Maxwell MRT station
TEL · TE18
Maxwell station in detail
Maxwell opened on 13 November 2022 at the junction of South Bridge Road and Neil Road, right in the middle of Chinatown, and it's one of the most useful stops on the network for food: Maxwell Food Centre, one of Singapore's best-known hawker centres and a regular stop on food guides for its chicken rice, is roughly an eight-minute walk away. The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum sits directly beside the station, along with Sri Mariamman Temple and Masjid Jamae, reflecting the multi-religious character of this part of Chinatown. Maxwell also puts you within about 500 metres of both Chinatown station on the North East and Downtown Lines and Tanjong Pagar on the East West Line, so changing lines here, while not a direct paid transfer, is still a short walk.
What is around Maxwell?
Connections from this station
Fares and travel times from Maxwell
| To | Distance | Adult fare | Before 07:45 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhoby Ghaut | 2.6 km | S$1.28 | S$0.78 |
| City Hall | 2.1 km | S$1.28 | S$0.78 |
| Raffles Place | 1.2 km | S$1.28 | S$0.78 |
| Orchard | 3.6 km | S$1.38 | S$0.88 |
| Jurong East | 15.9 km | S$2.11 | S$1.61 |
| Changi Airport | 22.8 km | S$2.36 | S$1.86 |
| Bayfront | 2.2 km | S$1.28 | S$0.78 |
| HarbourFront | 3.8 km | S$1.38 | S$0.88 |
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 Maxwell
Maxwell Food Centre gets very busy around lunchtime with office workers and tourists alike — the most famous chicken rice stalls can mean a 20 to 30 minute queue, so go early or be ready to wait.
Other stations on this line
Maxwell — frequently asked questions
Maxwell is served only by the Thomson-East Coast Line, coded TE18, between Outram Park and Shenton Way. Trains run underground in both directions from about 05:30 until around midnight, roughly every few minutes.
It’s about an eight-minute walk south along South Bridge Road and Neil Road, close to the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and the rest of Chinatown’s shophouses, temples and other landmarks.
Not as a direct paid transfer — Chinatown station on the North East and Downtown Lines and Tanjong Pagar on the East West Line are each roughly 500 metres away on foot.
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