Farrer Park MRT Station

NE8 Farrer Park 花拉公园 | ஃபேரர் பார்க்
Address	250 Race Course Road, Singapore 218703
Line Served	North East Line
Operator	SBS Transit
Structure	Underground
Platform	Island
Opened	20 Jun 2003

Farrer Park MRT Station (NE8) is an underground station along the North East Line (NEL). The station sits underneath the Connexion building, an integrated hospital and hotel complex.

Farrer Park was named after John Farrer, who was President of the Municipal Commissioners from 1919 to 1931. The area was renamed to Farrer Park in 1935 after the old Singapore Turf Club moved to Bukit Timah, leaving behind an old racecourse where Farrer Park Primary School now stands.

The station is located in the vicinity of residential apartments near Pek Kio and Tessenohn Road, shophouses and commercial / residential mixed developments near Owen Road and Rangoon Road, as well as condominiums and shopping centres near Kitchener Road. Not to be confused with this station is Farrer Road station along the Circle Line.

First / Last Train Timings

Station Layout

Platforms (B2):

Platform A: North East Line towards NE1CC29 HarbourFront via NE7DT12 Little India (→) Platform B: North East Line towards NE17PTC Punggol via NE9 Boon Keng (←)

Farrer Park station has two platforms in an island platform arrangement, with both platforms utilized for trains travelling in either direction.

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.

An unpaid corridor runs between both ends of the station, allowing pedestrians to commute between station exits without having to enter the rail network.

Art in Transit: “Rhythmic Exuberance” by Poh Siew Wah

The sporting activity of Farrer Park’s glorious past is captured through paintings that combine figurative drawings and abstract expression. Sports as varied as soccer and swimming and atheletics, are depicted through expressive brush drawings in black ink alternated with paintings of abstract shapes and lines in pastel colours.

Civil Defence shelter

Farrer Park 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

• Public toilets at concourse
• Retail shops at Concourse
• ATM & Self-Service Machine
• Top Up Kiosks
• SimplyGo Ticket Office
• Bicycle Stands

Exits

Farrer Park MRT station has nine exits leading to ground level (A, B, C, E, F, G, H and I). Exits C, D, E and F all branch out from the South end of the station, while the other exits extend out to the north. A basement Exit I leads to City Square Mall.

Exit	Location	Nearby
A	Rangoon Road	Farrer Square Medical Suites, Mustafa Centre, Park Hotel Farrer Park, Parkroyal on Kitchener Road
B	Tessensohn Road	Sing Joo Avenue, R66 Apartments, Rangoon 88, Urban Lofts, Rangoon Court, 8 Farrer Suites, Jool Suites, Singapore Indian Fine Art Society, Club CSC @ Tessensohn, Singapore Khalsa Association
C	Race Course Road	Farrer Park Hospital, Farrer Park Medical Centre, One Farrer Hotel & Spa
D	Gloucester Road	Gloucester Road, Owen Road, Farrer Park Gardens, Cairnhill Neighbourhood Police Post, Farrer Park Suites, Owen 88, ABC Premium Hostel, Suites @ Owen, The Hindu Centre, Pek Kio Market & Food Court
E	Northumberland Road	Farrer Park View, Farrer Park Primary School, Farrer Park Tennis Centre, Farrer Park Fields, Pek Kio Community Centre, Dorset Road
F	Roberts Lane	Farrer Park View, Farrer Park Primary School, Farrer Park Tennis Centre, Farrer Park Fields, Pek Kio Community Centre, Dorset Road
G	Serangoon Road	Perumal Road, Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple, Hindu Endowments Board
H	City Green	Singapore Indian Development Association, Umar Pulavar Tamil Language Centre, Serangoon Plaza, Mustafa Centre, Parkroyal on Kitchener Road
I	City Square Mall (Basement 1)	City Square Mall

Transport Connections

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

Bus

There are two official bus stops linked to Farrer Park station. Additional bus stops are added to better reflect the transport connections.

Road

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

MRT Bus Bridging Service

In the event of a MRT service disruption affecting Farrer Park station, MRT Bridging 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:

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

Passenger Usage Patterns

Serving a mix of commercial, civic and housing districts, Farrer Park station encounters moderate demand levels from developments in the vicinity.

Construction Trivia

Farrer Park and Little India NEL station and tunnels were built as part of NEL Contract 706. To accommodate the construction of the station, the formerly straight Race Course Road was broken up to its current two-part alignment, with both ends linked by junctions with Rangoon Road. Owen Road was also broken into two, as evident from its current alignment between Serangoon Road and Pek Kio estate.

Gallery

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