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 NS15 
Yio Chu Kang
杨厝港
இயோ சூ காங்
Yio Chu Kang
Rapid transit
Platform screen doors at Yio Chu Kang MRT station, Singapore.jpg
Platform level of Yio Chu Kang MRT station.
Location 3000 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8
Singapore 569813
Coordinates 1°22′54.86″N 103°50′41.34″E / 1.3819056°N 103.8448167°E / 1.3819056; 103.8448167
Operated by SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
Platforms 2 (1 island platform)
Tracks 2
Connections Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange, Taxi
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Platform levels 1
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code  NS15 
History
Opened 7 November 1987; 37 years ago (1987-11-07)
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
towards Jurong East
North South Line
towards Marina Bay
Location
Yio Chu Kang MRT station
North South Line

Yio Chu Kang MRT station (NS15) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South Line in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore.

Tracks between this station and Khatib MRT station is the longest between any two stations on the North South Line. Opened on 7 November 1987, Yio Chu Kang station is one of Singapore's oldest MRT station.

History

NS15 Yio Chu Kang MRT Concourse 2
Yio Chu Kang MRT concourse
NS15 Yio Chu Kang Platform A
Another view of the MRT platform

Yio Chu Kang station was the terminus of the North South Line when it first opened on 7 November 1987 along with the first five stations of the MRT. Trains stopped at Platform A before reversing and crossing over to the opposite track.

On 3 March 2003, a 23-year-old drove his car onto an MRT track near Lentor Avenue, the section between Yio Chu Kang and Khatib. The accident occurred when the car, travelling 17 kmh[convert: unknown unit] over the speed limit, went up an 18 centimetres (7.1 in) kerb, crossed a total distance of 9.5 metres (31 ft) before going up a steep slope before landing on the track. Witnesses tried to push the car off the tracks to prevent a possible accident from an approaching train. Although the train driver was not able to stop in time, he was able to slow the train down enough to prevent the train from [[de.

On 12 February 2015, a 29-year-old motorcyclist died after he was flung onto the MRT tracks between Khatib and Yio Chu Kang stations early on Thursday morning following a traffic accident on the Lentor flyover, similar to the 2003 accident.


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