Paya Lebar MRT Station is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the East West Line and the Circle Line in Singapore. It is the first station in Singapore that serves both an above ground line (East West Line) and an underground line (Circle Line). The livery of the East West Line and the Circle Line portions are green and orange respectively.
Paya Lebar station is located near next to the Singapore Post centre. Due to its proximity to the centre, many of the employees there commute by train. It is just south of the urban planning areas in Singapore and the town it serves, Paya Lebar. The station also serves the Geylang Serai district, the popular Geylang Serai hawker centre, and the Malay Village. Therefore, it usually gets crowded during the Hari Raya period, when Muslims and other visitors flock to the festival bazaar.
History[]
The station was originally opened on 4 November 1989 on the East West Line.
Circle Line Stage 2 (CCL2) Contract 823 for the construction and completion of Mountbatten, Dakota and Paya Lebar stations and tunnels was awarded to Japanese and local companies Nishimatsu-Lum Chang Joint Venture. In addition, during the construction of Paya Lebar Station, the southbound stretch of Paya Lebar Road have to be diverted from 16 March 2003 until 24 August 2009.
On 4 April 2007, a man died after being hit by a train along the East West Line sector at about 10.20 am. Police said the victim, a 52-year old Chinese, was pronounced dead by paramedics at 10.45 am. East-bound services were disrupted from Aljunied to Eunos for 41 minutes but resumed by 11.02 am.
On 17 April 2010, the Circle Line platforms opened[1] and the travelling time was shortened to around 13 minutes when travelling from Bishan. The platforms were equipped with full-height platform screen doors since the operations started. Even though, it became the first ever underground MRT station with double-island platforms.
As with most of the above-ground stations along the East West Line, it was built without platform screen doors to prevent commuters from falling onto the train tracks. Installation of half-height platform screen doors was started on 28 October 2010 and started operations on 11 January 2011 with Bedok.[2]
SMRT has said an eastbound train at Paya Lebar was unable to depart from the station at 3.15 pm on 8 April 2012. As a result, passengers were asked to alight at the station. SMRT said a second train behind the stalled train was called to push out the train. Some passengers in the second train could have experienced some jerking during the train coupling process. The train operator added that eastbound train service from Eunos to Paya Lebar resumed at around 4 pm. Some 500 passengers at Paya Lebar were affected during the incident.
The station was installed with Rite Hite Revolution High Volume, Low Speed (HVLS) fans and have been in operation since 14 July 2012 together with Kembangan.
TITAN faregates were installed since 1 August 2012 in selected portions of Paya Lebar MRT Station.
A track fault at Paya Lebar delayed trains travelling towards HarbourFront on 31 December 2012. SMRT had called in staff to manually drive the trains between Dakota and MacPherson to navigate the fault. Circle Line trains began running normally again more than four hours after the fault took place around 8 am.
Platforms[]
This station has an additional middle track to facilitate train withdrawals to the nearby Kim Chuan Depot. The middle track was formerly used for shuttle service between Paya Lebar and Marymount (before CCL 4 & 5)/HarbourFront (before CCL Extension) during the peak hours. This was discontinued on 14 January 2012.
To cater for the additional middle track, the station box width had to be widened and the station requires additional structural supports for the station roof, which is articulated in the sculptural Y-columns. The roof of the middle track also functions as a linkbridge to the lifts.
Station layout[]
There are two links between the elevated East West Line station and the underground Circle Line station. The first link consists of a series of escalators to the Circle Line concourse from the western side of the East West platform. The second link, which have barrier-free was made from the former Exit A which has been closed since late 2007 for reconstruction. Paya Lebar is also the only underground station in Singapore to have three rail tracks.
