Serangoon MRT station

Serangoon MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North East line and Circle line in Serangoon, Singapore. Located at the intersection of Upper Serangoon Road and Serangoon Central, this station is directly linked to Nex and Serangoon Bus Interchange.

Not to be confused with Serangoon North MRT station.
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Serangoon
实龙岗
சிராங்கூன்
Serangoon
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange
Exit F of the station, with the bus interchange next to it as part of the Integrated Transport Hub (ITH).
Location600 Upper Serangoon Road
Singapore 534801 (NEL)
21 Serangoon Central
Singapore 556082 (CCL)
Coordinates1°21′00″N 103°52′23″E
Operated bySBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation) (North East line)
SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) (Circle line)
Line(s)
  North East Line
  Circle Line
Platforms4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks4
ConnectionsSerangoon Bus Interchange, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels2
ParkingYes (nex)
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened20 June 2003 (2003-06-20) (North East line)
28 May 2009 (2009-05-28) (Circle line)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
towards HarbourFront
North East Line
towards Punggol
towards Dhoby Ghaut
Circle Line
towards HarbourFront
Location
Serangoon
Serangoon station in Singapore

History
Exit E of Serangoon station

In preliminary plans for the North East line (NEL) in 1986, it was planned for the line to serve the Serangoon area while it went along Serangoon Road and Upper Serangoon Road.[1] Due to the lack of financial viability for the line at the time,[2] it was only in 1995 that the government approved to construct the line "immediately".[3]

Serangoon station was among the 16 NEL stations announced by communications minister Mah Bow Tan in March 1996.[4][5] The contract for the construction of Serangoon station, and 2.5 km (1.6 mi) of bored tunnels, was awarded to a joint venture consisting of Wayss & Freytag Ag, Econ Corporation and Chew Eu Hock Construction Co Ltd. The S$317 million contract (US$315 million in 2020) included the construction of the adjacent Woodleigh station and the vehicular viaduct along Upper Serangoon Road.[6][7][8]

The station commenced services on 20 June 2003.[9][10]

Circle line

The Circle line portion of the station opened on 28 May 2009.[11] This is the second station in the MRT system after Dhoby Ghaut to have a travelator within the paid-area of the station. An integrated development, consisting of the nex shopping mall and the Serangoon Bus Interchange, is built on the site directly above the Circle line part of this station.[12][13]

Station sinking incident

In February 2005, excavation for the tunnels under the existing North East line station for the Circle line interchange station hit an unusually large body of groundwater. This caused settlement of the North East line station as well as the Serangoon viaduct directly above the station, with the station sinking by 1 cm. As a result, trains bound for Punggol pulling off the station had to pass by the affected area at a lower speed.[14][15] By the first few months of 2007, train speeds started picking up once again after the excavation was near completion.

References
  1. "Study on future north-east line". The Business Times. 26 September 1984. Retrieved 22 August 2021 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. "North-easterly MRT route will depend on demand". The Straits Times. 21 January 1989. p. 20. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021 – via NewspaperSG.
  3. "Immediate Start for north-east line". The Straits Times. 20 January 1996. p. 1. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  4. Leong, Chan Teik (5 March 1996). "16 MRT stations for 20-km North-East line". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. p. 1.
  5. "Residents in N-E corridor happy with station sites". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. 6 March 1996. p. 16.
  6. Leong 2003, p. 161.
  7. Oon, Diana (25 June 1997). "Econ Int'l net soars 49% to $8.1m". Business Times. Singapore Press Holdings. p. 15.
  8. "W&F Metro Singapore, North-East Line, Lot". W&F Kompetenz im Blickpunkt. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  9. "North East Line Opens for Passenger Service!". Land Transport Authority. 20 June 2003. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007.
  10. Goh, Chin Lian (21 June 2003). "It's a smooth ride on NEL – mostly". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. p. 1. Retrieved 10 December 2021. Minor hitches aside, the North-East Line got off to a smooth start yesterday
  11. "Speech by Mr Raymond Lim, Minister for Transport, at the visit to Kim Chuan Depot". Singapore Government Media Release. 2008-01-25.
  12. "Serangoon Central Tender Awarded To Gold Ridge Pte Ltd". Archived from the original on 2013-04-19.
  13. "Upcoming Serangoon shopping mall gets 30% occupancy commitments". Channel NewsAsia. 2009-04-14. Archived from the original on 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
  14. "Safety News, Special Edition, July 2006" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2008-10-31. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
  15. "Serangoon MRT station sinks 1cm". The Straits Times. 2005-06-08.

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