Toa Payoh MRT station

NS19  Toa Payoh 大巴窑 தோ பாயோ
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Exit D of Toa Payoh MRT station
General information
Location	510 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh Singapore 319398[1]
Coordinates	01°19′58″N 103°50′51″E / 1.33278°N 103.84750°E / 1.33278; 103.84750
Operated by	SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)	North–South Line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus (Toa Payoh Bus Interchange), taxi
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	7 November 1987; 36 years ago (1987-11-07)
Passengers
November 2020	25,731 per day[2]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station Braddell towards Jurong East North–South Line Novena towards Marina South Pier
Location Toa Payoh Location within Singapore Rail central area

Toa Payoh MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South line (NSL) in Toa Payoh, Singapore. Located in the town centre of Toa Payoh, it is integrated with the Toa Payoh Bus Interchange and the HDB Hub, headquarters of the Housing and Development Board. The station is underneath the intersection of three roads: Lorong 1 Toa Payoh, Lorong 2 Toa Payoh and Lorong 6 Toa Payoh.

First announced in May 1982, construction of the station began in 1983 as part of Phase I of the MRT system. In August 1985, it became the first Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore to have its concrete structure completed. It opened on 7 November 1987 and was one of the first MRT stations to operate in revenue service. It has a bright yellow scheme with a set of coloured tiles at the concourse level.