Yishun MRT station

NS13  Yishun 义顺 யீஷூன்
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
The exterior of Yishun MRT station.
General information
Location	301 Yishun Avenue 2 Singapore 769093 [1]
Coordinates	1°25′46.07″N103°50′6.86″E / 1.4294639°N 103.8352389°E / 1.4294639; 103.8352389
Operated by	SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)	North–South Line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Yishun Bus Interchange, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes (Northpoint City, GV Yishun)
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	20 December 1988;34 years ago (1988-12-20)
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Nee Soon North [2]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station Canberra towards Jurong East North–South Line Khatib towards Marina South Pier
Location
Yishun Yishun station in Singapore

Yishun MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South line (NSL) in Yishun, Singapore. The station is located at the junction of Yishun Avenue 2 and Yishun Avenue 5, and is currently one of the two MRT stations that serve Yishun New Town; the other being Khatib station.

Yishun station was the terminus of the NSL upon its completion on 20 December 1988, until the Woodlands Extension of the NSL was completed and opened on 10 February 1996.

History

Platform level of Yishun station.

Yishun opened on 20 December 1988, two years earlier than planned. During the start of construction in December 1984, Nee Soon North― the original name of the station― was renamed to Yishun and Nee Soon South was renamed to Khatib. ^{[3] [2] [4]}

Yishun station was one of the first three stations ^{[lower-alpha 1]} to undergo testing as to whether the platform screen doors were viable for elevated stations. Eventually, installation of the half-height platform screen doors started on 26 August 2009 and operations commenced on 2 December that year. Half-height screen doors have been installed in all elevated stations since. ^[5] Yishun station also have high-volume low-speed fans installed, which started operations since 27 June 2012. ^[6]

Yishun station was also the first batch of ten stations ^{[lower-alpha 2]} to have additional bicycle parking facilities under a National Cycling Plan announced in 2010. ^{[7] [8]}

Incidents

Concourse and ticket barriers at Yishun station.

Exit A of the station.

In 1990, there was a power failure which occurred at Yishun station. ^[9]

In December 2001, the Singapore embassies attack plot was discovered, and had included plans to bomb Yishun MRT station at several points, including the sewers near the station. This was brought up in a debate during a session of the parliament, during which new security measures were proposed, especially on the MRT system itself. ^[10]

On 16 April 2003, power supply to trackside equipment between Yio Chu Kang and Sembawang stations was disrupted at 8:02 am due to a lightning strike which affected eight point machines along the track. After the SMRT staff manually secured the points and fixed the positions, northbound train services were restored at 8:30 am while southbound services were restored at 8:48 am.

On the early morning of 5 December 2006, a foreign worker in his early twenties, was hit by a southbound train at the station and caused trains from Sembawang to Yio Chu Kang stations to be disrupted for more than an hour. He was later pronounced dead. ^[11] In February 2007, a leaked CCTV footage of the incident along with another at Admiralty station began circulating on the Internet, with the man in question crawling from under the platform and onto the track as the train approaches, ^[12] leading to suggestions that it was a case of suicide. ^[13]

On 19 January 2008 at about 3:30 pm (SST), a call was made from a public telephone at the MRT Station alleging that there was a bomb at the station. ^[14] Police arrested a 31-year old Chinese man believed to be linked to the crime on 23 February that year at 4:00 pm. The man was charged on 25th of that month for transmitting a false message that makes reference to a bomb. ^[15]

At 11:45 am on 11 October that year, a man was found on the tracks of the station and was sent to hospital. Train service was disrupted in between Sembawang and Yio Chu Kang stations, affecting 2,900 people. Regular service resumed at 12:16 pm.

Notes and references

Notes

1. The other stations are Jurong East and Pasir Ris stations
2. The other stations are: Admiralty, Aljunied, Boon Lay, Chinese Garden, Lakeside, Sembawang, Sengkang, Simei and Khatib

References

1. "Yishun (MRT Station) - 301 Yishun Avenue 2 (S)769093". www.streetdirectory.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
2. "MRT stations getting local touch". NewspaperSG: The Business Times. 28 November 1986. p. 2.
3. "MRT Yishun opens, two-thirds of system now complete". NewspaperSG: The New Paper. 20 December 1988. p. 8.
4. "Three MRT stations to be renamed". The Straits Times. 28 November 1986. p. 15.
5. Wong, Siew Ying (26 January 2008). "Above-ground MRT stations to have platform screen doors by 2012". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
6. "Enhancing Connectivity and Comfort for Commuters". Land Transport Authority. 13 October 2011. Archived from the original on 25 December 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
7. "Look out for better bike facilities close to MRT stations | Press Room | Land Transport Authority". www.lta.gov.sg. 16 July 2012. Archived from the original on 20 February 2013.
8. "More Bicycle Parking Facilities with Enhanced Security Features at MRT Stations Islandwide | Press Room | Land Transport Authority". www.lta.gov.sg. 29 October 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014.
9. "Power failure at MRT Station". NewspaperSG: The Straits Times. 29 May 1990. p. 23.
10. "Singapore Government Press Statement On ISA Arrests, 11 Jan 02". Ministry of Home Affairs. 11 January 2002. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
11. "Normal service resumes between Sembawang and Yio Chu Kang MRT stations". Channel News Asia. 5 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 December 2006. Retrieved 5 December 2006.
12. "Leaked footage of man hit by train sets Net abuzz", Melissa Sim, The Straits Times, 26 February 2007
13. "Video of Yishun MRT Suicide Incident". Archived from the original on 28 February 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2007.
14. "Police are looking for man to help in bomb hoax investigations". Channel News Asia. 23 February 2008. Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
15. "31-year-old man arrested in connection with bomb hoax call". Channel News Asia. 23 February 2008. Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2008.

External links

• Media related to Yishun MRT Station at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website