Little India MRT Station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit interchange station on the North East Line and the Downtown Line located at the boundary of the planning areas of Kallang and Rochor, Singapore. The station derives its name from the ethnic district of Little India.
This station was built in the heart of Little India, with Tekka Centre and The Verge within walking distance of the station.
History[]
Downtown Line Stage 2 (DTL2) Contract 921 for the Design and Construction of Rochor and Little India stations and associated tunnels was awarded to South Korean company SsangYong Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. for approximately S$803.3 million in Jun 2009.
The construction of Little India and Rochor MRT stations presented the greatest engineering challenge of the entire Downtown Line. Construction involved over 30 stages of traffic and canal diversions, including the creation of temporary roads facilitate construction works and minimise traffic disruptions in Rochor. At $803 million, the contract to build these stations was one of the highest ever given out.
The Rochor Canal, formerly visible at ground level between Sungei Road and Rochor Canal Road, was diverted to flow underground. and expanded to increase its capacity. A 180-metre long, 40-metre wide and 8-metre high tunnel box was also built as part of advance works for the North-South Expressway, and underneath that, the concourse and platforms of Rochor station. All this had to be built in marine clay, at times having the consistency of peanut butter, and as such, infrastructure had to be stabilized firmly into the ground.
Train disruptions[]
On 20 December 2012, train services on the North East Line was delayed due to a train fault. A statement from SBS Transit said there was no train service between Punggol and Little India due to a train fault. Free bus rides were made available at designated bus stops near affected NEL stations. At about 5.18 pm, all train services resumed. SBS Transit has apologised for the inconvenience caused.
A commuter's leg got trapped in the gap between the MRT train and the station platform on 24 April 2013. She says she was pushed. Madam Ong told The Straits Times about her ordeal at Little India station, during the morning rush-hour. She had been standing by the doors while taking a crowded train on the North-East Line from Farrer Park to HarbourFront when she was "pushed". The secretary in her 40s said, "About three people exiting the train pushed me from the back, even though I was trying to give way by stepping out of the train first so they could get out." It was then that her left leg slipped into the 10 cm platform gap and got trapped.
Fire at Downtown MRT Line construction site[]
No one was injured in a fire that broke out at a Downtown Line worksite along Race Course Road on the evening of 26 March 2014. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) told Yahoo Singapore that a “small fire” had broken out at a “localised area” within the worksite of the Downtown Line Little India MRT station. “There is also no impact to DTL2 construction progress,” added a spokesperson for the LTA, who added that the fire was put out by 10pm, after it first broke out about half an hour earlier.
Art in Transit[]
The artwork featured in the North East Line section features Memoirs of the Past by S. Chandrasekaran. The animal paintings echos the past of Little India when buffalo stables were seen.
The Downtown Line section features "Woven Field" by Grace Tan. It features a landscape of tessellated triangular configurations inspired by the singhaulia woven patterns commonly seen in the traditional sari.
Little India MRT
Trapped in platform screen doors[]
Although the woman was trapped in the platform screen doors at Little India station on 26 August, there are also police careers - which is the Railway Watchdogs.
A woman was trapped between an MRT train and the platform doors at Little India station on the Downtown Line on Monday (Aug 26).
SBS Transit, which operates the Downtown Line, said the incident happened at 3.30pm and the passenger was seen running towards the train at the station, which was headed in the direction of Expo Station.
The passenger then used her hands to block the platform screen doors from closing fully. As a result, the platform doors started to retract as the system detected an obstruction.
A video of the incident posted online shows the woman prise the platform doors open. She gets past them and the doors close behind her. The woman then attempts to open the closed train doors.
SBS Transit said that when the passenger attempted to squeeze through the closed train doors, a staff member on the train activated an emergency device which enabled the train doors to reopen fully so that the passenger could enter the train.
The video clip also shows nearby commuters trying to help the woman. For instance, a man tries to prise open the platform doors that close behind her.
After the woman manages to enter the train, the train doors close behind her and the train eventually leaves the platform.
The entire incident lasted about 20 seconds, the public transport operator added.
SBS Transit said commuters must not attempt actions like those of the passenger as that is extremely dangerous and could result in serious injury, service disruptions and damage to public property.
Platforms[]
The NEL and DTL platforms are both designed with the upper floor concourse wrapping around the platform, creating a large indoor space typical of many NEL and several other DTL/CCL stations. The upper concourse connects through the paid and unpaid linkways.
