Stevens MRT station

{{Short description|Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore}} {{good article}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Use British English|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox station | background = | name = {{SMRT Infobox Colour | enname = Stevens | zhname = 史蒂芬 | taname = ஸ்டீவன்ஸ் | msname = Stevens | line = Downtown | line2 = Thomson–East Coast | line3 = | code = {{SMRT code|DT|10|TE|11}} | terminicode = }} | type = [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|Mass Rapid Transit]] (MRT) interchange | image = (SGP-Singapore) Stevens MRT Station Exit 5 2024-05-03.jpg | image_caption = Exit 5 of Stevens MRT station | address = 92 Stevens Road Singapore 257877 (DTL)<ref name="One Map DT10"/> 82 Stevens Road Singapore 257879 (TEL)<ref name="One Map TE11"/> | coordinates = {{Coord|1.320069|103.825997|type:railwaystation_region:SG|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | line = {{rail color box|system=SMRT|line=Downtown}}{{rail color box|system=SMRT|line=Thomson–East Coast}} | other = Bus, Taxi | structure = Underground | platform = 4 ([[Split platform|2 stacked platforms]], 1 [[island platform]]) | depth = | levels = 3 | tracks = 4 | parking = | bicycle = | baggage_check = | passengers = 6,799 per day<ref>{{cite web |title=Land Transport DataMall |website=Datamall |publisher=[[Land Transport Authority]] |url=https://www.mytransport.sg/content/mytransport/home/dataMall.html |access-date=14 August 2024 |archive-date=14 August 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240814080443/https://datamall.lta.gov.sg/content/datamall/en.html |url-status=live|url-access=registration}}</ref> | pass_year = June 2024 | pass_percent = | pass_system = | opened = {{start date and age|df=yes|2015|12|27}} (Downtown Line) {{start date and age|df=yes|2022|11|13}} (Thomson–East Coast Line)<ref>{{Cite web |title=11 Thomson–East Coast Line stations to open on Nov 13; free rides available on Nov 11 |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line-open-november-mrt-free-rides-11-stations-2994101 |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=CNA |language=en |archive-date=30 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130020139/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line-open-november-mrt-free-rides-11-stations-2994101 |url-status=live }}</ref> | opening = | closed = | rebuilt = | electrified = Yes | accessible = Yes | operator = [[SBS Transit]] (Downtown Line) [[SMRT Trains]] (Thomson–East Coast Line) | owned = [[Land Transport Authority]] | code = STV | zone = | former = Whitley, Wayang Satu<ref name="names shortlisted"/> | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=SMRT|line=Downtown|left=Botanic Gardens|right=Newton |line2=Thomson–East Coast|left2=Caldecott|right2=Napier|line3=Thomson–East Coast|left3=Mount Pleasant|right3=Napier|note-mid3=Future service}} | mpassengers = | map_type = Singapore Rail central area | map_caption = Stevens station in Singapore | map_dot_label = Stevens | map_alt = Singapore MRT/LRT system map | map_size = 300px | map_state = collapsed | route_map = {{Routemap | inline = 1 | title = Track layout | legend = track | map = \numN345 utSTRg!~MFADEg-\utSTRf!~MFADEg-\c\+cd!~*{{BSsplit|to {{mrts|Caldecott}}| }}__fontsize=cmt utSTRfq!~dMFADEgq\utKRZtu\utKRZtu\utPSTR(R)q!~numBe\utPSTR(R)q!~POINTERf@lg\dPLTe!~utSTRfq\d!~dMFADEfq~~ ~~ ~~{{BSsplit|B2 (upper)|to {{mrts|Newton}} →}} utSTRgq!~dMFADEgq\utKRZto\utKRZto\utPSTR(R)q\d!~utPSTR(R)q\d!~numAe\dPLTe!~utSTRgq\d!~dMFADEfq~~ ~~ ~~{{BSsplit| |← to {{mrts|Botanic Gardens}}}} utPSTR(L)!~numDl\utPSTR(R)\POINTERg@lg\~~ ~~ ~~{{BSsplit|B4 (lower)| }} utPSTR(L)\utPSTR(R)!~POINTERg@rfq\c\+cd!~*B3 (middle)__fontsize=cmt utPSTR(L)\utPSTR(R)!~numCr\\ utSTRg!~-MFADEf\utSTRf!~-MFADEf\c\+cd!~*to {{mrts|Napier}}__fontsize=cmt }} }}

'''Stevens MRT station''' is an underground [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|Mass Rapid Transit]] (MRT) interchange station on the [[Downtown Line|Downtown]] (DTL) and [[Thomson–East Coast Line|Thomson–East Coast]] (TEL) lines. Situated at the junction of Stevens Road and [[Bukit Timah Road]], it serves the nearby [[Singapore Chinese Girls' School]] and [[St. Joseph's Institution, Singapore|St. Joseph's Institution]], as well as the Raffles Town Club and the surrounding private estates.

