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 |
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 A platform view of NS5 Yew Tee Station, with people waiting for a south-bound train. |
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| Address | 61 Choa Chu Kang Drive Singapore 689715 |
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| Coordinates | 1°23′49.15″N 103°44′50.06″E / 1.3969861°N 103.7472389°E | ||||||||||
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| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
| Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Levels | 2 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Island | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 February 1996 | ||||||||||
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| Code | NS5 | ||||||||||
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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 (→) |
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| Platform B | North South Line towards NS27 CE2 Marina Bay via NS9 Woodlands (←) |
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| L1 | NSL Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control |
| Street Level | Yew Tee Point, Yew Tee Square | |
[edit] References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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