Bishan MRT Station is a Singapore Mass Rapid Transit interchange station along the North South Line and the Circle Line that serves the Bishan community, especially that of Bishan East. The station is located in Central Singapore, along Bishan Road, close to the town centre of Bishan. On the North South Line, some trains from Bishan Depot arrive at platform 2 of the station to travel southbound towards Marina Bay for evening peak period services. An underpass allows commuters to transfer from one line to the other.
The North South Line platforms are the only sub-surface MRT platforms in the entire network.
Opened in November 1987, Bishan station is one of the five stations that collectively make up Singapore's oldest MRT stations.
History[]
Bishan followed the same town identical name, where prior to the renaming in 1985, it was known as “Kampong San Teng” or “San Teng”, just before the exhumation of the cemetery began in 1977 and completed in 1983. The kampong was demolished in 1985 to make way for the second phase of Bishan New Town. There was a delay of the exhumation of Kampong San Teng which is supposed to be for Ang Mo Kio Neighbourhood 8 and 9 in 1977.
The contract to build San Teng MRT station was awarded to a Belgian and Singaporean joint venture on 16 December 1983. This SGD$32,882,507 contract, the first involving cut and cover construction awarded by the MRT Corporation, also includes 3.2 kilometres of tunnels between San Teng MRT station and Braddell MRT Station.
On 21 September 1984, the MRT Corporation renamed San Teng station to Bishan station to reflect the name of the new housing estate that was being built around this MRT station.
On 4 January 1985, work has reached a transition point between the underground route and elevated viaduct. Excavation works for the site, started in June 1984 is about to be completed.
Structural works for Bishan station was completed on 23 October 1985. In January 1986, it was announced that the first section of the MRT system, from the Yio Chu Kang to Toa Payoh stations, would be opened in early 1988. It was later announced in September 1987 that the section will open on 7 November that year. As an effort for people to get familiar with the system, the station was opened for a sneak preview from 24 to 25 October. As announced, the station was one of the first MRT stations on the network to be opened for service on 7 November 1987
Bishan MRT Station was completed on 23 October 1985 similar to the Timothy Station which was completed on 12 January 1997 and opened on 7 November 1987. On 22 May 1993, a man was fined $2,000 for molesting a private student near the MRT Station. On 28 July 2004, a 31 year old accountant died after falling on the track in front of an oncoming train at this station, disrupting train services on the northbound MRT line for an hour. Another such incident happened to an elderly man on 15 September.
Circle Line[]
Contract C825A for the design, construction and completion of Bishan interchange station was awarded to Econ Corporation Ltd and Eng Lim Construction Co Pte Ltd Joint Venture at a sum of S$82.2 million (US$47.19 million) in July 2003. The contract also includes the upgrading of the NSL station. Construction was targeted to start in the third quarter of 2003 and was expected to be completed by early 2008.
The original NSL station underwent major alterations. A new air-conditioned platform to serve southbound trains to Marina South Pier was constructed to increase the passenger capacity of the station from 1,250 to 2,020. The new platform, Platform B, opened for service on 27 July 2008. The station was expanded to handle increased passenger traffic when the CCL station opens. As the original platform, now serving northbound trains to Jurong East, remained in service, upgrading works for the platform (Platform A) was hindered and took about a year to complete. While the re-tiling of the platform was done during the day, the Platform Screen Doors (PSDs) were installed in sections through the night. An air-conditioning system was also installed as part of the upgrade. Upgrading works for the platform were fully completed on 23 May 2009. An additional entrance to the basement of Junction 8 was also built. Along with the other Stage 3 CCL stations, the CCL station were opened on 28th of that month
Art in Transit[]
The Circle Line section of this station displays the Art in Transit artwork Move!. There are three murals created by Soh Ee Shaun depicting landmarks that residents of the Bishan area identify with.
Cultural impact[]
Being located on the site of the Peck San Theng cemetery, the station is rumoured to be haunted, and has been the subject of several Singaporean urban legends, as well as the site for alleged ghost encounters. The newspaper The Sunday Times ran an article debunking an urban legend associated with the station, along with an article featuring an account by a passenger who claimed that, while riding on a train passing through the station one morning in the early 1990s, she was groped by several unseen hands before passing out. She was later revived by fellow passengers. There are also other alleged encounters of ghosts and other entities by several passengers in and around the station, such as headless figures, footsteps coming from the roof of the train, and phantom passengers who do not cast reflections on the train windows.
