- Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station
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NS24 NE6 CC1
Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station
多美歌地铁站
டோபி காட்
Stesen MRT Dhoby Ghaut
Rapid transit
The Circle Line platform of Dhoby Ghaut StationStation statistics Address 11 Orchard Road
60 Orchard Road
13 Orchard Road
Singapore 238826/ 238889/ 238893Coordinates 1°17′57″N 103°50′45″E / 1.299156°N 103.845736°E Lines Connections Bus, Taxi Structure Underground Levels 5 Platforms Island Tracks 6 Other information Opened 12 December 1987 (North South Line)
20 June 2003 (North East Line)
17 April 2010 (Circle Line)Accessible 
Code NS24 / NE6 / CC1 Services Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station towards Jurong EastNorth South Line towards Marina Baytowards HarbourFrontNorth East Line towards PunggolTerminus Circle Line towards HarbourFrontLocation 
The North South Line North-bound platform of Dhoby Ghaut Station
Dhoby Xchange
Busy North East Line platforms of the stationDhoby Ghaut MRT Station (NS24/NE6/CC1) is a Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore, located at the eastern end of Orchard Road. Originally it was only a station on the North South Line but after the opening of the North East Line on 20 June 2003, it became the interchange station for these two lines. On 17 April 2010, when the Circle Line wing of the station opened to public, it became the only MRT station in Singapore to be an interchange station for three lines and also the largest MRT station in Singapore. Due to its size, the MRT station is equipped with travellators, and is one of two MRT station in Singapore with travellators in the paid area, the other being at Serangoon MRT Station. The North South Line section of the station was upgraded in 2002 in the first phase of the station upgrading programme, which was completed in 2006. SMRT Corporation operates the North South Line and Circle Line section of the station, while SBS Transit operates the North East Line section. It is currently the largest and second deepest MRT station (after Bras Basah MRT Station) in Singapore. The deepest point is 28 metres in depth and it is one of the two stations to have five storeys below ground level. The section of tracks between this station and Somerset MRT Station is the shortest between any two interchanges in Singapore and also between any two MRT Stations on the North South Line, it takes 1 minute for a train to travel between these two stations.
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Etymology
Dhoby Ghaut, literally "washerman's place", means washing place in Hindi.
Location
The Atrium @ Orchard is directly located above the station. It has 10 floors on one building and six on the other. Temasek Holdings, MTV Southeast Asia and HSBC occupy the building as its major tenants. Restaurants are located on the ground floor.
History
Before the construction of the North East Line, the Circle Line and the construction of The Atrium, an original underpass opened on 8 Dec 1990 helped ease congestion at the traffic light across Orchard Road.
Dhoby Ghaut was one of four stations which participated in Exercise Northstar V, a mock terrorist exercise held on Jan 8 2006. The station is also one of the 4 MRT stations to appear in the original Singapore edition of Monopoly.
Shops
- PC Bunk (Asiasoft Customer Service Centre & Internet Cafe)
- 7-Eleven
- Dhoby Xchange, located in the basement of the North South Line section of the station, consists of additional retail space and small eateries.
- Sweet Talk
- Buzz Pod
- QB House
Train service
Destination First Train Last Train Mon - Sat Sunday &
Public HolidayDaily North South Line to NS1 Jurong East 6.07am 6.31am 11.53pm to NS7 Kranji - - 12.11am to NS27 Marina Bay 5.51am 6.17am 11.47pm North East Line to NE1 HarbourFront 6.05am 6.25am 11.50am to NE17 Punggol 6.09am 6.29am 12.04am Circle Line to CC29 HarbourFront 5.37am 6.05am 10.48pm to CC26 Pasir Panjang - - 11.18pm to CC23 one-north - - 11.26pm to CC17 Caldecott - - 11.58pm to CC11 Tai Seng - - 12.06am Station layout
The Circle Line platforms are located under the linkway at Basement Two between the North South Line and the North East Line. Passengers transferring to the Circle Line from the North East Line can proceed to the escalators and stairways bordered by a prominent orange wall, while passengers transferring to the Circle Line from the North South Line can use the set of escalators beside the linkway which leads directly to the Circle Line platforms.
Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station has four lifts within the paid area, listed below for reference:
- Lift that serves North South Line concourse and platforms
- Lift that serves transfer linkway, Circle Line concourse and platforms
- Lift that serves transfer linkway and transfer hall
- Lift that serves North East Line concourse, platforms and transfer hall
L1 Street Level Plaza Singapura B1 Dhoby Xchange, Stamford Canal B2 NSL Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Transitlink Counter Transfer Linkway Linkbridges from North South Line concourse to Circle Line concourse and transfer hall NEL Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Transitlink Counter B3
NSL PlatformsPlatform A North South Line towards NS1 EW24 Jurong East via NS9 Woodlands (→) Island platform, Doors will open on the right Platform B North South Line towards NS27 Marina Bay (←) Transfer Hall Escalators and lift access to North East Line concourse and platforms, transfer linkway to North South Line, and Circle Line platforms CCL Concourse Station Control, Transitlink Counter B4
CCL PlatformsPlatform A Circle Line towards CC29 NE1 HarbourFront (→) Island platform, Platform A doors will open on the right, Platform B doors will open on the left Platform B Circle Line towards CC29 NE1 HarbourFront (→) B5
NEL PlatformsPlatform A North East Line towards NE1 CC29 HarbourFront (→) Island platform, Doors will open on the right Platform B North East Line towards NE17 Punggol (←) Public art
The artwork Interchange by Milenko and Delia Prvacki can be found on the walls of the linkway between the North South Line and North East Line. Local artist Baet Yoke Kuan created a three dimensional relief work on the large columns that support the Circle Line sector of the station, inspired by the concept 'man and the environment'.
