Woodlands MRT Station
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| Woodlands MRT Station 兀兰地铁站 உட்லண்ட்ஸ் Rapid transit |
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 Woodlands MRT station Platform Level |
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| Address | 30 Woodlands Avenue 2 Singapore 738343 |
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| Coordinates | 1°26′13.54″N 103°47′11.34″E / 1.4370944°N 103.7864833°E | ||||||||||
| Lines | North South | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
| Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Levels | 3 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Island | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 February 1996 | ||||||||||
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| Code | NS9 | ||||||||||
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Woodlands MRT Station (NS9) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit train station on the North South Line in Singapore. It is integrated together with the Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange located beneath the station and also Causeway Point Shopping Centre, which serves as a major shopping centre for residents living in Woodlands New Town. Woodlands Civic Centre, the new Republic Polytechnic, Singapore Sports School and Innova Junior College are within the vicinity of the station. Skyscrapers from Johor Bahru are visible from the station.
In the centre of the station, a 15 m high sculpture called Faces II weighing 4,000 kg is placed. This sculpture, is designed by Singapore artist Min Chen but the art piece is not under the Art in Transit scheme. This is one of the 4 MRT stations to appear in the original Singapore Edition of Monopoly and one of the stations along the Woodlands Extension when it was built.
The station is expected to be an interchange station with the future Thomson MRT Line
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[edit] Thomson Line
The Line will be fully underground and completed by 2018, with the Woodlands MRT Station expected to serve as an interchange to the line.
[edit] Train Service
| Destination | First Train | Last Train | ||||
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| Mon - Sat | Sunday & Public Holiday |
Daily | ||||
| North South Line | ||||||
| to NS1 Jurong East | 5.35am | 5.59am | 12.26am | |||
| to NS27 Marina Bay | 5.26am | 5.43am | 11.12pm | |||
| to NS19 Toa Payoh | - | - | 11.48pm | |||
| to NS16 Ang Mo Kio | - | - | 12.37am | |||
| to NS7 Kranji | - | - | 12.45am | |||
[edit] Current Station Layout
| L2 Platforms |
Platform A | North South Line towards NS1 EW24 Jurong East (→) |
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| Platform B | North South Line towards NS27 Marina Bay (←) | |
| L1 | NSL Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Causeway Point |
| B1 | Basement | Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange |
[edit] Bus services
The station is located directly above the underground Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange, the hub for bus services in the northern region of Singapore. The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Woodlands Ave 2:
| Service | Between | And | Notes |
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| 161 | Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange | Hougang Central Bus Interchange | |
| 168 | Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange | Bedok Bus Interchange | |
| SMRT Buses Trunk Services | |||
| 962 | Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange | Sembawang Drive (loop) | |
| SMRT Buses Feeder/Intratown Services | |||
| 901 | Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange | Woodlands Avenue 6 (loop) | |
| 912/912E | Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange | Woodlands Avenue 7/Woodlands Centre Road (loop) | |
The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Woodlands Ave 5:
| Service | Between | And | Notes |
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| SMRT Buses Trunk Services | |||
| 178 | Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange | Boon Lay Bus Interchange | |
| SMRT Buses Intratown Services | |||
| 912/912E | Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange | Woodlands Avenue 7/Woodlands Centre Road (loop) | |
| 913/913E | Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange | Woodlands Circle/Woodlands Centre Road (loop) | |
[edit] Shops & facilities
- Video rental shop
- 1 Lift
- Ticket office
- 1 Add Value Machine
- Food and accessories shop
- Newspaper/ Magazine stand
[edit] Shops & facilities nearby
- Causeway Point shopping centre
- Woodlands Civic Centre
- Woodlands Sports Complex (stadium and swimming pool)
- Singapore American School
- Innova Junior College
- Republic Polytechnic
- Admiralty Park, a national park of Singapore
- Schools
[edit] 2007 Accidents
A lady had her legs injured when she got knocked down by a SMRT Train that was travelling towards Jurong East MRT Station and trains from Admiralty MRT Station to Kranji MRT Station were affected on 2 March 2007. It was reported that 2900 passengers were affected by the accident and buses were utilized to ferry the affected passengers. The time of incident was at 3:20pm.[citation needed]
About 38 days from the first accident, an office worker was injured after being hit on the head while on the platform by an oncoming train heading towards Jurong East MRT Station on 9 April 2007. Apparently, he was engrossed in reading his newspapers that he walked over the yellow line even before the train stopped. Service from Woodlands to Jurong East stations was affected that morning for 20 minutes and the service resumed operations right after the victim was sent to a hospital by paramedics. The time of incident was at 7:35am.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ "SPEECH BY MR RAYMOND LIM,MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT, AT THE VISIT TO KIM CHUAN DEPOT, 25 JANUARY 2008, 9.00 AM". Singapore Government Media Release. 2008-01-25. https://app-pac.mica.gov.sg/data/vddp/embargo/6260896.htm.
