Dhoby Ghaut MRT station, Underground metro station at Orchard Road, Singapore
Dhoby Ghaut MRT station is an underground metro station on Orchard Road in Singapore where three different lines converge. It has six platforms spread across five basement levels, making it one of the deeper interchange points in the network.
The station opened on December 12, 1987, as part of the first phase of Singapore's metro network. Two more lines were added over the following decades, the last one in 2010, turning it into a full interchange.
The name comes from Hindi words for traditional laundry work, referring to the Indian washermen who once worked along the nearby Stamford Canal. The neighborhood around the station still carries that name today, keeping a trace of that working past alive in a modern part of the city.
The platforms sit deep underground, so allow extra time when changing lines, as the walks between them can be long. Lifts and escalators are available throughout the station for those who need them.
Beneath the station sits a three-level underground car park that also functions as a civil defense shelter for around 6,000 people. This kind of double use is common in Singapore's infrastructure planning, where underground space serves more than one purpose.
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