Novena MRT station

 NS20 
Novena
诺维娜
நொவீனா
Novena
Rapid transit
Platform B of Novena MRT station.
Location 250 Thomson Road
Singapore 307642
Coordinates 1°19′13.42″N 103°50′37.28″E / 1.3203944°N 103.8436889°E / 1.3203944; 103.8436889
Operated by SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  North South line
Platforms Island
Tracks 2
Connections Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type Underground
Platform levels 1
Parking Yes (Novena Square, Square 2, United Square)
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code  NS20 
History
Opened 12 December 1987 (1987-12-12)
Electrified Yes
Previous names Thomson Road
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
towards Jurong East
North South line
Location

Novena MRT station (NS20) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station along the North South Line in Novena, Singapore. It is the nearest MRT station to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Novena Square, Square 2 and United Square.

History

Prior to the opening of the station, it was named Thomson Road. Later on in 1985 it was renamed to Novena. The station was named after the popular weekly Novena devotion sessions held at the nearby Catholic Church of Saint Alphonsus, more popularly known as the Novena Church. The term "Novena" is derived from the Latin word "Novem" which means nine, and which refers to prayers said for nine consecutive days.[1]

The station had undergone lift refurbishment from January 2000 due to the disabled access from Tan Tock Seng Hospital, however it was completed in March 2002 and the lifts began operating at this station.

Originally, the station's distinctive features are bright green wall tiles, but the tiles were all falling in 2005. The station was completely refurbished in May 2007, at the same time when Square 2 also opened. The lifts at Novena MRT station were replaced from September 2006 to May 2007.

Cash top ups are not accepted at the passenger service centres from 23 June 2018 at this station.[2]

Cultural impact

The station is rumoured to be haunted, possibly because the area used to be the site of a Jewish cemetery.[3]

Around the station

References

  1. ↑ "Definition of Novena". Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  2. ↑ Min Zhang, Lim (31 August 2017). "11 train stations will no longer accept cash-top ups at counters from Sept 1". The Straits Times.
  3. ↑ Abdul Hadhi (17 October 1988). "Where are the ghosts?". The New Paper. p. 3. Retrieved 13 May 2016 – via NewspaperSG.


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