Yio Chu Kang MRT Station
From SgWiki
| NS15 | Yio Chu Kang 杨厝港 இயோ சூ காங் |
| _LINE_ | Sengkang MRT/LRT Station |
Contents |
[edit] Station
[edit] Description
Yio Chu Kang MRT Station (NS15) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the North South Line in Singapore.
The station's architecture design theme is similar to Ang Mo Kio station, with brown granite walls and floors, except for the middle platform in Ang Mo Kio station, which this station does not have. This station serves students of neighbouring educational institutions, residents as well as workers at neighbouring industrial estates.
Yio Chu Kang used to be the northern terminus of the North South Line when it first opened in 7 November 1987. Trains terminated at Platform A before reversing and crossing over to the adjacent track.
[edit] Statistics
- Address: 3000 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8 Singapore 569813
- Opened: 7 November 1987
- Tracks: 2
- Platforms: Island
- Alpha-Numeric Code: NS15
- Abbreviation: YCK
| Preceding Station | Singapore Mass Rapid Transport | Following Station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NS14 Khatib towards Jurong East | 1 | North South Line NS15 Yio Chu Kang | 1 | NS16 Ang Mo Kio towards Marina Bay |
| 1 | East West Line NIL | 1 | ||
| 1 | Changi Airport Extension NIL | 1 | ||
| 1 | North East Line NIL | 1 | ||
| 1 | Circle Line NIL | 1 | ||
| 1 | Marina Bay Extension NIL | 1 | ||
| 1 | Downtown Line NIL | 1 | ||
| Preceding Station | Singapore Light Rail Transport | Following Station | ||
| 1 | Bukit Panjang LRT (A) NIL | 1 | ||
| 1 | Bukit Panjang LRT (B) NIL | 1 | ||
| 1 | Bukit Panjang LRT (C) NIL | 1 | ||
| 1 | Sengkang LRT (East) NIL | 1 | ||
| 1 | Sengkang LRT (West) NIL | 1 | ||
| 1 | Punggol LRT (East) NIL | 1 | ||
| 1 | Punggol LRT (West) NIL | 1 |
[edit] Layout
| L2 Platforms | Platform A | North South Line towards NS1 EW24 Jurong East via NS9 Woodlands (→) |
| Platform B | North South Line towards NS27 Marina Bay (←) | |
| L1 | NSL Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control |
| Street Level | Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal, Yio Chu Kang Sports Complex | |
[edit] Shops and facilities
Nil
[edit] Nearby landmarks
Nil
[edit] Exits
- A : Ang Mo Kio Ave 6
- B : Ang Mo Kio Ave 8
- C : Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal
[edit] Train service
| Destination | First Train | Last Train | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon - Sat | Sunday & Public Holiday | Daily | ||||
| North South Line | ||||||
| to NS13 Yishun | 5.13am | - | - | |||
| to NS1 Jurong East | 5.19am | 5.42am | 12.10am | |||
| to NS27 Marina Bay | 5.33am | 6.00am | 11.29pm | |||
| to NS19 Toa Payoh | - | - | 12.05am | |||
| to NS7 Kranji | - | - | 12.28am | |||
| to NS16 Ang Mo Kio | - | - | 12.54am | |||
[edit] Transfer to Buses
Bus services are available at the Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal located beside the station or at the bus stops along Ang Mo Kio Ave 6:
| Bus Stop Code: 55181 (Opp Yio Chu Kang Station) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Service | Between | And | Notes |
| SBS Transit Trunk Services | |||
| 13 | Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal | Upper East Coast Bus Terminal | 
|
| 45 | Upper East Coast Bus Terminal | Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot | |
| 86 | Sengkang Bus Interchange | Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange | |
| 128 | Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot | Shenton Way Bus Terminal | Operates On Weekdays Peak Hours Only |
| SMRT Buses Trunk Services | |||
| 851 | Yishun Bus Interchange | Bukit Merah Bus Interchange |
|
| 852 | Yishun Bus Interchange | Bukit Batok Bus Interchange | |
| 853 | Yishun Bus Interchange | Lorong 1 Geylang Bus Terminal | |
| 853C | Yishun Bus Interchange | Upper East Coast Bus Terminal | |
| SMRT Buses Night Rider Services | |||
| NR1 | Resorts World Sentosa | Yishun Ring Road (Loop) | |
The following bus services are available at the bus stops nearby along Ang Mo Kio Ave 9:
| Bus Stop Code: 55301 (AMK Police Div HQ) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Service | Between | And | Notes |
| SBS Transit Trunk Services | |||
| 45 | Upper East Coast Bus Terminal | Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot | |
| 70 | Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal | Shenton Way Bus Terminal | Operates on Weekdays and Saturdays (Day time) only |
| 70M | Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal | Marina Centre (Loop) | Operates Weekdays and Saturdays (Evening), Sundays and Public Holidays only |
| SBS Transit Townlink Services | |||
| 265 | Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot | Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 (Loop) | |
| 268 | Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot | Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 2 (Loop) |
|
| Bus Stop Code: 55309 (Opp AMK Police Div HQ) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Service | Between | And | Notes |
| SBS Transit Trunk Services | |||
| 45 | Upper East Coast Bus Terminal | Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot | |
| 70 | Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal | Shenton Way Bus Terminal | Operates on Weekdays and Saturdays (Day time) only |
| 70M | Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal | Marina Centre (Loop) | Operates Weekdays and Saturdays (Evening), Sundays and Public Holidays only |
| SBS Transit Townlink Services | |||
| 265 | Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot | Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 (Loop) | |
| 268 | Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot | Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 2 (Loop) |
|
[edit] Lentor MRT Station
In the early 1990s, Disney offered to build a theme park in the Lentor area, beside the Lower Seletar Reservoir. The station was to be between Khatib MRT Station and Yio Chu Kang MRT Station. SMRT was willing to build a station for the proposed theme park. Talks between the Singapore government and the corporation fell through and the idea was shelved.
