Tai Seng MRT station

 CC11 
Tai Seng
大成
தை செங்
Tai Seng
Rapid transit
Exit B of Tai Seng MRT station.
Location 33 Upper Paya Lebar Road
Singapore 534803
Coordinates 1°20′09″N 103°53′17″E / 1.335833°N 103.887942°E / 1.335833; 103.887942
Operated by SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  Circle line
Platforms Island
Tracks 2
Connections Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type Underground
Platform levels 2
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code  CC11 
History
Opened 17 April 2010 (2010-04-17)
Electrified Yes
Previous names Upper Paya Lebar
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
towards Dhoby Ghaut
Circle line
towards HarbourFront
Location

Tai Seng MRT station (CC11) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle Line, situated along the boundary of Hougang and Toa Payoh planning areas, Singapore.

Located along Upper Paya Lebar Road, Tai Seng station was named after and primarily serves the industrial clusters at Tai Seng, which in turn means ‘big accomplishment’ in Chinese. The name was first used on a rubber factory constructed in the area in 1917.

History

Exit C of Tai Seng which was closed at the time.
Artwork featured in Tai Seng MRT.

The Upper Paya Lebar Road was realigned from Tai Seng Link to Jalan Bunga Rampai on 14 April 2003 for the construction of the station. The station was completed in November 2007.

Before the station was built, it was tentatively named Upper Paya Lebar. It was renamed to Tai Seng to reflect the location of the area.

The station was opened on 17 April 2010 along with the rest of Stage 1 & 2 of the Circle Line.[1]

On May 16, 2017, it was announced that Tai Seng MRT station on the Circle Line will soon be linked by an underground walkway to the bustling Paya Lebar industrial and commercial hub on the other side of the road. The station is the only station on the eastern stretch of the line that does not have an underground link to the other side. Work started in March 2015 and is expected to be completed in the second half of this year. There will be an escalator and a lift for pedestrians' use.[2]

Exits

  • A: Paya Lebar Road, Kapo Factory, Centro Bianco, LHK 2 & 3 Building, Charles & Keith, Tat Wan Building, Bartley Secondary School, Comfort Driving Centre, Traffic Police, UE Print Hub, Jackson Design Hub, Lux Asia Building, Natural Cool Lifestyle Hub, Q Square
  • B: Paya Lebar Road/MacPherson Road, Marvell Asia, SCDF HQ, UB. One, MacPherson Green Condominium, TATA Communication, Deutsche Telecom Centre, Leong Huat Building, Citimax Industrial Complex, Sakae Building, Trinity Christian Church, DHL
  • C: 18 Tai Seng (opened on 7 December 2017)

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-21. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  2. ↑ Tan, Christopher (16 May 2017). "Tai Seng station to get underpass to Paya Lebar hub". The Straits Times.


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