Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT Station is an interchange station serving the Choa Chu Kang area of Singapore. It is part of the North South Line and the terminus for the Bukit Panjang LRT Line.
The station is next to the Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange and the Lot One, serving residents in the town centre and the southern and central part of Choa Chu Kang.
Currently, the LRT platforms are the only ones to use the Spanish solution, and is the second rail station to use such a configuration after Sentosa station on Sentosa Express. It is one of the three stations to be fully elevated, the others are Tanah Merah and Jurong East which do not have any underground lines.
History[]
The MRT station was opened on 10 March 1990. Previously, it was the terminus of the Branch Line. With the opening of the North South Line Woodlands Extension on 10 February 1996, the branch line was incorporated into the North South Line. Terminating facilities for Marina South Pier-bound trains are still present. The LRT station opened on 6 November 1999, on the opening day of the Bukit Panjang LRT line.
The station was third one to have an Xchange, making the station the first to have an Xchange above-ground and in a residential neighbourhood. Platform screen doors were installed since 26 August 2011 and commenced operation on 21 October 2011.
Improvements[]
On 31 October 2012, LTA announced that Choa Chu Kang LRT Station will have two more platforms, specifically for commuters to exit the trains to allow the existing platform in the centre to have more space to cater to boarding passengers. There will also be additional fare gates and a new covered linkway from the LRT station to Lot 1 Shopping Mall. These new additions which also include widening the staircase between the MRT and the LRT stations will be completed by 2016. The two newly constructed platforms opened service on 27 December 2016. The two new side platforms, Platform 5 and Platform 6, lacks lift access so passengers who need to take the lift when alighting have to wait for the doors to open at the island platform at platform 3 and 4, where lift access is available. Stickers to remind passengers to exit at Platform 3 and 4 if they need to take a lift to the exit is located at all the LRT doors.
Platforms[]
Two new side platforms are being constructed at Choa Chu Kang LRT station. The new Platforms 3 and 4 will be used for alighting only, thereby freeing up the existing island platform (Platforms 1 and 2) solely for boarding activities. The segregation of boarding and alighting passengers speeds up the movement of commuters, which is very useful for a interchange station like Choa Chu Kang with heavy passenger movement. This arrangement is also known as the Spanish Solution. They will be opened on 27 December 2016.
Commuters travelling on the Bukit Panjang LRT system can look forward to faster boarding, alighting and transfers to the MRT, as two newly constructed platforms at Choa Chu Kang LRT Station will begin operations from 27 December 2016. LTA had earlier announced the construction of the new platforms in 2012, and upgrading works began in September 2013.
The new platforms will not be equipped with lifts, hence passengers in need of lifts may have to alight at Platforms 1 and 2 for lift access, as the design life for the Bukit Panjang LRT does not last after 20 years. Commuters who are using the lift must use the existing platform.
There will be no lifts in the new platforms, as the design life for the Bukit Panjang LRT does not last after 20 years. Commuters who are using the lift must use the existing platform.
Construction of the adjacent two platforms posed a major problem because of the limited time and space, and also due to the live tracks near to Choa Chu Kang MRT Station. Work had to be done outside the operating hours from 1am to 4.30am and there was no noise problems from HDB flats. The new Creation of Rights ensures that any renovation work to Lot One must not hit through the live Bukit Panjang LRT tracks.
This station installed with MJ Air Tech High Volume, Low Speed (HVLS) Pro-Jet fans and commenced operations on 10 October 2012. The LRT station also features HVLS fans as of 27 September 2015.
Concourse[]
Both the North South Line and the Bukit Panjang LRT have a common concourse at the ground level. The main ticket concourse is located underneath the platforms, with stairs leading to the mezzanine level for passengers transferring between lines. To improve the commuting experience, LTA has carried out enhancement work at Choa Chu Kang Station. It includes new fare gates entrances onto the Exit D and Exit E. The transfer staircase was widened to ease congestion, and Exit E is not for the babies and disabled. Exit E was opened on 1 July 2015.
