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City Hall MRT Station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit interchange station in Downtown Core, Singapore. The station is served by both the North South Line and the East West Line.It is located in the Civic District in the Downtown Core, which is within the Central Area, the city centre of Singapore. It is situated underground, beneath the junction of Stamford Road and North Bridge Road, and is thus east of the Singapore River. The commercial district of Raffles Place and its respective station is located across the Singapore River. City Hall station is one of the more prominent and busier stations within Singapore's transport system, especially being an interchange station located within the Central Area. The national monument of City Hall is within walking distance from the station.HistoryPrior to the building of the station, it was called St Andrew's. It was renamed to City Hall for historical significance reasons in 1984.