Farrer Road MRT Station

CC20 Farrer Road 花拉路 \| ஃபேரர் சாலை
Station exit B
Address	71 Farrer Road, Singapore 268857
Lines Served	Circle Line
Operator	SMRT Trains
Structure	Underground
Platform	Island
Opened	8 Oct 2011

Farrer Road MRT Station (CC20) is an underground station along the Circle Line (CCL). It is built underneath Farrer Road, the thoroughfare which gives the station its name, and is located near the Farrer Gardens Estate.

Farrer Road was named after John Farrer, who was President of the Municipal Commissioners from 1919 to 1931. The station serves the nearby Farrer Gardens housing estate, many condominiums and private homes, schools, and places of worship. Not to be confused with this station is Farrer Park station along the North East Line.

First / Last Train Timings

Circle Line – (CC20) Farrer Road
Destination	First Train		Last Train
Destination	Weekdays & Sat	Sun & Public Holidays	Daily
CC1 Dhoby Ghaut	5:43am	6:04am	11:23pm
CC7 Mountbatten	–	–	12:00am
CC12 Bartley	–	–	12:24am
CC29 HarbourFront	5:34am	5:59am	11:29pm
CC26 Pasir Panjang	–	–	11:59pm
CC23 one-north	–	–	12:15am

Station Layout

L2	Overhead Bridge	Overhead bridge accross Farrer Road
L1	Street Level	Bus stops, Taxi stand, pick-up/drop-off point
B1	Ticket Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Service Kiosks, Passenger Service Centre
B2	Staff	Restricted Access
B3	Platform A	Circle Line (Anticlockwise ↺) via CC22EW21 Buona Vista
B3	Platform B	Circle Line (Clockwise ↻) via CC19DT9 Botanic Gardens

Platforms & Train Services

Platform A: Circle Line (Anticlockwise ↺) via CC21 Holland Village & CC22EW21 Buona Vista (→)
Platform B: Circle Line (Clockwise ↻) via CC19DT9 Botanic Gardens (←)

Farrer Road station has two platforms in an island platform arrangement. Refer to the Station Travel Information System (STIS) for the destination and service information of upcoming trains.

Basement 2 is a service floor and not for public access. However, it can be seen from the platform level as a suspended corridor accessible by lift.

Station Amenities

Public toilets at concourse level (B1)
Bicycle racks at station exits

Exits

Farrer Road MRT station has two exits at ground level (A and B), of which only Exit B is barrier-free.
For barrier-free access to Exit A, use the overhead bridge across Farrer Road which is served by lifts from Exit B.

Exit	Location	Nearby
A	Farrer Road (Southbound)	Farrer Drive, Woollerton Park
B	Farrer Road (Northbound)	Church of Saint Ignatius, Empress Rd Market & Food Centre, Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Nanyang Primary School, Saint John’s Chapel, Saint Margaret’s Secondary School Singapore International Baptist Church

Transport Connections

Farrer Road station connects to several bus stops in the vicinity, as well as a taxi stand and passenger pick-up point.

Bus

There are two bus stops linked to Farrer Road station.

Bus Stop	Exit	Bus Routes
Farrer Rd Stn Exit A (11119) Farrer Rd	A	48, 93, 153, 165, 174, 186, 855, 961, 961M
Farrer Rd Stn Exit B (11111) Farrer Rd	B	48, 93, 153, 165, 174, 186, 855, 961, 961M

Road

A taxi stand and pick-up/drop-off point is located next to Station Exit B:

Exit	Road	Provisions
B	Farrer Road (Northbound)	Taxi stand (H05), pick-up/drop-off point

MRT Bus Bridging Service

In the event of a MRT service disruption affecting Farrer Road station, MRT Bridging Buses may be activated to ply affected stretches of the Circle Line. In which case, the buses can be boarded from the following bus stops:

Towards	Bus Stop	Exit
Circle Line (CCL Bridging Bus)
CC1NS24NE6 Dhoby Ghaut	Farrer Rd Stn Exit B (11111) Farrer Rd	B
CC29NE1 HarbourFront	Farrer Rd Stn Exit A (11119) Farrer Rd	A

In addition, passengers can board free regular bus services at Bus Stops 11111 & 11119 when activated.

Passenger Usage Patterns

Serving residential areas, schools and places of worship in the vicinity, Farrer Road station encounters moderate passenger demand across most of the day.

Construction

Circle Line Stage 4 (CCL4) Contract C854 for the construction of Thomson, Adam and Farrer stations and tunnels (inclusive of Bukit Brown shell station) was awarded to Japanese company Taisei Corporation.