Labrador Park MRT station

Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore

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Labrador Park
拉柏多公园
லாப்ரடார் பூங்கா

Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station

Platform level of Labrador Park MRT station with the artwork in the background.

General informationLocation701 Telok Blangah Road
Singapore 109029Coordinates1°16′20″N 103°48′10″E / 1.272267°N 103.802908°E / 1.272267; 103.802908Operated bySMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)Line(s)

Circle Line

Platforms2 (1 island platform)Tracks2ConnectionsBus, TaxiConstructionStructure typeUndergroundPlatform levels1ParkingYes (PSA Building)Bicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesHistoryOpened8 October 2011; 12 years ago (2011-10-08)ElectrifiedYesPrevious namesAlexandra, Tanjong Berlayar^[1]^[2]PassengersJune 20245,818 per day^[3] Services

Preceding station	Mass Rapid Transit			Following station
Pasir Panjang towards Dhoby Ghaut or Marina Bay		Circle Line		Telok Blangah towards HarbourFront

Location
Labrador Park Labrador Park station in Singapore

Labrador Park MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle line, located within Bukit Merah planning area, Singapore.

Built underneath Telok Blangah Road near the junctions of Alexandra Road and Labrador Villa Road, this station was named after the nearby Labrador Nature Reserve. It is the nearest MRT station to the PSA Building and Gillman Barracks, the latter of which is now home to numerous art galleries.

Etymology

This station is named after Labrador Park, a historical site which held former fortifications and naval guns built by the British forces in Singapore before World War II. Another name is also Tanjong Berlayer. It is the name given to the craggy granite outcrop that formerly stood in the gateway of Keppel Harbour in Singapore. The rocky outcrop served as navigational aids to ancient mariners sailing through the swift waters of the narrow channel between them, but was subsequently destroyed by the British in 1848 to widen the channel for larger vessels to sail through. In 2005, a symbolic replica was erected by the Singapore government near its original site to mark the role in the history. It was also called Batu Berlayar in Malay, Dragon's Teeth Gate in English and Long Ya Men in Chinese.

Art in Transit

The artwork featured in this station under the Art in Transit programme is Without Which/Would Have Been/Impossible by Heman Chong. The art piece, located on the side of the lift shaft in the station, consists of the title of the piece and several coloured circles of different sizes arranged in a regular fashion. According to the artist, the motif came from a "microscopic view of a single rock" found at Labrador Park, highlighting the park's distinctive identity as the last surviving rocky sea cliff in Singapore.^[4]

References

^ "FINALISED NAMES FOR CIRCLE LINE (CCL) STAGES 4&5 STATIONS". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 18 December 2006.
^ "Station Names For Circle Line Stages 4 And 5". www.lta.gov.sg. 7 November 2005. Archived from the original on 23 Apr 2010.
^ "Land Transport DataMall". Datamall. Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
^ Martin, Mayo. "Circle Line Art! The final destination(s)! A sneak peek!". For Art's Sake!. TODAYonline Blogs. Archived from the original on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.