Yishun MRT Station
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Yishun MRT Station (NS13) is a Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore, built above ground level. It is the northernmost of 2 stations serving Yishun New Town and is part of the North South Line. This used to be the northernmost station of the line until stations along the Woodlands extension were built. During peak periods on weekdays, and sometimes for special timetables, northbound trains will terminate at platform A of the station, to perform a turnaround at the middle track located between Sembawang and Yishun MRT Station, after that, the turnaround train will arrive at platform B of the station to travel towards Marina Bay. Northbound trains also do turnaround at Yishun to do withdrawal back to Bishan depot. Such turnaround train service provides a higher train frequency for passengers travelling towards Marina Bay from Yishun as the passenger loading along this stretch of line is higher than that of between Yishun and Jurong East.
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[edit] Bomb plot
In December 2001, the Singapore embassies attack plot was discovered, and had included plans to bomb Yishun Station at several points, including the sewers near the station. This was brought up in a debate during a session of the parliament, during which new security measures were proposed, especially on for the MRT system itself.
[edit] 2006 accident
On the early morning of Dec 5 2006, a foreign worker in his early twenties, was hit by a southbound train at the station and caused trains from Sembawang to Yio Chu Kang stations to be disrupted for more than an hour. He was later pronounced dead. This is the fourth time a person has died on MRT tracks within 2 months, and 3 days after an accident in Admiralty MRT Station. [1] In February 2007 a leaked CCTV footage of the incident along with another at Admiralty MRT Station began circulating on the Internet, with the man in question crawling from under the platform and onto the track as the train approaches[2], leading to suggestions that it was a case of suicide.[1]
[edit] Bus services
Links within Yishun New Town and to other parts of Singapore are available at the nearby Yishun Bus Interchange. The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Yishun Ave 2:
| Service | Between | And | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMRT Buses Trunk Services | |||
| 169 | Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange | Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange | |
| 171 | Yishun Bus Interchange | Marina Centre Bus Terminal | |
| 858 | Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange | Changi Airport PTB 1 & 2 Bus Terminal | |
| 965 | Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange | Sengkang Bus Interchange | |
| 969 | Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange | Tampines Bus Interchange | |
| SMRT Night Rider Services | |||
| NR1 | Yishun Bus Interchange | Temasek Avenue (loop) | |
[edit] Shops & facilities
- NTUC FairPrice
- Kiosk
- This Fashion
- 2 Singapore Post Self Service Automated Machines
- 2 DBS Automated teller machines
- 1 DBS Cash Deposit Machine
- 1 OCBC Bank Automated Teller Machine
[edit] Station vicinity
- Golden Village Yishun 10
- Northpoint Shopping Centre (can be accessible via an underpass in this station)
- Yishun Bus Interchange
- Nee Soon East Community Club
- Chong Pang Community Club
- Ahmad Ibrahim Primary School
- Peixin Primary School
- Xishan Primary School
[edit] References
- ^ "Normal service resumes between Sembawang and Yio Chu Kang MRT stations", Channel News Asia, 05 December 2006.
- ^ "Leaked footage of man hit by train sets Net abuzz", Melissa Sim, The Straits Times, 26 February 2007
| Preceding station | Mass Rapid Transit Lines | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sembawang | North South MRT Line | Khatib | ||
