Novena MRT Station
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| Novena MRT Station 诺维娜地铁站 நொவீனா Rapid transit |
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 North-bound platform of NS20 Novena MRT station |
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| Address | 250 Thomson Road Singapore 307642 |
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| Lines | North South | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
| Structure | Underground | ||||||||||
| Levels | 2 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Island | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 12 December 1987 | ||||||||||
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| Code | NS20 | ||||||||||
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Novena MRT Station (NS20) is located on the North South Line on the Mass Rapid Transit system. It is an underground station which opened on 12 December 1987.
The station gets busy during the morning and evening peak hours and during the weekdays due to the offices in Novena Square, nearby Goldhill Centre, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, United Square; nearby schools like ITE College West (Balestier) and Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
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[edit] Architecture
One of the station's distinctive features was its bright green wall tiles. But as falling tiles was a problem in Toa Payoh and Novena stations, the trademark bright green tiles of the station walls were replaced with a layer of plastic and paint of the same colour. The station has been refurbished.
Parts of the concourse level of the station resembles a station on the London Underground, with its concave curved walls.
[edit] Trivia
Novena means "a series of prayers" in Italian.
[edit] Legends
Like Bishan station, the station is rumoured to be haunted, possibly because the area used to be a cemetery in the past.
[edit] Exits
- Exit A — Dover Park Hospice, Hospice Care Association, National Neuroscience Instituete, National Skin Centre, New Phoenix Park, Ren Ci Hospital and Medical Centre, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Square 2 and Novena Medical Centre
- Exit B — Goldhill Centre, Novena Church, Revenue House, United Square
- Exit C (unofficial) — Novena Square
- Exit D Tan Tock Seng Hospital
[edit] Bus services
The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Thomson Road:
| Service | Between | And | Notes |
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| 21 | Pasir Ris Bus Interchange | Saint Michael's Bus Terminal | Wheelchair Accessible Bus Service (WAB) Euro III  |
| 56 | Bishan Bus Interchange | Marina Centre Bus Terminal | |
| 57 | Bishan Bus Interchange | Bukit Merah Bus Interchange | Euro IV |
| 131 | Saint Michael's Bus Terminal | Bukit Merah Bus Interchange | |
| 166 | Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange | Clementi Bus Interchange | |
| SMRT Buses Trunk Services | |||
| 167 | Sembawang Bus Interchange | Bukit Merah Bus Interchange | |
| 851 | Yishun Bus Interchange | Bukit Merah Bus Interchange | |
| 980 | Sembawang Bus Interchange | Lorong 1 Geylang Bus Terminal | |
| SMRT Buses NightRider Services | |||
| NR1 | HarbourFront Bus Interchange | Yishun Ring Road | |
[edit] Flooding incident
On 23 June 2006, at 7am (SST), the station experienced a minor flood with water reaching a height of five centimetres. There was no disruption of train services, but the fare gates were shutdown. Station staff were present to assist the commuters, sheltering them with umbrellas. As the water continued to flow, wooden planks were placed on the ground to form temporary walkways. By 8.30am, the water had receded. Investigations indicated that the nearby construction of the Novena Medical Centre above the station has caused the seepage of water into the station. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Flooding at Novena MRT station from construction site", Channel NewsAsia, 23 June 2006.
