Thomson MRT Station - Citizendia

Thomson MRT Station
Rapid transit

Station statistics

Lines

Circle

Connections

Bus, Taxi

Structure

Underground

Levels

Platforms

Island

Tracks

Other information

Opened

2011

Accessible

Code

CC17

Services

Preceding station		Mass Rapid Transit		Following station
Marymount towards Dhoby Ghaut		Circle Line (under construction)		Bukit Brown towards HarbourFront

Location

Thomson MRT Station

Thomson MRT Station (CC17), is an MRT station on Circle MRT Line (in Singapore). A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway or metro(politan system is an electric passenger railway The Circle Line ( CCL) will be Singapore 's fourth Mass Rapid Transit line 2011 ( MMXI) will be a Common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. The Mass Rapid Transit or MRT (大众快速交通 or more commonly known as 地铁 Malay: Sistem Pengangkutan Gerak Cepat; Tamil: சிங்கை Marymount MRT Station (CC16, is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Circle MRT Line in Singapore currently under Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station/Dhoby Xchange (NS24/NE6/CC1 is a Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore, located at the eastern end of Orchard Road The Circle Line ( CCL) will be Singapore 's fourth Mass Rapid Transit line Bukit Brown MRT Station (CC18, is an MRT station on Singapore 's Circle line. The HarbourFront MRT Station (NE1/CC29 is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT Interchange station between the North East Line and the The Mass Rapid Transit or MRT (大众快速交通 or more commonly known as 地铁 Malay: Sistem Pengangkutan Gerak Cepat; Tamil: சிங்கை The Circle Line ( CCL) will be Singapore 's fourth Mass Rapid Transit line Singapore When the Circle Line was initially planned, this station was only planned as a shell station and will be topped up and opened only when the surroundings are more developed. However, it will now open with the rest of Stage 4 as there are more developments in the area. ^[1]However unlike its namesake it is much closer to Toa Payoh Lorong 1 than the thomson estate. It is situated on Toa Payoh Rise,a road on a hill that links Toa Payoh and Thomson estates which also forms the Toa Payoh West and Thomson sub-constituency of the Bishan-Toa Payoh Electoral Constituency. Etymology Toa Payoh is a Hokkien language reference to "big Swamp " ( toa is "big" and payoh means "swamp" It is a 10 minute walk from Braddell MRT Station. Braddell MRT Station (NS18 is located on the North South Line on the Singapore MRT. Thomson MRT Station is expected to be an interchange with the planned 18-station Thomson MRT Line, to be opened in 2018. The Thomson Line ( TSL) will be the sixth Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore and is currently under planning and evaluation ^[1]

Bus Services

The following bus services are available at the bus stops along Upper Thomson Road:

Service	Between	And	Notes
SBS Transit Trunk Services
52	Bishan Bus Interchange	Jurong East Bus Interchange	Euro IV
132	Bukit Merah Bus Interchange	Hougang Central Bus Interchange
162	Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal	Shenton Way Bus Terminal
162M	Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal	Marina Centre (loop)
163	Toa Payoh Bus Interchange	Sengkang Bus Interchange
165	Clementi Bus Interchange	Hougang Central Bus Interchange	Euro IV
166	Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange	Clementi Bus Interchange
SBS Transit Feeder Services
410G	Bishan Bus Interchange	Upper Thomson Road (loop)
410W	Bishan Bus Interchange	Upper Thomson Road (loop)
SMRT Buses Trunk Services
167	Sembawang Bus Interchange	Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
855	Yishun Bus Interchange	HarbourFront Bus Interchange
980	Sembawang Bus Interchange	Lorong 1 Geylang Bus Terminal

Here are the buses that stop outside the bus stop in front of Toa Payoh Rise along Toa Payoh Lorong 1. Routes See also Toa Payoh Bus Interchange - first air-conditioned bus interchange in Singapore Sengkang Bus Interchange - Redevelopment There are indicative plans for a redevelopment of the bus interchange in the Urban Redevelopment Authority 's Master Plan 2003 European emission standards define the acceptable limits for exhaust emissions of new vehicles sold in EU member states Routes Redevelopment There are indicative plans for a redevelopment of the bus interchange in the Urban Redevelopment Authority 's Master Plan 2003 Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal ( Chinese: 杨厝港巴士终站 is a bus terminal north of Ang Mo Kio Routes Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal ( Chinese: 杨厝港巴士终站 is a bus terminal north of Ang Mo Kio Marina Centre ( Chinese: 滨海中心 is a zone of reclaimed land within the Downtown Core in the southern part of Singapore. History of Bus Interchange Relocation of Bus Interchange in 1999 When the old Toa Payoh Bus Interchange was demolished in 1999 to make way for the building of HDB Hub History Old Bus Interchange On 28 April 2001 the bus interchange was located across the road of Sengkang Square Services See also Toa Payoh Bus Interchange - first air-conditioned bus interchange in Singapore Sengkang Bus Interchange Redevelopment There are indicative plans for a redevelopment of the bus interchange in the Urban Redevelopment Authority 's Master Plan 2003 European emission standards define the acceptable limits for exhaust emissions of new vehicles sold in EU member states History The original bus interchange was opened in April 1983 as Ang Mo Kio New Town slowly expanded since the late 1970s Services See also Toa Payoh Bus Interchange - first air-conditioned bus interchange in Singapore Sengkang Bus Interchange Routes See also Toa Payoh Bus Interchange - first air-conditioned bus interchange in Singapore Sengkang Bus Interchange - Thomson Road ( Chinese: 汤申路 Tangshen Lu is a major trunk Road linking Singapore 's Central business district with the northern suburban Routes See also Toa Payoh Bus Interchange - first air-conditioned bus interchange in Singapore Sengkang Bus Interchange - Thomson Road ( Chinese: 汤申路 Tangshen Lu is a major trunk Road linking Singapore 's Central business district with the northern suburban Routes See also Toa Payoh Bus Interchange - first air-conditioned bus interchange in Singapore Sengkang Bus Interchange Routes Routes Berths See also Toa Payoh Bus Interchange - first air-conditioned bus interchange in Singapore Sengkang Bus Interchange Redevelopment There are indicative plans for a redevelopment of the bus interchange in the Urban Redevelopment Authority 's Master Plan 2003 Routes See also Toa Payoh Bus Interchange - first air-conditioned bus interchange in Singapore Sengkang Bus Interchange Routes

Service	Between	And
SBS Transit Trunk Services
59	Bishan Bus Interchange	Changi Village Bus Terminal
SBS Transit Feeder Services
231G	Toa Payoh Bus Interchange	Toa Payoh Lorong 4 & 1 (loop)
231W	Toa Payoh Bus Interchange	Toa Payoh Lorong 1 & 4 (loop)

References

^ ^a ^b SPEECH BY MR RAYMOND LIM,MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT, AT THE VISIT TO KIM CHUAN DEPOT, 25 JANUARY 2008, 9.00 AM. Routes See also Toa Payoh Bus Interchange - first air-conditioned bus interchange in Singapore Sengkang Bus Interchange - Routes History of Bus Interchange Relocation of Bus Interchange in 1999 When the old Toa Payoh Bus Interchange was demolished in 1999 to make way for the building of HDB Hub History of Bus Interchange Relocation of Bus Interchange in 1999 When the old Toa Payoh Bus Interchange was demolished in 1999 to make way for the building of HDB Hub Singapore Government Media Release (2008-01-25). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate

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