Bukit Batok MRT Station
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| NS2 Bukit Batok 武吉巴督 புக்கிட் பாத்தோ | |||||||||||
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| Address | 10 Bukit Batok Central Singapore 659958 | ||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 1°20′57″N, 103°44′59″E | ||||||||||
| Lines | North South | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
| Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Levels | 2 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Island | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 March 1990 | ||||||||||
| Code | NS2 | ||||||||||
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Bukit Batok MRT Station (NS2) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the North South Line in Singapore, and for six years part of the Branch Line until the opening of the Woodlands Extension. The station serves mainly residents of the Bukit Batok neighbourhood. The station house shops such as supermarket chain NTUC Fairprice.
It is interesting to note that there is a small tunnel at the south end of the station. This "tunnel" however is less than 2.5 meters high, so that it is more considered a shade from the sun or the rain.
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Layout
| L2 Platforms | Platform A | North South Line towards NS1 EW24 Jurong East (→) |
| Platform B | North South Line towards NS27 Marina Bay via NS9 Woodlands (←) | |
| L1 | NSL Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Shops, Upcoming Bukit Batok Xchange, West Mall |
| Street Level | Bukit Batok Bus Interchange | |
Shops and facilities
- West Mall
Nearby landmarks
Nil
Exits
- A : Bukit Batok Bus Interchange
- B : West Mall, Shops
- C : Shops
- D : Bukit Batok Ave 1
Train Service
| Destination | First Train | Last Train | ||||
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| Mon - Sat | Sunday & Public Holiday | Daily | ||||
| North South Line | ||||||
| to NS1 Jurong East | 5.45am | 6.08am | 12.44am | |||
| to NS27 Marina Bay | 5.18am | 5.37am | 10.55pm | |||
| to NS19 Toa Payoh | - | - | 11.31pm | |||
| to NS16 Ang Mo Kio | - | - | 12.20am | |||
Transfer to Buses
Links within Bukit Batok and Bukit Gombak, and to other parts of Singapore are available at the nearby Bukit Batok Bus Interchange. The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Bukit Batok Central:
Incidents and Accidents
2004 accidents
The normally quiet station was the scene of two incidents of people falling onto the MRT tracks in 2004. The spate of incidents at various above-ground stations with three suicides and two accidents and one fatal which raised concerns about the safety of above-ground MRT stations. Some members of the public called on the SMRT Corporation to improve safety.
The first incident involved a Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Warrant Officer Richard Chua, who fell onto the tracks at about 1.50pm SST on 14 August 2004 and was hit by a train heading to Jurong East. His toes were crushed and he also suffered cuts to his head and body, but he survived and was warded at the National University Hospital. An investigation concluded that there was no foul play. Services between the Choa Chu Kang and Jurong East stations were disrupted for some 45 minutes as Mr. Chua was rescued by Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers. SMRT Corporation deployed 12 buses to ferry some 4,000 passengers travelling between these stations.
The second incident took place on 31 August 2004, also at about 1.50pm SST, when Madam Low Suan Choo fell off the platform and was hit by an oncoming train heading to Jurong East. She suffered multiple fractures and was pronounced dead at the scene. This time SMRT deployed 19 buses to ferry some 5,000 passengers affected by the service disruption. Member of Parliament for Jurong GRC, Dr. Ong Chit Chung, visited the station shortly after and expressed his belief that some form of safety barrier at above-ground stations, or an additional yellow line to warn passengers of the platform edge, would have a reassuring effect. According to a court inquiry heard on 3 November 2004, Madam Low had had suicidal thoughts and had tried to kill herself just the day before. The state coroner ruled that her death had been a suicide.
2007 landslide incident
On the 11th of January 2007, continuous heavy rainfall in Singapore caused soil near the MRT tunnel exit facing Bukit Batok Station heading towards Jurong East to loosen, which sequence of events caused a landslide. Trains were forced to slow down and be cautious near the site since the incident as SMRT hired contractors to stabilize the soil there. As a result, just like the incident at Serangoon MRT Station, trains between Bukit Batok and Bukit Gombak stations had to pass by the tunnel at a lower speed.
2009 accident
On the morning of February 6, 2009, Mr Cai Liang Hua, 59 was knocked down by a train as he stuck his head out to see if the train was arriving. The northbound train heading towards Jurong East MRT Station rammed right into him and he was pronounced dead at 6.10 am after the paramedics arrived. Trains were disrupted for 20 minutes.
Press Release
- Service 66 - New Bus Stops along Circuit Link
- SMRT introduces seven WAB services to serve passengers-in-wheelchairs
- SMRTBuses - Introduction of Service 189A with effect from 5 January 2009
- SBS Transit - Withdrawal & Amendment of Nite Owl Services
- SMRTBuses - Short trips for Service 173
- SMRTBuses - Extension of Service 945
- SBS Transit - Route extension for Express 506
Category Links
| Railway Lines in Singapore | |
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| Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) | North South Line • East West Line • Changi Airport Extension • North East Line • Circle Line • Marina Bay Extension • Downtown Line • Thomson Line • Eastern Region Line |
| Light Rapid Transit (LRT) | Bukit Panjang LRT • Sengkang LRT • Punggol LRT |
| International | Intercity North-South (KTM) |
| Other lines | Changi Airport Skytrain (CAAS) • Jurong Bird Park Panorail (WRS) • Sentosa Express (SDC) • Sentosa Monorail (defunct) (SDC) |
| Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) | |
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| Lines and stations | North South Line • East West Line • Changi Airport Extension • North East Line • Circle Line • Marina Bay Extension • Downtown Line • Thomson Line • Eastern Region Line |
| Rolling stock | Kawasaki Heavy Industries C151 • Siemens C651 • Kawasaki Heavy Industries & Nippon Sharyo C751B • Alstom Metropolis C751A • Alstom Metropolis C830 • Kawasaki Heavy Industries C151A • Bombardier MOVIA C951 |
| Depots | Bishan • Changi • Gali Batu • Kim Chuan • Sengkang • Ulu Pandan |
