Facilities on the Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)

Stations on the Mass Rapid Transit, the rapid transit system in Singapore, are either above-ground or underground, or just below ground level (in the case of the North-South Line side of Bishan MRT station). Most stations have a concourse level, where fares are paid based on the length of the ride, and a platform level, where passengers get on and off trains. Usually, the concourse is closer to ground level than the platform level is. Most stations have island platforms. Amenities include retail spaces, general ticketing machines, at least one passenger service centre, payphones, toilets, and LED and plasma displays that show the time until the next train.

Stations have two classifications of areas, paid and unpaid areas, which allow the rail operators to collect fares by restricting entry between the areas only through the fare gates, also known as access control gates. Commuters enter the paid area in order to board a train; and must enter the unpaid area in order to access the street, and must pass through the gates. These gates, connected to a computer network, are capable of reading and updating electronic tickets capable of storing data, and can store information such as the initial and destination stations and the duration for each trip, where fares are collected.

A typical station has a concourse level and one or more platform levels. The concourse level consists of the ticketing machines and the access control gates between the paid and unpaid areas. Tickets are presented at these gates in order to pass between the unpaid and paid areas. Escalators and stairs providing access to the platform level are located only within the paid area. The platform level is where passengers board and alight from the trains. Most of the time this consists of one actual island platform with two sets of tracks for opposite directions running on either side. Except for Changi Airport Station and Stevens Station, the concourse level and the platform levels are separate levels. Escalators and stairs between the concourse and platform levels, as well as the concourse level to the street level if necessary. Most stations have only one platform level. However, cross-platform interchange stations have two or more platform levels, one for each train line. These extra levels, together with the linkways connecting between them, make interchange stations to have more levels than a typical station that serves only one line.

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