Cantonment MRT station
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Cantonment station in detail
Cantonment opened on 12 July 2026, built directly beneath the former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station, which served as the Singapore terminus of the Malayan Railway until services moved to Woodlands in 2011. The old station building, gazetted as a national monument, stands preserved above the new MRT station, and the platform and concourse below were designed to echo it — a three-storey-high platform under a curved ceiling, with stained-glass murals based on motifs from the original building. Above ground, Cantonment serves the historic Tanjong Pagar conservation area, one of Singapore's best-preserved clusters of pre-war shophouses, with the restaurants and bars of Duxton Hill a short walk further north. It is one of the more design-conscious stations to open on the network in years, built around heritage rather than around it.
What is around Cantonment?
Connections from this station
Fares and travel times from Cantonment
| To | Distance | Adult fare | Before 07:45 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhoby Ghaut | 3.9 km | S$1.38 | S$0.88 |
| City Hall | 3.5 km | S$1.38 | S$0.88 |
| Raffles Place | 2.5 km | S$1.28 | S$0.78 |
| Orchard | 4.2 km | S$1.49 | S$0.99 |
| Jurong East | 15.6 km | S$2.11 | S$1.61 |
| Changi Airport | 24.1 km | S$2.38 | S$1.88 |
| Bayfront | 3.4 km | S$1.38 | S$0.88 |
| HarbourFront | 2.4 km | S$1.28 | S$0.78 |
Indicative distance-based card fares. Tap in before 07:45 on a weekday and 50 cents comes off any fare. Work out an exact route in the route planner.
Facilities at Cantonment
Cantonment is worth lingering in for a few minutes rather than heading straight for the exit — the platform's curved ceiling and stained-glass murals, designed to echo the old railway station above, are some of the most distinctive station architecture the Circle Line has added in years.
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Cantonment — frequently asked questions
On 12 July 2026, as part of Circle Line Stage 6, alongside Keppel and Prince Edward Road — the three stations that finally closed the loop after 17 years of construction in stages.
The former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station, a preserved national monument that once served as the Malayan Railway’s Singapore terminus until services moved to Woodlands in 2011.
Yes — Stage 6, which opened Cantonment along with Keppel and Prince Edward Road, closed the loop after 17 years, joining HarbourFront back round to Marina Bay.
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