Woodleigh MRT Station

Not to be confused with Woodlands MRT Station.
 NE11 
Woodleigh MRT Station
兀里地铁站
உட்லீ
Stesen MRT Woodleigh
Rapid transit

Platform area of Woodleigh MRT station
Station statistics
Address 400 Upper Serangoon Road
Singapore 347695
Lines
  North East Line
Connections Bus, Taxi
Structure Underground
Levels 2
Platforms Island
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened 20 June 2011
Accessible
Code NE11
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
towards HarbourFront
 North East Line
towards Punggol
Location

Woodleigh MRT Station (NE11) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station of the North East Line, located on part of the former Bidadari Cemetery. When the North-East Line opened, it was one of the fully completed MRT stations in the entire system that was non-operational. The Art In Transit artwork in this station is Slow Motion by April Ng Kiow Ngor. Part of the station's interior was shown on an episode of Building the Biggest on Discovery Channel.[1]

It was estimated that if the station was opened, its daily ridership would still be under the 2,000 general benchmark deemed necessary for a station to make economic sense to operate. However, on March 8, 2011, SBS Transit announced the opening of the station on June 20, 2011.[2]

After maintenance on the lifts, escalators and fare gates was conducted and the platform polished on the eve of the grand opening, the station finally became operational to celebrate the 8th anniversary of the opening of the North-East Line in 2003.[3]

Published information in the Singapore Master Plan as well as several reports in the newspapers have mentioned a planned major housing project where the former Bidadari Cemetery sat.

Currently, existing nearby condominiums include Avon Park, Euro-Asia Park and Blossoms at Woodleigh. There are also several new condominium projects under development in the area including, Parc Mondrian on Woodleigh Close and 8@Woodleigh. Other buildings around it include a Salvation Army stockhouse, and a few shophouses.

The station enjoys close proximity to several reputable schools such as Stamford American International School permanent campus, Cedar Primary School and Cedar Girls' Secondary School. The CTE/PIE and Potong Pasir MRT station are just minutes away, allowing quick and easy access to the city and CBD. Mount Vernon, which is nearby, houses the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the Mount Vernon Camp.

Contents

Train service

Destination First Train Last Train
Mon - Sat Sunday &
Public Holiday		 Daily
North East Line
to NE1 HarbourFront 5:55am 6:16am 11:41pm
to NE17 Punggol 6:19am 6:39am 12:14am

Station Layout

L1 Street Level
B1 Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Passenger Service Centre
B2 Platform A North East Line towards  NE1  CC29  HarbourFront (→)
Island platform, doors open on the right
Platform B North East Line towards  NE17  Punggol (←)

Bus services nearby

The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Upper Serangoon Road:

Bus Stop Code: 61031 (Woodleigh Station)
Service Destination Note
SBS Transit Trunk Services
13 Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal
107 Hougang Central Bus Interchange
107M Hougang Central Bus Interchange
133 Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange
147 Hougang Central Bus Interchange
SMRT Buses Trunk Services
853 Yishun Bus Interchange
853* Yishun Bus Interchange
SMRT Buses NightRider Service
NR6 Anchorvale Drive (loop)
Bus Stop Code: 61039 (Woodleigh Station)
Service Destination Note
SBS Transit Trunk Services
13 Upper East Coast Bus Terminal
107 Shenton Way Bus Terminal
107M Raffles Boulevard (loop)
133 Shenton Way Bus Terminal
147 Clementi Bus Interchange
SMRT Buses Trunk Services
853 Geylang Lorong 1 Bus Terminal
853* Upper East Coast Bus Terminal
SMRT Buses NightRider Service
NR6 Resorts World Sentosa

References

  1. ^ "Underground Singapore - Part 5 (Discovery Channel)". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRE0xKDWhGQ. 
  2. ^ Mustafa Shafawi (2011-03-08). "Woodleigh MRT Station to open on June 20". Channel News Asia. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1115097/1/.html. 
  3. ^ Evelyn Choo (2011-06-19). "Getting ready for opening of Woodleigh MRT station". Channel News Asia. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1135993/1/.html. 
North South Line
East West Line
North East Line
Circle Line
Downtown Line
(under construction)
Stage 1 (Opening 2013)
Stage 2 (Opening 2015)
Stage 3 (Opening 2017)
Thomson Line
(under planning)
Stations in operational lines that are denoted in italics have yet to open.
The colour representing the Thomson Line has yet to be confirmed. Only the listed stations have been confirmed as part of the line.