Bedok MRT Station
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| Bedok MRT Station 勿洛地铁站 பிடோ Rapid transit |
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 Platform of EW5 Bedok station. |
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| Address | 315 New Upper Changi Road Singapore 467347 |
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| Lines | East West | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
| Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Levels | 2 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Island | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 4 November 1989 | ||||||||||
| Accessible |  |
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| Code | EW5 | ||||||||||
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Bedok MRT Station (EW5) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the East West Line in Singapore. It is located between Kembangan and Tanah Merah stations. This station is one of the most widely used stations in Eastern Singapore, being crowded at most times of the day.
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[edit] Location
Bedok MRT Station is one of two stations on the eastern arm of the East West Line that lies directly in the middle of a road. It is in the center of New Upper Changi Road, and separates the dual carriageway road in the middle. Underpasses connect the station to both sides of the road (as opposed to overhead bridges on the western part). The station is a short walk away from the Bedok Bus Interchange via a widely used covered linkway.
[edit] Exits
Exit A - Connects with Central stop A on New Upper Changi Road, Bedok Bus Interchange and is Wheelchair accessible(WA)
Exit B - Connects with Central stop B on New Upper Changi Road and is Non-Wheelchair accessible
[edit] Bus services
Bus services located at Bedok Bus Interchange or the bus stops along New Upper Changi Road:
| Service | Between | And | Notes |
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| SBS Transit Trunk Services | |||
| 2 | New Bridge Road Bus Terminal | Changi Village Bus Terminal | Euro III  |
| 9 | Bedok Bus Interchange | Changi Airport Cargo Complex (loop) | |
| 24 | Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange | Changi Airport PTB 1, 2 & 3 Bus Terminal | Euro IV |
| 28 | Toa Payoh Bus Interchange | Tampines Bus Interchange | |
| 31 | Tampines Bus Interchange | Toa Payoh Bus Interchange | |
| 35 | Bedok Bus Interchange | Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal (loop) | |
| SBS Transit Townlink Services | |||
| 222 | Bedok Bus Interchange | Chai Chee Drive (Loop) | |
| SBS Transit NiteOwl Services | |||
| 4N | Marina Centre Bus Terminal | Bedok North Road | |
| SMRT Buses Trunk Services | |||
| 67 | Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange | Tampines Bus Interchange | |
[edit] Shops & facilities nearby
- There is no shopping centre nearby. However, as Bedok Town Centre is next door to the station, there is a large number of shophouses and other facilities in the vicinity.
- Bedok Community Library
- Bedok Polyclinic
[edit] 2000 accident
On 30th September 2000, a 70 year-old man was killed along the elevated tracks when he was hit by an MRT train near the Bedok station toward Kembangan MRT Station. Police were notified at 9.47 pm and the man was pronounced dead at about 10.30 pm by Singapore Civil Defence Force officers. It took six police and SCDF officers to pull the body out from under the train. According to passengers interviewed, announcements over the public-address system said there was a technical problem with the tracks.
Train services between Eunos and Bedok stations, both east- and west-bound, were disrupted for about 1 1/2 hours, up to 11.20 pm. Hundreds of passengers were told to get off the trains and use the bus services which were added to ferry passengers between the Eunos and Tanah Merah stations.