The station was first announced in July 2008 as part of DTL Stage 2 (DTL2) and opened on 27 December 2015. Two new exits at Dunearn Road and Whitley Road opened on 23 November 2019. In August 2012, it was announced that the station would interchange with the planned TEL. Initially expected to be opened in 2021, the TEL station only opened on 13 November 2022 along with the TEL Stage 3 (TEL3) stations.

Stevens station showcases two art pieces as part of the MRT network's Art-in-Transit programme. The DTL entrance features ''PIN – 23040'' by Om Mee Ai, while the TEL concourse features ''A Syllabus For Stevens'' by [[Shubigi Rao]].

==History== ===Downtown Line=== {{multiple image | align = left | direction = horizontal | header = Construction progress of the DTL station | header_align = center | total_width = 500 | image1 =Stevens construction 1.jpg | caption1= Stevens station under construction in January 2012 | image2=DT10_Stevens_MRT_construction_7324.jpg | caption2=Near completion of the station entrance in September 2014 }} The station was first announced as part of Downtown Line Stage 2 (DTL2) on 15 July 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=1969|title=Downtown Line 2 Station Sites Named|publisher=www.lta.gov.sg|access-date=17 June 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527042907/http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=1969|archive-date=27 May 2011}}</ref> After a public poll in 2009, the station kept its working name of "Stevens".<ref name="names shortlisted">{{Cite web|title=Downtown Line 2 Station Names Shortlisted for Public Polling {{!}} Press Room|url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=2021|last=|first=|date=10 October 2008|website=www.lta.gov.sg|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/2016-04-25%2019:15:58.000/wp/details/http://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=2021|archive-date=25 April 2016|access-date=}}</ref><ref name="station finalised DTL">{{Cite web|title=Circle Line, Downtown Line 1 and 2 Station Names Finalised |url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=2146|last=|first=|date=16 June 2009|website=www.lta.gov.sg|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/2016-04-25%2016:13:30.000/wp/details/http://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=2146|archive-date=25 April 2016|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Annex 1: Final Station Names|url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/data/apps/news/press/2009/2009-06-16_Annex1_StationNaming-FINAL.pdf|last=|first=|date=|website=www.lta.gov.sg|access-date=|archive-url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/wayback/20130322163835/http://app.lta.gov.sg/data/apps/news/press/2009/2009-06-16_Annex1_StationNaming-FINAL.pdf|archive-date=22 March 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The contract for the design and construction of Stevens station and associated tunnels was awarded to Sembawang Engineers and Constructors Pte Ltd for {{SGDConvert|378.2|m|year=2009|showdate=no}} in July 2009. The contract also included the construction of the adjacent [[Botanic Gardens MRT station|Botanic Gardens station]]. Construction of the station was scheduled to commence in the third quarter of 2009 and targeted to complete by 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=Award of Contract 919 – Stations and Tunnels at Botanic Gardens and Stevens {{!}} Press Room {{!}} Land Transport Authority |url=http://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=2153 |website=www.lta.gov.sg |archive-url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/2016-04-25%2019:08:57.000/wp/details/http://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=2153 |archive-date=25 April 2016 |date=1 July 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The station opened on 27 December 2015 along with the other DTL Stage 2 stations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/thumbs-downtown-lines-earlier-opening-20141003|title=Thumbs Up For Downtown Line's Earlier Opening|website=The Straits Times|date=3 October 2014|access-date=28 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403023227/http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/thumbs-downtown-lines-earlier-opening-20141003|archive-date=3 April 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2015/11/2/downtown-line-2-is-coming-to-townthis-december.html|title=LTA {{!}} News Room {{!}} News Releases {{!}} Downtown Line 2 is Coming to Town….this December|website=www.lta.gov.sg|access-date=24 April 2020|archive-date=4 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904124826/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2015/11/2/downtown-line-2-is-coming-to-townthis-december.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Two other entrances, Exits B and C, opened on 23 November 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Menon |first1=Malavika |title=Air-conditioned underpass near 2 Bukit Timah schools opening at Stevens MRT station on Nov 23 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/pedestrian-underpass-near-2-bukit-timah-schools-opening-at-stevens-station-on |website=The Straits Times |access-date=26 November 2019 |date=11 November 2019 |archive-date=9 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200909022146/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/pedestrian-underpass-near-2-bukit-timah-schools-opening-at-stevens-station-on |url-status=live }}</ref> The {{convert|65|m|ft|adj=on}} underpass was built using new tunnel technology, a rectangular tunnel boring machine (RTBM), which minimised disruptions on the ground and enabled the construction to be completed ahead of schedule.<ref name="CNA 2017">{{cite web |date=10 November 2017 |title=New tunneling technology to be used for underpass below Bukit Timah canal |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/new-tunneling-technology-to-be-used-for-underpass-below-bukit-9395476 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214175055/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/new-tunneling-technology-to-be-used-for-underpass-below-bukit-9395476 |archive-date=14 December 2017 |access-date=9 September 2020 |website=CNA}}</ref><ref name="CNA 2019">{{cite web | title=New air-conditioned underpass to open at Stevens MRT station on Nov 23 | website=CNA | date=11 November 2019 | url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/underpass-stevens-mrt-station-downtown-line-dtl-12081780 | access-date=9 September 2020 | archive-date=9 September 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200909001705/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/underpass-stevens-mrt-station-downtown-line-dtl-12081780 | url-status=live }}</ref>

