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Little India MRT station

2003 establishments in SingaporeKallangMass Rapid Transit (Singapore) stationsRailway stations opened in 2003Rochor
NE7 DT12 Little India Exit A in day
NE7 DT12 Little India Exit A in day

Little India MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North East (NEL) and Downtown (DTL) lines. The station is located at the junction of Bukit Timah Road and Race Course Road, on the boundary of the planning areas of Kallang and Rochor, Singapore. The station serves the ethnic neighbourhood of Little India, and is within walking distances to key locations such as KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Tekka Market, and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) headquarters. Opening on 20 June 2003 as part of the NEL, it later became an interchange station with the DTL when Stage 2 of the line started operations on 27 December 2015.

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Little India MRT station
Bukit Timah Road, Singapore Rochor

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Little India

Bukit Timah Road
229900 Singapore, Rochor
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