| L2 | Platform 1 | East West Line towards Pasir Ris via Eunos (→) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 2 | East West Line towards Tuas Link via Aljunied (←) | |
| Transfer Area | Escalators and stairs to Circle Line Concourse | |
| L1 | EWL Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control |
| Transfer Linkway | Escalators and stair to East West Line Platforms and Circle Line Concourse | |
| B1 | CCL Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control |
| Transfer Linkway | Escalators and stairs to East West Line Platforms | |
| B2 | Platform 3 | Circle Line towards HarbourFront via MacPherson (→) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 5/6 | Circle Line Terminus of short-working trips | |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 4 | Circle Line towards Dhoby Ghaut via Dakota (←) | |
Exits[]
- A: Eunos Road 8, Geylang Serai Market, Joo Chiat Complex, Lifelong Learning Institute, Singapore Post Centre, Tanjong Katong Complex (Street Level)
- B: Paya Lebar Road (Southbound), Eunos Avenue 5, Certis Cisco Centre, Lifelong Learning Institute, Paya Lebar Square (L1/B1)
- C: Paya Lebar Road (Northbound), Geylang East Central, Foo Hai Ch'an Monastery, Geylang East Industrial Park, Masjid Wak Tanjong, Sims Ville Condonminium, Sri Sivan Temple, Vistaya View Condominium
- D: Sims Avenue, Geylang Road, Guillemard Road, City Plaza, Geylang Telephone Exchange, Grandlink Square, Madrasah Wak Tanjong Al Islamiah
- E: Paya Lebar Quarter (Level 1)
- F: Paya Lebar Quarter (Basement 2)
Passenger Usage Patterns[]
Paya Lebar is an important interchange station linking the East-West Line with the Circle Line, and as such, encounters large numbers of transfer passengers between the two lines. It also benefits shopping malls, as well as commercial and industrial developments in the vicinity, hence passenger traffic through this station is relatively high.
Transport connections[]
Rail[]
| Destination | First Train | Last Train | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon – Sat | Sunday & Public Holiday |
Daily | ||||
| East West Line | ||||||
| to Pasir Ris | 6.11am | 6.39am | 12.22am | |||
| to Tuas Plaza | 5.46am | 6.12am | 11.41pm | |||
| Circle Line | ||||||
| to Dhoby Ghaut | 5.40am | 6.07am | 11.49pm | |||
| to HarbourFront | 11.04pm | |||||
| to Pasir Panjang | – | – | 11.34pm | |||
| to one-north | 11.50pm | |||||
| to Caldecott | 12.18am | |||||
| to Tai Seng | 12.26am | |||||
| to Mountbatten | ||||||
Bus[]
Eastbound[]
| Service | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 5.48am | 5.47am | 6.14am | 12.36am | 12.36am | 12.32am |
| 7 | 6.30am | 6.28am | 6.42am | 12.27am | 12.30am | 12.27am |
| 13 | 6.31am | 6.40am | 6.38am | 12.23am | 12.23am | 12.23am |
| 21 | 6.10am | 6.08am | 6.07am | 12.33am | 12.35am | 12.35am |
| 24 | 5.45am | 5.45am | 5.43am | 11.31pm | 11.29pm | 11.29pm |
| 26 | 5.53am | 5.51am | 6.22am | 11.58pm | 12.01am | 11.59pm |
| 28 | 6.27am | 6.23am | 6.24am | 12.28am | 12.29am | 12.25am |
| 30 | 6.39am | 7.01am | 7.11am | 1.25am | 1.24am | 1.22am |
| 40 | 6.04am | 6.33am | 6.54am | 12.14am | 12.18am | 12.15am |
| 51 | 7.14am | 7.02am | 7.11am | 1.13am | 1.05am | 1.03am |
| 67 | 5.45am | 5.45am | 6.00am | 12.02am | 12.05am | 12.28am |
