Admiralty MRT station

Admiralty MRT station is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North–South Line (NSL) in Woodlands, Singapore. Operated by SMRT Corporation, the station serves several nearby schools and landmarks such as Admiralty Place, Kampung Admiralty, and Woodlands Neighbourhood Police Centre. Like most stations on the Woodlands extension, it has a kampong-style roof and a colour scheme designed 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 the station began by July 1993 and completed in October 1994. Admiralty station opened on 10 February 1996. Accessibility enhancements were completed in July 2011, and additional bicycle parking facilities were installed in October 2012. Half-height platform screen doors and high-volume low-speed fans were installed by August 2011 and the first quarter of 2013, respectively.

Whilst the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system was halfway through construction, plans for an extension of the North–South Line (NSL) from Yishun to Woodlands were conceptualised by the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRTC) in March 1988, with a study carried out two months ago to determine 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, and 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 between local and foreign companies, were considered for the extension's architectural and engineering works by April. Parson Brinckerhoff, in association with SAA partnership and KPK Quantity Surveyors, was appointed by the MRTC as the design consultants. 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 S$233.1 million (1992) (US$143.1 million). 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. In 2008, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced an accessibility enhancement programme for ten stations, including Admiralty. The programme included adding ramps, covered linkways, and taxi stands with wheelchair access. It was completed by July 2011 at a cost of S$116 million (US$92.23 million). Admiralty station was part of the first batch of ten stations announced in 2010 to have additional bicycle parking facilities as a response to the growing demand of bicycle parking spots. The installation was completed in October 2012. Following a rise in track intrusions as well as commuters slipping when rushing for the train, the LTA and SMRT decided to install half-height platform screen doors (PSD), 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. High-volume low-speed fans were installed in Admiralty station in the first quarter of 2013.

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