Platforms[]
Firstly, the North South Line platforms were originally island platform until it was separated because of the Circle Line. A new southbound platform was opened on the 27 July 2008. The original platform was bricked in August 2008 and became a wall in October 2008. The northbound platform was also upgraded with the platform screen door in May 2009. Their platform screen door stickers were also updated since March 2009.
Due to the close proximity of a nearby tunnel portal to residential apartment blocks, the construction of a two-metre tall barriers stretching 180 metres in length started in September and completed by second quarter of 2012. It will be insulated with noise absorptive materials such as rock wool.
The Circle Line platform, on the other hand, uses a conventional island platform layout. The B2 station concourse wraps around the platform, giving the station a spacious interior two storeys high as seen from platform level. Similar to the NSL platforms, Full-height Platform screen doors isolate the air-conditioned station from the tunnel environment, where there is a heavy traffic. Passenger Information Systems, which are plasma display screens located at each platform, display expected train arrival times and key messages. Tactile flooring helps to guide the visually-handicapped from the platform to the station exits and other platforms on connecting rail lines.
Concourse[]
North South Line and Circle Line concourses are located in level 1 and basement 2 respectively. They feature faregates for automatic fare collection, and provides access between paid and unpaid areas of the station, likewise at Timothy Station, their concourses are only located in level 1 with a transfer to the basement 1 (train tracks), basement 2 (concourse) and basement 3 (platforms for U5).
Connecting the NSL and CCL platforms are their transfer linkway at basement 2, which provides as a paid link.
Station layout[]
| L1 | Street Level | Junction 8, 7-Eleven, Citibank, Bishan Bus Interchange |
| NSL Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Transitlink Counter | |
| B1 | Platform 1 | North South Line towards Jurong East via Ang Mo Kio (→) |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 2 | North South Line towards Marina South Pier via Braddell (←) | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| B2 | Transfer Linkway | Escalators to both North South Line platforms, lift to North South Line southbound platform and ticket concourse |
| CCL Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Transitlink Counter | |
| B3 | Platform 3 | Circle Line towards HarbourFront via Marymount (→) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 4 | Circle Line towards Dhoby Ghaut via Lorong Chuan towards Marina Bay via Lorong Chuan (peak periods only) (←) | |
Exits[]
- A to C : Junction 8, Bishan Toa Payoh TC, Bishan Library, Bishan NPP, CPF Bishan Bldg, Raffles Institution, Bishan CC
- D : MOE Language Ctr (Bishan), ITE College Central (Bishan), Bishan Swimming Cplx, Kuo Chuan Presby Pri Sch, Bishan Sports Hall/Stadium, Kuo Chuan Presby Sec Sch
- E : Junction 8
Passenger Usage Patterns[]
Bishan is an important interchange station linking the North South Line with the Circle Line, and as such, encounters large numbers of transfer passengers between the two lines. It also benefits the Junction 8 shopping mall, as well as residential developments in the vicinity, hence passenger traffic through this station is relatively high.