Station layout[]
| L1 | Street Level | |
| B1 | NEL Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Passenger Service Centre, Transfer Linkway |
| B2 | Mezzanine | Transfer Linkway between North East and Downtown Line Concourses |
| DTL Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Transfer Linkway | |
| Platform 1 | North East Line towards HarbourFront via Dhoby Ghaut → | |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 2 | North East Line towards {Punggol via Farrer Park ← | |
| B3 | Platform 3 | Downtown Line towards Chinatown via Rochor → |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 4 | Downtown Line towards Bukit Panjang via Newton ← | |
Exits[]
- A: Mackenzie Regency, Mackenzie Road
- B: KK Woman's Children's Hospital, Tekka Market
- C: Tekka Centre, Tekka Market
- D: KK Woman's Children's Hospital
- E: Cholia's Village, Shree Lakshminarayan Temple, Foochow Methodist Church
- F: Farrer Park Swimming Complex
Transport connections[]
Rail[]
| Destination | First Train | Last Train | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon – Fri | Sat | Sunday & Public Holiday |
Daily | ||||
| North East Line | |||||||
| to HarbourFront | 6.04am | 6.03am | 6.24am | 11.49pm | |||
| to Punggol | 6.09am | 6.11am | 6.31am | 12.06am | |||
| Downtown Line | |||||||
| to Bukit Panjang | 6.07am | 6.07am | 6.30am | 12.24am | |||
| to Expo | 5.53am | 5.53am | 6.13am | 11.59pm | |||
Bus[]
Bukit Timah Road (Eastbound)[]
| Service | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 6.29am | 6.28am | 6.24am | 12.23am | 12.23am | 12.21am |
| 56 | 5.41am | 5.59am | 5.57am | 11.57pm | 11.57pm | 11.55pm |
| 57 | 6.29am | 6.27am | 6.25am | 11.57pm | 11.55pm | 11.56pm |
| 67 | 5.45am | 5.45am | 6.13am | 11.41pm | 11.44pm | 12.08am |
| 131 | 5.24am | 5.28am | 5.28am | 11.51pm | 11.54pm | 11.52pm |
| 166 | 6.08am | 6.09am | 6.09am | 11.52pm | 11.52pm | 12.07am |
| 170 | 6.28am | 5.56am | 6.28am | 2.06am | 1.55am | 1.35am |
| 851 | 6.10am | 6.19am | 6.19am | 12.23am | 12.23am | 12.23am |
| 960 | 6.09am | 6.08am | 6.22am | 12.23am | 12.24am | 12.22am |
| 980 | 6.53am | 6.54am | 6.59am | 12.26am | 12.29am | 12.24am |
Bukit Timah Road (Westbound)[]
| Service | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 6.10am | 6.18am | 6.12am | 12.15am | 12.16am | 12.15am |
| 56 | 5.50am | 6.15am | 6.13am | 12.04am | 12.33am | 12.02am |
| 57 | 6.27am | 6.23am | 6.23am | 12.35am | 12.37am | 12.34am |
| 67 | 5.45am | 5.45am | 6.22am | 12.21am | 12.21am | 12.22am |
| 166 | 6.27am | 6.27am | 6.25am | 12.40am | 12.55am | 12.39am |
| 170 | 5.25am | 5.25am | 5.25am | 12.14am | 12.14am | 12.15am |
| 851 | 6.08am | 6.08am | 6.08am | 12.17am | 12.17am | 12.17am |
| 960 | 6.45am | 6.48am | 7.01am | 11.46pm | 11.47pm | 11.48pm |
| 980 | 5.40am | 5.40am | 6.18am | 11.48pm | 11.48pm | 11.49pm |
Serangoon Road[]
| Service | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 5.46am | 5.46am | 5.46am | 12.34am | 12.27am | 12.28am |
| 64 | 6.56am | 6.57am | 6.30am | 12.43am | 12.49am | 12.44am |
| 65 | 6.00am | 5.57am | 5.59am | 12.33am | 12.37am | 12.32am |
| 67 | 5.46am | 5.46am | 6.14am | 11.42pm | 11.45pm | 12.09am |
| 131 | 6.11am | 6.12am | 6.26am | 12.38am | 12.41am | 12.41am |
| 139 | 6.06am | 6.04am | 6.00am | 12.31am | 12.32am | 12.30am |
| 147 | 6.23am | 6.27am | 6.38am | 12.37am | 12.36am | 12.35am |
| 857 | 6.20am | 6.15am | 6.15am | 11.41pm | 11.42pm | 11.42pm |
Alternative Routes[]
| Going to | Method |
|---|---|
| North East Line | |
| HarbourFront | Little India Stn (Bt Timah Rd) 40019  57 Ch of Our Lady of Lourdes (Ophir Rd) 07589 130 Bugis Stn Exit B (Victoria St) 01059 2 Chinatown Stn Exit E (New Bridge Rd) 05049 147 bef Kampong Bahru Ter (Kg Bahru Rd) 10041 61 VivoCity (Telok Blangah Rd) 14141
|
| Outram Park | Little India Downtown Line Bugis East West Line Outram Park |
| Chinatown | Little India Stn (Bt Timah Rd) 40019 57 Ch of Our Lady of Lourdes (Ophir Rd) 07589 130 Bugis Stn Exit B (Victoria St) 01059 2 Chinatown Stn Exit E (New Bridge Rd) 05049
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| Clarke Quay | Little India Stn (Bt Timah Rd) 40019 57 Ch of Our Lady of Lourdes (Ophir Rd) 07589 130 Bugis Stn Exit B (Victoria St) 01059 2 opp Clarke Quay Stn (New Bridge Rd) 04239
