Sembawang MRT Station

NS11  Sembawang MRT Station 三巴旺地铁站 செம்பாவாங் Stesen MRT Sembawang Rapid transit
Platform level of Sembawang MRT Station
Station statistics
Address	11 Canberra Road Singapore 759775
Coordinates	1°26′56.49″N 103°49′12.55″E
Lines	North South Line
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Structure	Elevated
Levels	2
Platforms	Island
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	10 February 1996
Accessible
Code	NS11
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station Admiralty towards Jurong East North South Line Yishun towards Marina Bay
Location
Sembawang MRT Station

Sembawang MRT Station (NS11) is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station in Singapore, and the northernmost MRT Station of the MRT system, North South Line and part of the Woodlands Extension. It is sited in Sembawang, a residential area which is just over 6 years old and still undergoing development. The first level of the station is open in design and can be accessed from almost all sides. It is now integrated with the open-air, newly-opened Sembawang Bus Interchange which allows residents to commute to work or travel to other places easier. Sun Plaza Shopping Centre cum condominium is sited next to the station.

History

When the Woodlands extension line was proposed in 1990, Sembawang MRT station would not have been included on this planned route. It was later included as a provisional station to be built at at later stage. However, the government later decided to construct this station as part of the extension. This station was opened on 10 February 1996.

Train service

Destination	First Train				Last Train
	Mon - Sat		Sunday & Public Holiday		Daily
North South Line
to NS1 Jurong East	5.30am		5.53am		12.21am
to NS27 Marina Bay	5.32am		5.49am		11.17pm
to NS19 Toa Payoh	-		-		11.54pm
to NS7 Kranji	-		-		12.39am
to NS16 Ang Mo Kio	-		-		12.43am

Station Layout

L2	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 (←)
L1	NSL Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control
	Street Level	Sembawang Bus Interchange, Sun Plaza Shopping Centre

Bus services

The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Sembawang Way:

Bus Stop Code: 58211 (Sembawang Station)
Service	Destination	Note
SMRT Buses Trunk Services
858	Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange
859	Sembawang Bus Interchange
882	Sembawang Bus Interchange
981	Sembawang Bus Interchange

Bus Stop Code: 58219 (Opposite Sembawang Station)
Service	Destination	Note
SMRT Buses Trunk Services
858	Changi Airport PTB 1, 2 and 3 Bus Terminal (loop)
859	Yishun Bus Interchange
882	Sembawang Road (loop)
981	Senoko Loop

Incidents

2010 accident

Train services were disrupted at stations between Woodlands and Yishun in the southbound direction for about an hour on the Vesak Day afternoon of 28 May 2010. This was due to a track incident at Sembawang Station.

About 7,300 commuters were affected when a man was hit by a train. He was pronounced dead at the scene around 11.30am.

To maintain service on the unaffected stretches of the North-South line during the incident, all southbound trains were turned around at Woodlands MRT Station, while some northbound trains were also turned around at Yishun MRT Station.

To ease traffic, SMRT deployed bus bridging services to ferry passengers between Woodlands and Yishun MRT stations during the disruption.

2011 accident

On Apr 15 2011, a man in his mid-30s, had fallen onto the train tracks at Sembawang MRT station. The Singapore Civil Defence Force and Singapore Police Force said they received a call at about 11.35pm.

Citizen journalism website STOMP said the man, who had been hit by the train, was transported to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital and later arrested for attempted suicide.

He complained of back pain.

An online news portal reported a SMRT spokesperson as saying that about 1,500 passengers were affected by the incident. Buses were deployed to ferry passengers from Woodlands to Yishun MRT Stations.

Platform Screen Doors

As with most of the above-ground stations built in the past along the North South Line, it was initially built without Platform Screen Doors that prevent commuters from falling onto the train tracks. On 29 October 2011, the installation of the half height platform screen doors started. As of 27 January 2012, all the doors have been installed. The LTA said that the doors will be in operation by the end of February.^{[citation needed]}

LTA notice to inform residents of date of completion.