Clarke Quay MRT Station

Clarke Quay MRT Station (NE5) is an underground station along the North East Line (NEL), located at the boundaries of the Clarke Quay and Boat Quay planning subzones. It is built underneath Eu Tong Sen Street and New Bridge Road, near the junction with Merchant Road and North Canal Road.

Clarke Quay was named after Sir Andrew Clarke, Singapore’s second Governor and Governor of the Straits Settlements from 1873 to 1875. During the colonial era, Boat Quay was the site of the Port of Singapore, and barges would shuttle goods between Boat Quay and warehouses at Clarke Quay. Today, the area is a bustling nightlife district with numerous restaurants and nightclubs.

The station is located in the vicinity of The Central shopping centre, Swissotel Merchant Court Singapore hotel, and the nightlife district of Clarke Quay and Boat Quay.

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First / Last Train Timings

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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	North East Line towards NE1CC29 HarbourFront
	Platform B	North East Line towards NE17PTC Punggol

Platforms (B2):

Platform A: North East Line towards NE1CC29 HarbourFront via NE4DT19 Chinatown (→) Platform B: North East Line towards NE17PTC  Punggol via NE6NS24CC1 Dhoby Ghaut (←)

Clarke Quay 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. With the concourse level wrapping around the platform, 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 exits.

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: “The Reflections” by Chua Ek Kay

A multi-faceted portrait of Singapore River today and in years past is presented through artworks in different mediums. On station walls, four Chinese brush paintings depict Singapore River as the city’s lifeline throughout its history while an abstract brass panel in rich, warm colours portrays the river in all it’s moods. Floor tiles of the painted eyes found on tongkangs or Chinese junks help guide commuters through the station.

Civil Defence shelter

Clarke Quay NEL station is one of thirteen stations along the North East 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 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

• Retail shop at NEL concourse level
• Public toilets at NEL concourse level
• Photo booth at NEL concourse level

Exits

Clarke Quay MRT station has six exits leading to ground level (A, B, C, E, F and G). Exits E, F and G all lead to The Central mall.

Exit	Location	Nearby
A	New Bridge Road / North Canal Road	Chinatown Point, Hong Lim Park, Kerta Ayer NPP, Parkroyal on Pickering, Speakers’ Corner, Telok Ayer Hong Lim Green CC
B	Merchant Road / Eu Tong Sen Street	Central Square, Furama City Centre, Havelock 2, Masjid Omar Kg Melaka, Ministry of Manpower Buidling, Old Thong Chai Medical Institution, Park Regis Singapore, Raffles Education Square, Swissotel Merchant Court Singapore, Family Justice Courts, The Riverside Piazza
C	Clarke Quay	Boat Quay, Clarke Quay, Swissotel Merchant Court Singapore, Read Bridge
E	The Central / Eu Tong Sen Street	Boat Quay, Clarke Quay, Employment Pass Services Centre at The Riverwalk, Fort Canning Park, Novotel Singapore Clarke Quay, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, Ministry of Communications and Information, Old Hill Street Police Station, Peranakan Museum, Somerset Liang Court Singapore, The Central, The Riverwalk, The High Street Centre
F	The Central (Basement 1)	The Central
G	Boat Quay / The Central	Boat Quay, The Central

 

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Transport Connections

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

Bus

There are three official bus stops linked to Clarke Quay station.

No.	Bus stop	Exit	Bus Routes
B/s 1	05059 – New Bridge Rd (Hong Lim Pk)	A	2, 12, 12e, 33, 54, 147, 190
B/s 2	04222 – Eu Tong Sen St (Clarke Quay Stn Exit E)	E	1N, 2, 2N, 3N, 4N, 5N, 6N, 12, 12e, 33, 51, 54, 61, 63, 80, 124, 145, 147, 166, 174, 174e, 190, 197, 851, 851e, 961, 961M, NR1, NR2, NR3, NR5, NR6, NR8
B/s 3	04239 – New Bridge Rd (Opp Clarke Quay Stn)	E	2, 12, 12e, 33, 54, 147, 190, TS3

Road

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

Exit	Road	Provisions
E / G	Tew Chew Street (outside The Central)	Taxi stand, pick-up/drop-off point
E	Carpenter Street	Taxi stand (D14)

Rail Bridging Services

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

Towards	Bus stop	Exit
North East Line
NE1CC29 HarbourFront	B/s 3: 04239 – New Bridge Rd (Opp Clarke Quay Stn)	E
NE17PTC Punggol	B/s 2: 04222 – Eu Tong Sen St (Clarke Quay Stn Exit E)	E

In addition, passengers can board free regular bus services at Bus Stops 2 & 3 when activated.

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Passenger Usage Patterns

As a Central area station serving both commercial and civic districts, Clarke Quay station encounters moderate demand levels from developments in the vicinity.

Construction Trivia

North East Line (NEL) Contract 708 for the Design and Construction of Clarke Quay Station was awarded to Nishimatsu Construction – Lum Chang Building Contractors – Bachy Soletanche Singapore Joint-Venture (JV) on 23 June 1997 for S$171.2 million.

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