Bukit Gombak MRT station explained

Type:Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Address:802 Bukit Batok West Avenue 5
Singapore 659083
Other:Bus, Taxi
Structure:Elevated
Platform:2 (1 island platform)
Levels:1
Tracks:2
Passengers:18,519 per day[1]
Pass Year:June 2024
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Operator:SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Former:Bukit Batok North
Map Type:Singapore Rail
Map Dot Label:Bukit Gombak
Map Alt:Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Map Size:300px

Bukit Gombak MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South line in Bukit Batok, Singapore. Located at the junction of Bukit Batok West Avenue 5 and Bukit Batok East Avenue 5, it is the nearest MRT station to the Bukit Batok Town Park, a scenic parkland otherwise known as "Little Guilin".

Opened on 10 March 1990, Bukit Gombak station was part of the Branch line before the opening of the North South line Woodlands Extension on 10 February 1996.

History

Installation of half-height screen doors at the station started on 30 April 2010 and operations commenced on 16 August 2010 with Clementi.[2] Then, this station was installed with high-volume low-speed fans, which commenced operations on 31 October 2012.

Bukit Gombak was a temporary terminus for the North South line from 18 to 19 September 2010 during the Jurong East Modification Project upgrade.[3] and during the late openings of the MRT on Sundays from June to November 2016.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Land Transport DataMall . mytransport.sg . . 14 August 2024 . 14 August 2024 . https://archive.ph/YCbCx . live.
  2. Web site: Above-ground MRT stations to have platform screen doors by 2012 . https://archive.today/20120730183552/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/324989/1/.html . dead . July 30, 2012 . Channel NewsAsia . January 26, 2008 . February 1, 2012 . Wong, Siew Ying .
  3. Web site: LTA and SMRT gear up for disruption over the weekend . 2017-08-10 . 2017-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170810131137/https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=058q6so69agyvk91js52vnv44lwpwyt68g9o43o0ve7tc9guwv . live .
  4. Web site: Late Opening of the East West and North South Line for maintenance works . 2017-08-10 . 2017-08-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170810132354/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/train-services-at-13-smrt-stations-to-start-an-hour-later-on-sun-8064192 . dead .