===Thomson–East Coast Line=== {{multiple image | align = center | direction = horizontal | header = Construction progress of the TEL station | header_align = center | total_width = 500 | image1 =TE11 Stevens MRT construction DJI 0095.jpg | caption1= Construction of the TEL station in September 2017 | image2=TE11 Stevens MRT entrance under construction 20220523 185243.jpg | caption2=The TEL entrance nearing completion }} Stevens station was first announced to be an interchange station with the planned 22-station Thomson Line (TSL) on 29 August 2012.<ref name="Sim 2012">{{Cite web |last=Sim |first=Royston |date=29 August 2012 |title=New Thomson MRT line to open from 2019, and have 22 stations |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/new-thomson-mrt-line-open-2019-and-have-22-stations-20120829 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829233715/http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/new-thomson-mrt-line-open-2019-and-have-22-stations-20120829 |archive-date=29 August 2012 |access-date=30 June 2021 |website=The Straits Times}}</ref><ref name="channelnewsasia.com 2012">{{Cite web |date=30 August 2012 |title=Thomson Line to open from 2019 with 22 stations |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1222777/1/.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830140407/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1222777/1/.html |archive-date=30 August 2012 |access-date=30 June 2021 |website=Channel NewsAsia (CNA)}}</ref> The contract for the design and construction of Stevens TEL Station and associated tunnels was awarded to Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd for S$441 million (US${{To USD|441|Singapore|year=2014|r=1}} million) in April 2014.<ref name="awards">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2013/10/2/lta-awards-four-contracts-for-thomson-line.html|title=LTA Awards Four Contracts for Thomson Line|last=|first=|date=18 October 2013|website=www.lta.gov.sg|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200107050208/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2013/10/2/lta-awards-four-contracts-for-thomson-line.html|archive-date=7 January 2020|access-date=7 January 2020}}</ref> Construction of the station began in January 2015,<ref>{{cite web |title=Works starts for Mount Pleasant and Stevens MRT stations along Thomson–East Coast Line |url=https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/works-starts-mount-pleasant-and-stevens-mrt-stations-along-thomson-east-coast-line |website=Today |access-date=13 November 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211123141313/https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/works-starts-mount-pleasant-and-stevens-mrt-stations-along-thomson-east-coast-line |archive-date=23 November 2021 |date=25 January 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> and was expected to be completed in 2021.<ref name="awards"/>

