Cashew MRT Station

Cashew MRT Station (DT2) is an underground station along the Downtown Line (DTL) Stage 2, located at Upper Bukit Timah and at the boundaries of Gombak, Jelebu and Dairy Farm planning subzones. It is named after the nearby Cashew Road.

While located in the vicinity of condominiums and low-rise housing estates, the station also serves the Ministry of Defence Headquarters and various army camps in the Gombak Hill area, along with educational institutions in the vicinity.

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First / Last Train Timings

Downtown Line – (DT2) Cashew
Destination	First Train		Last Train
	Weekdays & Sat	Sun & Public Holidays	Daily
DT1 Bukit Panjang	6:13am	6:34am	12:45am
DT35 Expo	5:32am	5:52am	11:37pm

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Station Layout

L1	Street level	Bus stops, Taxi stand, Pick-up/drop-off point
B1	Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing machines, Passenger Service Centre
B2	Platform A	Downtown Line towards DT1–BP6 Bukit Panjang
	Platform B	Downtown Line towards DT35CG1 Expo

Platforms

Downtown Line (B2):

Platform A: Downtown Line towards DT1–BP6 Bukit Panjang (→) Platform B: Downtown Line towards DT35CG1 Expo via DT3 Hillview (←)

Cashew station has two platforms in an island platform arrangement, with both platforms utilized for trains travelling in either direction. Full-height Platform screen doors isolate the air-conditioned station from the tunnel environment, enhancing commuter safety and station comfort. The ceiling is two floors high at platform level, conveying a spacious feel. A set of escalators, stairs and lifts connect to the concourse above.

Passenger Information Systems, which are plasma display screens located at each platform, display expected train arrival times and key messages. Tactile flooring helps to guide the visually-handicapped from the platform to the station exit.

Concourse

The concourse features faregates for automatic fare collection and provides access between paid and unpaid areas of the station, with at least one bidirectional wide-swinging gate for the benefit of passengers-in-wheelchairs and those carrying bulky items or travelling with prams.

General Ticketing Machines allow commuters to purchase tickets for single or multiple journeys, and along with Top-up Machines, offer contactless card transactions. The station office functions as a Passenger Service Centre, and is staffed during operating hours, where commuters may make travel inquiries.

Art in Transit: “Project Eden” by Donna Ong

“Project Eden” by Donna Ong pays homage to the island’s creative high-rise gardeners. Using a collage of everyday items found within Singaporean homes; like toilet brushes and other domestic items, the artist metamorphoses them into the “flowers” and “grasses” of picturesque gardens.​

Civil Defence shelter

Cashew DTL station is one of six stations along the Downtown Line 2 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 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 DTL concourse
• Bicycle Stands at Station Exit

Exits

Cashew MRT station has a single exit at ground level (A), with escalators, staircase and a lift providing barrier-free accessibility.

Exit	Location	Nearby
A	Upper Bukit Timah Rd (Southbound)	Assumption English School, Assumption Pathway School, Bukit Panjang Primary School, Cashew Park Condo, Cashew Road Park, CHIJ Primary School, ESPA Residence, Fajar Secondary School, Hazel Park Condo, MINDEF Gombak Base, St. Joseph Church

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Transport Connections

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

Bus

There are two official bus stops linked to Cashew station.

No.	Bus stop	Exit	Bus Routes
B/s 1	43109 – Upp Bt Timah Rd (Cashew Stn)	A	67, 170, 176, 178, 961, 961M, 963, 970
B/s 2	43091 – Upp Bt Timah Rd (Bef Cashew Stn)	A	67, 170, 176, 178, 961, 961M, 963, 970

Road

Taxi stands and pick-up/drop-off points are located next to Downtown Line station exits:

Exit	Road	Provisions
A	Upper Bt Timah Rd (Southbound)	Taxi stand (H24), pick-up/drop-off point

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Rail Bridging Services

In the event of a MRT service disruption affecting Cashew station, rail bridging services (also called MRT breakdown shuttle buses) may be activated to ply affected stretches of the Downtown Line. In which case, the buses can be boarded from the following bus stops:

Towards	Bus stop	Exit
Downtown Line
DT1–BP6 Bukit Panjang	B/s 2: 43091 – Upp Bt Timah Rd (Bef Cashew Stn)	A
DT35CG1 Expo	B/s 1: 43109 – Upp Bt Timah Rd (Cashew Stn)	A

In addition, passengers can board free regular bus services at Bus Stops 1 & 2 when activated.

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Passenger Usage Patterns

As a residential station serving condominiums, schools, low-rise housing estates and army camps, Cashew station is utilized mainly by residents living in the area, along with school students and military personnel.

Construction

Downtown Line Stage 2 (DTL2) Contract 913 for the Design and Construction of Hillview and Cashew stations and tunnels was awarded to Korean company GS Engineering & Construction Corp. for approximately S$431 million in Sep 2009.

Future Developments

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Major Incidents

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Gallery

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