Yio Chu Kang MRT station

 NS15 
Yio Chu Kang
杨厝港
இயோ சூ காங்
Yio Chu Kang
Rapid transit
Platform level of Yio Chu Kang MRT station.
Location 3000 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6
Singapore 569813
Coordinates 1°22′54.86″N 103°50′41.34″E / 1.3819056°N 103.8448167°E / 1.3819056; 103.8448167
Operated by SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  North South line
Platforms Island
Tracks 2
Connections Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Platform levels 1
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code  NS15 
History
Opened 7 November 1987 (1987-11-07)
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
towards Jurong East
North South line
Location

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.

This station primarily serves students of adjacent educational institutions such as Anderson Junior College and Nanyang Polytechnic, as well as the residential and industrial estates in the northern part of Ang Mo Kio.

The section of tracks between this station and Khatib MRT station is the longest between any two stations on the North South Line. Opened in November 1987, Yio Chu Kang station is one of the five stations that collectively make up Singapore's oldest MRT stations.

History

Yio Chu Kang MRT concourse
Another view of the MRT platform

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

On 3 March 2003, a 23-year-old drove his car onto an MRT track off Lentor Avenue, in the sector between Yio Chu Kang and Khatib, the first accident of its kind in the 15 years of MRT operations in Singapore. The accident occurred when the car, which was travelling at 87 kilometres per hour (54 mph) along Lentor Avenue – the speed limit was 70 kilometres per hour (43 mph) – mounted an 18 centimetres (7.1 in) kerb, crossed 6 metres (20 ft) of grass verge (inclusive of a 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) wide pavement), jumped over a 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) drain, went through a fence 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) away from the track, and went uphill onto a steep stone embankment before landing on the track. Witnesses tried to remove the car from the tracks to prevent a possible collision, however an oncoming train from Yio Chu Kang stopped their efforts. One of the witnesses signalled the train driver to stop. Although the train driver was not able to stop in time, he was able to slow the train down enough to prevent derailment.[1]

Installations of the half-height screen doors started on 15 August 2011, and began operation on 18 October 2011.[2] The station is installed with high-volume low-speed fans in operations since 24 August 2012. TITAN faregates were replaced in November 2012.

On February 12, 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.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Car accident on the MRT track". RIMAS. March 2003.
  2. ↑ Wong, Siew Ying (January 26, 2008). "Above-ground MRT stations to have platform screen doors by 2012". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Motorcyclist flung onto MRT tracks after accident on Lentor flyover". The Straits Times. 12 February 2015.


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