Marina Bay station. The station every tourist alights at, only to be told that Marina Bay Sands is at Bayfront.
Oh well. Now one of its Circle Line platforms will be closed to facilitate the removal of some unnecessary tracks near the station, according to The Straits Times.
1 of the 2 Platforms at Marina Bay Station On Circle Line to be Closed From 15 May to 1 June
SMRT believes the closure, which will take place from 15 May to 1 June, will not have an effect on train services.
So the closure is pretty much irrelevant. Just like Marina Bay Station itself.
Announcements will be broadcast on the Circle Line if any delays are to be expected. Which, since it’s SMRT we are dealing with, means there will be delays.
The tracks to be removed connect the station to a maintenance stop that’s no longer in use, and removal works will start this Sunday (18 April).
You can check out a Facebook post from SMRT below.
What’s the Deal with Marina Bay?
Originally built in 1989, the station was the southern terminus of the North-South Line and served limited developments in its vicinity.
Despite its limited use, the station was considerably challenging to build, according to The Straits Times. The station had to be built in soft marine clay, as is expected for a place so close to the sea.
The soil texture meant that other methods of construction, like open excavation, could not be possible. The engineers instead employed a rare process, where experienced divers had to work in muddy water with zero visibility to dig the trenches on which the tracks will be placed.
Respect.
As Marina Bay and reclaimed land around it become the new focus of commercial developments, however, the divers’ efforts are becoming more important serving commuters to the Central Business District. Yay.
The station also contains the Marina Bay Temporary Maintenance Facility, which was used when the Downtown Line was only at Stage 1 and was not connected to other maintenance hangars.
This is the maintenance stop that is now redundant, and is expected to become an underground walkway to the Thomson-East Coast Line part of the station, according to LandTransportGuru.
When the Thomson-East Coast line opens, the station will also become one of the few interchanges connecting three lines. We sincerely hope the station layout won’t be as confusing as Dhoby Ghaut.
Seriously, what’s with the escalators? And where on Earth is Plaza Singapura?
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