Yew Tee MRT Station

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 NS5 
Yew Tee MRT Station
油池地铁站
இயூடீ
Stesen MRT Yew Tee
Rapid transit
Ns5 Yew Tee.jpg
A platform view of NS5 Yew Tee Station, with people waiting for a south-bound train.
Station statistics
Address 61 Choa Chu Kang Drive
Singapore 689715
Coordinates 1°23′49.15″N 103°44′50.06″E / 1.3969861°N 103.7472389°E / 1.3969861; 103.7472389
Lines
Connections Bus, Taxi
Structure Elevated
Levels 2
Platforms Island
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened 10 February 1996
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access
Code NS5
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
towards Jurong East
North South Line
towards Marina Bay
Location
Yew Tee MRT Station

Yew Tee MRT Station (NS5) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the North South Line in Singapore. The station is located in the northern part of Choa Chu Kang New Town, on the northwest side of Singapore. The station mainly serves the surrounding residential estates of Choa Chu Kang Neighbourhoods 5 to 7, which comprises mostly HDB heartlands, together with some private housing. The station is also utilised by workers from the Sungei Kadut Industrial Estate.

[edit] History

The station was built in 1995, together with the other stations of the Woodlands Extension. The two-storey station building, with a simple facade and a kampung-style roof, was officially opened on 10 February 1996. During the construction of the Woodlands extension, land between the Yew Tee and Kranji MRT stations was acquired. Measuring a total of 18,685 sq m, the acquisition affected a total of 16 factories operating along the stretch.[1]

When the MRT network commenced operations in 1987, Yew Tee MRT Station as with all above-ground stations had no physical barriers between the platforms and tracks. Following numerous incidents of commuters falling on the tracks and unauthorized intrusions, the Land Transport Authority made the decision in 2008 to install half height platform screen doors for all above-ground stations in phases.[2] Installations at this station started on 9 November 2011 and completed and went "live" on 1 February 2012.

[edit] Station layout

L2 Platform A North South Line
towards  NS1  EW24  Jurong East (→)
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform B North South Line
towards  NS27  CE2  Marina Bay via  NS9  Woodlands (←)
L1 NSL Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control
Street Level Yew Tee Point, Yew Tee Square

[edit] References

  1. ^ Thulaja, Naidu Ratnala (November 10, 2003). "Woodlands MRT line". National Library Board Singapore. http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_364_2005-01-28.html. Retrieved February 01, 2012. 
  2. ^ Wong, Siew Ying (January 26, 2008). "Above-ground MRT stations to have platform screen doors by 2012". Channel NewsAsia. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/324989/1/.html. Retrieved February 01, 2012. 


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