| Platform | Destinations |
|---|---|
| North South Line Platform 1 |
NSL - Ang Mo Kio, Yio Chu Kang, Khatib & Yishun |
| North South Line Platform 2 |
NSL - Toa Payoh, Novena, Orchard, Somerset, Dhoby Ghaut, City Hall & Raffles Place |
| Circle Line Platform 3 |
CCL - Serangoon & Tai Seng EWL - Simei (change at Paya Lebar) |
| Circle Line Platform 4 |
CCL - Marymount |
Alternative Routes[]
| Going to | Method |
|---|---|
| North South Line | |
| Jurong East | Bishan Circle Line Buona Vista East West Line Jurong East |
| Bukit Batok | Bishan Circle Line Buona Vista East West Line Jurong East  Seventh-Day Adventist Ch (Jurong East Ctrl) Template:BS 176 opp Blk 628 (Bt Batok Ctrl) Template:BS |
| Bukit Gombak | Bishan Circle Line Buona Vista East West Line Jurong East Seventh-Day Adventist Ch (Jurong East Ctrl) Template:BS 176 opp Blk 628 (Bt Batok Ctrl) Template:BS Blk 628 (Bt Batok Ctrl) Template:BS 174 Princess Elizabeth Pri Sch (Bt Batok West Ave 3) Template:BS Dulwich College (Bt Batok West Ave 8) Template:BS 991 opp Bt Gombak Stn (Bt Batok West Ave 5) Template:BS |
| Choa Chu Kang | Bishan Circle Line Buona Vista East West Line Chinese Garden opp Chinese Garden Stn (Boon Lay Way) Template:BS 180 bef Bt Batok West Ave 5 (Bt Batok Rd) Template:BS Bt Batok Driving Ctr (Bt Batok West Ave 5) Template:BS 991 Choa Chu Kang Int Template:BS |
| Kranji | Bishan Circle Line Botanic Gardens Downtown Line Bukit Panjang Blk 183 (Bt Panjang Rd) Template:BS 960 opp Kranji Stn (Woodlands Rd) Template:BS |
| Marsiling | Bishan Circle Line Botanic Gardens Downtown Line Bukit Panjang Blk 183 (Bt Panjang Rd) Template:BS 960 Marsiling Stn (Woodlands Ave 3) Template:BS |
| Woodlands | Bishan Circle Line Caldecott Thomson-East Coast Line Springleaf Springleaf Stn Exit 3 (Upp Thomson Rd) Template:BS 167 opp Blk 101 (Sembawang Rd) Template:BS 969 Woodlands Int (Woodlands Sq) Template:BS |
| Admiralty | Bishan Circle Line Caldecott Thomson-East Coast Line Springleaf Springleaf Stn Exit 3 (Upp Thomson Rd) Template:BS 167 opp Blk 101 (Sembawang Rd) Template:BS 969 Admiralty Stn (Woodlands Ave 7) Template:BS |
| Sembawang | Bishan Circle Line Caldecott Thomson-East Coast Line Springleaf Springleaf Stn Exit 3 (Upp Thomson Rd) Template:BS 167 Sembawang Int Template:BS |
| Canberra | Bishan Int Template:BS 58 Blk 257 (Bishan St 22) Template:BS opp Blk 254 (Marymount Rd) Template:BS 851 bef Khatib Stn (Yishun Ave 2) Template:BS 117 Canberra Stn (Canberra Lk) Template:BS |
| Yishun | Bishan Int Template:BS 58 Blk 257 (Bishan St 22) Template:BS opp Blk 254 (Marymount Rd) Template:BS 851 Yishun Int Template:BS |
| Khatib | Bishan Int Template:BS 58 Blk 257 (Bishan St 22) Template:BS opp Blk 254 (Marymount Rd) Template:BS 851 bef Khatib Stn (Yishun Ave 2) Template:BS |
| Yio Chu Kang | Bishan Int Template:BS 58 Blk 257 (Bishan St 22) Template:BS opp Blk 254 (Marymount Rd) Template:BS 851 opp Yio Chu Kang Stn (Ang Mo Kio Ave 6) Template:BS |
| Ang Mo Kio | Bishan Int Template:BS 58 aft Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 (Ang Mo Kio Ave 1) Template:BS bef Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 (Ang Mo Kio Ave 1) Template:BS 22 Ang Mo Kio Int Template:BS |
| Braddell | Bishan Int Template:BS 59 Braddell Stn/Blk 106 (Lor 1 Toa Payoh) Template:BS |
| Toa Payoh | Bishan Int Template:BS 59 opp Toa Payoh Swim Cplx (Lor 6 Toa Payoh) Template:BS |
