Kallang MRT Station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the East West Line in Singapore. It is in the yellow livery and located just next to the Kallang River, which is famous for its water sports, and serves the urban planning area of Kallang. It used to be the nearest station to the National Stadium before the Stadium opened. Today, a sheltered linkway links Kallang MRT Station with the new Sports Hub.
Kallang station is the last above-ground station along the eastern part of East West Line for trains travelling westwards. It is within close proximity of Stadium and Kallang Bahru.
This station is next to the Lorong 1 Geylang Bus Terminal and near to Kallang Riverside Park.
History[]
On 8 November 1985, Lee Kim Tah was awarded the MRT contract for the Kallang, Aljunied and Paya Lebar stations under Contract 302 and 303, including the viaducts from Kallang portal to Paya Lebar MRT Station.
On 28 December 2005, a 32-year-old Indian man died within minutes after he fell onto the tracks and was subsequently hit by an oncoming west-bound train. The incident occurred at about 3 pm and disrupted train services heading towards Boon Lay for 50 minutes. 4000 passengers had their trips disrupted. The man is believed to have jumped to his death.
On 14 October 2011, some 6,500 commuters were affected by a train delay along the East West Line on Friday evening. An SMRT spokesperson said a westbound train at Kallang encountered a train fault and had to be taken out of service at 5.50 pm. Westbound train service between Kallang and Bugis were disrupted for 20 minutes. Trains were turned around at Bugis and Eunos.
As with most of the above-ground stations along the East West Line, it was built without platform screen doors. Installation of half-height platform screen doors, to prevent commuters from falling onto the train tracks, was started on 19 December 2010 and started operation on 25 February 2011 with Kembangan. Cash top ups are no longer accepted at Passenger Service Centres from 1 September 2017.
Kallang is where Timothy Mok had been pissed from route 7 at Kallang MRT Station and had to connect to the MRT. And, passengers who took the MRT from Bugis to Kallang, often do terminate at Kallang which has happened on the Vesak Day, 13 May 2014 with all those ITE College East students.
Eleven people were trapped in a lift at Kallang MRT Station on Sunday afternoon for close to 25 minutes on 14 May 2016. The passengers were taking the elevator from the train platform on the second level to the first when it suddenly stopped at about 2.35pm.
Station layout[]
| L2 | Platform 1 | East West Line towards Pasir Ris via Aljunied (→) |
| Platform 2 | East West Line towards Tuas Link via Lavender (←) | |
| L1 | EWL Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control |
| Street Level | Lorong 1 Geylang Bus Terminal | |
Exits[]
- A: Sims Avenue, Lorong 1 Geylang Bus Terminal, National Stadium
- B: Lorong 1 Geylang, Boon Keng Road, Geylang West CC, Kallang River, Kallang Park Connector, Sims Avenue Industrial Estate, Kallang Heights, Kallang Trivista
Alternative Travel Routes[]
| Going to | Methods |
|---|---|
| East West Line | |
