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 NS11 
Sembawang
三巴旺
செம்பாவாங்
Sembawang
Rapid transit
NS11 Sembawang Exit A at angle.jpg
Exit A of Sembawang MRT station
Location 11 Canberra Road
Singapore 759775
Coordinates 1°26′56.49″N 103°49′12.55″E / 1.4490250°N 103.8201528°E / 1.4490250; 103.8201528
Operated by SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
Platforms 2 (1 island platform)
Tracks 2
Connections Sembawang Bus Interchange, Taxi
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Platform levels 1
Parking Yes (Sun Plaza)
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code  NS11 
History
Opened 10 February 1996; 28 years ago (1996-02-10)
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
towards Jurong East
North South Line
towards Marina Bay
Location
Sembawang MRT station
North South Line

Sembawang MRT station (NS11) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South Line in Sembawang, Singapore.

The station is in the middle of two roads, Sembawang Way and Sembawang Alley. The station is next to a shopping mall Sun Plaza. A bus station called Sembawang Bus Interchange is also close to the station.

History

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An picture of the station (taken in 2000s)
NS11 Sembawang Exit D-1
Exit D of the station

When the North South Line is planned, there is a station called Sembawang. It is between two other stations - Yio Chu Kang and Yishun. The station is now named Khatib.

In 1990, North South Line Woodlands Extension was planed. Sembawang was not part of this planned route. Later, the Singapore government agree to built this station . The station opened on 10 February 1996. The area around the station was not yet filled with anything. Only Canberra Road and a very small Sembawang New Town are located nearby.

There are a lot of passengers who fell down into the tracks of the Station. Some passengers also go into the tracks illegally. In 2011, the Land Transport Authority started to build low doors and barriers around the tracks. They were completed in 2012.

This station also have high-volume low-speed fans installed in 2012.

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