Bishan MRT station

Bishan
 NS17  CC15 
碧山
பீஷான்
Exit A of Bishan station.
General information
Location200 Bishan Road
Singapore 579827 (NSL)
17 Bishan Place
Singapore 579842 (CCL)
Coordinates1°21′04″N 103°50′54″E / 1.351236°N 103.848456°E / 1.351236; 103.848456
SystemMass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line
Platforms4 (1 island platform, 2 side platforms)
Tracks4
Connections Bishan
Construction
Structure typeGround-level (North–South Line)
Underground (Circle Line)
Platform levels2
ParkingYes (Junction 8)
AccessibleYes
History
Opened7 November 1987 (1987-11-07) (North–South Line)
28 May 2009 (2009-05-28) (Circle Line)
Rebuilt27 July 2008 (2008-07-27) (North–South Line southbound platforms)
22 May 2009 (2009-05-22) (North–South Line northbound platforms)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesKampong San Teng, San Teng
Passengers
June 202437,275 per day
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Ang Mo Kio
towards Jurong East
North–South Line Braddell
Lorong Chuan Circle Line Marymount
towards HarbourFront
Location
Bishan
Bishan station in Singapore

Bishan MRT station (/ˈbʃɑːn/ BEE-shahn) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North–South (NSL) and Circle (CCL) lines in Bishan, Singapore. The station is located along Bishan Road within the town centre; it is close to Junction 8 shopping centre, Bishan Bus Interchange and Bishan Stadium. Nearby schools include Raffles Institution, Catholic High School and Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School.

Initially announced as Kampong San Teng, it was renamed San Teng and subsequently Bishan. The NSL station opened on 7 November 1987; it was one of the first five stations on the MRT network. During its construction, the original island platform of the NSL was split into two separate side platforms and the station was upgraded to cope with increased passenger traffic from the CCL, which opened on 28 May 2009. Bishan's NSL platforms are the only ground-level station on the MRT network, while the CCL station features Move! by Soh Ee Shaun, an Art-in-Transit artwork. Owing to its location as the site of a former cemetery that was cleared for construction, the station is also associated with local folklore claiming it to be haunted.