Bishan

NS17 CC15	Bishan
	碧山
	பீஷான்

Bishan
Bishan on North South Line
Lines	North South Line Circle Line
No. of Exits	5
Date opened:	7 November 1987
Station Info:
Previous Station:	Ang Mo Kio (North South) Lorong Chuan (Circle)
Next Station:	Braddell (North South) Marymount (Circle)

Bishan MRT station is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station along the North South line and Circle line in Bishan, Singapore, which the station is named after. It is located along Bishan Road. The name in turn is derived from the Cantonese term for large burial ground, Peck San Theng (Chinese: 碧山亭; pinyin: bìshāntíng), which literally translates as "pavilions on the green". It was originally planned to name the station San Teng. Opened on 7 November 1987, Bishan station is one of the first five MRT stations on the network.

Located within the town centre area, it is connected to Bishan Bus Interchange and Junction 8. It is also in close proximity to schools such as Raffles Institution and Catholic High School.

History

Contract 103 for the construction of Teng MRT station was awarded to a Belgian and Singaporean joint venture on 16 December 1983. This $32,882,507 contract, the first involving cut and cover construction awarded by the MRT Corporation, also includes 3.2-kilometre (2.0 mi) of tunnels between San Teng MRT station and Braddell MRT station. On 21 September 1984, the MRT Corporation renamed San Teng station to Bishan station to reflect the name of the new housing estate that was being built around this MRT station.

Bishan MRT station was completed on 23 October 1985 and was one of the first MRT stations on the network to be opened for service on 7 November 1987.

History

On 28 July 2004, a 31 year old accountant died after falling on the track in front of an oncoming train at this station, disrupting train services on the northbound MRT line for an hour. Another such incident happened to an elderly man on 15 September that year.

On 7 October 2017, water got into a section of the tunnel between Bishan and Braddell MRT stations during a heavy downpour in the afternoon, which disrupted train services along 13 stations on the North South line for several hours. This case of water entering MRT tunnels is believed to be the first time it has affected train service along the NSL. Separately, at about 5.55 pm, a small fire was spotted trackside in the tunnel between the Marina Bay and Raffles Place stations, but it had died down by itself. It is not clear if it is linked to the flood, although electrical short circuits caused by water had sparked tunnel fires before. Train services between Marina South Pier and Newton were restored on the day itself at about 9.20 pm. Train services between Newton and Ang Mo Kio were fully resumed at 1.36 pm the following day after overnight efforts to clear the water in the tunnel, after nearly 21 hours of service disruption, being one of the worst disruptions in SMRT's history. It was revealed that the overflowing in the tunnel was caused by a malfunction in the water pumping system, which has since been repaired.

During the coronavirus epidemic in Singapore, a Singaporean female worker at Bishan MRT station was infected with the virus.

Exits

Exit	Location	Nearby
A	Junction 8 (Level 1)	Junction 8 Shopping Centre, Bishan Bus Interchange, Bishan Community Centre, Bishan Neighbourhood Police Post, Bishan Public Library, Bishan-Toa Payoh Town Council (Branch Office), CPF Bishan Building, Lion’s Home For The Elders (Bishan), S’pore Scout Association
B	Bishan Road	Bishan Stadium & Swimming Complex, Catholic High School, Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary / Secondary School, Masjid An-Nahdhah Mosque, MOE Language Centre, SMRT Sports and Recreation Club, SMRT Bishan Train Depot
C	Bishan Road	Raffles Institution (Secondary and JC), Guangyang Primary / Secondary School, Kwong Wai Siew Peck San Theng
D	Bishan Bus Interchange	Bishan Bus Interchange, Bishan Swimming Complex, Bishan Sports Hall/Stadium, MOE Language Centre (Bishan), Kuo Chuan Presby Primary School, Kuo Chuan Presby Seconadary School,
E	Junction 8 (Basement 1)	Junction 8 Shopping Centre

Italicized stations are currently under construction, planned or out of service.
Stations	Jurong East NS1 EW24• Bukit Batok NS2 • Bukit Gombak NS3 • Choa Chu Kang NS4 BP1 • Yew Tee NS5 , Sungei Kadut NS6 • Kranji NS7 • Marsiling NS8 • Woodlands NS9 TE2• Admiralty NS10 • Sembawang NS11 • Canberra NS12 • Yishun NS13 • Khatib NS14 • Yio Chu Kang NS15 • Ang Mo Kio NS16 • Bishan NS17 CC15 , Braddell NS18 , Toa Payoh NS19 , Novena NS20 • Newton NS21 DT11• Orchard NS22 • Somerset NS23 • Dhoby Ghaut NS24 NE6 CC1• City Hall NS25 EW13 • Raffles Place NS26 EW14 • Marina Bay NS27 CE2 • Marina South Pier NS28
Depots	Bishan Depot • Ulu Pandan Depot