Sixth Avenue MRT Station

DT7 Sixth Avenue 第六道 | சிக்ஸ்த் அவென்யூ
Address	777 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 269784
Line Served	Downtown Line
Operator	SBS Transit
Structure	Underground
Platform	Island
Opened	27 Dec 2015

Sixth Avenue MRT Station (DT7) is an underground station along the Downtown Line (DTL). It is built underneath Bukit Timah Road, at the junction of Eng Neo Road / Fourth Avenue, and serves part of the Bukit Timah corridor.

The station is located in the vicinity of upscale low-rise private homes, gated communities and condominiums, as well as commercial buildings, Nanyang Girls’ High School and the old Turf City. It bears the name Sixth Avenue after a nearby road connecting Bukit Timah to Holland Road.

First / Last Train Timings

Station Layout

Downtown Line (B3):

Platform A: Downtown Line towards DT1–BP6 Bukit Panjang via DT6 King Albert Park (→) Platform B: Downtown Line towards DT35CG1 Expo via DT8 Tan Kah Kee (←)

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

Concourse

The station concourse is located at Basement 2.

Sixth Avenue is also the only station in the Downtown Line to not feature artworks for LTA’s Art in Transit programme.

Civil Defence shelter

Sixth Avenue 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
• Retail Shop at concourse
• ATM
• Bicycle Racks at station exit

Exits

Sixth Avenue MRT station has a two exits at ground level (A and B), each at either side of Dunearn / Bukit Timah Road. While Exit A is the surface level entrance to the underground station, Exit B is connected to it via an overhead bridge. Both ends of the overhead bridge are equipped with escalators, and lifts provide barrier-free accessibility for the disabled.

Exit	Location	Nearby
A	Bukit Timah Road	Fifth Avenue Condo, Guthrie House, Royalville, Second Avenue Junction, Sixth Avenue Centre, Sixth Avenue Ville, Soo’s Nursing Home
B	Dunearn Road	Eton House Pre-School, Jalan Naga Sari, Nanyang Girls’ High School, Vanda Estate

Transport Connections

Sixth Avenue station connects to two bus stops in the vicinity, as well as taxi stands and passenger pick-up points.

Bus

There are two official bus stops linked to Sixth Avenue station.

Road

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

MRT Bus Bridging Service

In the event of a MRT service disruption affecting Sixth Avenue station, MRT Bridging 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:

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

Passenger Usage Patterns

As a station along the Bukit Timah belt serving both low-density residential homes and few commercial developments, Sixth Avenue station encounters low to moderate demand levels from residents.

Construction Trivia

Downtown Line Stage 2 (DTL2) Contract 917 for the Design and Construction of Sixth Avenue and King Albert Park stations and tunnels was awarded to Alpine Bau GmbH (Singapore Branch), an engineering contractor from Austria, for approximately S$320.7 million in Sep 2009. However, the company filed for insolvency on 19 June 2013, halting progress on Contracts 917 and 918, both of which were awarded to Alpine Bau.

In Aug 2013, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) appointed McConnell Dowell South East Asia Pte Ltd to complete construction works for Sixth Avenue and King Albert Park stations and associated tunnels. Referred to as “Contract 917A“, it was awarded for approximately S$254 million. Originally expected to be delayed till mid-2016, expedited construction work brought the opening of the Downtown Line 2 back on schedule to December 2015.

In May 2015, the LTA filed some S$500 million in claims against bankrupt contractor Alpine Bau for the incompletion of the two MRT projects, but was unlikely to recoup anywhere near the full amount.

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