Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station

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Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station
多美歌地铁站
டோபி காட்
Rapid transit

The North South Line platform of NS24/NE6/CC1 Dhoby Ghaut Station
Station statistics
Address 11 Orchard Road
Singapore 238826
Coordinates 1°17′55″N 103°50′46″E / 1.298545, 103.846129
Lines North South, North East, Circle (U/C)
Connections Bus, Taxi
Structure Underground
Levels 3 (1 U/C)
Platforms Island
Tracks 6 (2 U/C)
Other information
Opened 12 December 1987 (North South Line)
20 June 2003 (North East Line)
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access
Code NS24/NE6/CC1
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
towards Jurong East
North South Line
towards Marina Bay
towards HarbourFront
North East Line
towards Punggol
Terminus Circle Line
(under construction)
towards HarbourFront
Location
Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station
Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station
North East Line Platform Level
North East Line Platform Level
Dhoby Xchange
Dhoby Xchange

Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station (NS24/NE6/CC1) is a Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore, located at the eastern end of Orchard Road. Originally it was only a station on the North South Line but as of the opening of the North East Line, it became the interchange station for these two lines. When the Circle Line opens later, this station will be the only MRT station in Singapore to be an interchange station for three lines and would also be the largest MRT station in Singapore. Due to its size, the MRT station is equipped with travellators, and is the only MRT station in Singapore with travellators. When the Circle Line station at Serangoon is completed, the latter would also have travellators. There is a bomb shelter in the North East Line section of the station. The North South Line section of the station was upgraded in 2002 in the first phase of the station upgrading programme, which was completed in 2006.

It is currently the largest and deepest MRT station in Singapore. The deepest point is 28 metres in depth and it is the only station to have five storeys below ground level.

The Atrium @ Orchard is directly located above the station. It has 10 floors on one building and six on the other. Temasek Holdings, MTV Southeast Asia and HSBC occupy the building as its major tenants. Restaurants are located on the first floor.

The artwork Interchange by Milenko and Delia Prvacki can be found on the walls of the linkway between the North South Line and North East Line.

This station was one of 4 stations which participated in Exercise Northstar V, a mock terrorist exercise held on Jan 8 2006.

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[edit] Etymology

Dhoby Ghaut means washing place in Hindi.

[edit] Shops

  • PC Bunkx (Asiasoft Customer Service Centre & Internet Cafe)
  • 7-Eleven
  • Dhoby Xchange, located in the basement of the North South Line section of the station, consists of additional retail space and small eateries.
  • Plaza Singapura

[edit] Exits

[edit] Bus services

The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Orchard Road:

Service Between And Notes
SBS Transit Trunk Services
7 Bedok Bus Interchange Clementi Bus Interchange Wheelchair Accessible Bus Service (WAB) Euro III Handicapped/disabled access
14 Bedok Bus Interchange Clementi Bus Interchange Wheelchair Accessible Bus Service (WAB) Euro III Handicapped/disabled access
16 Bukit Merah Bus Interchange Bedok Bus Interchange
36 Changi Airport PTB 1, 2 & 3 Bus Terminal Tomlinson Road (loop)
111 Ghim Moh Bus Terminal Marina Centre (loop)
124 Saint Michael's Bus Terminal Telok Blangah Drive (loop)
162 Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal Shenton Way Bus Terminal
162M Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal Marina Centre (loop)
174 Boon Lay Bus Interchange New Bridge Road Bus Terminal Wheelchair Accessible Bus Service (WAB) Euro III Euro IV Handicapped/disabled access
175 Clementi Bus Interchange Lorong 1 Geylang Bus Terminal
SBS Transit Fast Forward Services
14e Bedok North Avenue 3 Orchard Road Fast Forward Peak hours one directional service
174e Boon Lay Bus Interchange New Bridge Road Bus Terminal Fast Forward Peak hours one directional service
Euro IV Handicapped/disabled access
SBS Transit Express Services
502 SBS Transit West District Depot Marina Centre (loop)
502A SBS Transit West District Depot Marina Centre (loop)
502B Jurong West Avenue 1 Marina Centre (loop)
518 Pasir Ris Bus Interchange Marina Centre (loop)
518A Pasir Ris Bus Interchange Marina Centre (loop)
518B Tampines Avenue 7 Marina Centre (loop)
SBS Transit NiteOwl Services
1N Marina Centre Bus Terminal Yishun Ring Road
2N Marina Centre Bus Terminal Tampines Avenue 3
3N Marina Centre Bus Terminal Choa Chu Kang North 5
4N Marina Centre Bus Terminal Bedok North Road
5N Marina Centre Bus Terminal Jurong West Street 42
6N Marina Centre Bus Terminal Punggol Field
7N Marina Centre Bus Terminal Pasir Ris Drive 1
8N Marina Centre Bus Terminal Jurong West Street 92
SBS Transit CityShopper Services
551 Upper Serangoon Road Orchard Road / Suntec City (loop)
575 Bedok South Road Orchard Road / Suntec City (loop)
576 Tampines Ave 7 Orchard Road / Suntec City (loop)
577 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 9 Orchard Road / Suntec City (loop)
578 Compassvale Street Orchard Road / Suntec City (loop)
579 Tampines Street 41 Orchard Road / Suntec City (loop)
580 Teban Garden Road Orchard Road / Suntec City (loop)
581 Punggol Central Orchard Road / Suntec City (loop)
SMRT Buses Trunk Services
77 Bukit Batok Bus Interchange Marina Centre Bus Terminal
106 Bukit Batok Bus Interchange Marina Centre Bus Terminal
167 Sembawang Bus Interchange Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
171 Yishun Bus Interchange Marina Centre Bus Terminal
190 Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange New Bridge Road Bus Terminal
700 Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange Shenton Way Bus Terminal
700A Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange Suntec City (loop)
SMRT Buses NightRider Services
NR6 HarbourFront Bus Interchange Anchorvale Drive
NR7 Marina Centre Bus Terminal Pasir Ris Drive 3
SMRT Free Shuttle Services
SMRT Link 2 Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station Chinatown Operates on Weekends and Public Holidays only.
SMRT Link 3 Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station Little India Operates on Weekends and Public Holidays only.