|
| Dhoby Ghaut | Little India Downtown Line Bugis East West Line City Hall North South Line Dhoby Ghaut |
| Farrer Park | Little India Stn (Bt Timah Rd) 40019 67 aft Farrer Pk Stn Exit G (Serangoon Rd) 07211
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| Boon Keng | Little India Walk Tekka Ctr (Serangoon Rd) 07031 23 / 64 / 65 / 147 Boon Keng Stn (Serangoon Rd) 60121
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| Potong Pasir | Little India Walk Tekka Ctr (Serangoon Rd) 07031 147 Potong Pasir Stn Exit C (Upp Serangoon Rd) 60261
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| Woodleigh | Little India Walk Tekka Ctr (Serangoon Rd) 07031 147 Woodleigh Stn Exit B (Upp Serangoon Rd) 61031
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| Serangoon | Sri Srinivasa Perumal Tp (Serangoon Rd) 07211 147 Woodleigh Stn Exit B (Upp Serangoon Rd) 61031 107 / 107M Serangoon Stn Exit H (Upp Serangoon Rd) 62131
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| Kovan | Little India Walk Tekka Ctr (Serangoon Rd) 07031 147 Woodleigh Stn Exit B (Upp Serangoon Rd) 61031 107 / 107M Kovan Stn Exit B (Upp Serangoon Rd) 63031
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| Hougang | Little India Walk Tekka Ctr (Serangoon Rd) 07031 147 Woodleigh Stn Exit B (Upp Serangoon Rd) 61031 107 / 107M Kovan Stn Exit B (Upp Serangoon Rd) 63031 101 Hougang Ctrl Int (Hougang Ctrl) 64541
|
| Buangkok | Little India Walk Tekka Ctr (Serangoon Rd) 07031 147 Woodleigh Stn Exit B (Upp Serangoon Rd) 61031 107 / 107M Kovan Stn Exit B (Upp Serangoon Rd) 63031 101 Hougang Ctrl Int (Hougang Ctrl) 64541 27 Buangkok Stn Exit A (Sengkang Ctrl) 67609
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| Sengkang | Little India Walk Tekka Ctr (Serangoon Rd) 07031 147 Woodleigh Stn Exit B (Upp Serangoon Rd) 61031 107 / 107M Kovan Stn Exit B (Upp Serangoon Rd) 63031 101 Hougang Ctrl Int (Hougang Ctrl) 64541 27 opp Blk 241 (Sengkang Ctrl) 67189
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| Punggol | Little India Downtown Line Bugis East West Line Pasir Ris Walk Blk 528C/Pasir Ris Stn (Pasir Ris Dr 1) 77031 39 Punggol Stn/Int (Punggol Ctrl) 65259
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| Downtown Line | |
| Bukit Panjang | Little India Stn Exit A (Bt Timah Rd) 40019 67 Bt Panjang Stn (Upp Bt Timah Rd) 44021
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| Cashew | Little India Stn Exit A (Bt Timah Rd) 40019 67 bef Cashew Stn (Upp Bt Timah Rd) 43091
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| Hillview | Little India Stn Exit A (Bt Timah Rd) 40019 67 Hillview Stn (Upp Bt Timah Rd) 43061
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| Beauty World | Little India Stn Exit A (Bt Timah Rd) 40019 67 Beauty World Stn Exit B (Upp Bt Timah Rd) 42091
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| King Albert Park | Little India Stn Exit A (Bt Timah Rd) 40019 67 King Albert Park Stn (Bt Timah Rd) 42051
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| Sixth Avenue | Little India Stn Exit A (Bt Timah Rd) 40019 67 Sixth Avenue Stn (Bt Timah Rd) 41081
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| Hwa Chong | Little India Stn Exit A (Bt Timah Rd) 40019 67 Hwa Chong Stn (Bt Timah Rd) 41051
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| Botanic Gardens | Little India Stn Exit A (Bt Timah Rd) 40019 67 Botanic Gardens Stn (Bt Timah Rd) 41021
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| Stevens | Little India Stn Exit A (Bt Timah Rd) 40019 67 Stevens Stn (Bt Timah Rd) 40081
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| Newton | Little India Stn Exit A (Bt Timah Rd) 40019 67 Newton Stn Exit C (Bt Timah Rd) 40041
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| Rochor | Little India Stn (Bt Timah Rd) 40019 57 / 170 opp Rochor Stn (Sungei Rd) 07539
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| Bugis | Little India Stn (Bt Timah Rd) 40019 57 Landmark Village Hotel (Ophir Rd) 01559
