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Yew Tee MRT Station

 NS5 
Yew Tee
油池
இயூ டீ
Yew Tee
Rapid transit
Yew Tee with New Signage.jpg
Yew Tee with New Signage.
Location 61 Choa Chu Kang Drive
Singapore 689715
Coordinates 1°23′49.15″N 103°44′50.06″E / 1.3969861°N 103.7472389°E / 1.3969861; 103.7472389
Operated by SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
Platforms Island
Tracks 2
Connections Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Platform levels 2
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code  NS5 
History
Opened 10 February 1996
Previous names Choa Chu Kang North
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
towards Jurong East
North South Line
Location

Yew Tee MRT Station (NS5) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South Line in Choa Chu Kang, Singapore.

The station primarily serves Neighbourhoods 5 to 7 of Choa Chu Kang New Town as well as the Sungei Kadut Industrial Estate.

Yew Tee station is named after Yew Tee Village, an expunged village that once stood in the area.

The station was built in 1995, together with the other stations of the North South Line Woodlands Extension. The two-storey station building, with a simple facade and a kampung-style roof, was officially opened on 10 February 1996 along with the other five stations on the Woodlands Extension. During the construction of the Woodlands extension, land between the Yew Tee and Kranji MRT stations was acquired. Measuring a total of 18,685 m sq, affecting a total of 16 factories operating along the stretch. Formerly named Choa Chu Kang North, it was renamed to Yew Tee in 1994.

Following numerous incidents of commuters falling on the tracks and unauthorized intrusions, the Land Transport Authority made the decision in 2008 to install half height platform screen doors for all above-ground stations in phases. The platform screen doors started operations at this station on 1 February 2012.

Station installed with Rite Hite Revolution High Volume, Low Speed (HVLS) fans and commenced operations on 27 November 2012 together with Kranji.



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