The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Penang Road:

Service Between And Notes
SBS Transit Trunk Services
7 Bedok Bus Interchange Clementi Bus Interchange Wheelchair Accessible Bus Service (WAB) Euro III Handicapped/disabled access
14 Bedok Bus Interchange Clementi Bus Interchange Wheelchair Accessible Bus Service (WAB) Euro III Handicapped/disabled access
16 Bukit Merah Bus Interchange Bedok Bus Interchange
36 Changi Airport PTB 1, 2 & 3 Bus Terminal Tomlinson Road (loop)
111 Ghim Moh Bus Terminal Marina Centre (loop)
124 Saint Michael's Bus Terminal Telok Blangah Drive (loop)
162 Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal Shenton Way Bus Terminal
162M Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal Marina Centre (loop)
174 Boon Lay Bus Interchange New Bridge Road Bus Terminal Wheelchair Accessible Bus Service (WAB) Euro III Euro IV Handicapped/disabled access
175 Clementi Bus Interchange Lorong 1 Geylang Bus Terminal
SBS Transit Fast Forward Services
14e Orchard Road Bedok North Avenue 3 Fast Forward Peak hours one directional service
174e New Bridge Road Bus Terminal Boon Lay Bus Interchange Fast Forward Peak hours one directional service Euro IV Handicapped/disabled access
SBS Transit Express Services
502 SBS Transit West District Depot Marina Centre (loop)
502A SBS Transit West District Depot Marina Centre (loop)
502B Jurong West Avenue 1 Marina Centre (loop)
SMRT Buses Trunk Services
77 Bukit Batok Bus Interchange Marina Centre Bus Terminal
106 Bukit Batok Bus Interchange Marina Centre Bus Terminal
167 Sembawang Bus Interchange Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
171 Yishun Bus Interchange Marina Centre Bus Terminal
190 Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange New Bridge Road Bus Terminal
700 Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange Shenton Way Bus Terminal
700A Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange Suntec City (loop)
SMRT Buses NightRider Services
NR6 HarbourFront Bus Interchange Anchorvale Drive
NR7 Marina Centre Bus Terminal Pasir Ris Drive 3

[edit] Incidents

On May 4 2007, services from HarbourFront to Dhoby Ghaut were disrupted following a power trip. This occurred at about 8.45pm and commuters were told to use the free shuttle services provided. By 10.30 pm, services from HarbourFront to Clarke Quay resumed and about an hour later, the entire line was operating again.

A short circuit along the track at the station caused train services along the North-South Line to be disrupted on Nov 1 2007. The incident occurred at 6.13pm, and affected train services from Newton to Marina Bay MRT stations as well as those from Marina Bay to Raffles Place MRT stations.

Northbound train services from Raffles Place to Jurong East MRT stations were not disrupted, but southbound trains were turned around at Newton MRT Station and buses were used to ferry affected passengers from 6.48pm between Newton and Marina Bay MRT stations. Train services resumed at 7.13pm. 15,000 passengers were affected during the incident. [1]

On Feb 13 2008, the line between Little India and Dhoby Ghaut stations was affected at about 6.53 pm. A power trip caused the delay. Precautionary measures were taken to check the line, causing delays by up to 20 minutes. [2]

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