Orchard MRT Station

NS22  Orchard MRT Station 乌节地铁站 ஆர்ச்சர்ட் Stesen MRT Orchard Rapid transit
Platform of NS22 Orchard MRT station
Station statistics
Address	437 Orchard Road Singapore 238878
Coordinates	1°18′15.53″N 103°49′54.98″E
Lines	North South Line
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Structure	Underground
Levels	2
Platforms	Island
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	12 December 1987
Accessible
Code	NS22
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station Newton towards Jurong East North South Line Somerset towards Marina Bay
Location
Orchard MRT Station

Sign of Orchard MRT Station

Former entrance structure of Orchard MRT Station in front of the current ION Orchard site

Orchard MRT Station (NS22) is located on the North South Line of the Mass Rapid Transit and is located along Orchard Road, Singapore. Some of its platform livery is maroon in colour, but most of that are black with marbles.

Passenger traffic at this station is extremely high, especially during weekend and festive periods despite not being an interchange station. On the evening of 31 December 1999, trains had to skip this station so as to relieve the overcrowding in the station during the Millennium Celebrations.

On Tuesday, 15 January 2008, Exit C was closed to make way for the construction of the ION Orchard shopping mall. Exit E was opened on the same day as a replacement.

Future

The station is expected to be an interchange with the future 23-station Thomson MRT Line.^{[citation needed]}

Station Layout

L1	Street Level	ION Orchard, Wisma Atria, Ngee Ann City
B1		Orchard Xchange
B2	NSL Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control
B3 Platforms	Platform A	North South Line towards  NS1  EW24  Jurong East via  NS9  Woodlands (→)
	Island platform, Doors open on the right
	Platform B	North South Line towards  NS27  CE2  Marina Bay (←)

Exits

• A – Shaw House and Centre, Tangs, Singapore Marriott Hotel, Paragon, Lucky Plaza, Grand Hyatt Singapore, Palais Renaissance, Royal Thai Embassy, Grand Park Orchard , International Building, Scotts Square, Far East Plaza and Goodwood Park Hotel
• B – Four Seasons Hotel, Orchard Parksuites and Orchard Boulevard
• C – ION Orchard & Wisma Atria (Closed on 15 Jan 2008 and reopened on 21 July 2009)
• D – Ngee Ann City, ION Orchard & Wisma Atria
• E – Wheelock Place, Liat Towers, Far East Shopping Centre, Hilton Singapore, ION Orchard & Orchard Road

Transport Connections

Rail

Destination	First Train				Last Train
	Mon - Sat		Sunday & Public Holiday		Daily
North South Line
to NS1 Jurong East	6.10am		6.34am		11.56pm
to NS27 Marina Bay	5.48am		6.14am		11.44pm
to NS7 Kranji	-		-		12.14am

Bus

The following bus services pass by the bus stop of Orchard Turn:

Bus Stop Code: 09023 (Orchard Station)
Service	Destination	Note
SMRT Buses Trunk Services
167	Sembawang Bus Interchange
171	Yishun Bus Interchange
190	Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange
700	Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange
700A	Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange
SMRT Buses NightRider Services
NR1	Yishun Ring Road (loop)
NR2	Sembawang Drive (loop)
NR3	Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange
SBS Transit Trunk Services
124	Saint Michael's Bus Terminal
128	Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot
143	Toa Payoh Bus Interchange
162	Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal
162M	Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal
SBS Transit Fast Forward Service
14e	Orchard Road

2011 Train disruption

A fault on a northbound train is believed to have caused some delays for commuters at around 7pm on Dec 19 2011. According to an SMRT tweet, "train service is still running smoothly despite a 9-minute delay at Orchard northbound" at 6.46pm. The train was travelling towards the Orchard station when it experienced a fault. Commuters were asked to get off the train at Orchard MRT station and the train was towed back to the depot.

The disruption followed two other major disruptions on the North South Line on Dec 15 and Dec 17, however is not a major one compared to the last two.

Image galleries

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  Faregates at Orchard MRT Station.

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  Another faregate

External links

• Express 502/502A to call at additional bus stops
• Fast Forword 14e to call at additional bus stops
• Relocation Of Bus Stop 09023(Orchard Station) along Orchard Boulevard