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'''Marsiling MRT Station''' '''(NS8)''' is an [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)#Above-ground|above-ground]] [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|Mass Rapid Transit]] station on the [[North South MRT Line|North South Line]] in [[Singapore]]. |
'''Marsiling MRT Station''' '''(NS8)''' is an [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)#Above-ground|above-ground]] [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|Mass Rapid Transit]] station on the [[North South MRT Line|North South Line]] in [[Singapore]]. It serves residents living in [[Woodlands, Singapore]] Neighbourhoods 1 to 4. Because of the station's proximity to neighbouring [[Housing and Development Board]] apartment blocks, a privacy screen has been built along the tracks at the side of the station (southbound platform) facing these apartment blocks so as to ensure the privacy of the residents. |
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During evening peak hours on weekdays, some trains will arrive at platform B of the station to do a turnaround and arrive at platform A of the station to travel back to [[Jurong East MRT Station|Jurong East]], which is a prominent interchange. This turnaround train service is intended to provide more trains running between Marsiling and Jurong East. |
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==History== |
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The government came up with a proposal to build the Woodlands extension line in 1990 with the aim of extending the then existing North-South and East-West lines, thus connecting [[Choa Chu Kang MRT Station|Choa Chu Kang]] in the West to [[Yishun MRT Station|Yishun]] in the North. Marsiling was one of the four stations in the initial proposal which was later expanded to six. Construction commenced in 1991 and the station was opened on 10 February 1996.<ref name="Woodlands MRT line">{{cite web | url=http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_364_2005-01-28.html | title=Woodlands MRT line | publisher=National Library Board Singapore | date=November 10, 2003 | accessdate=February 01, 2012 | author=Thulaja, Naidu Ratnala}}</ref> |
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This station was part of the Woodlands Extension when it was built. |
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When the MRT network commenced operations in 1987, Marsiling MRT Station as with all above-ground stations had no physical barriers between the platforms and tracks. Following numerous incidents of commuters falling on the tracks and unauthorized intrusions, the Land Transport Authority made the decision in 2008 to install half height platform screen doors for all above-ground stations in phases. Installations commenced in 2009 and will be completed in 2012.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/324989/1/.html | title=Above-ground MRT stations to have platform screen doors by 2012 | publisher=Channel NewsAsia | date=January 26, 2008 | accessdate=February 01, 2012 | author=Wong, Siew Ying}}</ref> |
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==Train service== |
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Due to the station's proximity to neighbouring [[Housing and Development Board]] apartment blocks, a privacy screen has been built along the tracks at the side of the station (southbound platform) facing these apartment blocks so as to ensure the privacy of the residents.{{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} |
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! Destination !! colspan="3" | First Train !! !! Last Train |
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| || <small>Mon - Sat</small> || || style="text-align:center" | <small>Sunday &<br>Public Holiday</small> || || style="text-align:center" | <small>Daily</small> |
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! colspan="7" style="background-color:red;color:white; height:25px" | North South Line |
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| to NS1 Jurong East || style="text-align:center" | 5.37am || || style="text-align:center" | 6.01am || || style="text-align:center" | 12.29am |
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| to NS27 Marina Bay || style="text-align:center" | 5.24am || || style="text-align:center" | 5.41am || || style="text-align:center" | 11.10pm |
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| to NS19 Toa Payoh || style="text-align:center" | - || || style="text-align:center" | - || || style="text-align:center" | 11.46pm |
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| to NS16 Ang Mo Kio || style="text-align:center" | - || || style="text-align:center" | - || || style="text-align:center" | 12.35am |
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| to NS7 Kranji || style="text-align:center" | - || || style="text-align:center" | - || || style="text-align:center" | 12.47am |
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==Station |
==Station Layout== |
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==Bus services== |
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The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Woodlands Avenue 3: |
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! colspan="4" | Bus Stop Code: 46521 (Marsiling Station) |
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! colspan="4" style="background-color:red;color:white; height:35px" | SMRT Buses Trunk Services |
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| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 187 || [[Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange]] || |
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| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 856 || [[Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange]] || |
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| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 925 || [[Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange]] || |
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| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 925* || [[Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange]] || |
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| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 950 || [[Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange]] || [[File:Accessibility-directory.svg|20px]] |
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| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 960 || [[Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange]] || |
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| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 961 || [[Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange]] || |
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| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 961* || [[Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange]] || |
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| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 963 || [[Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange]] || |
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| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 966 || [[Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange]] || |
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! colspan="4" style="background-color:red;color:white; height:35px" | SMRT Buses Express Services |
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| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 963E || [[Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange]] || |