| 76 | 6.31am | 6.27am | 6.27am | 12.05am | 12.09am | 12.09am |
| 154 | 6.48am | 6.41am | 7.14am | 1.23am | 1.37am | 1.32am |
| 155 | 6.10am | 6.03am | 6.04am | 12.44am | 12.41am | 12.39am |
| 197 | 6.58am | 6.54am | 6.53am | 1.03am | 1.04am | 12.59am |
| 853M | N/A | N/A | 6.47am | N/A | N/A | 12.35am |
Westbound[]
| Service | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 6.09am | 6.08am | 6.24am | 12.28am | 12.30am | 12.11am |
| 7 | 5.46am | 5.44am | 5.44am | 11.47pm | 11.47pm | 11.47pm |
| 13 | 5.48am | 5.54am | 5.54am | 11.43pm | 11.43pm | 11.43pm |
| 21 | 5.59am | 5.59am | 5.59am | 12.52am | 12.52am | 12.49am |
| 26 | 6.04am | 6.19am | 6.18am | 11.49pm | 11.51pm | 11.48pm |
| 40 | 6.09am | 6.06am | 6.22am | 11.49pm | 11.53pm | 11.49pm |
| 51 | 5.37am | 5.43am | 5.58am | 12.00am | 11.59pm | 11.56pm |
| 67 | 5.45am | 5.50am | 6.01am | 12.00am | 12.00am | 12.00am |
| 197 | 5.55am | 5.57am | 5.58am | 12.10am | 12.12am | 12.08am |
| 853M | N/A | N/A | 6.25am | N/A | N/A | 11.55pm |
Northbound[]
| Service | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 6.22am | 6.18am | 6.18am | 12.59am | 12.54am | 12.52am |
| 28 | 6.02am | 6.00am | 5.57am | 12.50am | 12.47am | 12.48am |
| 43 | 5.49am | 6.14am | 6.12am | 12.12am | 12.13am | 12.14am |
| 70 | 5.53am | 5.56am | 6.17am | 12.22am | 12.25am | 12.31am |
| 76 | 5.54am | 5.54am | 5.54am | 11.39pm | 11.38pm | 11.38pm |
| 134 | 6.08am | 6.05am | 6.05am | 12.28am | 12.28am | 12.27am |
| 135 | 6.03am | 6.03am | 6.18am | 11.54pm | 11.53pm | 11.53pm |
| 137 | 6.09am | 6.09am | 6.08am | 11.41pm | 11.40pm | 11.38pm |
| 154 | 5.06am | 5.05am | 5.36am | 11.36pm | 11.38pm | 11.37pm |
| 155 | 6.15am | 6.15am | 6.12am | 12.03am | 12.00am | 11.58pm |
Southbound[]
| Service | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 5.44am | 5.43am | 5.42am | 11.29pm | 11.27pm | 11.27pm |
| 28 | 6.25am | 6.21am | 6.22am | 12.26am | 12.27am | 12.23am |
| 43 | 6.20am | 6.30am | 6.32am | 12.31am | 12.28am | 12.35am |
| 70 | 6.11am | 6.15am | 6.28am | 12.33am | 12.33am | 12.33am |
| 76 | 6.28am | 6.24am | 6.24am | 12.03am | 12.07am | 12.07am |
| 134 | 6.10am | 6.08am | 6.08am | 11.53pm | 11.53pm | 11.53pm |
| 135 | 6.07am | 6.04am | 6.04am | 12.02am | 12.16am | 12.16am |
| 137 | 6.12am | 6.11am | 6.11am | 12.23am | 12.26am | 12.23am |
| 154 | 6.45am | 6.38am | 7.12am | 1.22am | 1.36am | 1.30am |
| 155 | 6.08am | 6.11am | 6.12am | 12.42am | 12.39am | 12.37am |
Alternative Travel Routes[]
| Going to | Methods | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East West Line | |||||
| Pasir Ris |  81119Paya Lebar Stn Exit C Paya Lebar Rd  Paya Lebar Circle Line MacPherson Downtown Line Godric's Hollow 76031Godric's Hollow Stn Exit B Tampines Ave 2 17 77009Pasir Ris Int Pasir Ris Dr 3 | ||||
| Tampines | Paya Lebar Circle Line MacPherson Downtown Line Tampines | ||||
| Simei | 82011 aft Paya Lebar Quarter Sims Ave 2 85091Tanah Merah Stn Exit B New Upp Changi Rd 9 96169Simei Stn Simei St 3 | ||||
| Tanah Merah | 82011 aft Paya Lebar Quarter Sims Ave 2 / 24 85091Tanah Merah Stn Exit B New Upp Changi Rd | ||||
| Expo | 82011 aft Paya Lebar Quarter Sims Ave 24 96021opp Expo Halls 1/2/3 Upp Changi Rd East | ||||
