Hillview MRT Station

Hillview MRT Station (DT3) is an underground station along the Downtown Line (DTL) Stage 2, located at Upper Bukit Timah. It is named after the nearby Hillview residential area, and straddles the Hillview and Nature Reserve planning subzones.

While located in the vicinity of condominiums and private housing estates, the station also serves several nearby religious institutions and shopping malls.

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First / Last Train Timings

Downtown Line – (DT3) Hillview
Destination	First Train		Last Train
	Weekdays & Sat	Sun & Public Holidays	Daily
DT1 Bukit Panjang	6:12am	6:32am	12:44am
DT35 Expo	5:34am	5:54am	11:38pm

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Station Layout

L1	Street level	Bus stops, Taxi stand, Pick-up/drop-off point
B2	Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing machines, Passenger Service Centre
B3	Platform A	Downtown Line towards DT1–BP6 Bukit Panjang
	Platform B	Downtown Line towards DT35CG1 Expo

Platforms

Downtown Line (B3):

Platform A: Downtown Line towards DT1–BP6 Bukit Panjang via DT2 Cashew (→) Platform B: Downtown Line towards DT35CG1 Expo via DT5 Beauty World (←)

Hillview 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. A set of escalators, stairs and lifts connect to the concourse above. The ceiling is two floors high at platform level, conveying a spacious feel.

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.

Heading south from Hillview station, trains pass through a station box reserved for the future Hume station.

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: “What Remains” by Darren Soh

“What Remains” showcases photographs that document the remnants of the old KTM railway line, such as the steel truss bridge nearest to Hillview Station, as well as the stretches of railway tracks left at the sites of all three bridges along the old line.

Civil Defence shelter

Hillview 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 concourse level
• ATM at concourse level
• Bicycle racks at station exits

Exits

Hillview MRT station has two exits at ground level which provides barrier-free access.

Exit	Location	Nearby
A	Upper Bukit Timah Rd (Southbound)	Dairy Farm Road, Bukit Panjang Methodist Church, John Wesley Centre, MOE Dairy Farm Adventure Centre, Praisehaven The Salvation Army, Saint Francis Methodist School, Trinity Theological College, The Rail Mall
B	Upper Bukit Timah Rd (Northbound)	Hillview Road, Glendale Park, Hillington Green, Hillview Heights, Hillview Park, Hillview Community Centre, Summerhill, The Hillier / HillV2

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Transport Connections

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

Bus

There are two official bus stops linked to Hillview station. Additional Bus Stops are reflected here for a better representation of the bus stops in the vicinity.

No.	Bus stop	Exit	Bus Routes
B/s 1	43069 – Upp Bt Timah Rd (Hillview Stn Exit A)	A	67, 75, 170, 171, 178, 184, 961, 961M, 973
B/s 2	43061 – Upp Bt Timah Rd (Hillview Stn)	B	67, 75, 170, 170A, 171, 176, 178, 184, 961, 961M, 963, 970
–	43271 – Hillview Rd (Glendale Pk Condo)	B	176, 963, 970
–	43279 – Hillview Rd (Aft Hillview Stn)	B	176, 653, 963, 970, 973
–	42991 – Upp Bt Timah Rd (Bef Hillview Stn Exit B)	B	973

Road

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

Exit	Road	Provisions
A	Upp Bt Timah Rd (Southbound)	Pick-up/drop-off point
B	Upp Bt Timah Rd (Northbound)	Taxi stand (H21), Pick-up/drop-off point

Rail Bridging Services

In the event of a MRT service disruption affecting Hillview 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	DTL exit
Downtown Line
DT1–BP6 Bukit Panjang	B/s 2: 43061 – Upp Bt Timah Rd (Hillview Stn)	B
DT35CG1 Expo	B/s 1: 43069 – Upp Bt Timah Rd (Hillview Stn Exit A)	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, Hillview station is utilized mainly by residents living in the area.

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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External Links & References

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