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Dhoby Ghaut MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North South, North East and Circle lines in Singapore. Located beneath the eastern end of Orchard Road shopping belt in Dhoby Ghaut , Museum Planning Area , the station is integrated with the commercial development The Atrium@Orchard.
Dhoby Ghaut (/ ˌ d oʊ b i ˈ ɡ ɔː t / DOH-bee GAWT) is a place in Singapore that often refers to the MRT station of the same name, which is a major interchange station on Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit network connecting the North-South Line, North East Line, and the Circle Line. As a place, Dhoby Ghaut lies along the eastern end of ...
The Cathay is a mixed-use 17-storey cinema, shopping mall and apartment building located at Handy Road and Mount Sophia in the Museum Planning Area of Singapore.
The building was the first and tallest skyscraper in Singapore and in Southeast Asia, at a height of 83.5 metres from the Dhoby Ghaut entrance to the top of the building's water tower. [1] Its theatre was the island's first air-conditioned cinema and public building, and where one could sit in an arm chair to watch a film ; a rare amenity ...
Closed in August 2023, The Cathay, located in Dhoby Ghaut, will be revamped and reimagined with a refreshed tenant mix. The building's owner, Cathay Organisation, stated that more details of the project will be revealed at a later stage. [85] The revamp is expected to be completed by end 2024. [85]
In 1937, she purchased a site at Dhoby Ghaut in Singapore where she constructed the modern Cathay Building and developed cinema, hotel and restaurant businesses. When the Cathay building was completed in 1939, it was the first skyscraper in Singapore before the war and the signature building of Cathay Organisation.
System Map, including lines under construction. This is a list of all stations on the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system in Singapore. [1] As of 2024, the Singapore MRT has approximately 242.6 km (150.7 mi) of system length spread across six operational lines, the 19th highest in the world.
Dhoby Ghaut station is the MRT network's largest, [183] and the five-level station is integrated with the twin-towered office complex Atrium@Orchard above it. [184] The network's first such integration of an MRT station with a commercial development, [183] [185] it permits more efficient land use and improves access to public transport. [186]