On 15 August 2014, the LTA further announced that the TSL would merge with the Eastern Region Line to form the Thomson–East Coast Line (TEL). Stevens station, part of the proposed line, would be constructed as part of TEL3, consisting of 13 stations between [[Mount Pleasant MRT station|Mount Pleasant]] and [[Gardens by the Bay MRT station|Gardens by the Bay]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 August 2014 |title=Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority & Singapore Land Authority – Thomson–East Coast Line: New MRT Links in the East |url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=3cc2e460-06ea-4245-a37f-df11b602ec7d |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084445/http://app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=3cc2e460-06ea-4245-a37f-df11b602ec7d |archive-date=19 August 2014 |access-date=13 February 2020 |website=LTA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2020 |title=Thomson–East Coast Line |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/upcoming_projects/rail_expansion/thomson_east_coast_line.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213075700/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/upcoming_projects/rail_expansion/thomson_east_coast_line.html |archive-date=13 February 2020 |access-date=13 February 2020 |website=LTA}}</ref> With restrictions imposed on construction due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore|COVID-19 pandemic]], the TEL3 completion date was pushed by one year to 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Written Reply by Minister for Transport Ong Ye Kung to Parliamentary Question on Updates on Thomson East Coast Line, Jurong Region Line and Cross Island Line |url=https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/written-reply-by-minister-for-transport-ong-ye-kung-to-parliamentary-question-on-updates-on-thomson-east-coast-line-jurong-region-line-and-cross-island-line |website=mot.gov.sg |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517000023/https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/written-reply-by-minister-for-transport-ong-ye-kung-to-parliamentary-question-on-updates-on-thomson-east-coast-line-jurong-region-line-and-cross-island-line |url-status=live }}</ref> On 9 March 2022, Transport Minister [[S Iswaran]] announced in Parliament that TEL 3 would open in the second half of that year.<ref name="CNA 2022">{{cite web | title=11 more Thomson–East Coast stations to open in second half of 2022; more 'inclusive' changes for vulnerable commuters | website=CNA | date=9 March 2022 | url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line-stations-maxwell-great-world-shenton-way-2550266 | access-date=26 April 2022 | archive-date=26 April 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426115857/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line-stations-maxwell-great-world-shenton-way-2550266 | url-status=live }}</ref>

As confirmed during a visit by Iswaran at the {{MRT station|Outram Park}} and {{MRT station|Maxwell}} stations on 7 October 2022,<ref name="Auto 2022">{{cite web | last=Yong | first=Clement | title=11 new TEL stations, from Stevens to Gardens by the Bay, to open on Nov 13; free rides on Nov 11 | website=The Straits Times | date=7 October 2022 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/11-tel3-stations-from-stevens-to-gardens-by-the-bay-to-open-on-nov-13-free-rides-on-nov-11 | access-date=7 October 2022 | archive-date=7 October 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007081735/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/11-tel3-stations-from-stevens-to-gardens-by-the-bay-to-open-on-nov-13-free-rides-on-nov-11 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="LTA">{{cite web | title=Factsheet: Thomson – East Coast Line Stage 3 to Open for Passenger Service from 13 November 2022 | website=LTA | url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2022/10/news-releases/thomson---east-coast-line-stage-3-to-open-for-passenger-service-.html | access-date=7 October 2022 | archive-date=7 October 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007081754/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2022/10/news-releases/thomson---east-coast-line-stage-3-to-open-for-passenger-service-.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="CNA Grace 2022">{{cite web | last1=Yeoh | first1=Grace | title=11 Thomson–East Coast Line stations to open on Nov 13; free rides available on Nov 11 | website=CNA | date=7 October 2022 | url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line-open-november-mrt-free-rides-11-stations-2994101 | access-date=7 October 2022 | archive-date=30 November 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130020139/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/thomson-east-coast-line-open-november-mrt-free-rides-11-stations-2994101 | url-status=live }}</ref> the TEL station began operations on 13 November.<ref name="TEL3 opening first day 2022">{{cite web | last1=Lim | first1=Jessie | title=Stations buzzing on first day of operations for third stage of Thomson–East Coast Line | website=The Straits Times | date=13 November 2022 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/stations-buzzing-on-first-day-of-operations-for-third-stage-of-thomson-east-coast-line | access-date=13 November 2022 | archive-date=13 November 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113043434/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/stations-buzzing-on-first-day-of-operations-for-third-stage-of-thomson-east-coast-line | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Details== {{multiple image | align = center | direction = horizontal | header = Platforms of the station | header_align = center | total_width = 700 | image1 =DT10 Stevens MRT Platform A 20260305 183107.jpg | caption1= DTL Platform A | image2=(SGP-Singapore) Stevens MRT Station Platform B 2025-02-28.jpg | caption2=DTL Platform B, which is on a different level from Platform A | image3=TE11 Stevens MRT Platforms (open house) 20221111 101459.jpg | caption3=TEL platforms }} Stevens station is an interchange station on the DTL and TEL. The official station code is DT10/TE11. On the DTL, the station is between the Botanic Gardens and [[Newton MRT station|Newton]] stations. On the TEL, the station is between the [[Caldecott MRT station|Caldecott]] and [[Napier MRT station|Napier]] stations.<ref>{{cite web |title=System Map |url=https://www.transitlink.com.sg/eservice/eguide/mrt_sys_map.htm |publisher=TransitLink |access-date=11 November 2022 |archive-date=10 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110094219/https://www.transitlink.com.sg/eservice/eguide/mrt_sys_map.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Train frequencies on the DTL range from 2 to 5 minutes,<ref name="LTA transport tool">{{Cite web|title=LTA {{!}} Transport Tools {{!}} MRT/LRT|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/map/train.html#|website=www.lta.gov.sg|access-date=11 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101093932/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/map/train.html|archive-date=1 November 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> while train frequencies on the TEL range from 3 to 6 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LTA {{!}} MRT/LRT |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/map/train.html# |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=www.lta.gov.sg}}</ref>

