Somerset MRT Station
NS23
Somerset MRT Station 索美塞地铁站 சாமர்செட் Stesen MRT Somerset |
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![]() Platform of Somerset MRT station.
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Location | 1 Somerset Road Singapore 238162 |
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Operated by | SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) | ||||||||||
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Platforms | Island | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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Station code | NS23 | ||||||||||
Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
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Opened | 12 December 1987 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Killiney | ||||||||||
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Somerset MRT Station (NS23) is an underground station on the North South Line of the Mass Rapid Transit in Singapore, located under 313@Somerset Shopping Centre between Orchard Road and Somerset Road. It was upgraded in 2002, the first phase of station upgrading works on the system. At 313 @ Somerset, there is a 24-hour linkway involved.
To commemorate Total Defence Day in 2000, the Singapore Civil Defence Force conducted the first ever Shelter Open House at this station on 15 and 16 February.[citation needed]
The section of tracks between this station and Dhoby Ghaut is the shortest between any two MRT Stations on the North South Line, taking 1 minute for a train to travel between these two stations. Unlike most other underground stations, the toilets in this station are located on the street level rather than the concourse level.
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History
Bomb hoax
A call was made from a public telephone at the station concourse at about 5 p.m. on 26 September 2007 about a bomb at the station. The police arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with the incident two days later on the morning of September 28, 2007 after finding no bomb.[1]
Station layout
L1 | Street Level | 313@Somerset & Orchard Central |
B1 | Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Somerset Xchange |
B2 | Platform A | North South Line towards NS1 EW24 Jurong East via NS22 TE14 Orchard (→) |
Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Platform B | North South Line towards NS28 Marina South Pier via NS24 NE6 CC1 Dhoby Ghaut (←) |
Exits
- A – Comcentre, Singapore Power Building and Skate Park
- B – 313@Somerset, Cathay Cineleisure Orchard, Centrepoint Shopping Centre, Mandarin Orchard Singapore, The Heeren Shops, Faber House, Orchard Point, Peranakan Place, Emerald Hill
- C - Orchard Gateway
- D - Orchard Gateway Library, Orchard Central, Orchard Plaza
Transport connections
Rail
Destination | First Train | Last Train | ||||
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Mon – Sat | Sunday & Public Holiday |
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North South Line | ||||||
to NS1 Jurong East | 6.09am | 6.34am | 11.58pm | |||
to NS28 Marina South Pier | 5.51am | 6.24am | 11.49pm | |||
to NS27 Marina Bay | – | – | 11.52pm | |||
to NS7 Kranji | – | – | 12.15am |
References
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