| NS19 Toa Payoh MRT Station 大巴窑地铁站 தோ பாயோ Stesen MRT Toa Payoh Rapid transit |
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North-bound platform of NS19 Toa Payoh MRT station |
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| Address | 510 Toa Payoh Lorong 6 Singapore 319398 |
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| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
| Structure | Underground | ||||||||||
| Levels | 2 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Island | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 7 November 1987 | ||||||||||
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| Code | NS19 | ||||||||||
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Toa Payoh MRT Station (NS19) is an underground station of the Mass Rapid Transit's North South Line in Singapore. It serves the Toa Payoh area. The station plays a role in the Uniquely Singapore Edition of Monopoly.
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Toa Payoh MRT Station was the first MRT station in Singapore to be completed, topping out on August 5 1985, this makes it the first station with platform screen doors in the world. This station was among the first phase of MRT stations to be opened in Singapore in 1987. The first phase included the stations from Toa Payoh to Yio Chu Kang. Today, the concourse area bears the inauguration plate of Singapore's MRT system.
This station was one of 4 stations which participated in Exercise Northstar V, a mock terrorist exercise held on Jan 8 2006.
Falling tiles are a problem in Toa Payoh and Novena stations. Therefore the trademark bright yellow tiles of the station walls were replaced with a layer of plastic and paint of the same colour. The station had been refurbished.
| Destination | First Train | Last Train | ||||
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| Mon - Sat | Sunday & Public Holiday |
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| to NS1 Jurong East | 6.03am | 6.40am | 12.02am | |||
| to NS27 Marina Bay | 5.42am | 6.08am | 11.38pm | |||
| to NS7 Kranji | - | - | 12.20am | |||
When services are about to cease for the day, southbound trains travelling from Jurong East will terminate at platform B of the station for withdrawal.
| L1 | Street Level | HDB Hub, Toa Payoh Bus Interchange |
| B1 | NSL Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control |
| B2 | 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 (←) | |
Links within Toa Payoh and to other parts of Singapore are available at the airconditioned Toa Payoh Bus Interchange above the station. The following bus services serve the bus stops along Toa Payoh Lorong 2:
| Bus Stop Code: 52189 (Opposite Toa Payoh Station) | |||
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| Service | Destination | Note | |
| SBS Transit Trunk Services | |||
| 56 | Bishan Bus Interchange | ||
| 105 | Serangoon Bus Interchange | ||
| 153 | Hougang Central Bus Interchange | ||
| SMRT Buses NightRider Service | |||
| NR1 | Yishun Ring Road (loop) | ||
| Bus Stop Code: 52181 (Toa Payoh Station) | |||
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| Service | Destination | Note | |
| SBS Transit Trunk Services | |||
| 56 | Marina Centre Bus Terminal | ||
| 105 | Jurong East Bus Interchange | ||
| 153 | Bukit Merah Bus Interchange | ||
| SBS Transit Feeder Service | |||
| 232 | Toa Payoh Bus Interchange | ||
| SMRT Buses NightRider Service | |||
| NR1 | Resorts World Sentosa | ||
2008 Smoke Incident
On December 18, 2008 at about 1.25 pm, passengers on board a southbound train were off-loaded after smoke was detected from one of the air-conditioning units in one of the train carriages. The train was removed from service after the passengers disembarked, causing a delay of 7 minutes. SMRT says that a leak in air-con refrigerant gas appeared as "smoke" and is non-toxic.[1]
2011 Owl Incident
On February 8, 2011 around the morning peak period , commuters were surprised to see a Barn Owl clinging on to a panel at the platform level of Toa Payoh MRT Station. The owl was subsequently captured by SMRT staff with the help of a commuter and was escorted off from the station in a box. The owl was unharmed in the process and train services were not affected. .[2]