City Hall MRT Station

NS25EW13 City Hall 政府大厦 | நகர மண்டபம்
Address	150 North Bridge Road, Singapore 179100
Lines Served	North South Line   East West Line
Operator	SMRT Trains (NSL & EWL)
Structure	Underground (NSL & EWL)
Platform	Stacked Island
Opened	12 Dec 1987

City Hall MRT Station (NS25/EW13) is an underground cross-platform interchange station along the North South Line (NSL) and East West Line (EWL). It is located near Stamford Road and the junctions with North Bridge Road and Saint Andrew’s Road.

The station opened along with Raffles Place in December 1987 and both stations serve as cross-platform interchanges between the North South Line and East West Line, allowing commuters to switch trains at the appropriate station without having to ascend or descend platform levels. City Hall station offers Westbound EWL & Northbound NSL trains on the upper level, and Eastbound EWL & Southbound NSL on the lower level.

City Hall Station serves the civic district and named after the old City Hall, which in 2015, has been converted into the National Gallery Singapore together with the adjacent Old Supreme Court Building. Nearby landmarks include the Padang, the Cenotaph, Raffles City and Capitol Plaza among many others.

Below ground, a network of pedestrian underpasses connect the station to nearby developments. Commuters can walk to CC3 Esplanade station via the subterranean Citylink Mall (Exit C) or Basement 2 of Raffles City (Exit A).

First / Last Train Timings

Station Layout

Platforms & Train Services

North South Line & East West Line (B2):

Platform A: North South Line towards NS1EW24 Jurong East via NS24NE6CC1 Dhoby Ghaut (→) Platform B: East West Line towards EW33 Tuas Link via EW14NS26 Raffles Place (←)

North South Line & East West Line (B3):

Platform C: North South Line towards NS28 Marina South Pier via NS26EW14 Raffles Place (←) Platform D: East West Line towards EW1 Pasir Ris via EW12DT14 Bugis (→)

City Hall station has a total of four platforms, arranged in two stacked island platforms. The North South Line (NSL) and the East West Line (EWL) occupy two tracks each, enabling cross-platform interchange between lines. In particular, passengers arriving on the EWL from the East can conveniently transfer to the NSL towards Orchard and Toa Payoh by walking across the platform, and vice-versa for NSL (Southbound) to EWL (Eastbound).

Concourse

The station has a combined ticket concourse located at Basement 1.

Escalators, stairs and lifts connect the concourse with the platforms below. There are escalators that lead to Basement 2 and others that lead straight to Basement 3, and commuters are advised to follow the signage to the correct escalator.

Civil Defence shelter

City Hall station is designated as a Civil Defence (CD) shelter, which will be activated in times of national emergency. Apart from reinforced construction, the station is designed and equipped with facilities to ensure the shelter environment is tolerable for all shelterees during shelter occupation. These facilities include protective blast doors, decontamination facilities, ventilation systems, power and water supply systems and a dry toilet system.

Station Amenities

• Public Toilets at concourse level
• Retail Shop at concourse level
• ATMs and Self-service Machines at concourse level
• Top Up Kiosks
• SimplyGo Ticket Office

Exits

City Hall MRT station has two exits at ground level (A and B) and another two exits at Basement 1 (C and D), all of which offer barrier-free accessibility. Out-of-system transfers can be made to Esplanade station.

Exit	Location	Nearby
A	Raffles City	Stamford Road / Beach Road, Bras Basah Complex, Carlton Hotel, Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, CHIJMES, Fairmont Singapore, National Library, National Museum of Singapore, NTUC Income Centre, Raffles Hotel, Raffles City Convention Centre, Raffles City Shopping Centre, Singapore Recreation Club, Singapore Management University (SMU), Swissotel The Stamford Singapore, NTUC Trade Union House, CC3 Esplanade station (via Raffles City Basement 2)
B	St. Andrew’s Cathedral	North Bridge Road / Stamford Road, National Gallery Singapore, Padang, Parliament House, Supreme Court, The Adelphi Lifestyle Mall, The Arts House @ The Old Parliament
C	Citylink Mall	via Citylink Mall: Esplanade – Theatres On The Bay, Esplanade Park, Marina Square, One Raffles Link, Suntec City, Suntec City Convention & Exhibition Centre, CC3 Esplanade station
D	Capitol Building (Basement 2)	via Capitol: Armenian Church, Bible House, Capitol, Capitol Piazza / Theatre / The Capitol Kempinski Hotel, Funan, Grand Park City Hall, National Archives of Singapore, Peninsular Excelsior Hotel & Shopping Centre, Peninsula Plaza, Peranakan Museum, Registry of Marriages, SCCCI, Singapore Philatelic Museum, Stamford Court, The Substation, The Treasury

Transport Connections

City Hall station connects to several bus stops in the vicinity, as well as taxi stands and passenger pick-up points.

Bus

There are 5 bus stops in the vicinity of City Hall station.

Road

Taxi stands and pick-up/drop-off points for cars and private buses are located next to station exits:

MRT Bus Bridging Service

In the event of a MRT service disruption affecting City Hall station, MRT Bridging Buses may be activated to ply affected stretches of the North South Line or East West Line. In which case, the buses can be boarded from the following bus stops:

In addition, passengers can board free regular bus services at the following bus stops when activated:

• North South Line
  Bus Stops 04111, 04167 & 04168
• East West Line
  Bus Stops 04151, 04167 & 04168

Passenger Usage Patterns

City Hall is a key interchange station linking the North South Line with the East West Line. Located within the Ciry Centre, the station serves many shopping centres, office buildings and other attractions in the vicinity, in addition to being a key transport node for NSL/EWL transfer passengers. Hence, the station encounters high demand throughout the day.

Construction

City Hall station and tunnels were built as part of Contract 107B .

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