[edit] Incidents
[edit] Track incursion
On 3 March 2003, a 23-year old drove his Mercedes onto an MRT track off Lentor Avenue, in the sector between Yio Chu Kang and Khatib MRT Stations, the first of its kind in the 15 years of MRT operations in Singapore. The freak accident occurred when the car, which was travelling at a speed of 87 kilometres an hour along Lentor Avenue (the maximum speed limit was 70 kilometres an hour there), mounted an 18 cm kerb, crossed 6 metres of grass verge (inclusive of a 1.5 metres wide pavement), jumped over a 1.5 metres drain, went through a fence 2 metres away from the track, and went uphill onto a steep stone embankment before landing on the MRT track.
Witnesses tried to remove the car from the tracks to prevent a possible collision, however an oncoming train from Yio Chu Kang stopped their efforts. One of the witnesses signaled the train driver to stop. Although the train driver was not able to stop in time, he was able to slow the train down enough to prevent derailment.
[edit] Train disruption
On May 13 2009, Northbound train services from Ang Mo Kio to Khatib MRT stations were disrupted for about 50 minutes when a train developed a fault and stalled around 7pm.
According to an SMRT spokesperson, the train had to be pushed to Yio Chu Kang station by another train travelling from Ang Mo Kio station. Some 1,800 passengers onboard both trains subsequently alighted at Yio Chu Kang station at about 7:30pm. All northbound services resumed at 7.50 pm.
[edit] Press Release
[edit] Rail Lines in Singapore
[edit] MRT Lines
NS North South Line
EW East West Line
CG Changi Airport Extension
NE North East Line
CC Circle Line (Opened/Opening/Under Construction)
-- Marina Bay Extension (Under Construction)
DT Downtown Line (Under construction/Planning)
-- Thomson Line (Planning)
-- Eastern Region Line (Planning)
[edit] LRT Lines
BP Bukit Panjang LRT
SE SW STC Sengkang LRT
PE PW PTC Punggol LRT
[edit] MRT Station
[edit] North South Line
Jurong East · Bukit Batok · Bukit Gombak · Choa Chu Kang · Yew Tee · Kranji · Marsiling · Woodlands · Admiralty · Sembawang · Yishun · Khatib · Yio Chu Kang · Ang Mo Kio · Bishan · Braddell · Toa Payoh · Novena · Newton · Orchard · Somerset · Dhoby Ghaut · City Hall · Raffles Place · Marina Bay
[edit] East West Line
Pasir Ris · Tampines · Simei · Tanah Merah · Bedok · Kembangan · Eunos · Paya Lebar · Aljunied · Kallang · Lavender · Bugis · City Hall · Raffles Place · Tanjong Pagar · Outram Park · Tiong Bahru · Redhill · Queenstown · Commonwealth · Buona Vista · Dover · Clementi · Jurong East · Chinese Garden · Lakeside · Boon Lay · Pioneer · Joo Koon
[edit] Changi Airport Extension
Tanah Merah · Expo · Changi Airport
[edit] North East Line
HarbourFront · Outram Park · Chinatown · Clarke Quay · Dhoby Ghaut · Little India · Farrer Park · Boon Keng · Potong Pasir · Woodleigh · Serangoon · Kovan · Hougang · Buangkok · Sengkang · Punggol
[edit] Circle Line
Stage 1 & 2 (opening on 17 April 2010)
Dhoby Ghaut · Bras Basah · Esplanade · Promenade · Nicoll Highway · Stadium · Mountbatten · Dakota · Paya Lebar · MacPherson · Tai Seng
Stage 3 (opened)
Bartley · Serangoon · Lorong Chuan · Bishan · Marymount
Stage 4 & 5 (under construction)
Caldecott · Bukit Brown · Botanic Gardens · Farrer Road · Holland Village · Buona Vista · one-north · Kent Ridge · Haw Par Villa · Pasir Panjang · Labrador Park · Telok Blangah · HarbourFront
[edit] Marina Bay Extension
Promenade · Bayfront · Marina Bay
[edit] Downtown Line
Stage 1 (under construction)
Bugis · Promenade · Bayfront · Downtown · Telok Ayer · Chinatown
Stage 2 (under construction)
Bukit Panjang · Cashew · Hillview · Beauty World · King Albert Park · Sixth Avenue · Tan Kah Kee · Botanic Gardens · Stevens · Newton · Little India · Rochor
Stage 3 (planning)
(details to be announced) · Rochor · (details to be announced) · MacPherson · (details to be announced) · Tampines · (details to be announced) · Expo
