Hougang MRT station

Hougang MRT station (NE14/CR8) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North East line in the Hougang planning area in Singapore. Located within the Hougang Town Centre, the station is directly connected to Hougang Central Bus Interchange and sits underneath that bus interchange.

 NE14  CR8 
Hougang
后港
ஹவ்காங்
Hougang
Rapid transit
Platform level of Hougang MRT station
Location80 Hougang Central
Singapore 538758 (NEL)
Coordinates1°22′17″N 103°53′32″E
Operated bySBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation) (North East line)
Line(s)
  North East line
  Cross Island line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2 (4 when Cross Island line is built)
ConnectionsBus, taxi
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
ParkingYes (Hougang Mall)
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station code NE14  CR8 
History
Opened20 June 2003 (2003-06-20) (North East line)
2029 (2029) (Cross Island line)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
towards HarbourFront
North East line
towards Punggol
towards Aviation Park
Cross Island line
Future service
towards Bright Hill
Location

This station will become an interchange station along the Cross Island line when the Cross Island line stage 1 opens in 2029.

History
Concourse of Hougang MRT station

Before the station opened, the Singapore Civil Defence Force conducted the second ever Shelter Open House on 15–16 February 2003, together with Chinatown, Farrer Park and Serangoon stations.

On 12 August 2005, train services were disrupted for hours as Liu Tze Yuen created a bomb treat at the station which turns out to be false. He was also accused of putting boxes in public buses on 7 July and 12 August – the latter on the same day he was accused of carrying out the hoax at Hougang. Liu allegedly intended the passengers on the two buses and the train station to believe that the packages contained explosive devices; he was later sentenced to 3​1⁄2 years in jail.[1]

On 17 June 2015, train services between Farrer Park and Hougang station were delayed due to a track fault.

On 2 April 2017, an unattended bag caused a temporary shutdown of the station. At 2.55 pm, SBS Transit announced that all trains will skip Hougang station due to a "security incident". Police subsequently confirmed the contents of the unattended bag were "non-dangerous". Train services resumed at 4.03pm after police gave the all-clear. A 39-year-old man was arrested for causing public nuisance after preliminary investigations show he intentionally left the bag inside the station while running an errand.[2]

The 39-year-old man, construction worker Wang Jianpo, was fined S$1000 on 9 June that year for “causing annoyance to the public”. Deputy public prosecutor Daphne Lim said that his “grossly inconsiderate and thoughtless” act of leaving the blue suitcase unattended at the station platform while he ran an errand affected more than 4,000 commuters including 663 who were evacuated from the station.[3]

On an unknown date, NE15 Buangkok to NE17 Punggol were hit to a power fault for 7 hours. A shuttle train service was put into operation from the start of passenger service at 5.36am and operated on one platform between NE17 Punggol and NE15 Buangkok stations. To supplement the shuttle train service, free regular and bridging bus services were available at designated bus stops along the affected stations to maintain connectivity. To facilitate this, power supply to the tracks was shut off between NE14 Hougang and NE17 Punggol stations, and free regular and bridging bus services were available between these stations. The repair works were completed by 11.49am and a safety sweep of the affected sector was carried out by a non-passenger train. Normal service along the entire NEL resumed at 12.14pm.

The repair works were completed by 11.49am and a safety sweep of the affected sector was carried out by a non-passenger train. Normal service along the entire NEL resumed at 12.14pm.




Cross Island Line Interchange

On 25 January 2019, LTA announced that Hougang station would be part of the proposed Cross Island line (CRL). The station will be constructed as part of Phase 1, consisting of 12 stations between Aviation Park (future terminus will be Changi Airport Terminal 5) and Bright Hill, and is expected to be completed in 2029[4][5][6].


References
  1. "Jobless man jailed for masterminding a series of bomb hoaxes". Channel NewsAsia. 18 October 2005.
  2. "Temporary closure of Hougang MRT station due to unattended bag; man arrested". Channel NewsAsia. 2 April 2017.
  3. "Man who left bag unattended at Hougang MRT station fined". Channel NewsAsia. 9 June 2017.
  4. "LTA | News Room | News Releases | Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) & SLA - Cross Island Line 1: New Links by 2029". 2020-03-05. Archived from the original on 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  5. "First phase of Cross Island MRT line finalised; will have 12 stations, Transport News & Top Stories - The Straits Times". 2020-03-05. Archived from the original on 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  6. "First phase of Cross Island Line to open by 2029 with 12 stations - CNA". 2020-03-05. Archived from the original on 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
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