| Novena | opp Bishan Stn (Bishan Rd) Template:BS 54 bef Novena Stn Exit B (Thomson Rd) Template:BS |
| Newton | opp Bishan Stn (Bishan Rd) Template:BS 54 Newton Stn Exit B (Scotts Rd) Template:BS |
| Orchard | Bishan Int Template:BS 54 opp Thomson Medical Ctr (Thomson Rd) Template:BS 167 Tangs Plaza (Orchard Rd) Template:BS |
| Somerset | Bishan Int Template:BS 54 opp Thomson Medical Ctr (Thomson Rd) Template:BS 167 The Heeren (Orchard Rd) Template:BS |
| Dhoby Ghaut | Bishan Int Template:BS 54 opp Thomson Medical Ctr (Thomson Rd) Template:BS 167 Dhoby Ghaut Stn (Orchard Rd) Template:BS |
| City Hall | Bishan Int Template:BS 54 opp Thomson Medical Ctr (Thomson Rd) Template:BS 167 Raffles Hotel (Bras Basah Rd) Template:BS |
| Raffles Place | Bishan Int Template:BS 54 opp Thomson Medical Ctr (Thomson Rd) Template:BS 167 OUE Bayfront (Collyer Quay) Template:BS |
| Marina Bay | Bishan Int Template:BS 54 opp Thomson Medical Ctr (Thomson Rd) Template:BS 167 Tangs Plaza (Orchard Rd) Template:BS Orchard Thomson-East Coast Line Marina Bay |
| Marina South Pier | Bishan Stn (Bishan Rd) Template:BS Bishan Int Template:BS 54 opp Thomson Medical Ctr (Thomson Rd) Template:BS 167 Tangs Plaza (Orchard Rd) Template:BS Orchard Thomson-East Coast Line Marina Bay Marina Bay Financial Ctr (Marina Blvd) Template:BS 400 Marina South Pier Stn (Marina Coastal Dr) Template:BS |
| Circle Line | |
| Dhoby Ghaut | Bishan North South Line Dhoby Ghaut |
| Bras Basah | Bishan North East Line Dhoby Ghaut Dhoby Ghaut Stn (Orchard Rd) 7 / 106 / 175 / 518 aft Bras Basah Stn Exit A (Bras Basah Rd) Template:BS |
| Esplanade | Bishan North South Line City Hall Promenade |
| Promenade | Bishan North South Line Newton Downtown Line Promenade |
| Nicoll Highway | Bishan North South Line City Hall Raffles Hotel (Bras Basah Rd) Template:BS 14 / 16 opp Nicoll Highway Stn (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS |
| Stadium | Bishan North South Line City Hall Raffles Hotel (Bras Basah Rd) Template:BS 14 / 16 opp Nicoll Highway Stn (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS 10 Stadium Stn (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS |
| Mountbatten | Bishan Int Template:BS 58 Golden Hill Est (Ang Mo Kio Ave 1) Template:BS 24 opp Perpetual Succour Ch (Sims Ave East) Template:BS aft Perpetual Succour Ch (Changi Rd) Template:BS 32 Blk 22 (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS |
| Dakota | Bishan Int Template:BS 58 Golden Hill Est (Ang Mo Kio Ave 1) Template:BS 24 opp Perpetual Succour Ch (Sims Ave East) Template:BS aft Perpetual Succour Ch (Changi Rd) Template:BS 32 / 33 Dakota Stn Exit B/Blk 60 (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS |
| Paya Lebar | Bishan Int Template:BS 58 Golden Hill Est (Ang Mo Kio Ave 1) Template:BS 24 Paya Lebar Stn Exit B (Paya Lebar Rd) Template:BS |
| MacPherson | Bishan Int Template:BS 58 Golden Hill Est (Ang Mo Kio Ave 1) Template:BS 24 MacPherson Stn Exit B (Paya Lebar Rd) Template:BS |
| Tai Seng | Bishan Int Template:BS 58 Golden Hill Est (Ang Mo Kio Ave 1) Template:BS 22 / 24 aft Tai Seng Stn Exit C (Upp Paya Lebar Rd) Template:BS |
| Bartley | Bishan North South Line Braddell Blk 121 (Lor 2 Toa Payoh) Template:BS 129 aft Bartley Stn Exit B (Bartley Rd) Template:BS |
| Serangoon | Bishan Int Template:BS 58 Serangoon Stn Exit H (Upp Serangoon Rd) Template:BS |