| Changi Airport | 82011 aft Paya Lebar Quarter Sims Ave 24 95109Changi Airport Ter 3 PTB3 Basement | ||||
| Bedok |
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| Kembangan | 82011 aft Paya Lebar Quarter Sims Ave 2 / 24 / 26 / 28 / 67 83062Kembangan Stn Sims Ave East | ||||
| Eunos | 82011 aft Paya Lebar Quarter Sims Ave 2 / 24 / 26 / 28 / 67 82061Eunos Stn/Int Sims Ave | ||||
| Aljunied | 82109 City Plaza Geylang Rd 2 / 21 / 67 81029aft Lor 28 Geylang Geylang Rd | ||||
| Kallang | 82109 City Plaza Geylang Rd 2 / 21 / 67 80101Kallang Stn/opp Blk 2C Lor 1 Geylang | ||||
| Lavender | Paya Lebar Circle Line MacPherson Downtown Line Bendemeer 60019Bendemeer Stn Exit B Kallang Bahru 107M 01319Lavender Stn Exit A/ICA Kallang Rd | ||||
| Bugis | Paya Lebar Circle Line Promenade Downtown Line Bugis | ||||
| City Hall | Paya Lebar Circle Line Esplanade City Hall | ||||
| Raffles Place | Paya Lebar Circle Line MacPherson Downtown Line Downtown Raffles Place | ||||
| Tanjong Pagar | Paya Lebar Circle Line MacPherson Downtown Line Downtown 03529Downtown Stn Central Blvd 97 03218opp MAS Bldg Shenton Way | ||||
| Outram Park | Paya Lebar Circle Line MacPherson Downtown Line Chinatown North East Line Outram Park | ||||
| Tiong Bahru | Paya Lebar Circle Line MacPherson Downtown Line Chinatown North East Line Outram Park 06011Outram Pk Stn Exit 7 Outram Rd 63 10161opp Tiong Bahru Stn/Plaza Tiong Bahru Rd | ||||
| Redhill | Paya Lebar Circle Line MacPherson Downtown Line Chinatown North East Line HarbourFront 14141VivoCity Telok Blangah Rd 145 10201opp Redhill Stn Tiong Bahru Rd | ||||
| Queenstown | Paya Lebar Circle Line MacPherson Downtown Line Chinatown North East Line HarbourFront 14141VivoCity Telok Blangah Rd 145 11141Queenstown Stn Exit A/D Commonwealth Ave | ||||
| Commonwealth | Paya Lebar Circle Line MacPherson Downtown Line Chinatown North East Line HarbourFront 14141VivoCity Telok Blangah Rd 145 11161C'wealth Stn Exit A/D Commonwealth Ave | ||||
| Buona Vista | Paya Lebar Circle Line Buona Vista | ||||
| Dover | Paya Lebar Circle Line Farrer Road 11119Farrer Rd Stn Exit A Farrer Rd 93 11089opp Holland Hill Lodge Queensway 105 19031Dover Stn Exit A Commonwealth Ave West | ||||
| Clementi | 81129 Paya Lebar Stn Exit D Paya Lebar Rd 154 17171Clementi Stn Exit A Commonwealth Ave West | ||||
| Jurong East | Paya Lebar Circle Line Bishan North South Line Jurong East | ||||
| Chinese Garden | Paya Lebar Circle Line Bishan North South Line Jurong East 28301Blk 131 Jurong Gateway Rd 66 28271opp Blk 114 Jurong Town Hall Rd | ||||
| Lakeside | 81129 Paya Lebar Stn Exit D Paya Lebar Rd 154 28091Lakeside Stn Boon Lay Way | ||||
| Boon Lay | 81129 Paya Lebar Stn Exit D Paya Lebar Rd 154 22009Boon Lay Int Jurong West Ctrl 3 | ||||
| Pioneer | 81129 Paya Lebar Stn Exit D Paya Lebar Rd 154 22009Boon Lay Int Jurong West Ctrl 3 179 22521Pioneer Stn Exit A Jurong West St 63 | ||||
| Circle Line | |||||
| Dhoby Ghaut | Paya Lebar East West Line City Hall North South Line Dhoby Ghaut | ||||
| Bras Basah | Paya Lebar East West Line City Hall 04111Capitol Bldg Stamford Rd 7 / 14 / 16 / 36 / 77 / 106 / 111 / 131 / 167 / 175 04121SMU Stamford Rd | ||||
| Esplanade | Paya Lebar East West Line City Hall Esplanade | ||||
