Potong Pasir MRT Station

NE10  Potong Pasir MRT Station 波东巴西地铁站 போத்தோங் பாசிர் Stesen MRT Potong Pasir Rapid transit
Platform area of NE10 Potong Pasir MRT station
Station statistics
Address	55 Upper Serangoon Road Singapore 347694
Coordinates	1°19′52″N 103°52′09″E
Lines	North East Line
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Structure	Underground
Levels	2
Platforms	Island
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	20 June 2003
Accessible
Code	NE10
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station Boon Keng towards HarbourFront North East Line Woodleigh towards Punggol
Location
Potong Pasir MRT Station

Faregates within Potong Pasir Station

Potong Pasir MRT Station (NE10) is located on the North East Line, Singapore. The station is located in the Potong Pasir area and on the southern end of Upper Serangoon Road and Potong Pasir Avenue 1. The station is also located near the Saint Andrew's Village, a mega cluster of schools from the Saint Andrew's family of schools.

Art in Transit in this station is Point of View by Matthew Ngui.

Political Influence

As Potong Pasir Station was located in the Potong Pasir SMC, an opposition ward managed by the Singapore People's Party, it was one of the stations most involved in the political scenario of Singapore.

The intended name for the station was actually Sennett, mainly because of such political reasons. It seemed that the route planners did not want the station to sound synonymous with the estate. It was also rumoured to continue staying closed, together with Woodleigh when the North East Line opened in 2003.

During the Singapore general elections in 2001, Chiam See Tong and Sitoh Yih Pin of the Singapore People's Party and the People's Action Party respectively, both dangled the station as a carrot, and promised the residents that they would appeal for the station to be opened should they be voted into office, as part of their publicity campaigns.

However, even though the SDA won the seat, the station eventually opened, and the station was renamed Potong Pasir, partly due to complaints from Chiam and residents. It was also claimed "the name made more sense".

There is another Sennett Estate in the eastern part of Singapore and is located along Upper East Coast Road. The name was changed to avoid confusion with this Sennett Estate.

Station Layout

L1	Street Level	Bus Stops, Ananas Cafe, 7-Eleven Convenience Shop, Potong Pasir Market
B1	Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Passenger Service Centre, Shops
B2	Platform A	North East Line towards  NE1  CC29  HarbourFront (→)
	Island platform, Doors will open on the right
	Platform B	North East Line towards  NE17  Punggol (←)