Nicoll Highway MRT station


Nicoll Highway MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Circle line in Downtown Core, Singapore located underneath Republic Avenue and adjacent to Nicoll Highway.
Located on the western bank of the Kallang Basin, Nicoll Highway station took its name from Nicoll Highway, a semi-expressway that directly connects the junctions of Mountbatten Road, Guillemard Road and Sims Way in Kallang with the junctions of Raffles Avenue, Stamford Road and Esplanade Drive in Downtown Core. Landmarks within the vicinity of this station include Golden Mile Complex, The Concourse and Kampong Glam.

History

The road was realigned in September 2002 for the construction of the station. As part of the LTA's survey in April 2004 for the Circle line station names, two names were selected - Sultan Gate and Kampong Glam. In the end, Nicoll Highway was selected when it was relocated.
On 20th of that month, a section of tunnel being built for the Circle line collapsed, apparently when a retaining wall used in the tunnel's construction gave way. This occurred near what was to become the Nicoll Highway station on the Circle line, not far from the Merdeka Bridge. The accident left a collapse zone 150m wide, 100m long, and 30m deep. Four workers were killed, with three more injured and one body which was never recovered.
Consequently, the station site was moved around 100 m south of the initial location. Moreover, the tunnels between Promenade and Stadium were constructed on an alignment that bypassed the collapsed area. The collapse also resulted in the completion of the Circle MRT line Stage 1 being pushed back from 2008 to 2010.
Prior to 27 March 2019, Nicoll Highway MRT station was located entirely within Kallang planning area. The URA Draft Master Plan 2019 has realigned the Downtown Core–Kallang boundary; Nicoll Highway MRT station now falls wholly within Downtown Core planning area.

Art in Transit

Khiew Huey Chian highlights wild plants frequently overlooked in Singapore using silhouettes of wild plants, resembling these with shapes to create slight contrast but harmony to the entire installation for this station's Art in Transit.