Located at the junction of Bukit Timah Road and Stevens Road, the station is next to the Wayang Satu Flyover and the Bukit Timah Canal.<ref name="One Map DT10">{{cite web |title=Stevens MRT Station (DT10) |url=https://share.onemap.sg/2Vd9my |website=OneMap}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="One Map TE11">{{cite web |title=Stevens MRT Station (TE11) |url=https://share.onemap.sg/fmexax |website=OneMap}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The station serves the schools of Singapore Chinese Girls’ School, St. Joseph's Institution, and Chinese International School. It is also close to the [[Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau]] Reporting and Heritage Centre and the Tanglin Community Centre.<ref name="SBSTransit STV">{{cite web | title=Train Service Information | website=SBSTransit | url=https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/Service/TrainInformation?TrainLine=DTL&Station=STV | access-date=16 January 2021 | archive-date=21 January 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121224842/https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/Service/TrainInformation?TrainLine=DTL&Station=STV | url-status=live }}</ref>

Until the opening of TEL station in 2022, Stevens was one of the smallest MRT stations on the DTL, due to the nearby flyover and canal. As a result, the LTA and the contractor had to implement the [[Split platform|stacked platform]] arrangement, with each platform serving each direction on different levels.{{sfn | Feng | 2017 | p=64}} The station has a depth of {{convert|34.22|m|ft}}.{{sfn | Feng | 2017 | p=143}} Stevens was the first station to have a set of fare gates serving each of the platforms, to allow public access for the rest of the station. This meant that the two DTL platforms did not have paid link to each other and commuters had to tap in at the right fare gate depending on their direction of travelling. <ref name="10 minutes grace">{{cite web |title=Ten-Minute Grace Period: Commuters Will Not be Charged Additional Fares for Entering the Wrong Platform at Downtown Line 2 Stevens Station {{!}} Press Room {{!}} Land Transport Authority |url=http://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=abf10c76-ad4a-4ab7-8258-898eb01eae08 |website=www.lta.gov.sg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114641/http://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=abf10c76-ad4a-4ab7-8258-898eb01eae08 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |date=31 December 2015 |access-date=1 January 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{sfn | Feng | 2017 | p=64}}