| Pioneer | opp Lor 1 Geylang Ter (Geylang Rd) Template:BS 197 NEWest (AYE) Template:BS 154 Boon Lay Int Template:BS 251 Pioneer Junction (Pioneer Rd North) Template:BS  Singapore Post (Pioneer Rd North)Template:BS 258 Pioneer Stn Exit B (Jurong West St 63) Template:BS |
| Boon Lay | opp Lor 1 Geylang Ter (Geylang Rd) Template:BS 197 NEWest (AYE) Template:BS 154 Boon Lay Int Template:BS |
| Lakeside | opp Lor 1 Geylang Ter (Geylang Rd) Template:BS 197 NEWest (AYE) Template:BS 154 Lakeside Stn (Boon Lay Way) Template:BS |
| Chinese Garden | opp Lor 1 Geylang Ter (Geylang Rd) Template:BS 197 Jurong East Int (Jurong Gateway Rd) Template:BS Blk 131 (Jurong Gateway Rd) Template:BS 66 opp Blk 114 (Jurong Town Hall Rd) Template:BS |
| Jurong East | Kallang Stn/opp Blk 2C (Lor 1 Geylang) Template:BS 985 opp Bt Timah Plaza (Jln Anak Bt) Template:BS 41 Jurong East Int (Jurong Gateway Rd) Template:BS |
| Clementi | Kallang Stn/opp Blk 2C (Lor 1 Geylang) Template:BS 985 opp Bt Timah Plaza (Jln Anak Bt) Template:BS 184 Clementi Stn Exit A (Commonwealth Ave West) Template:BS |
| Dover | Kallang Stn/opp Blk 2C (Lor 1 Geylang) Template:BS 140 Blk 68 (Geylang Bahru) Template:BS Kallang Bahru Downtown Line MacPherson Circle Line Buona Vista Star Vista (Commonwealth Ave West) Template:BS 105 / 106 / 147 Dover Stn Exit A (Commonwealth Ave West) Template:BS |
| Buona Vista | Kallang Stn/opp Blk 2C (Lor 1 Geylang) Template:BS 140 Blk 68 (Geylang Bahru) Template:BS Kallang Bahru Downtown Line MacPherson Circle Line Buona Vista |
| Commonwealth | opp Lor 1 Geylang Ter (Geylang Rd) Template:BS 32 / 100 Commonwealth Stn Exit B/C (Commonwealth Ave) Template:BS |
| Queenstown | opp Lor 1 Geylang Ter (Geylang Rd) Template:BS 51 Queenstown Stn Exit A/D (Commonwealth Ave) Template:BS |
| Redhill | opp Lor 1 Geylang Ter (Geylang Rd) Template:BS 32 / 33 opp Redhill Stn (Tiong Bahru Rd) Template:BS |
| Tiong Bahru | opp Lor 1 Geylang Ter (Geylang Rd) Template:BS 33 / 63 opp Tiong Bahru Stn (Tiong Bahru Rd) Template:BS |
| Outram Park | opp Lor 1 Geylang Ter (Geylang Rd) Template:BS 63 opp Outram Park Stn (Outram Rd) Template:BS |
| Tanjong Pagar | opp Lor 1 Geylang Ter (Geylang Rd) Template:BS 100 opp Temasek Twr (Shenton Way) Template:BS |
| Raffles Place | opp Lor 1 Geylang Ter (Geylang Rd) Template:BS 100 OUE Bayfront (Collyer Quay) Template:BS |
| City Hall | opp Lor 1 Geylang Ter (Geylang Rd) Template:BS 32 / 80 opp Peninsula Plaza (North Bridge Rd) Template:BS |
| Bugis | opp Lor 1 Geylang Ter (Geylang Rd) Template:BS 2 Bugis Stn Exit B (Victoria St) Template:BS |
| Lavender | opp Lor 1 Geylang Ter (Geylang Rd) Template:BS 2 Lavender Stn Exit A/ICA (Kallang Rd) Template:BS |
| Aljunied | Kallang Stn (Sims Ave) Template:BS 63 / 80 opp Aljunied Stn (Aljunied Rd) Template:BS |
| Paya Lebar | Kallang Stn (Sims Ave) Template:BS 2 / 7 / 51 / 67 aft Tg Katong Cplx (Sims Ave) Template:BS |
| Eunos | Kallang Stn (Sims Ave) Template:BS 2 / 7 / 51 / 67 Eunos Stn/Int (Sims Ave) Template:BS |
| Kembangan | Kallang Stn (Sims Ave) Template:BS 2 / 7 / 67 Kembangan Stn (Sims Ave East) Template:BS |
| Bedok | Kallang Stn (Sims Ave) Template:BS 2 / 67 Bedok Stn Exit B (New Upp Changi Rd) Template:BS |