Station layout[]
| L2 | Side platform | |
| Platform 4 & 6 "Alternate Services" |
Bukit Panjang LRT: Service A towards Choa Chu Kang via Senja and South View (→) Bukit Panjang LRT: Service B towards Choa Chu Kang via Petir and South View (→) | |
| Island platform (doors will open on the right on Platform 1, Left on Platform 2) | ||
| Platform 3 & 5 "Alternate Services" |
Bukit Panjang LRT: Service A towards Choa Chu Kang via Senja and South View (→) Bukit Panjang LRT: Service B towards Choa Chu Kang via Petir and South View (→) | |
| Side platform | ||
| Platform 1 | North South Line towards Jurong East via Bukit Gombak (→) | |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 2/7 | North South Line towards Marina South Pier via Yew Tee (←) | |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left/right | ||
| Platform 8/9 | Jurong Region Line future service towards Peng Kang Hill via Choa Chu Kang West and Jurong Pier(→) | |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 10 | Jurong Region Line future service towards Peng Kang Hill via Choa Chu Kang West and Jurong Pier(→) | |
| Mezzanine | Transfer Level | Transfer Area between North South Line Platforms and Bukit Panjang LRT Platforms |
| L1 | Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Choa Chu Kang Xchange; Lot One, Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange |
Exits[]
| Exit | Disabled access | Location | Nearby |
| A | Yes | Lot One | Choa Chu Kang Centre, Choa Chu Kang NPC, Lot One Shoppers’ Mall, Choa Chu Kang Central Post Office, Choa Chu Kang Public Library, HDB Branch Office |
| B | Choa Chu Kang Avenue 4 | Choa Chu Kang Avenue 4, Choa Chu Kang Central, South View Pri School, Community Club @ Keat Hong | |
| C | Choa Chu Kang Loop | Choa Chu Kang Loop, Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange, Choa Chu Kang Park, Northvale Condominium, The Warren | |
| D | Choa Chu Kang Int | Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange | |
| E | No | Lot One | Choa Chu Kang Centre, Choa Chu Kang NPC, Lot One, Choa Chu Kang Central Post Office, Choa Chu Kang Public Library, HDB Branch Office |
Passenger Usage Patterns[]
As an interchange station in the heart of the Choa Chu Kang town centre, Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT station is well-utilized by commuters living in the estate, or heading to various amenities in the vicinity such as Lot One Shoppers’ Mall, Choa Chu Kang Centre, Choa Chu Kang Public Library and Community Club @ Keat Hong (U/C). This station also serves plenty of transfer commuters between both rail lines, as the North South Line connects to other parts of the island, while the Bukit Panjang LRT provides the final connection to within walking distance of most of the estate’s residential apartments.
| Platforms | Services |
| North South Line Platform 1 |
CGL – Changi Airport & Expo via Jurong East EWL (E) – Simei, Bedok, Kallang, City Hall, Raffles Place, Tanjong Pagar, Redhill, Dover & Clementi via Jurong East EWL (W) – Chinese Garden, Boon Lay & Joo Koon via Jurong East NSL – Bukit Gombak, Bukit Batok & Jurong East |
| North South Line Platform 2 |
NSL – Woodlands |
| Bukit Panjang LRT | BPLRT – Senja, Jelapang, Segar, Fajar, Bukit Panjang & Teck Whye |
Alternative Routes[]
| Going to | Method |
|---|---|
| North South Line | |
| Jurong East | Choa Chu Kang Bukit Panjang LRT Bukit Panjang Downtown Line Botanic Gardens Circle Line Buona Vista East West Line Jurong East |