Exits
North South Line Section, Circle Line Section
- Exit A - The Cathay, Wesley Methodist Church, Orchard Road Presbyterian Church, Singapore Management University, Hotel Rendezvous, Fort Canning Park, Parklane Shopping Mall, Peace Centre, Pomo Paradiz, YMCA
- Exit B - Plaza Singapura, Park Mall, Singapore Shopping Centre, Istana Park, Istana, Chicago Graduate School of Business, Asia, MacDonald House, The Atrium @ Orchard
North East Line Section
- Exit C - Istana Park
- Exit D - Plaza Singapura
- Exit E - The Atrium @ Orchard
- Exit F - The Atrium @ Orchard
Bus services
The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Orchard Road:
Bus Stop Code: 08057 (Dhoby Ghaut Station) Service Destination Note SBS Transit Trunk Services 7 Bedok Bus Interchange 
14 Bedok Bus Interchange 16 Bedok Bus Interchange 36 Changi Airport PTB 1, 2 and 3 Bus Terminal 111 Temasek Avenue (loop) 124 Telok Blangah Drive (loop) 128 Shenton Way Bus Terminal 162 Shenton Way Bus Terminal 162M Temasek Avenue (loop) 174 New Bridge Road Bus Terminal 175 Geylang Lorong 1 Bus Terminal SBS Transit Fast Forward Services 14e Bedok North Avenue 3 174e New Bridge Road Bus Terminal SBS Transit Express Services 502 Marina Station Road (loop) 518 Bayfront Avenue (loop) SBS Transit NiteOwl Services 1N Yishun Ring Road 2N Tampines Avenue 3 3N Choa Chu Kang North 5 4N Pasir Ris Drive 1 5N Jurong West Street 92 6N Punggol Field SMRT Buses Trunk Services 77 Marina Centre Bus Terminal 106 Shenton Way Bus Terminal 167 Bukit Merah Bus Interchange 171 Marina Centre Bus Terminal 190 New Bridge Road Bus Terminal 700 Shenton Way Bus Terminal 700A Temasek Avenue (loop) SMRT Buses Express Service 971E Cecil Street SMRT Buses NightRider Services NR6 Anchorvale Drive (loop) NR7 Pasir Ris Drive 3 (loop) The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Penang Road:
Bus Stop Code: 08031 (Dhoby Ghaut Station) Service Destination Note SBS Transit Trunk Services 7 Clementi Bus Interchange 14 Clementi Bus Interchange 16 Bukit Merah Bus Interchange 36 Tomlinson Road (loop) 111 Ghim Moh Bus Terminal 124 Saint Michael's Bus Terminal 128 Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot 162 Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal 162M Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal 174 Boon Lay Bus Interchange SBS Transit Fast Forward Services 14e Orchard Road 174e Boon Lay Bus Interchange SMRT Buses Trunk Services 77 Bukit Batok Bus Interchange 106 Bukit Batok Bus Interchange 167 Sembawang Bus Interchange 171 Yishun Bus Interchange 190 Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange 700 Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange 700A Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange SMRT Buses Express Service 971E Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange SMRT Buses NightRider Services NR6 Resorts World Sentosa NR7 Marina Centre Bus Terminal Incidents
On May 4, 2007, services from HarbourFront to Dhoby Ghaut were disrupted following a power trip. This occurred at about 8.45pm and commuters were told to use the free shuttle services provided. By 10.30 pm, services from HarbourFront to Clarke Quay resumed and about an hour later, the entire line was operating again.
A short circuit along the track at the station caused train services along the North-South Line to be disrupted on Nov 1 2007. The incident occurred at 6.13pm, and affected train services from Newton to Marina Bay MRT stations as well as those from Marina Bay to Raffles Place MRT stations.
Northbound train services from Raffles Place to Jurong East MRT stations were not disrupted, but southbound trains were turned around at Newton MRT Station and buses were used to ferry affected passengers from 6.48pm between Newton and Marina Bay MRT stations. Train services resumed at 7.13pm. 15,000 passengers were affected during the incident.[1]
On Feb 13 2008, the line between Little India and Dhoby Ghaut stations was affected at about 6.53 pm. A power trip caused the delay. Precautionary measures were taken to check the line, causing delays by up to 20 minutes.[2]
References
- ^ Gamar Abdul Aziz, Channel NewsAsia, 2 November 2007, MRT services disrupted after short-circuit at Dhoby Ghaut station, viewed on 2 November 2007.
- ^ Wong Mun Wai, Channel NewsAsia, 13 February 2008, Power trips delay trains on 2 sections of North East Line, viewed on 14 February 2008.
External links
Categories:- Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) stations
- Museum Planning Area
- Orchard Road
- Railway stations opened in 1987
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