Haw Par Villa MRT station

Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore

CC25
Haw Par Villa
虎豹别墅
ஹா பர் வில்லா

Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station

Platform level of Haw Par Villa MRT station

General informationLocation270 Pasir Panjang Road
Singapore 117396^[1]Coordinates

Preceding station	Mass Rapid Transit			Following station
Kent Ridge towards Dhoby Ghaut or Marina Bay		Circle Line		Pasir Panjang towards HarbourFront

Location
Haw Par Villa Haw Par Villa station in Singapore

Haw Par Villa MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle line (CCL) in Queenstown, Singapore. Located underneath West Coast Highway and Pasir Panjang Road, the station serves the nearby Haw Par Villa, alongside the Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre.

Initially planned to be a shell station tentatively named West Coast, in 2008, the station was announced to be opened along with Stages 4 and 5 of the CCL stations. The station opened in 2011. A west coast extension of the Jurong Region line (JRL) from Pandan Reservoir to this station is being planned. The station features an Art-in-Transit artwork Eroclamation by Tan Wee Lit.

History

When the Circle line (CCL) was initially planned, this station, tentatively named "West Coast", was planned to be a shell station. The station was to be opened only when the surroundings were more developed.^[4]^[5] The contract for the construction of the station's structural provisions was awarded to SembCorp Engineers & Constructors Pte Ltd (SembCorp E&C) at S$335.38 million (US$198.7 million) in October 2004.^[6] The contract include civil, architectural and building works for the Pasir Panjang, Alexandra, Telok Blangah and HarbourFront stations, alongside 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) of twin bored tunnels and 640 metres (700 yd) of cut and cover tunnels.^[7]

The station was later announced to be opened with the Stage 4 and 5 CCL stations in 2008,^[5]^[8] and was renamed to "Haw Par Villa" through a public poll.^[3]^[9] The station opened on 8 October 2011.^[10]^[11]

JRL Interchange

On 25 August 2015, transport minister Lui Tuck Yew announced the possibility of extending the Jurong Region line (JRL) from Pandan Reservoir to connect with the CCL at this station via the Pasir Panjang area.^[12] The extension would improve connections between the western part of Singapore and the Central Business District.^[13]^[14] If built, the extension would be completed around 2030.^[15] As of September 2022, feasibility studies are ongoing.^[16]^[17]^[18]

Details

Haw Par Villa station serves the CCL and is between the Kent Ridge and Pasir Panjang stations. The official station code is CC25.^[19] Being part of the CCL, the station is operated by SMRT Trains.^[20] The station operates between 5:30 am and 12:15 am,^[21] with trains running every 5 to 7 minutes in both directions daily.^[22] The station is located underneath Pasir Panjang Road and West Coast Highway.^[1] Surrounding landmarks of the station include Haw Par Villa, PSA Vista, Pasir Panjang Wharves Building and Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre.^[23]

Haw Par Villa station is one of eleven stations along the CCL designated as a Civil Defence (CD) shelter, 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 during shelter occupation. These facilities include protective blast doors, decontamination facilities, ventilation systems, power, water supply systems and a dry toilet system.^[24] The station is wheelchair accessible. A tactile system, consisting of tiles with rounded or elongated raised studs, guides visually impaired commuters through the station,^[25] with dedicated tactile routes that connect the station entrances to the platforms.^[26] Wider fare gates allow easier access for wheelchair users into the station.^[26]

Art in Transit

Haw Par Villa station showcases Eroclamation by Tan Wee Lit, commissioned as part of the MRT network's Art-in-Transit (AiT) Programme, a public art showcase which integrates artworks into the MRT network.^[27]^[28] It depicts a fictional black-and-white villa which incorporates landmarks in western Singapore, including the Chinese Garden pagoda, the entrance to Haw Par Villa and the industries of Jurong Island.^[29] In the background are construction vehicles contrasting against the peaceful landscape of the villa. Inspired by his discovery that the area had been reclaimed from a swamp, the artist intended for the artwork to reflect Haw Par Villa's themes of mortality and reincarnation.^[27] Similar to life and death, something has to be destroyed to make way for new developments.^[30] The artwork name 'Eroclamation' is a combination of the words 'erosion' and 'reclamation'.^[29]

Tan was intrigued by the 'strange amalgamation of cultures' in western Singapore, which hosted universities, army camps and workers' dormitories. This led him to include icons representing various landmarks in the area. Tan had considered depicting the nearby Japanese school, as well as birds representing Jurong Bird Park, but he dropped these elements as they did not stand out to him.^[29] The artwork was created in a paper-cut style and stitched together digitally, with a computer transforming the photographs into black motifs.^[31] The artwork was printed on vinyl and installed on the lift shaft.^[32]

Notes and references

References

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^ "More MRT Stations to be Upgraded and Possible Extension of Jurong Region Line". Land Transport Authority. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
^ "陆路交通管理局：裕廊区域线和环线地铁连接起". 八频道新闻 (in Chinese). 25 August 2015. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
^ Yeo, Marissa (25 August 2015). "Jurong line may be extended to link with Circle Line". Today. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
^ "Studies for West Coast extension ongoing". Land Transport Authority. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
^ "Studies for West Coast extension ongoing". The Straits Times. 24 July 2019. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
^ Lee, Amanda (24 September 2022). "Authorities studying if Jurong Lake District, Jurong Town Hall stations will be linked as interchange: S. Iswaran | The Straits Times". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 10 January 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
^ "MRT System Map" (PDF). LTA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 August 2020.
^ "Getting Around – Public Transport – Rail Network". LTA. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
^ "Haw Par Villa – First & Last Train". SMRT Journeys. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
^ "Transport Tools – MRT/LRT". Land Transport Authority. 6 May 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
^ "Haw Par Villa – Exits". SMRT Journeys. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
^ Cheong 2012, p. 176.
^ "Tactile Guiding System: Studs and Strips to Guide Your Way". Land Transport Authority. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b Cheong 2012, p. 149.
^ ^a ^b "Getting Around – Public Transport – A Better Public Transport Experience – Art in Transit". LTA. 7 April 2020. Archived from the original on 21 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
^ Martin, Mayo. "Circle Line Art! The final destination(s)! A sneak peek!". For Art's Sake!. TODAYonline Blogs. Archived from the original on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c Zhuang 2013, p. 146.
^ Zhuang 2013, p. 144.
^ "Circle Line Art" (PDF). www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2017.
^ Zhuang 2013, p. 147.

Bibliography

Zhuang, Justin (2013). Art in transit: Circle Line MRT. Singapore: Land Transport Authority. ISBN 978-981-07-4982-8. OCLC 854958677.
Cheong, Colin (2012). The Circle Line: Linking All Lines (PDF). Singapore: Land Transport Authority. ISBN 978-981-4342-02-5.