Английская Википедия:Cashew MRT station

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Cashew MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Downtown line, located between Upper Bukit Timah Road and Cashew Road.[1] It is the nearest MRT station to the headquarters of the Ministry of Defence as well as the upcoming National Service (NS) Hub.[2]

History

A construction site of an exit of Cashew MRT station.
Cashew MRT station exit under construction

The station was first announced in July 2008 when the DTL2 stations were announced.[3] Contract 913 for this station, Hillview and associated tunnels was awarded to GS Engineering & Construction Corp at S$431 million (U$297 million).[4] The station was opened on 27 December 2015 as part of the Downtown Line Stage 2, with free travel on the Downtown line until 1 January 2016.[5][6][7]

Details

This station is located between Upper Bukit Timah Road and Cashew Road,[1] located nearby Assumption English School,[8] Saint Joseph’s Church (Bukit Timah),[9] and the upcoming NS Hub.[2] It serves residents of many old and new condos such as Hazel Park Condo and The Myst.[10] Its station code is "DT2".[8][11]

Artwork

Project Eden by Donna Ong is a collage themed about Singapore’s vision as a “garden city”[12] that pays homage to the island's creative high-rise gardeners by metamorphosing everyday items into "flowers" and "grasses" of picturesque gardens.[13][14]

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