NS2
Bukit Batok 武吉巴督 புக்கிட் பாத்தோக் Bukit Batok |
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Platform level of the Bukit Batok MRT station in 2003, before Platform Screen Doors installed.
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Location | 10 Bukit Batok Central Singapore 659958 |
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Coordinates | 1°20′57″N 103°44′59″E / 1.349073°N 103.749664°E | ||||||||||||
Operated by | SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) | ||||||||||||
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Platforms | Island | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||
Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Station code | NS2 | ||||||||||||
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Opened | 10 March 1990 | ||||||||||||
Previous names | Bukit Batok South | ||||||||||||
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Bukit Batok MRT Station (NS2) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South Line in Bukit Batok, Singapore. Until the opening of the Woodlands Extension, the station was part of the Branch Line.
Bukit Batok station is situated at the town centre of Bukit Batok New Town, next to Bukit Batok Bus Interchange. This station is one of the two North South Line stations to serve Bukit Batok New Town.
The station was opened on 10 March 1990 as part of the Branch Line, and was given the station number B1. When the Woodlands Extension opened in 1996, the station number was changed to N23, and continued to use it until it adopted its current station number NS2 in 2001.
Installation of half-height screen doors at the station started on 29 June 2010 and operations commenced on 31 August 2010 with Lakeside.
The last North South Line station installed with Rite Hite Revolution High Volume, Low Speed (HVLS) fans. With the beginning of operations on 30 November 2012 with Lakeside MRT, this marked the completion of all HVLS fans installation along the North South Line.
Entrance to Bukit Batok MRT Station
Top View of Bukit Batok and a train heading towards Bukit Batok MRT.