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| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 963R || [[Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange]] || |
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! colspan="4" style="background-color:red;color:white; height:35px" | SMRT Buses Shuttle Service |
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| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 926 || [[Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange]] || |
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! colspan="4" | Bus Stop Code: 46529 (Opposite Marsiling Station) |
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! Service !! Destination !! Note |
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! colspan="4" style="background-color:red;color:white; height:35px" | SMRT Buses Trunk Services |
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| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 187 || [[Boon Lay Bus Interchange]] || |
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| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 856 || [[Yishun Bus Interchange]] || |
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| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 925 || [[Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange]] || |
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| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 925* || Neo Tiew Crescent (loop) || |
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| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 950 || Kotaraya 2 Bus Terminal || [[File:Accessibility-directory.svg|20px]]/End at JB |
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| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 960 || [[Marina Centre Bus Terminal]] || |
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| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 961 || [[Geylang Lorong 1 Bus Terminal]] || |
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| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 961* || [[Geylang Lorong 1 Bus Terminal]] || Alternate route |
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| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 963 || [[HarbourFront Bus Interchange]] || |
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| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 966 || Marine Parade Road (loop) || |
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| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 963E || [[HarbourFront Bus Interchange]] || |
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| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 963R || [[Resorts World Sentosa]] || |
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| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 926 || Mandai Lake Road (loop) || |
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==Platform Screen Doors== |
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As with most of the above-ground stations built in the past along the [[North South MRT Line|North South Line]], it was initially built without [[Platform Screen Doors]] that prevent commuters from falling onto the train tracks. On 12 October 2011, the installation of the platform doors begins. On 22 December 2011, the platform screen doors began operations with [[Admiralty MRT Station| Admiralty]]. |
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==Shops & facilities nearby== |
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* [[Woodlands Checkpoint]] |
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* [[Woodlands Train Checkpoint]] |
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* [[Johor Causeway]] |
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* [[Sheng Siong Supermarket]] (Grocery store) |
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* [[NTUC Fairprice]] (Grocery store) |
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* [[Woodlands Polyclinic]] |
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* [[MaO Arena]] (Street Soccer Court) |
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* [[Fuchun Community Centre]] |
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* [[Woodlands Secondary School]] |
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* [[Marsiling Secondary School]] |
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* [[Fuchun Primary School]] |
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* [[Fuchun Secondary School]] |
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==Incidents== |
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===2002 accident=== |
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A man was killed when he was hit by an MRT train near Marsiling station at about 11.40pm on 30 November 2002. Mr Tan Ngak Yam, 70, a Malaysian, was walking along the MRT tracks when he was hit by a northbound train about 500 m from the station.<ref>{{cite news | title = MRT Accidents | publisher = GetForMe Singapore | date = 25 March 2006 | url = http://www.getformesingapore.com/homepage2003/communityissues_singaporemrtaccidents.htm }}</ref> |
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===2007 accident=== |
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On 25 December 2007, northbound train service between [[Woodlands MRT Station]] and [[Kranji MRT Station]] was disrupted when a man was hit by a train at Marsiling MRT Station. He was sent to the [[National University Hospital]] with serious leg injuries. This disruption, coupled with a disruption at [[Kranji MRT Station|Kranji]] earlier in the same day, affected 5000 passengers.<ref>{{cite news | title = Man loses part of leg after being hit by MRT train at Marsiling | publisher = AsiaOne | date = 26 December 2007 | url = http://www.asiaone.com/print/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20071226-42464.html }}</ref> |
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===2009 train disruption=== |
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On 17 June 2009, 900 passengers were affected when a northbound train malfunctioned at the station at 2.25pm, subsequently passengers had to alight at Woodlands. Passengers on the affected trains and stations were kept informed through announcements. The delay lasted 20 minutes.<ref>{{cite news | title = 900 MRT passengers affected by train breakdown | publisher = Chanenl News Asia | date = 17 June 2009 | url = http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/436599/1/.html }}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 07:45, 2 February 2012
NS8 Marsiling MRT Station 马西岭地铁站 மார்சிலிங் Stesen MRT Marsiling | |||||||||||
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Rapid transit | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 71 Woodlands Avenue 3 Singapore 739044 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 1°25′57.49″N 103°46′27.42″E / 1.4326361°N 103.7742833°E | ||||||||||
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Platforms | Island | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | NS8 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 10 February 1996 | ||||||||||
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Marsiling MRT Station (NS8) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the North South Line in Singapore. It serves residents living in Woodlands, Singapore Neighbourhoods 1 to 4. Because of the station's proximity to neighbouring Housing and Development Board apartment blocks, a privacy screen has been built along the tracks at the side of the station (southbound platform) facing these apartment blocks so as to ensure the privacy of the residents.
