Woodleigh MRT Station

NE11  Woodleigh 兀里 உட் லீ Woodleigh
Rapid transit
Platform of Woodleigh MRT station after its opening ceremony in 2011.
Location	400 Upper Serangoon Road Singapore 347695
Coordinates	1°20′21″N 103°52′15″E / 1.339181°N 103.870744°E / 1.339181; 103.870744
Operated by	SBS Transit (ComfortDelGro)
Line(s)	North East Line
Platforms	Island
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	2
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	NE11
History
Opened	20 June 2011
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station Potong Pasir towards HarbourFront North East Line Serangoon towards Punggol
Location

Platform area of NE11 Woodleigh MRT station taken from a Punggol bound train when the station was closed

Woodleigh MRT Station (NE11) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station of the North East Line in the planning area of Toa Payoh, Singapore. The station is built on part of the former Bidadari Cemetery, and will serve the upcoming Bidadari New Town.

History

When the North East Line opened, it was one of the 2 completed MRT stations in the entire system that was non-operational, the other being Buangkok which opened in early 2006 prior to the opening of the Circle Line. It was closed for 8 years because of low development in the vicinity. 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 be under the 2,000 general benchmark deemed necessary for a station to make economic sense to operate. However, on 8 March 2011, SBS Transit announced the opening of the station on 20 June 2011.^[2]

On the eve of the grand opening, maintenance on the lifts, escalators and fare gates was conducted and the platform was polished. The station was officially opened on 20 June 2011 by Minister for Transport, Mr Lui Tuck Yew to celebrate the 8th anniversary of the opening of the North East Line in 2003.^[2]

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

Station layout

Exits

• A: Upper Serangoon Road
• B: Upper Serangoon Road
• C: Upper Aljunied Road

Transport connections

Rail

References

External links

• Official website