Toa Payoh MRT station

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Toa Payoh
大巴窑
தோ பாயோ
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
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Exit D of Toa Payoh MRT station
General information
Location510 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh
Singapore 319398 [1]
Coordinates 01°19′58″N103°50′51″E / 1.33278°N 103.84750°E / 1.33278; 103.84750
Operated by SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  North–South Line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus (Toa Payoh Bus Interchange), taxi
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
AccessibleYes
History
Opened7 November 1987;37 years ago (1987-11-07)
Passengers
June 202432,943 per day [2]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Braddell
towards Jurong East
North–South Line Novena
towards Marina South Pier
Location
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Red Dot.svg
Toa Payoh
Location within Singapore Rail central area

Toa Payoh MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South line (NSL) in Toa Payoh, Singapore. Located in the town centre of Toa Payoh, it is integrated with the Toa Payoh Bus Interchange and the HDB Hub, headquarters of the Housing and Development Board. The station is underneath the intersection of three roads: Lorong 1 Toa Payoh, Lorong 2 Toa Payoh and Lorong 6 Toa Payoh.

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First announced in May 1982, construction of the station began in 1983 as part of Phase I of the MRT system. In August 1985, it became the first Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore to have its concrete structure completed. It opened on 7 November 1987 and was one of the first MRT stations to operate in revenue service. It has a bright yellow scheme with a set of coloured tiles at the concourse level.

History

A plaque at the station commemorating the opening of the first phase of the Singapore MRT NS19 Toa Payoh Plaque unveiled.jpg
A plaque at the station commemorating the opening of the first phase of the Singapore MRT

Toa Payoh station was included in the early plans of the MRT network published in May 1982. [3] The first confirmation that the station would be among the Phase I stations (from Ang Mo Kio to Marina Bay) came in November that year. [4] [5] This segment was given priority as it passed through areas that had a higher demand for public transport, such as the densely populated housing estates of Toa Payoh and Ang Mo Kio and the Central Area. The line aimed to relieve the traffic congestion on the Thomson–Sembawang road corridor. [6] [7]

Contract 104 for the construction of the Toa Payoh and Novena stations was awarded to Tobishima–Takenaka Joint Venture in September 1983. The S$96.8 million (US$ 50 million in 2022) contract included the construction of 2.329 kilometres (1.447 miles) of tunnels. [8] [9] Construction of the tunnels between Toa Payoh and Novena began with a groundbreaking ceremony at Shan Road on 22 October 1983. This ceremony also marked the beginning of the MRT network construction. [10] The tunnels and the station had an expected completion date of early 1988. [11]

The station was constructed on the site of the Toa Payoh Central bus terminal, which was relocated to an adjacent site. [12] At Shan Road, the initial shaft was dug into a layer of sandstone. Tunnels were driven in either direction from that shaft. The composition of the ground was of either sandstone, granite, marine clay, or decomposed rocks. The sandstone sections had to be driven using a shield (with temporary shotcrete/mesh reinforcement). The granite sections had to be driven and also mined using explosives. The marine clay sections were constructed using cut-and-cover, and the decomposed rock sections used the New Austrian tunneling method (NATM). [13]

On 6 August 1985 Toa Payoh was the first MRT station to have its structural works completed, with the final bucket of cement poured into the station as part of the topping out ceremony. [14] [15] [16] Due to various soil conditions, in November 1985 the contractor requested an extension of eight months and additional monetary claims to construct the tunnels between the Novena and Toa Payoh stations. [17]

In January 1986 it was announced that the first section of the MRT system, from the Yio Chu Kang to Toa Payoh stations, would be opened in early 1988; [18] this was rescheduled to 7 November 1987 in an announcement in 16 September that year. [19] [20] [21] In an effort to familiarise people with the system, [22] the station hosted a preview from 10 to 11 October 1987. [23] [24] During the preview, about 44,000 people visited the station. [25] However, no train services ran, much to the disappointment of many visitors. Many expressed excitement and curiosity, and many visitors bought tickets to take the MRT ride on the system's debut. [26]

On the opening day, Toa Payoh was the most visited station on the newly completed line, with long lines outside the station by 11:00 am. [27] At the opening ceremony, second deputy prime minister Ong Teng Cheong, who advocated for and commissioned the planning of the MRT system, attended the ceremony as a special Guest of Honour. Yeo Ning Hong, the Minister For Communications and Information, formally started MRT operations and announced it to be the "beginning" of the MRT system. [28] On the day, the emergency button was activated at Toa Payoh station just before 8:30 pm, which halted trains for about half an hour along one of the two tracks leading to the station. [27]

On 8 January 2006 Toa Payoh station was one of four MRT stations which participated in Exercise Northstar V, a mock counterterrorism exercise. [29] In July 2012, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) called for a tender to enhance the flood prevention measures (such as new flood barriers) at Toa Payoh station, along with eleven other MRT stations. [a] [30] [31] From July 2012 to 2014, the escalator at Exit D (the pedestrian underpass linking to Lorong 2 Toa Payoh) was replaced and upgraded. [32]

Station details

Interior views of Toa Payoh station
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Concourse level of the station
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Platform of Toa Payoh station

Toa Payoh serves the North South line (NSL) and is between the Braddell and Novena stations. The official station code is NS19. [33] Like all the stations of the NSL, the station is operated by SMRT Trains. [34] The station operates between 5:41 am and 12:25 am daily. [35] Train frequencies vary from 2.5 to 5.0 minutes. [36]

The station has four entrances serving the Toa Payoh area. [37] Toa Payoh means "big swamp" in the Hokkien dialect. The name is a reference to the large swampy area which existed prior to the development of Chinese market gardens there. [38] [39] Surrounding landmarks include the Toa Payoh Bus Interchange, HDB Hub, [40] Toa Payoh Public Library, Toa Payoh Stadium, Toa Payoh Swimming complex and the CHIJ Primary and Secondary Schools. The station is also next to two churches: the Church of the Risen Christ and Toa Payoh Methodist Church. [1] [37]

The underground station has a concourse on the upper level and the platforms on the lower level. [41] Like many stations on the initial MRT network, Toa Payoh has an island platform. [42] Toa Payoh is also one of the few stations on the initial network to have a double-height ceiling. The wide platforms and entrances were designed to accommodate huge crowds. [43]

Toa Payoh station has a bright yellow colour scheme for the pillars and canopies. [44] Along the 50-metre (160 ft) concourse, the station features a "rainbow dressing" mural consisting of 15,000 tiles in various colours. The rainbow mural was intended to reflect the masses of people of various racial backgrounds moving together in harmony. [45]

As part of SMRT's Comic Connect, a public art showcase of heritage-themed murals, the station displays The Toa Payoh Story by James Suresh, Sayed Ismail and Suki Chong. [46] The 7 metres (23 ft) long artwork [47] depicts various landmarks of the Toa Payoh area, including the dragon playground, Shuang Lin Monastery, and the Toa Payoh Public Library. [48] The mural includes the depiction of Seah Eu Chin, a businessman and landowner of the area. [46] As Toa Payoh was the first town developed by the Housing and Development Board, the artists intended for the mural to tie the area's significance to major milestones in Singapore's history. [49] Furthermore, they used sepia tones to "take the mural back in time" as well as making the drawing as realistic as possible to draw attention to its tiny details. [47]

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