Address Paya Lebar Rd, Singapore Connections Bus, Taxicab | Level 4 | |
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Location 30 Paya Lebar Road
15 Paya Lebar Road
Singapore 409006 / 409049 Operated by SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) Line(s) East West Line
Circle Line Platforms Island (East West Line)
Double island (Circle Line) Tracks 2 (East West Line)
3 (Circle Line) Structure type Elevated (East West Line)
Underground (Circle Line) Similar Eunos MRT Station, Aljunied MRT Station, Dakota MRT Station, Kembangan MRT Station, MacPherson MRT Station | ||
Departing paya lebar mrt station
Paya Lebar MRT Station (EW8/CC9) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the East West Line and the Circle Line in Geylang Singapore. It is the first MRT station in Singapore that serves as an interchange of both an elevated line (East West Line) and an underground line (Circle Line).
Contents
- Departing paya lebar mrt station
- History
- Location
- Platform screen doors
- High volume low speed HVLS fans
- Station layout
- Exits
- References
Despite its name, the station is not physically located in Paya Lebar. The name is derived from the nearby Paya Lebar Road instead.
History
Paya Lebar MRT Station opened on 4 November 1989, serving the East West Line. On 17 April 2010, the Circle Line platforms opened, shortening the travelling time from the station to Bishan where commuters can transfer to the North South Line, to 13 minutes.
Location
The name of the station is misleading as Paya Lebar MRT Station is not located within the vicinity of Paya Lebar. Instead, the station actually serves Geylang East, a neighbourhood of Geylang. Also located close to the station is the headquarters of Singapore Post.
Platform screen doors
As with most of the above-ground stations along the East West Line, the station was built without platform screen doors. Installation of half-height platform screen doors which prevent commuters from falling onto the train tracks started on 28 October 2010 and commenced operations on 11 January 2011 with Bedok.
The Circle Line side of this station has been equipped with full-height platform screen doors since the operations started on 17 April 2010. It is the first ever underground MRT station with double-island platforms.
High volume, low speed (HVLS) fans
The station was installed with Rite Hite Revolution High Volume, Low Speed (HVLS) fans, which have been in operation since 14 July 2012 together with Kembangan.
Station layout
There are two links between the elevated East West Line station and the underground Circle Line station. The first link consists of a series of escalators to the Circle Line concourse from the western side of the East West platform. The second link, which is barrier-free, was built on the former area of Exit A which has been closed since late 2007 for reconstruction.