Toa Payoh MRT station facts for kids

Quick facts for kids  NS19  Toa Payoh 大巴窑 தோ பாயோ Toa Payoh
Rapid transit
Northbound platform of Toa Payoh MRT station.
Location	510 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh Singapore 319398
Coordinates	1°19′57.73″N 103°50′52.11″E / 1.3327028°N 103.8478083°E / 1.3327028; 103.8478083
Operated by	SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)	North South Line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Toa Payoh Bus Interchange, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes (HDB Hub)
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	NS19
History
Opened	7 November 1987; 37 years ago (1987-11-07)
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station Braddell towards Jurong East North South Line Novena towards Marina Bay
Location

Toa Payoh MRT station (NS19) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South Line in Toa Payoh, Singapore. Located within the town centre of Toa Payoh, this station is connected to Toa Payoh Bus Interchange and the HDB Hub.

Toa Payoh was the first MRT station in Singapore to be completed, topping out on 5 August 1985.

The station was the first underground station in the world to be fitted with platform screen doors. This station was among the first phase of MRT stations, from Toa Payoh to Yio Chu Kang, to be opened in Singapore on 7 November 1987. Today, the concourse area bears the inauguration plate of Singapore's MRT system.

Related pages

• Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)

Images for kids

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  Platform level of Toa Payoh station

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  Concourse level of the station.