Yio Chu Kang MRT station

MRT station in Singapore

Yio Chu Kang MRT station (NS15) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South Line in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore.

 NS15 
Yio Chu Kang
杨厝港
இயோ சூ காங்
Yio Chu Kang
Rapid transit
Platform level of Yio Chu Kang MRT station.
General information
Location3000 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8
Singapore 569813
Coordinates1°22′54.86″N 103°50′41.34″E / 1.3819056°N 103.8448167°E / 1.3819056; 103.8448167
Operated bySMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
ConnectionsYio Chu Kang Bus Interchange, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station code NS15 
History
Opened7 November 1987; 36 years ago (1987-11-07)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
towards Jurong East
North South line

Tracks between this station and Khatib MRT station is the longest between any two stations on the North-South Line. Opened on 7 November 1987, Yio Chu Kang station is one of Singapore's oldest MRT station.

History

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Yio Chu Kang MRT concourse
 
Another view of the MRT platform

Yio Chu Kang station was the terminus of the North-South Line when it first opened on 7 November 1987 along with the first five stations of the MRT. Trains stopped at Platform A before reversing and crossing over to the opposite track.

On 3 March 2003, a 23-year-old drove his car onto an MRT track near Lentor Avenue, the section between Yio Chu Kang and Khatib. The accident occurred when the car, traveling 17 kilometres (11 mi) over the speed limit, went up an 18 centimetres (7.1 in) curb, crossed a total distance of 9.5 metres (31 ft) before going up a steep slope before landing on the track. Witnesses tried to push the car off the tracks to prevent a possible accident from an approaching train. Although the train driver was not able to stop in time, he was able to slow the train down enough to prevent the train from derailment.[1]

On 12 February 2015, a 29-year-old motorcyclist died after he was flung onto the MRT tracks between Khatib and Yio Chu Kang stations early on Thursday morning following a traffic accident on the Lentor flyover, similar to the 2003 accident.[2]

References

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  1. "Car accident on the MRT track". RIMAS. March 2003. Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  2. "Motorcyclist flung onto MRT tracks after accident on Lentor flyover". The Straits Times. 12 February 2015.

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