| Lorong Chuan | Bishan Int Template:BS 58 Lor Chuan Stn Exit A (Serangoon Ave 3) Template:BS |
| Marymount | opp Bishan Stn (Bishan Rd) Template:BS 54 opp Marymount Stn (Marymount Rd) Template:BS |
| Caldecott | opp Novena Ch (Thomson Rd) Template:BS 54 aft Toa Payoh Rise (Thomson Rd) Template:BS |
| Botanic Gardens | Bishan North South Line Newton Downtown Line Botanic Gardens |
| Farrer Road | Bishan North South Line Ang Mo Kio opp Ang Mo Kio Stn (Ang Mo Kio Ave 3) Template:BS 165 Farrer Rd Stn Exit A (Farrer Rd) Template:BS |
| Holland Village | Bishan North South Line Orchard Thomson-East Coast Line Napier Napier Stn Exit 2 (Napier Rd) Template:BS 106 Holland Village (Holland Rd) Template:BS |
| Buona Vista | Bishan North South Line Raffles Place East West Line Buona Vista |
| one-north | Bishan North South Line Raffles Place East West Line Buona Vista Buona Vista Stn Exit D (North Buona Vista Rd) Template:BS 91 one-north Stn (Ayer Rajah Cres) Template:BS |
| Kent Ridge | Bishan North South Line Raffles Place East West Line Buona Vista Buona Vista Stn Exit D (North Buona Vista Rd) Template:BS 92 Kent Ridge Stn Exit B (South Buona Vista Rd) Template:BS |
| Haw Par Villa | Bishan North South Line Jurong East Blk 131 (Jurong Gateway Rd) Template:BS 51 Haw Par Villa Stn (West Coast Rd) Template:BS |
| Pasir Panjang | Bishan North South Line Jurong East Blk 131 (Jurong Gateway Rd) Template:BS 51 bef Pasir Panjang Stn (Pasir Panjang Rd) Template:BS |
| Labrador Park | Bishan North South Line Jurong East Blk 131 (Jurong Gateway Rd) Template:BS 51 Labrador Park Stn (Pasir Panjang Rd) Template:BS |
| Telok Blangah | Bishan North South Line Jurong East Jurong East Lib (Jurong Town Hall Rd) Template:BS 97 Blk 44 (Telok Blangah Rd) Template:BS |
| HarbourFront | Bishan North South Line Dhoby Ghaut North East Line HarbourFront |
| Bayfront | Bishan North South Line Newton Downtown Line Bayfront |
| Marina Bay | Bishan North South Line Marina Bay |
Transport connections[]
Rail[]
| Destination | First Train | Last Train | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon – Fri | Sat | Sunday & Public Holiday |
Daily | ||||
| North South Line | |||||||
| to Jurong East | 6.08am | 6.22am | 6.47am | 12.12am | |||
| to Marina South Pier | 5.37am | 5.37am | 6.02am | 11.34pm | |||
| to Toa Payoh | – | – | – | 12.15am | |||
| to Kranji | – | – | – | 12.28am | |||
| Circle Line | |||||||
| to Dhoby Ghaut | 5.40am | 5.40am | 6.07am | 11.35pm | |||
| to HarbourFront | 5.23am | 5.23am | 5.47am | 11.18pm | |||
| to Pasir Panjang | – | – | – | 11.48pm | |||
| to one-north | – | – | – | 12.04am | |||
| to Mountbatten | – | – | – | 12.12am | |||
| to Caldecott | – | – | – | 12.32am | |||
| to Bartley | – | – | – | 12.36am | |||
Bus[]
Northbound[]
| Service | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 12.19am | 12.20am | 12.19am | |||
| 50 | 11.49pm | 11.49pm | 11.48pm | |||
| 52 | 11.49pm | 11.50pm | 11.50pm | |||
| 53 | 11.15pm | 11.15pm | 11.15pm | |||
| 54 | 11.09pm | 11.09pm | 11.10pm | |||
| 55 | 11.49pm | 11.50pm | 11.50pm | |||
| 58 | 12.03am | 12.03am | 12.03am | |||
| 71 | 12.12am | 12.11am | 12.11am | |||
| 88 | 11.51pm | 11.54pm | 11.54pm | |||
| 156 | 12.06am | 12.07am | 12.07am | |||
| 410 | 12.45am | 12.45am | 12.45am |
Southbound[]
References[]
External links[]
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