==Artwork== ===''PIN – 23040''=== A {{convert|24|m|ft|adj=on}} long mosaic, ''PIN – 23040'' by Om Mee Ai, is displayed at this station as part of the MRT network's Art-in-Transit programme, a public art showcase which integrates artworks into the MRT network. The artwork consists of hand-printed stamp patterns of nutmeg and rubber seeds in earthy shades of stone grey, timber brown and olive green, referencing the natural heritage of the area.<ref name="Massot 2020">{{cite web | title=Getting Around – Public Transport – A Better Public Transport Experience – Art in Transit | website=LTA | date=25 June 2020 | url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/a_better_public_transport_experience/art_in_transit.html | access-date=9 September 2020 | archive-date=21 April 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421081559/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/a_better_public_transport_experience/art_in_transit.html | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="SBSTransit 2020">{{cite web | title=Art-in-Transit | website=SBSTransit | date=21 August 2020 | url=https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/art-in-transit | access-date=9 September 2020 | archive-date=21 April 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421081419/https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/art-in-transit | url-status=live }}</ref>{{sfn | Zhuang | Soh | 2022 | p=56}} The artwork name, PIN, refers to "Patterns in Nature", with 23040 referencing the stamp patterns.{{sfn | Zhuang | Soh | 2022 | p=59}} The artist intends to remind commuters of the "distinct historical and natural identity" of the locality, where many exotic plantations grew during the 19th century.<ref name="Massot 2020"/><ref name="Reduwan 2015">{{cite web | last=Reduwan | first=Amirah Liyana | title=Downtown Line 2: Art in Transit | website=The New Paper | date=27 November 2015 | url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/news/singapore-news/downtown-line-2-art-transit | access-date=9 September 2020 | archive-date=9 September 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200909105852/https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore-news/downtown-line-2-art-transit | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Binding Historical & Natural Impressions |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/getting_around/public_transport/a_better_public_transport_experience/art_in_transit/pdf/DTL%20AIT%20QR%20DT10%20STV.pdf |website=www.lta.gov.sg |access-date=7 March 2021 |archive-date=25 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225031101/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/getting_around/public_transport/a_better_public_transport_experience/art_in_transit/pdf/DTL%20AIT%20QR%20DT10%20STV.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

The manual stamping process is intended to reference the "childhood play of the past", while the line-up of the stamps in 480 by 48 grids represents the methodical method of crop harvesting. The artwork was manually stamped by the LTA staff, station architects and contractors along with SCGS students and staff, who were all eager to participate.{{sfn | Zhuang | Soh | 2022 | p=56}} Any imperfections during the stamp printing were embraced as part of the artwork. After the work was stamped, layers of translucent paint were applied until they achieved a simmering effect.{{sfn | Zhuang | Soh | 2022 | p=59}}

===''A Syllabus For Stevens''=== [[File:TE11 Stevens MRT Concourse (open house) 20221111 100413.jpg|thumb|''A Syllabus For Stevens'' along the TEL concourse]] ''A Syllabus for Stevens'', by [[Shubigi Rao]], depicts shelves of books with a hundred engraved titles.<ref name="The Straits Times Clement 2022"/> Rao created the artwork in collaboration with students from the Raffles Girls' School.<ref name="The Straits Times Clement 2022"/><ref name="New AiT LTA 2022">{{cite web | title=Art in Transit | website=LTA | date=9 November 2022 | url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/a_better_public_transport_experience/art_in_public_transport/art_in_transit.html | access-date=13 November 2022 | archive-date=13 November 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113102534/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/a_better_public_transport_experience/art_in_public_transport/art_in_transit.html | url-status=live }}</ref> The titles, which include ''In Search Of The Elusive'', ''Or How To Find Missing Socks'', and ''Guide To Scoring A Date'', are meant to reflect "the humour and intelligence of schoolgirls".<ref name="The Straits Times Clement 2022">{{cite web | first1=Clement | last1=Yong | title=Charcoal drawings, quirky book titles: 7 art works in Thomson–East Coast Line stations you should not miss | website=The Straits Times | date=29 October 2022 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/charcoal-drawings-quirky-book-titles-7-art-works-in-thomson-east-coast-line-stations-you-should-not-miss | access-date=12 November 2022 | archive-date=10 November 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110093421/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/charcoal-drawings-quirky-book-titles-7-art-works-in-thomson-east-coast-line-stations-you-should-not-miss | url-status=live }}</ref> A layer of limestone chalk overlay the books, an allusion to chalk on slate – this pun reflects the artist's passion for books and play on words. The work was inspired by the schools surrounding the station.<ref name="New AiT LTA 2022"/> {{clear}}

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===Bibliography=== * {{cite book | last=Feng | first=Zengkun | title=Downtown Line: Soaring to new heights | publisher=Straits Times Press Pte Ltd | publication-place=Singapore | year=2017 | isbn=978-981-4747-66-0 | oclc=1003852882}} * {{cite book | last=Zhuang | first=Justin | last2=Soh | first2=Darren | publisher= [[Land Transport Authority]] | title=Art in transit: Downtown Line Singapore | publication-place=Singapore | date=2022 | isbn=978-981-18-3967-2 | oclc=1342054525}}

==External links== *{{Commons category-inline|Stevens MRT Station}} {{Singapore MRT stations|downtown=no|thomson=yes}}

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