Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type Underground
Platform levels 1 (1 U/C)
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code  CC17  TE9 
History
Opened 8 October 2011; 13 years ago (2011-10-08) (Circle line)
Opening 2020; 4 years ago (2020) (Thomson–East Coast line)
Electrified Yes
Previous names Thomson
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
Marymount
towards Dhoby Ghaut
Circle Line
towards HarbourFront
Circle Line
Future service
towards HarbourFront
Thomson-East Coast Line
Future service
Terminus
Location
Caldecott MRT station
Circle & Thomson–East Coast lines

Caldecott MRT station (CC17/TE9) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle line, located in Toa Payoh, Singapore. This station will become an interchange with the Thomson–East Coast line in 2020.

As Bukit Brown MRT station is currently non-operational, the section of tracks between Caldecott station and Botanic Gardens MRT station is the longest between any two stations on the Circle line. Trains move at 80 km/h at this stretch.

History

CC17 Caldecott mrt concourse
Concourse of the station.
CC17 Caldecott Station
Caldecott station platform level.

When the Circle line was planned, this station was planned to be an empty station, to be opened only when the area are more developed. It was only announced quite later that this station will open other stations of Stage 4 on 11 January 2007, and the station name was renamed to "Caldecott". The station opened on 8 October 2011.

Starting from 2020, Caldecott station will be an interchange station with the Thomson–East Coast line and will serve as the terminus from 2020 to 2021, where it would be replaced by Gardens by the Bay as the Stage 3 of the line opens.

Civil Defence shelter

Caldecott CCL station is one of eleven stations along the Circle line designated as Civil Defence (CD) shelters, which will be activated in times of national emergency. Apart from reinforced construction, the stations are designed and equipped with facilities to ensure the shelter environment is tolerable for people.


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