Toa Payoh MRT station
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Toa Payoh MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South line (NSL) in Toa Payoh, Singapore. Located in the town centre of Toa Payoh, it is integrated with the Toa Payoh Bus Interchange and the HDB Hub, headquarters of the Housing and Development Board. The station is underneath the intersection of three roads: Lorong 1 Toa Payoh, Lorong 2 Toa Payoh and Lorong 6 Toa Payoh.
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Toa Payoh 大巴窑 தோ பாயோ | |||||||||||
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Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 510 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh Singapore 319398[1] | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 01°19′58″N 103°50′51″E | ||||||||||
Operated by | SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) | ||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus (Toa Payoh Bus Interchange), taxi | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 7 November 1987; 36 years ago (1987-11-07) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
November 2020 | 25,731 per day[2] | ||||||||||
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First announced in May 1982, construction of the station began in 1983 as part of Phase I of the MRT system. In August 1985, it became the first Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore to have its concrete structure completed. It opened on 7 November 1987 and was one of the first MRT stations to operate in revenue service. It has a bright yellow scheme with a set of coloured tiles at the concourse level.