| Promenade | Paya Lebar East West Line Bugis Downtown Line Promenade | ||||
| Nicoll Highway | 81111 Paya Lebar Stn Exit B Paya Lebar Rd  80169Nicoll Highway Stn Nicoll Highway | ||||
| Stadium | 81111 Paya Lebar Stn Exit B Paya Lebar Rd 80219National Stadium Nicoll Highway | ||||
| Mountbatten | 81111 Paya Lebar Stn Exit B Paya Lebar Rd 43 82099CDAC Bldg Tg Katong Rd 30 81179Blk 22 Old Airport Rd | ||||
| Dakota | 81111 Paya Lebar Stn Exit B Paya Lebar Rd 43 82099CDAC Bldg Tg Katong Rd 30 81189Dakota Stn Exit B Old Airport Rd | ||||
| MacPherson | 81119 Paya Lebar Stn Exit C Paya Lebar Rd 24 / 28 70251MacPherson Stn Exit C Paya Lebar Rd | ||||
| Tai Seng | 81119 Paya Lebar Stn Exit C Paya Lebar Rd 24 / 28 / 43 / 70 / 76 70281aft Tai Seng Stn Upp Paya Lebar Rd | ||||
| Bartley | 81119 Paya Lebar Stn Exit C Paya Lebar Rd 28 62071Bartley Stn Exit A Bartley Rd | ||||
| Serangoon | 81119 Paya Lebar Stn Exit C Paya Lebar Rd 70 66351Serangoon Stn Exit E Serangoon Ctrl | ||||
| Lorong Chuan | 81119 Paya Lebar Stn Exit C Paya Lebar Rd 24 62041opp Bethany Presbyterian Ch Upp Paya Lebar Rd 58 66399opp Lor Chuan Stn Exit B Serangoon Ave 3 | ||||
| Bishan | Paya Lebar East West Line City Hall North South Line Bishan | ||||
| Marymount | Paya Lebar East West Line City Hall North South Line Novena 50031opp Novena Ch Thomson Rd 851 53121Marymount Stn Marymount Rd | ||||
| Caldecott | Paya Lebar East West Line Outram Park Thomson-East Coast Line Caldecott | ||||
| Botanic Gardens | Paya Lebar East West Line Bugis Downtown Line Botanic Gardens | ||||
| Farrer Road | Paya Lebar East West Line City Hall North South Line Orchard Thomson-East Coast Line Napier 13011opp S'pore Botanic Gdns Napier Rd 174 11119Farrer Rd Stn Exit A Farrer Rd | ||||
| Holland Village | Paya Lebar East West Line City Hall North South Line Orchard Thomson-East Coast Line Napier 13011opp S'pore Botanic Gdns Napier Rd 106 11419Holland V Stn Exit A Holland Ave | ||||
| Buona Vista | Paya Lebar East West Line Buona Vista | ||||
| one-north | Paya Lebar East West Line Buona Vista 11369Buona Vista Stn Exit D North Buona Vista Rd 91 18051one-north Stn Ayer Rajah Ave | ||||
| Kent Ridge |
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| Haw Par Villa | Paya Lebar East West Line Outram Park North East Line HarbourFront 14141VivoCity Telok Blangah Rd 30 16011opp Haw Par Villa Stn Pasir Panjang Rd | ||||
| Pasir Panjang | Paya Lebar East West Line Outram Park North East Line HarbourFront 14141VivoCity Telok Blangah Rd 30 15209bef Pasir Panjang Stn Pasir Panjang Rd | ||||
| Labrador Park | Paya Lebar East West Line Outram Park North East Line HarbourFront 14141VivoCity Telok Blangah Rd 30 15209bef Pasir Panjang Stn Pasir Panjang Rd | ||||
| Telok Blangah | Paya Lebar East West Line Outram Park North East Line HarbourFront 14141VivoCity Telok Blangah Rd 30 / 61 / 97 14169opp Telok Blangah Stn Telok Blangah Rd | ||||
| HarbourFront | Paya Lebar East West Line Outram Park North East Line HarbourFront | ||||
| Bayfront | Paya Lebar East West Line Bugis Downtown Line Bayfront | ||||
| Marina Bay | Paya Lebar East West Line Raffles Place North South Line Marina Bay | ||||
Gallery[]
References[]
External links[]
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