Line(s) North South Line Structure type Underground Opened 7 November 1987 Level 2 Connections Bus, Taxicab | Platforms Side Platform levels 2 Phone +65 1800 336 8900 Tracks 2 | |
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Location 381 Toa Payoh Lorong 1
Singapore 319758 Operated by SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) Address 381 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh, Singapore 319758 Similar Caldecott MRT Station, Bishan MRT Station, Khatib MRT Station, Yio Chu Kang MRT Station, Toa Payoh MRT Station | ||
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Braddell MRT Station (NS18) is a Mass Rapid Transit station located on the North South Line in Toa Payoh, Singapore. At the completion of the initial MRT network, it was the first underground station with side platforms due to space constraints.
Contents
- Ge zainudin nordin mrt station visit braddell mrt station
- Wong kan seng ge day 3 braddell mrt station visit 29 april 2011
- History
- Robbery
- Exits
- References
Wong kan seng ge day 3 braddell mrt station visit 29 april 2011
History
When the MRT system was built in the 1987, SMRT tried to design the track system and position in order to enable the station to have a common platform, like in the mainstream MRT stations. However, the closely built HDB Blocks in Toa Payoh estate meant that the MRT system tunnels had to be constructed directly under Lorong 2 Toa Payoh, following the bend of the road, in the area between Lorong 1 Toa Payoh and Toa Payoh MRT Station. The result made it impossible for tracks to diverge at a common platform station, as the angle Southbound trains would turn when approaching and leaving the station would be too great.
It would be unfeasible to change the position of the station, because moving it south would render it too close to Toa Payoh MRT station, while moving it north would be impossible because of surrounding HDB blocks and JTC Flatted factories. This position would be the best for the station, it was thus built with side platforms.
Braddell was among the first of five stations opened for operation on November 7, 1987.
Robbery
There was a robbery in the station on 7 May 2008. A robber tried to rob from the 7-Eleven convenience store within the station at 3.10 pm, but was instead locked in the shop by the cashier who dashed out of the shop. The robber could not escape and the Police arrived shortly but the robber threatened to commit suicide. The robber was finally apprehended by the police's taser gun and arrested.