| Bukit Batok | Choa Chu Kang Bukit Panjang LRT Bukit Panjang Downtown Line Botanic Gardens Circle Line Buona Vista East West Line Jurong East   28441Seventh-Day Adventist Ch Jurong East Ctrl 176 43441opp Blk 258 Bt Batok East Ave 2 |
| Bukit Gombak | Choa Chu Kang Bukit Panjang LRT Bukit Panjang Downtown Line Botanic Gardens Circle Line Buona Vista East West Line Chinese Garden 28281opp Blk 227 Jurong Town Hall Rd 180 43761opp Dulwich Coll Bt Batok Rd
40321Dulwich College Bt Batok West Ave 8 991 43571opp Bt Gombak Stn Bt Batok West Ave 5 |
| Yew Tee | 44009 Choa Chu Kang Int Choa Chu Kang Loop 302 45321Yew Tee Stn Choa Chu Kang Dr |
| Kranji | Choa Chu Kang Bukit Panjang LRT Bukit Panjang 44259Blk 183 Bt Panjang Rd 960 45131opp Kranji Stn Woodlands Rd |
| Marsiling | Choa Chu Kang Bukit Panjang LRT Bukit Panjang 44259Blk 183 Bt Panjang Rd 960 46521Marsiling Stn Woodlands Ave 3 |
| Woodlands | Choa Chu Kang Bukit Panjang LRT Bukit Panjang 44259Blk 183 Bt Panjang Rd 960 46009Woodlands Int Woodlands Sq |
| Admiralty | Choa Chu Kang Bukit Panjang LRT Bukit Panjang 44259Blk 183 Bt Panjang Rd 960 46009Woodlands Int Woodlands Sq 969 46771opp Admiralty Stn Woodlands Ave 7 |
| Sembawang | Choa Chu Kang Bukit Panjang LRT Bukit Panjang 44259Blk 183 Bt Panjang Rd 960 46009Woodlands Int Woodlands Sq 969 57129Blk 114 Sembawang Rd
57121opp Blk 115B Sembawang Rd 167 58009Sembawang Int Sembawang Vista |
| Canberra | Choa Chu Kang Bukit Panjang LRT Bukit Panjang 44259Blk 183 Bt Panjang Rd 960 46009Woodlands Int Woodlands Sq 969 59073opp Yishun Stn Yishun Ave 2
59079Yishun Stn Yishun Ave 2 169 58549Canberra Stn Canberra Lk |
| Yishun | Choa Chu Kang Bukit Panjang LRT Bukit Panjang 44259Blk 183 Bt Panjang Rd 960 46009Woodlands Int Woodlands Sq 969 59073opp Yishun Stn Yishun Ave 2 |
| Khatib | Choa Chu Kang Bukit Panjang LRT Bukit Panjang Downtown Line Stevens Thomson-East Coast Line Springleaf 56091Springleaf Stn Exit 3 Upp Thomson Rd 860 59059Blk 608 Yishun Ave 2 39 / 117 / 851 / 854 / 969 59049opp Khatib Stn Yishun Ave 2 |
| Yio Chu Kang | Choa Chu Kang Bukit Panjang LRT Bukit Panjang Downtown Line Botanic Gardens Circle Line Marymount 53121Marymount Stn Marymount Rd 851 55181opp Yio Chu Kang Stn Ang Mo Kio Ave 6 |
| Ang Mo Kio | Choa Chu Kang Bukit Panjang LRT Bukit Panjang Downtown Line Botanic Gardens Circle Line Bishan 53239opp Bishan Stn Bishan Rd 50 54391aft Ang Mo Kio Int Ang Mo Kio Ave 8 |
| Bishan | Choa Chu Kang Bukit Panjang LRT Bukit Panjang Downtown Line Botanic Gardens Circle Line Bishan |
| Braddell | Choa Chu Kang Bukit Panjang LRT Bukit Panjang Downtown Line Botanic Gardens 41029opp Botanic Gardens Stn Dunearn Rd 154 52071Trellis Twrs Jln Toa Payoh 129 52171Braddell Stn/Blk 107 Lor 1 Toa Payoh |
| Toa Payoh | Choa Chu Kang Bukit Panjang LRT Bukit Panjang Downtown Line Botanic Gardens 41029opp Botanic Gardens Stn Dunearn Rd 154 52071Trellis Twrs Jln Toa Payoh 139 Toa Payoh Int 52009Toa Payoh Int Lor 6 Toa Payoh |
| Novena | Choa Chu Kang Bukit Panjang LRT Bukit Panjang Downtown Line Newton 40181Newton Stn Exit A Scotts Rd 5 / 167 50031opp Novena Ch Thomson Rd |
| Newton | Choa Chu Kang Bukit Panjang LRT Bukit Panjang Downtown Line Newton |
| Orchard | 44009 Choa Chu Kang Int Choa Chu Kang Loop 190 09047Orchard Stn/Tangs Plaza Orchard Rd |
| Somerset | 44009 Choa Chu Kang Int Choa Chu Kang Loop 190 09037The Heeren Orchard Rd |
