Toa Payoh MRT Station
NS19 Toa Payoh 大巴窑 தோ பாயோ Toa Payoh | |||||||||||
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 Northbound platform of Toa Payoh MRT station. | |||||||||||
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510 Toa Payoh Lorong 6 Singapore 319398 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 1°19′57.73″N 103°50′52.11″E / 1.3327028°N 103.8478083°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | Island | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | NS19 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 7 November 1987 | ||||||||||
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Toa Payoh MRT Station (NS19) is an underground station of the Mass Rapid Transit's North South Line in Toa Payoh, Singapore. The station is featured in the "Uniquely Singapore Edition" of the board game Monopoly.
History
Toa Payoh was the first MRT station in Singapore to be completed, topping out on 5 August 1985. The station was the first underground station in the world to be fitted with platform screen doors. This station was among the first phase of MRT stations, from Toa Payoh to Yio Chu Kang, to be opened in Singapore in 1987. Today, the concourse area bears the inauguration plate of Singapore's MRT system.
This station was one of four MRT stations which participated in Exercise Northstar V, a mock terrorist exercise held on 8 January 2006.
Falling tiles were a problem in Toa Payoh and Novena stations, and the trademark bright yellow tiles of the station's walls were replaced with a layer of plastic and paint of the same colour. This station has been largely refurbished in 2008.
Station layout
| L1 | Street Level | HDB Hub, Toa Payoh Bus Interchange |
| B1 | Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control |
| B2 | Platform A | North South Line towards NS1 EW24 Jurong East via NS18 Braddell (→) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform B | North South Line towards NS28 Marina South Pier via NS20 Novena (←) | |
Exits
- A : HDB Hub, Toa Payoh Swimming Complex, Toa Payoh Bus Interchange, Toa Payoh Town Park, Toa Payoh Sports Hall, Chung Hwa Free Clinic, Toa Payoh Stadium
- B : Toa Payoh Bus Interchange
- C : Toa Payoh Central CC, Toa Payoh Community Library, Toa Payoh NPC, Church of The Risen Christ
- D : Toa Payoh West CC, Philips Service Centre, Toa Payoh Methodist Church
Transport connections
Rail
| Destination | First Train | Last Train | |||||
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| Mon – Fri | Sat | Sunday & Public Holiday | Daily | ||||
| North South Line | |||||||
| Northbound to NS1 Jurong East | 6.04am | 6.18am | 6.43am | 12.08am | |||
| Southbound to NS28 Marina South Pier | 5.41am | 5.41am | 6.14am | 11.40pm | |||
| Southbound to NS27 Marina Bay | – | – | – | 11.43pm | |||
| Northbound to NS7 Kranji | – | – | – | 12.24am | |||