- Toa Payoh MRT Station
Infobox Station
name=Toa Payoh MRT Station
大巴窑地铁站
தோ பயோ
type=Rapid transit
image_size=300
image_caption=North-bound platform of NS19 Toa Payoh MRT station
address=510 Toa Payoh Lorong 6
Singapore 319398
coordinates= coord|1.195773|103.505211
line=North South
other=Bus, Taxi
structure=Underground
platform=Island
depth=
levels=2
tracks=2
parking=
bicycle=
baggage_check=
passengers=
pass_year=
pass_percent=
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opened=7 November 1987
closed=
rebuilt=
electrified=
ADA=Yes
code=NS19
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services=s-rail|title=SMRT
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map_locator=MRT locator map|Toa Payoh|px=300Toa Payoh MRT Station (NS19) is an underground station of the Mass Rapid Transit's North South Line in
Singapore . It serves theToa Payoh area.History
This station was among the first phase of MRT stations to be opened in Singapore in
1987 . The first phase included the stations from Toa Payoh toYio Chu Kang . Today, the concourse area bears the inauguration plate of Singapore's MRT system.This station was one of 4 stations which participated in
Exercise Northstar V , a mock terrorist exercise held on Jan 8 2006.Repairs & redecoration works
Falling
tiles are a problem inToa Payoh and Novena stations. Therefore the trademark bright yellow tiles of the station walls were replaced with a layer of plastic and paint of the same colour. The station had been refurbished.Train services
When services are about to cease for the day, southbound trains travelling from Jurong East will terminate at platform B of the station for withdrawal.
hops & facilities nearby
*
HDB Hub
*Toa Payoh Bus Interchange
* Toa Payoh Town Centre
* Toa Payoh Town Park
*CHIJ Secondary (Toa Payoh)
* CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh)Current Station Layout
Bus services
Links within
Toa Payoh and to other parts of Singapore are available at the airconditionedToa Payoh Bus Interchange above the station. The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Toa Payoh Lorong 2:
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