During evening peak hours on weekdays, some trains will arrive at platform B of the station to do a turnaround and arrive at platform A of the station to travel back to Jurong East, which is a prominent interchange. This turnaround train service is intended to provide more trains running between Marsiling and Jurong East.
This station was part of the Woodlands Extension when it was built.
Train service
Destination | First Train | Last Train | ||||
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Mon - Sat | Sunday & Public Holiday |
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North South Line | ||||||
to NS1 Jurong East | 5.37am | 6.01am | 12.29am | |||
to NS27 Marina Bay | 5.24am | 5.41am | 11.10pm | |||
to NS19 Toa Payoh | - | - | 11.46pm | |||
to NS16 Ang Mo Kio | - | - | 12.35am | |||
to NS7 Kranji | - | - | 12.47am |
Station Layout
L2 | Platform A | Template:SMRT lines towards NS1 EW24 Jurong East (→) |
Platform B | Template:SMRT lines towards NS27 CE2 Marina Bay via NS9 Woodlands (←) | |
L1 | NSL Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control |
Street Level |
Bus services
The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Woodlands Avenue 3:
Bus Stop Code: 46521 (Marsiling Station) | |||
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Service | Destination | Note | |
SMRT Buses Trunk Services | |||
187 | Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange | ||
856 | Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange | ||
925 | Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange | ||
925* | Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange | ||
950 | Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange | ||
960 | Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange | ||
961 | Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange | ||
961* | Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange | ||
963 | Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange | ||
966 | Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange | ||
SMRT Buses Express Services | |||
963E | Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange | ||
963R | Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange | ||
SMRT Buses Shuttle Service | |||
926 | Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange |
Bus Stop Code: 46529 (Opposite Marsiling Station) | |||
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Service | Destination | Note | |
SMRT Buses Trunk Services | |||
187 | Boon Lay Bus Interchange | ||
856 | Yishun Bus Interchange | ||
925 | Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange | ||
925* | Neo Tiew Crescent (loop) | ||
950 | Kotaraya 2 Bus Terminal | /End at JB | |
960 | Marina Centre Bus Terminal | ||
961 | Geylang Lorong 1 Bus Terminal | ||
961* | Geylang Lorong 1 Bus Terminal | Alternate route | |
963 | HarbourFront Bus Interchange | ||
966 | Marine Parade Road (loop) | ||
SMRT Buses Express Services | |||
963E | HarbourFront Bus Interchange | ||
963R | Resorts World Sentosa | ||
SMRT Buses Shuttle Service | |||
926 | Mandai Lake Road (loop) |
Platform Screen Doors
As with most of the above-ground stations built in the past along the North South Line, it was initially built without Platform Screen Doors that prevent commuters from falling onto the train tracks. On 12 October 2011, the installation of the platform doors begins. On 22 December 2011, the platform screen doors began operations with Admiralty.
Shops & facilities nearby
- Woodlands Checkpoint
- Woodlands Train Checkpoint
- Johor Causeway
- Sheng Siong Supermarket (Grocery store)
- NTUC Fairprice (Grocery store)
- Woodlands Polyclinic
- MaO Arena (Street Soccer Court)
- Fuchun Community Centre
- Woodlands Secondary School
- Marsiling Secondary School
- Fuchun Primary School
- Fuchun Secondary School
Incidents
2002 accident
A man was killed when he was hit by an MRT train near Marsiling station at about 11.40pm on 30 November 2002. Mr Tan Ngak Yam, 70, a Malaysian, was walking along the MRT tracks when he was hit by a northbound train about 500 m from the station.[1]
2007 accident
On 25 December 2007, northbound train service between Woodlands MRT Station and Kranji MRT Station was disrupted when a man was hit by a train at Marsiling MRT Station. He was sent to the National University Hospital with serious leg injuries. This disruption, coupled with a disruption at Kranji earlier in the same day, affected 5000 passengers.[2]
2009 train disruption
On 17 June 2009, 900 passengers were affected when a northbound train malfunctioned at the station at 2.25pm, subsequently passengers had to alight at Woodlands. Passengers on the affected trains and stations were kept informed through announcements. The delay lasted 20 minutes.[3]
References
- ^ "MRT Accidents". GetForMe Singapore. 25 March 2006.
- ^ "Man loses part of leg after being hit by MRT train at Marsiling". AsiaOne. 26 December 2007.
- ^ "900 MRT passengers affected by train breakdown". Chanenl News Asia. 17 June 2009.