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| Promenade | Little India Stn (Bt Timah Rd) 40019 57 Ch of Our Lady of Lourdes (Ophir Rd) 07589 130 Bugis Stn Exit B (Victoria St) 01059 133 Promenade Stn (Temasek Ave) 02161
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| Bayfront | Little India Stn (Bt Timah Rd) 40019 57 Ch of Our Lady of Lourdes (Ophir Rd) 07589 130 Bugis Stn Exit B (Victoria St) 01059 133 Bayfront Stn Exit B (Bayfront Ave) 03509
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| Downtown | Little India Stn (Bt Timah Rd) 40019 57 Ch of Our Lady of Lourdes (Ophir Rd) 07589 130 Bugis Stn Exit B (Victoria St) 01059 133 Downtown Stn (Central Blvd) 03529
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| Telok Ayer | Little India Stn (Bt Timah Rd) 40019 57 Ch of Our Lady of Lourdes (Ophir Rd) 07589 130 Bugis Stn Exit B (Victoria St) 01059 2 Chinatown Stn Exit E (New Bridge Rd) 05049 Walk Telok Ayer |
| Chinatown | Little India North East Line Chinatown |
| Fort Canning | Little India Stn (Bt Timah Rd) 40019 57 Ch of Our Lady of Lourdes (Ophir Rd) 07589 130 Bugis Stn Exit B (Victoria St) 01059 Walk North Bridge Commercial Cplx (North Bridge Rd) 01039 32 bef Fort Canning Stn (River Valley Rd) 04331
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| Bencoolen | Little India Stn (Bt Timah Rd) 40019 57 Ch of Our Lady of Lourdes (Ophir Rd) 07589 130 Bugis Stn Exit B (Victoria St) 01059 Walk North Bridge Commercial Cplx (North Bridge Rd) 01039 7 / 175 YMCA (Orchard Rd) 08041
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| Sungei Road | Little India Stn (Bt Timah Rd) 40019 67 opp Rochor Stn (Sungei Rd) 07539 Walk Sungei Road |
| Bendemeer | Little India Stn (Bt Timah Rd) 40019 67 aft Kallang Bahru (Lavender St) 07369 Walk Bendemeer |
| Kallang Bahru | Little India Stn (Bt Timah Rd) 40019 67 aft Kallang Bahru (Lavender St) 07369 Walk bef Kallang Bahru (Lavender St) 07361 107M Blk 68 (Geylang Bahru) 60229
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| Mattar | Little India Stn (Bt Timah Rd) 40019 67 Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple (Serangoon Rd) 07211 65 opp Mattar Stn Exit A (Merpati Rd) 70161
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| MacPherson | Little India Stn (Bt Timah Rd) 40019 67 Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple (Serangoon Rd) 07211 65 MacPherson Stn Exit A (Circuit Lk) 70371
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| Ubi | Little India Stn (Bt Timah Rd) 40019 67 Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple (Serangoon Rd) 07211 65 Ubi Stn Exit B (Ubi Ave 2) 71121
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| Kaki Bukit | Little India Stn (Bt Timah Rd) 40019 67 Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple (Serangoon Rd) 07211 65 Blk 637 (Eunos Lk) 71091 Walk Blk 311 (Eunos Lk) 71099 5 / 59 Kaki Bukit Stn Exit A (Bedok Reservoir Rd) 72039
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| Bedok North | Little India Walk Tekka Ctr (Serangoon Rd) 07031 23 Bedok North Stn Exit A (Bedok North Rd) 84451
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| Stonehills | Little India Stn (Bt Timah Rd) 40019 67 Stonehills Stn Exit A (Bedok North Ave 3) 84201
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| Huang Wen | Little India Walk Tekka Ctr (Serangoon Rd) 07031 23 Huang Wen Stn Exit B (Tampines Ave 1) 75051
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| Tampines | Little India Walk Tekka Ctr (Serangoon Rd) 07031 23 Tampines Int 75009
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| Godric's Hollow | Little India Walk Tekka Ctr (Serangoon Rd) 07031 23 Huang Wen Stn Exit B (Tampines Ave 1) 75051 8 / 59 Godric's Hollow Stn Exit B (Tampines Ave 2) 76031
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| Somapah | Little India Stn (Bt Timah Rd) 40019 67 Bedok Stn Exit B (New Upp Changi Rd) 84031 2 / 24 Somapah Stn Exit A (Upp Changi Rd North) 96041
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| Expo | Little India Walk Tekka Ctr (Serangoon Rd) 07031 23 Huang Wen Stn Exit B (Tampines Ave 1) 75051 8 / 59 Expo Stn Exit B (Changi South Ave 1) 96301
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