| Dhoby Ghaut | 44009 Choa Chu Kang Int Choa Chu Kang Loop 190 08057Dhoby Ghaut Stn Orchard Rd |
| City Hall | Choa Chu Kang Bukit Panjang LRT Bukit Panjang Downtown Line Stevens Thomson-East Coast Line Outram Park East West Line City Hall |
| Raffles Place | Choa Chu Kang Bukit Panjang LRT Bukit Panjang Downtown Line Stevens Thomson-East Coast Line Outram Park East West Line Raffles Place |
| Marina Bay | Choa Chu Kang Bukit Panjang LRT Bukit Panjang Downtown Line Stevens Thomson-East Coast Line Marina Bay |
| Marina South Pier | Choa Chu Kang Bukit Panjang LRT Bukit Panjang Downtown Line Stevens Thomson-East Coast Line Marina Bay 03391Marina Bay Financial Ctr Marina Blvd 400 400 03419Marina Sth Pier Stn Marina Coastal Dr |
| Bukit Panjang LRT | |
| South View | 44009 Choa Chu Kang Int Choa Chu Kang Loop 190 44141Phoenix Stn Choa Chu Kang Rd
44149opp Phoenix Stn Choa Chu Kang Rd 976 44459opp South View Stn Choa Chu Kang Way |
| Keat Hong | 44009 Choa Chu Kang Int Choa Chu Kang Loop 190 44141Phoenix Stn Choa Chu Kang Rd
44149opp Phoenix Stn Choa Chu Kang Rd 976 44449Palm Gdns Choa Chu Kang Way |
| Teck Whye | 44009 Choa Chu Kang Int Choa Chu Kang Loop 190 44141Phoenix Stn Choa Chu Kang Rd
44149opp Phoenix Stn Choa Chu Kang Rd 976 44139opp Blk 26 Choa Chu Kang Rd |
| Phoenix | 44009 Choa Chu Kang Int Choa Chu Kang Loop 190 44141Phoenix Stn Choa Chu Kang Rd |
| Bukit Panjang | 44009 Choa Chu Kang Int Choa Chu Kang Loop 190 44251Bt Panjang Stn/Blk 604 Bt Panjang Rd |
| Petir | 44009 Choa Chu Kang Int Choa Chu Kang Loop 190 44251Bt Panjang Stn/Blk 604 Bt Panjang Rd
44739Blk 180 Jelebu Rd 960 / 963 44201aft Petir Stn Petir Rd |
| Pending | 44009 Choa Chu Kang Int Choa Chu Kang Loop 190 44251Bt Panjang Stn/Blk 604 Bt Panjang Rd
44739Blk 180 Jelebu Rd 960 44221opp Pending Stn Pending Rd |
| Bangkit | 44009 Choa Chu Kang Int Choa Chu Kang Loop 190 44251Bt Panjang Stn/Blk 604 Bt Panjang Rd
45009Bukit Panjang Int Petir Rd 972M 44329Bangkit Stn Bt Panjang Ring Rd |
| Fajar | 44009 Choa Chu Kang Int Choa Chu Kang Loop 190 44251Bt Panjang Stn/Blk 604 Bt Panjang Rd
45009Bukit Panjang Int Petir Rd 972M 44771Fajar Stn Fajar Rd |
| Segar | 44009 Choa Chu Kang Int Choa Chu Kang Loop 190 44251Bt Panjang Stn/Blk 604 Bt Panjang Rd
45009Bukit Panjang Int Petir Rd 972M 44691Blk 485 Segar Rd |
| Jelapang | 44009 Choa Chu Kang Int Choa Chu Kang Loop 190 44251Bt Panjang Stn/Blk 604 Bt Panjang Rd
45009Bukit Panjang Int Petir Rd 972M 44721opp Jelapang Stn Bt Panjang Ring Rd |
| Senja | 44009 Choa Chu Kang Int Choa Chu Kang Loop 190 44251Bt Panjang Stn/Blk 604 Bt Panjang Rd
45009Bukit Panjang Int Petir Rd 972M 44641Blk 602 Bt Panjang Ring Rd |
Transport connections[]
Rail[]
| Destination (MRT) Platform (LRT) |
First Train | Last Train | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon – Sat | Sunday & Public Holiday |
Daily | ||||
| North South Line | ||||||
| to Jurong East | 5.40am | 6.03am | 12.49am | |||
| to Marina South Pier | 5.25am | 5.44am | 11.01pm | |||
| to Toa Payoh | – | – | 11.37pm | |||
| to Ang Mo Kio | – | – | 12.26am | |||
| Bukit Panjang LRT | ||||||
| Platform 3/4 | 5.13am | 5.32am | 12.55am | |||
| Platform 5/6 | ||||||
| Preceding station | Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) | Following station |
|---|---|---|
| Bukit Gombak towards Jurong East |
North South Line | Yew Tee towards Marina South Pier |
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