Commuter Capacity of Stadium MRT Station

Assoc Prof Tan Kheng Boon Eugene asked the Minister for Transport (a) what is the current commuter capacity of the Stadium MRT station; and (b) whether the Stadium MRT station has sufficient capacity to cope with the significant increase in commuter volume when the Sports Hub is operational, especially when major sports and national events are held at the Sports Hub.

Stadium MRT station was designed with more fare gates than other stations, which are located on two large, ground-level concourses, to accommodate large crowds. There are also two sets of fare gates, one at each end of the station, for better accessibility.

In addition to these infrastructural provisions, SMRT will also work closely with the Sports Hub to coordinate their crowd management measures. These

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include operational measures, such as running more trains at higher frequencies and deploying additional mobile fare gates. For better crowd management, SMRT will also provide signage, queue posts and ushers to guide commuter movement within the station.