| Tanah Merah | Kallang Stn (Sims Ave) Template:BS 2 Tanah Merah Stn Exit B (New Upp Changi Rd) Template:BS |
| Simei | Kallang Stn (Lor 1 Geylang) Template:BS 26 bef Kallang Bahru Stn (Kallang Bahru) Template:BS Kallang Bahru Downtown Line Huang Wen Huang Wen Stn Exit B (Tampines Ave 1) Template:BS 5 Simei Stn (Simei St 3) Template:BS |
| Tampines | Kallang Stn (Lor 1 Geylang) Template:BS 26 bef Kallang Bahru Stn (Kallang Bahru) Template:BS Kallang Bahru Downtown Line Tampines |
| Pasir Ris | Kallang Stn (Lor 1 Geylang) Template:BS 26 bef Kallang Bahru Stn (Kallang Bahru) Template:BS Kallang Bahru Downtown Line Godric's Hollow Godric's Hollow Stn Exit B (Tampines Ave 2) Template:BS 17 Pasir Ris Int Template:BS |
| Expo | Kallang Stn (Lor 1 Geylang) Template:BS 26 bef Kallang Bahru Stn (Kallang Bahru) Template:BS Kallang Bahru Downtown Line Expo |
| Changi Airport | Kallang Stn (Lor 1 Geylang) Template:BS 26 bef Kallang Bahru Stn (Kallang Bahru) Template:BS Kallang Bahru Downtown Line Somapah Somapah Stn/opp SUTD (Upp Changi Rd East) Template:BS 24 Changi Airport PTB3 Template:BS |
Transport connections[]
Rail[]
| Destination | First Train | Last Train | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon – Sat | Sunday & Public Holiday |
Daily | ||||
| East West Line | ||||||
| to Pasir Ris | 6.07am | 6.35am | 12.18am | |||
| to Tuas Plaza | 5.50am | 6.16am | 11.45pm | |||
Bus[]
Eastbound[]
| Service | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 6.03am | 6.02am | 6.04am | 12.27am | 12.26am | 12.24am |
| 7 | 6.14am | 6.14am | 6.29am | 12.15am | 12.14am | 12.15am |
| 12 | 5.45am | 6.15am | 6.30am | 12.26am | 12.27am | 12.26am |
| 13 | 6.20am | 6.30am | 6.28am | 12.13am | 12.13am | 12.13am |
| 32 | 6.43am | 6.42am | 6.42am | 12.37am | 12.39am | 12.34am |
| 33 | 6.26am | 6.41am | 6.47am | 12.33am | 12.32am | 12.30am |
| 51 | 7.02am | 6.51am | 7.03am | 1.04am | 12.56am | 12.55am |
| 63 | 6.36am | 6.34am | 6.31am | 12.38am | 12.43am | 12.35am |
| 67 | 5.57am | 5.56am | 6.25am | 11.53pm | 11.56pm | 12.20am |
| 80 | 5.50am | 5.49am | 6.35am | 1.01am | 12.55am | 12.57am |
| 100 | 6.36am | 6.56am | 6.48am | 12.50am | 12.49am | 12.49am |
| 197 | 6.44am | 6.40am | 6.41am | 12.52am | 12.53am | 12.49am |
Westbound[]
| Service | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 6.18am | 6.17am | 6.34am | 12.37am | 12.39am | 12.20am |
| 7 | 5.54am | 5.54am | 5.53am | 11.58pm | 11.58pm | 11.57pm |
| 12 | 6.42am | 6.33am | 6.28am | 12.30am | 12.32am | 12.28am |
| 13 | 5.59am | 6.03am | 6.03am | 11.52pm | 11.53pm | 11.52pm |
| 32 | 5.59am | 5.57am | 6.00am | 12.02am | 12.02am | 12.02am |
| 33 | 5.51am | 5.50am | 6.25am | 12.10am | 12.10am | 12.09am |
| 51 | 5.46am | 5.51am | 6.07am | 12.10am | 12.09am | 12.06am |
| 63 | 6.03am | 6.03am | 6.03am | 12.35am | 12.36am | 12.33am |
| 67 | 5.45am | 5.45am | 6.07am | 12.07am | 12.07am | 12.07am |
| 80 | 6.10am | 6.07am | 6.07am | 12.20am | 12.24am | 12.18am |
| 100 | 5.53am | 5.53am | 5.53am | 12.07am | 12.07am | 12.06am |
| 197 | 5.25am | 5.25am | 5.25am | 12.19am | 12.21am | 12.16am |
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