| NS22 Orchard MRT Station 乌节地铁站 ஆர்ச்சர்ட் Stesen MRT Orchard Rapid transit |
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Platform of NS22 Orchard MRT station |
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| Address | 437 Orchard Road Singapore 238878 |
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| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
| Structure | Underground | ||||||||||
| Levels | 2 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Island | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 12 December 1987 | ||||||||||
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| Code | NS22 | ||||||||||
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Orchard MRT Station (NS22) is located on the North South Line of the Mass Rapid Transit and is located along Orchard Road, Singapore. Some of its platform livery is maroon in colour, but most of that are black with marbles.
Passenger traffic at this station is extremely high, especially during weekend and festive periods despite not being an interchange station. On the evening of 31 December 1999, trains had to skip this station so as to relieve the overcrowding in the station during the Millennium Celebrations.
On Tuesday, 15 January 2008, Exit C was closed to make way for the construction of the ION Orchard shopping mall. Exit E was opened on the same day as a replacement.[1]
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The station is expected to be an interchange with the future 23-station Thomson MRT Line.
| Destination | First Train | Last Train | ||||
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| Mon - Sat | Sunday & Public Holiday |
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| North South Line | ||||||
| to NS1 Jurong East | 6.10am | 6.34am | 11.56pm | |||
| to NS27 Marina Bay | 5.48am | 6.14am | 11.44pm | |||
| to NS7 Kranji | - | - | 12.14am | |||
| L1 | Street Level | ION Orchard, Wisma Atria, Ngee Ann City |
| B1 | Orchard Xchange | |
| B2 | NSL Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control |
| B3 Platforms |
Platform A | North South Line towards NS1 EW24 Jurong East via NS9 Woodlands (→) |
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| Platform B | North South Line towards NS27 CE2 Marina Bay (←) | |
The following bus services pass by the bus stop of Orchard Turn:
| Bus Stop Code: 09023 (Orchard Station) | |||
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| Service | Destination | Note | |
| SMRT Buses Trunk Services | |||
| 167 | Sembawang Bus Interchange | ||
| 171 | Yishun Bus Interchange | ||
| 190 | Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange | ||
| 700 | Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange | ||
| 700A | Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange | ||
| SMRT Buses NightRider Services | |||
| NR1 | Yishun Ring Road (loop) | ||
| NR2 | Sembawang Drive (loop) | ||
| NR3 | Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange | ||
| SBS Transit Trunk Services | |||
| 124 | Saint Michael's Bus Terminal | ||
| 128 | Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot | ||
| 143 | Toa Payoh Bus Interchange | ||
| 162 | Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal | ||
| 162M | Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal | ||
| SBS Transit Fast Forward Service | |||
| 14e | Orchard Road | ||
A fault on a northbound train is believed to have caused some delays for commuters at around 7pm on Dec 19 2011. According to an SMRT tweet, "train service is still running smoothly despite a 9-minute delay at Orchard northbound" at 6.46pm. The train was travelling towards the Orchard station when it experienced a fault. Commuters were asked to get off the train at Orchard MRT station and the train was towed back to the depot. [2]
The disruption followed two other major disruptions on the North South Line on Dec 15 and Dec 17, however is not a major one compared to the last two.