Expo

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Expo
Expo exterior
Lines	East West Line (Changi Line) Downtown Line
No. of Exits	7
Date opened:	10 January 2001
Station Info:
Previous Station:	Tanah Merah (East West) Upper Changi (Downtown)
Next Station:	Changi Airport

Expo is both an elevated and underground station on the East West Line and Downtown Line.

History

In 1994, plans were made for an extension for the East West Line. The station was constructed by Foster + Partners in 1997. However, Singapore Expo requested the station to be opened by 2001, a year earlier than Changi Airport. Later in 2002, the extension reached Changi Airport.

Architecture

According to Foster + Partners, the design of the station was to be futuristic. Here is what they said,"The station is announced externally by two highly sculptural roof elements, which overlap to dynamic visual effect and appear to hover weightlessly above the heavy concrete base. A 40-metre-diameter disc, clad in stainless steel, shelters the ticket hall and marks the station entrance, while a 130-metre-long, blade-like form, sheathed in titanium, covers the platforms, its reflective soffit constantly animated with the reflections of passengers and passing trains. The station is used by very large numbers of people at peak times and so creating clear sight lines and a strong sense of orientation were fundamental to its design. At ground level, the concourse is open, with views on one side to the street, and on the other side to a lush tropical garden created between the station and the Expo Centre. The elevated platforms are reached from the concourse and ticket office at street level by lift or escalators. Enclosure is kept to a minimum and passengers can look up through a long cut in the floor structure to glimpse the trains coming and going overhead.

Environmentally, the stations open form has other benefits, encouraging a cooling flow of air through the building. The choice of roof materials also has an environmental significance. Internally, the polished metal surface reflects daylight down through the building, minimising the need for artificial lighting, while externally, the cladding deflects the sun's rays, thus helping to create a microclimate on the platforms that is refreshingly up to four degrees cooler than the outside temperature."

Exits

Exit	Location	Nearby
A	Singapore Expo	Expo Drive, Upper Changi Road, Singapore Expo (Halls 1 – 6 and 7 – 9), The Max Pavilion, Max Atria
B	Changi South Avenue 1	Changi Buisness Park, Changi South Avenue 1, Changi City, Changi City Point, Capri by Fraser Changi City, Park Avenue Changi, UE Bizhub East, The Signature, Standard Chartered @ Changi, The IBM Place, Plaza 8 @ CBP, DBS Asia Hub, Yas Global Logistics, Thyssen Haniel Logistics Centre, U-Freight Logistics Centre, Xinlin Districentre
C	Expo Drive	Expo Halls 7 – 9, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), The Max Pavilion
D	Changi Business Park	Capri by Fraser: Changi City, Changi City Point, DBS Asia Hub, Eightrium@CBP, One@Changi City, IBP Place, Plaza8 @ CBP, Park Avenue Changi, The Signature, UE Bizhub East
E	Changi South Avenue 1	Capri by Fraser: Changi City, Changi City Point, Citi, DBS Asia Hub, DBS Schenker Logistics Centre, One@Changi City, Thyssen Haniel Logistics Centre, U-Freight Logistics Centre, Yusen Logistics
F	Changi City Point (via B1)	Changi City Point
G	UE Bizhub East (via B1)	UE Bizhub East