Farrer Park MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station along the

North East line The North East MRT line (NEL) is a high-capacity Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore. Operated by SBS Transit, it is the shortest MRT line at . The line runs from HarbourFront station in southern Singapore to Punggol station in the no ...

, located on the boundary of

Kallang Kallang is a planning area and residential town located in the Central Region of Singapore. Development of the town is centered around the Kallang River, the longest river in Singapore. Kallang Planning Area is bounded by Toa Payoh in the no ...

and

Rochor Rochor is a Planning Areas of Singapore, planning area located within the Central Area, Singapore, Central Area of the Central Region, Singapore, Central Region of Singapore. Rochor shares boundaries with the following planning areas – Kallan ...

planning areas,

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

. It is one of the two stations that serve the ethnic district of

Little India Little India or India Town (less commonly known as Indian Street or India Bazaar) is an Indian or Desi (South Asian) sociocultural environment outside India or the subcontinent. It especially refers to an area with Indian residences and a dive ...

. The station sits underneath the Connexion building, an integrated hospital (

Farrer Park Hospital Farrer Park Hospital is a private tertiary healthcare institution in Farrer Park, Singapore. Located above the Farrer Park MRT station at the ''Connexion'' building, the hospital has a capacity of 220 beds across four inpatient suites and 18 ope ...

) and hotel complex (One Farrer Hotel). Farrer Park was named after John Farrer, who was President of the Municipal Commissioners from 1919 to 1931.

History

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To accommodate the construction of the station, the formerly straight Race Course Road was broken up to its current two-part alignment, with both ends linked by junctions with Rangoon Road. Owen Road was also broken into two, as evident from its current alignment between Serangoon Road and Pek Kio estate. 55 lots required for the construction of the Farrer Park MRT station and the realignment of Race Course Road need to be surrendered by March 1997. However, as for the 51 lots required for the widening of Tessensohn Road and comprehensive redevelopment, the date of possession can be deferred to December 1997. Construction was awarded on 15 June 1997 under the NEL Contract 706. Before the station opened, the

Singapore Civil Defence Force The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) is an uniformed organisation in Singapore under the Ministry of Home Affairs that provides emergency services such as firefighting, technical rescue, and emergency medical services, and coordinates nati ...

conducted the second ever Shelter Open House on 15–16 February 2003, together with

Chinatown A Chinatown () is an ethnic enclave of Chinese people located outside Greater China, most often in an urban setting. Areas known as "Chinatown" exist throughout the world, including Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa and Austra ...

Serangoon Serangoon () is a planning area and residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore. Serangoon is bordered by these planning areas – Sengkang to the north, Hougang to the east, Ang Mo Kio and Bishan to the west, as well as ...

, and

Hougang Hougang is a planning area and mature residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore. The town is the most populous in the region, being home to 247,528 residents as of 2018. Hougang planning area is bordered by Sengkang to th ...

stations.

Station details

Located between Rangoon Road and Gloucester Road, Farrer Park station is close to Farrer Park Hospital,

City Square Mall City Square Mall (Chinese: 城市广场; Pinyin: Chéng Shì Guǎng Chǎng) is Singapore's first eco-mall to be integrated with a urban park named City Green, located within the planning area of Kallang. The mall sits on the site of Singapore' ...

and

Mustafa Centre Mustafa Centre is the shopping mall on Syed Alwi Road in the cultural district of Little India, within the planning area of Kallang. Within a walking distance from Farrer Park station on the North East line, Mustafa Centre is a retail hub attra ...

. The station is served by the North East Line, between Little India and Boon Keng stations, and has the station code "NE8".

Art in Transit

Farrer Park Farrer Park is a subzone of the Rochor planning area in the Central Region of Singapore, bounded by Serangoon Road, Rangoon Road, Race Course Road, Northumberland Road, Tekka Lane and Bukit Timah Road. This article is about the Farrer Park su ...

is an area with a rich sporting heritage and history, and also known for being the site of Singapore's earliest

horse racing Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic p ...

turf club from the street name 'Old Racecourse Road' draws its name from. Farrer Park's interior design captured the spirit of the locality's sporting heritage with the Horse Racing and Soccer series of artworks titled ''Rhythmic Exuberance'', by Singapore artist

Poh Siew Wah Poh Siew Wah is a Singaporean artist known for his powerful Abstract Expressionistic styled paintings themed to Singapore and Southeast Asian landscapes. His ''Rhythmic Exuberance'' series of paintings also form the main theme for the interiors ...

. Another artwork by Poh, titled ''Aeroplane'' paid tribute to the first aeroplane landing in Singapore in 1911 at the Old Racecourse Road in Farrer Park.

References

External links

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Official website
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