Khatib MRT Station

For the definition of the Arabic word, see Khatib.
 NS14 
Khatib MRT Station
卡迪地铁站
காதிப்
Stesen MRT Khatib
Rapid transit

Exterior view of Khatib MRT station.
Location 201 Yishun Avenue 2
Singapore 769092
Coordinates 1°25′01.80″N 103°49′58.44″E / 1.4171667°N 103.8329000°E
Operated by SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
Platforms Island
Tracks 2
Connections Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Platform levels 2
Bicycle facilities 1
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code  NS14 
History
Opened 20 December 1988
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
towards Jurong East
North South Line
Location

Khatib MRT Station (NS14) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the North South Line in Singapore. It is the southernmost of 2 stations serving Yishun New Town. The station is located at the junction of Yishun Ring Road and Yishun Avenue 2. The most distinctive feature of this station is a pair of tomato replicas located within the paid area of the Concourse Level beneath the escalators. The section of track between this station and Yio Chu Kang is the longest between any two SMRT stations in Singapore. The travel time from Khatib to Yio Chu Kang is about 5 minutes.

Formerly named Nee Soon South, it was renamed to Khatib on January 1987.

Platform screen doors

After several successful tests at Jurong East, Yishun and Pasir Ris, installation of the half-height screen doors started and operations commenced on 30 September 2011.[1]

High volume, low speed (HVLS) fans

The 13th station installed with MJ Air Tech High Volume, Low Speed (HVLS) Pro-Jet fans and began operations since 28 August 2012.

Station layout

L2 Platform A North South Line towards  NS1  EW24  Jurong East via  NS13  Yishun (→)
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform B North South Line towards  NS28  Marina South Pier via  NS15  Yio Chu Kang (←)
L1 Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control
Street Level

Exits

Transport connections

Rail

Destination First Train Last Train
Mon – Fri Sat Sunday &
Public Holiday
Daily
North South Line
to NS13 Yishun 5.16am 5.16am
to NS1 Jurong East 5.25am 5.24am 5.48am 11.50pm
to NS28 Marina South Pier 5.26am 5.26am 5.59am 11.28pm
to NS19 Toa Payoh 12.03am
to NS16 Ang Mo Kio 12.37am
to NS7 Kranji 12.39am

References

  1. Wong, Siew Ying (January 26, 2008). "Above-ground MRT stations to have platform screen doors by 2012". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved February 1, 2012.

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