Yio Chu Kang MRT station

NS15  Yio Chu Kang MRT Station 杨厝港地铁站 இயோ சூ காங்
Rapid transit
Platform level of NS15 Yio Chu Kang station
General information
Location	3000 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8 Singapore 569813
Coordinates	1°22′54.86″N 103°50′41.34″E
Line(s)	North–South Line
Platforms	Island
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	NS15
History
Opened	7 November 1987
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station Template:SMRT stations toward Template:SMRT stations Template:SMRT lines Template:SMRT stations toward Template:SMRT stations

An unrefurbished C151 train entering the station

Yio Chu Kang MRT Station (NS15) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the North South Line in Singapore.

The station's architecture design theme is similar to Ang Mo Kio station, with brown granite walls and floors, except for the middle platform in Ang Mo Kio station, which this station does not have. This station serves students of neighbouring educational institutions, residents as well as workers at neighbouring industrial estates.

Yio Chu Kang used to be the northern terminus of the North South Line when it first opened in 7 November 1987. Trains terminated at Platform A before reversing and crossing over to the adjacent track.

Station vicinity

• Nanyang Polytechnic
• ITE College Central
• Presbyterian High School
• Anderson Primary School
• Yio Chu Kang Grassroots Club
• Yio Chu Kang Swimming Complex
• Ang Mo Kio Police Division and Neighbourhood Police Centre
• Ang Mo Kio Fire Station
• Nuovo Executive Condominium
• Castle Green Condominium
• Anderson Junior College
• Mayflower Primary School
• Yio Chu Kang Secondary School

Train service

Destination	First Train				Last Train
	Mon - Sat		Sunday & Public Holiday		Daily
North South Line
to NS13 Yishun	5.13am		-		-
to NS1 Jurong East	5.19am		5.42am		12.10am
to NS7 Kranji	-		-		12.28am
to NS27 Marina Bay	5.33am		6.00am		11.29pm
to NS19 Toa Payoh	-		-		12.05am
to NS16 Ang Mo Kio	-		-		12.54am

Current Station Layout

L2 Platforms	Platform A	Template:SMRT lines towards  NS1  EW24  Jurong East via  NS9  Woodlands (→)
	Island platform, Doors open on the right
	Platform B	Template:SMRT lines towards  NS27  Marina Bay (←)
L1	NSL Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control
	Street Level	Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal, Yio Chu Kang Sports Complex

Bus services

Bus services are available at the Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal located beside the station or at the bus stops along Ang Mo Kio Ave 6:

Bus Stop Code: 55181 (Opp Yio Chu Kang Station)
Service	Between	And	Notes
SBS Transit Trunk Services
13	Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal	Upper East Coast Bus Terminal
45	Upper East Coast Bus Terminal	Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot
86	Sengkang Bus Interchange	Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange
128	Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot	Shenton Way Bus Terminal	Operates On Weekdays Peak Hours Only
SMRT Buses Trunk Services
851	Yishun Bus Interchange	Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
852	Yishun Bus Interchange	Bukit Batok Bus Interchange
853	Yishun Bus Interchange	Lorong 1 Geylang Bus Terminal
853C	Yishun Bus Interchange	Upper East Coast Bus Terminal
SMRT Buses Night Rider Services
NR1	Resorts World Sentosa	Yishun Ring Road (Loop)

Bus Stop Code: 55189 (Yio Chu Kang Station)
Service	Between	And	Notes
SBS Transit Trunk Services
13	Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal	Upper East Coast Bus Terminal
45	Upper East Coast Bus Terminal	Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot
70	Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal	Shenton Way Bus Terminal
70M	Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal	Marina Centre (Loop)
76	Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal	Siglap Road (loop)
86	Sengkang Bus Interchange	Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange
128	Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot	Shenton Way Bus Terminal	Operates On Weekdays Peak Hours Only
SMRT Buses Premium Services
529	Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal	Lentor Estate (Loop)	Lentor Premium Service. Operates on subsidiary BusPlus
SMRT Buses Feeder Services
825	Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal	Lentor Avenue (Loop)	Operates by subsidiary BusPlus
SMRT Buses Trunk Services
851	Yishun Bus Interchange	Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
852	Yishun Bus Interchange	Bukit Batok Bus Interchange
853	Yishun Bus Interchange	Lorong 1 Geylang Bus Terminal
853C	Yishun Bus Interchange	Upper East Coast Bus Terminal
SMRT Buses Night Rider Services
NR1	Resorts World Sentosa	Yishun Ring Road (Loop)

The following bus services are available at the bus stops nearby along Ang Mo Kio Ave 9:

Bus Stop Code: 55301 (AMK Police Div HQ)
Service	Between	And	Notes
SBS Transit Trunk Services
45	Upper East Coast Bus Terminal	Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot
70	Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal	Shenton Way Bus Terminal	Operates on Weekdays and Saturdays (Day time) only
70M	Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal	Marina Centre (Loop)	Operates Weekdays and Saturdays (Evening), Sundays and Public Holidays only
SBS Transit Townlink Services
265	Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot	Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 (Loop)
268	Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot	Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 2 (Loop)

Bus Stop Code: 55309 (Opp AMK Police Div HQ)
Service	Between	And	Notes
SBS Transit Trunk Services
45	Upper East Coast Bus Terminal	Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot
70	Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal	Shenton Way Bus Terminal	Operates on Weekdays and Saturdays (Day time) only
70M	Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal	Marina Centre (Loop)	Operates Weekdays and Saturdays (Evening), Sundays and Public Holidays only
SBS Transit Townlink Services
265	Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot	Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 (Loop)
268	Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot	Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 2 (Loop)

Interior level of Yio Chu Kang station

Lentor MRT Station

In the early 1990s, Disney offered to build a theme park in the Lentor area, beside the Lower Seletar Reservoir. The station was to be between Khatib MRT Station and Yio Chu Kang MRT Station. SMRT was willing to build a station for the proposed theme park. Talks between the Singapore government and the corporation fell through and the idea was shelved.

Incidents

Track incursion

On 3 March 2003, a 23-year old drove his Mercedes onto an MRT track off Lentor Avenue, in the sector between Yio Chu Kang and Khatib MRT Stations, the first of its kind in the 15 years of MRT operations in Singapore. The freak accident occurred when the car, which was travelling at a speed of 87 kilometres an hour along Lentor Avenue (the maximum speed limit was 70 kilometres an hour there), mounted an 18 cm kerb, crossed 6 metres of grass verge (inclusive of a 1.5 metres wide pavement), jumped over a 1.5 metres drain, went through a fence 2 metres away from the track, and went uphill onto a steep stone embankment before landing on the MRT track.

Witnesses tried to remove the car from the tracks to prevent a possible collision, however an oncoming train from Yio Chu Kang stopped their efforts. One of the witnesses signaled the train driver to stop. Although the train driver was not able to stop in time, he was able to slow the train down enough to prevent derailment.