Admiralty MRT station
Admiralty MRT station is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit station on the North–South Line in Woodlands, Singapore. Operated by SMRT Corporation, the station serves several nearby schools. Like most stations on the extension, it has a Kampong-styled roof and a colour scheme to blend in with its surroundings.
The station was first announced as Woodlands East in February 1991, where it would be built as part of the Woodlands extension of the NSL. It was renamed to Admiralty in November. Construction for Admiralty began by July 1993 and completed in October 1994. Admiralty station opened on 10 February 1996. Half-height platform screen doors and high-volume low-speed fans were installed by August 2011 and the first quarter of 2013, respectively.
History
Whilst the Mass Rapid Transit system was halfway through construction, plans for an extension of the North–South Line from Yishun to Woodlands were conceptualised by the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation in March 1988, with a study carried out two months ago to determine whether the viability of the extension. In February 1991, the MRTC announced that the extension, called the Woodlands extension, would start construction by the end of the year, as well as connect Yishun and Choa Chu Kang stations together through Woodlands. Six stations were planned to be built, with Woodlands East as one of them.Eight consultants, which consisted of joint ventures, were considered for the extension's architectural and engineering works by April, with Parson Brinckerhoff along with SAA partnership and KPK Quantity Surveyors appointed as the design consultants by the MRTC in July. After consulting various groups, Woodlands East was renamed to Admiralty in November. In December 1992, the contract for Admiralty station's construction was awarded to Hyundai Engineering and Koon Construction for. By July 1993, piling works for Admiralty were in progress, with structural works completed in October 1994. As announced in January 1996 by then-Communications Minister Mah Bow Tan, Admiralty, along with other stations on the Woodlands extension, were opened on 10 February 1996. Prior to the opening, an open house for the Woodlands extension station was held on 4 February.
Admiralty station was part of the first batch of ten stations to have additional bicycle parking facilities under the National Cycling Plan announced in 2010. Following a rise in track intrusions as well as commuters slipping when rushing for the train, the Land Transport Authority and SMRT decided to install half-height platform screen doors, where it was expected for the works to be completed by 2012. After several tests at different stations, the PSDs were expected to be installed in Admiralty by 2012, with works starting by August 2011. The works were completed in March 2012. Admiralty was also installed with high-volume low-speed fans by the first quarter of 2013.
Station details
Admiralty station is on the NSL with the station number of NS10, situated between Woodlands and Sembawang stations. When it opened, it had the station number of N15 before being changed to its current station number in August 2001 as a part of a system-wide campaign to cater to the expanding MRT System. As a part of the NSL, the station is operated by SMRT Corporation. Like other stations on the Woodlands extension, Admiralty is elevated. The station mostly operates between 5:29am and 12:53am from Monday to Sundays and on public holidays. Train frequencies vary from 2–5 minutes during peak hours to an average of 5 minutes for off peak hours. The station is also mostly wheelchair accessible and has bicycle facilities.Located along Woodlands Avenue 7, Admiralty serves several nearby landmarks such as Kampung Admiralty and Woodlands Neighbourhood Police Centre. It also serves several nearby schools such as Admiralty Primary School and Greenwood Primary School.Like most other stations on the Woodlands extension, Admiralty has a Kampong-styled roof and a colour scheme to blend in with its surroundings. Its platform is also bigger compared to previous stations as its electrical maintenance room was moved down to the concourse. The station's bus bays are longer than bus bays at previous stations, measuring long. Similarly, its commercial space is larger than previous stations, with the MRTC believing that businesses would move-in due to the station's location, existing commercial space already occupied in other stations, and the expected influx of people moving to Woodlands and Sembawang.