Bishan MRT station

This article is about the metro station of the Singapore MRT. For other stations named Bishan, see Bishan station (disambiguation). For the MRT depot, see Bishan Depot.

 NS17  CC15 
Bishan
碧山
பீஷான்
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange
Exit A of Bishan station.
General information
Location200 Bishan Road
Singapore 579827 (NSL)[1][2]
17 Bishan Place
Singapore 579842 (CCL)[3][4]
Coordinates1°21′04″N 103°50′54″E / 1.351236°N 103.848456°E / 1.351236; 103.848456
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  North–South Line
  Circle Line
Platforms4 (1 island platform, 2 side platforms)
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeGround-level (North South Line)
Underground (Circle Line)
Platform levels2
ParkingYes (Junction 8)
AccessibleYes
History
Opened7 November 1987; 36 years ago (1987-11-07) (North South Line)
28 May 2009; 15 years ago (2009-05-28) (Circle Line)
Rebuilt27 July 2008; 16 years ago (2008-07-27) (North South Line southbound platforms)
22 May 2009; 15 years ago (2009-05-22) (North South Line northbound platforms)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesKampong San Teng,[5] San Teng[6][7]
Passengers
July 202011,367 per day[8]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Ang Mo Kio
towards Jurong East
 North–South Line Braddell
towards Marina South Pier
Lorong Chuan
towards Dhoby Ghaut or Marina Bay
 Circle Line Marymount
towards HarbourFront
Location
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Bishan
Bishan station in Singapore

Bishan MRT station is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North–South (NSL) and Circle (CCL) lines in Bishan, Singapore. The station is located along Bishan Road within the town centre; it is integrated with Junction 8 shopping centre and is close to Bishan Bus Interchange. Nearby schools include Raffles Institution, Catholic High School, and Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary and Secondary Schools.

Initially announced as Kampung San Teng, it was renamed San Teng and subsequently Bishan. Bishan NSL station opened on 7 November 1987; it was one of the first five stations on the MRT network. During its construction, the original island platform of the NSL was split into two separate side platforms and the station was upgraded to cope with increased passenger traffic from the CCL, which opened on 28 May 2009. In 2017, tunnels between Bishan and Braddell stations flooded, disrupting train services on the NSL. Bishan NSL is the only ground-level station on the MRT network, while the CCL station houses Move! by Soh Ee Shaun, an Art-in-Transit artwork. Due to the station's location near a former cemetery, the station is said to be haunted.

  1. ^ "Bishan MRT Station (NS17)". OneMap. Singapore Land Authority.
  2. ^ "Location View of 200 Bishan Road, 579827". www.streetdirectory.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. ^ "17 Bishan Place, Bishan MRT Station". OneMap. Singapore Land Authority.
  4. ^ "Bishan (MRT Station) - 17 Bishan Place (S)579842". www.streetdirectory.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Station names will reflect their localities". The Straits Times. 30 November 1982. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference thestraitstimes19840921 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Names for 42 MRT stations". Singapore Monitor. 20 September 1984. Archived from the original on 9 September 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Land Transport DataMall". mytransport.sg. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.