Ang Mo Kio MRT station
{{Short description|Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore}}
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| enname = Ang Mo Kio
| zhname = 宏茂桥
| taname = அங் மோ கியோ
| msname = Ang Mo Kio
| line = North South
| line2 = Cross Island
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| code = {{SMRT code|NS|16|CR|11}}
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| type = Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
| image = NS16 Ang Mo Kio MRT Station Exterior 202412.jpg
| image_caption = Exterior of the NSL station with the CRL construction site
| address = 2450 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8
Singapore 569811 (NSL)
| coordinates = {{Coord|1|22|12.06|N|103|50|58.02|E|type:railwaystation_region:SG|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| line = {{rail color box|system=SMRT|line=North South}}{{rail color box|system=SMRT|line=Cross Island}}
| other = Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange, Taxi
| structure = Elevated (NSL)
Underground (CRL)
| platform = 4 (2 island platforms) + 2 (1 island platform) (U/C)
| depth =
| levels = 1 + 1 (U/C)
| tracks = 3 + 2 (U/C)
| parking = Yes (AMK Hub)
| bicycle = Yes (opposite AMK Hub)
| baggage_check =
| passengers = 39,720 per day{{cite web |title=Land Transport DataMall |website=Datamall |publisher=Land Transport Authority |url=https://www.mytransport.sg/content/mytransport/home/dataMall.html |access-date=14 August 2024 |archive-date=14 August 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240814080443/https://datamall.lta.gov.sg/content/datamall/en.html |url-status=live|url-access=registration}}
| pass_year = June 2024
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| opened = {{start date and age|df=yes|1987|11|07}} (North South line)
{{start date and age|df=yes|2030}} (Cross Island line)
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified =
| accessible = Yes
| owned =
| operator = SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) (North South line)
| zone =
| former =
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=SMRT|line=North South|left=Yio Chu Kang|right=Bishan|line2=Cross Island|left2=Tavistock|right2=Teck Ghee}}
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| map_dot_label = Ang Mo Kio
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Ang Mo Kio MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South Line in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore.
Located at the junction of Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 and Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8, beside Ang Mo Kio Town Garden East, the station is connected to AMK Hub, Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange and the Ang Mo Kio Town Centre via an underground walkway.
Opened on 7 November 1987, Ang Mo Kio station is one of the five stations that collectively make up Singapore's oldest MRT stations. This station will become an interchange station along the Cross Island Line in 2030.
History
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In July 1983, the Provisional Mass Transit Authority has extended the line to Yio Chu Kang, and the Phase 1A extended from Outram Park via Tiong Bahru, Redhill, Queenstown, Commonwealth, Buona Vista and Clementi stations, easing the loads at Ang Mo Kio.
On 12 June 1984, the contract was shortlisted for the construction of a viaduct from San Teng MRT station to Yio Chu Kang, together with Ang Mo Kio and Yio Chu Kang stations under Contract 102. This contract also specified that the stretch of Ang Mo Kio Street 53 all the way to Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8 would have to be permanently closed in 1985 and levelled, so that the railway could be laid on the ground level.
Ang Mo Kio was the second station on the North South line to receive MJ Air Tech high-volume low-speed fans. The fans were placed into service on 30 June 2012, along with those installed at Jurong East.
Installation of noise barriers from Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 to Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 is completed.[https://www.lta.gov.sg/data/apps/news/press/2017/20170602_NoisebarriersLocs.pdf Installation of Noise Barriers]
=Cross Island Line Interchange=
On 25 January 2019, LTA announced that Ang Mo Kio station would be part of the proposed Cross Island line (CRL). The station will be constructed as part of Phase 1, consisting of 12 stations between Aviation Park and Bright Hill, and is expected to be completed in 2030.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2019/1/2/joint-news-release-by-the-land-transport-authority-lta-sla---cross-island-line-1-new-links-by-2029.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305115653/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2019/1/2/joint-news-release-by-the-land-transport-authority-lta-sla---cross-island-line-1-new-links-by-2029.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 March 2020|title=LTA {{!}} News Room {{!}} News Releases {{!}} Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) & SLA - Cross Island Line 1: New Links by 2029|date=5 March 2020|access-date=5 March 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/first-phase-of-cross-island-mrt-line-finalised-will-have-12-stations|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305115542/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/first-phase-of-cross-island-mrt-line-finalised-will-have-12-stations|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 March 2020|title=First phase of Cross Island MRT line finalised; will have 12 stations, Transport News & Top Stories - The Straits Times|date=5 March 2020|access-date=5 March 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/cross-island-line-mrt-stations-first-phase-ready-by-2029-11164656|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305115737/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/cross-island-line-mrt-stations-first-phase-ready-by-2029-11164656|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 March 2020|title=First phase of Cross Island Line to open by 2029 with 12 stations - CNA|date=5 March 2020|access-date=5 March 2020}} A second phase from Bright Hill to Jurong Lake District is targeted to open in 2032.
A contract for the design and construction of Ang Mo Kio CRL Station and associated tunnels was awarded to Gammon Construction and Engineering Pte. Ltd – Bachy Soletanche Singapore Pte. Ltd. Joint Venture on 20 July 2021 at a sum of S$644 million. Construction will start in the fourth quarter of 2021, with completion in 2030.{{cite web |title=LTA Awards Civil Contract for Design and Construction of Ang Mo Kio Station and Tunnels under Cross Island Line Phase 1 |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2021/7/news-releases/civil-contract-for-amk-station-and-crl-tunnels-phase-1.html |website=Land Transport Authority |access-date=21 July 2021 |date=20 July 2021}}
Initially expected to open in 2029, the restrictions on the construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to delays in the CRL line completion, and the date was pushed to 2030.{{cite web |title=Written Reply by Minister for Transport Ong Ye Kung to Parliamentary Question on Updates on Thomson East Coast Line, Jurong Region Line and Cross Island Line |url=https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/written-reply-by-minister-for-transport-ong-ye-kung-to-parliamentary-question-on-updates-on-thomson-east-coast-line-jurong-region-line-and-cross-island-line |website=Land Transport Authority |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517000023/https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/Detail/written-reply-by-minister-for-transport-ong-ye-kung-to-parliamentary-question-on-updates-on-thomson-east-coast-line-jurong-region-line-and-cross-island-line |url-status=dead }}
Incidents
Nitcharee Peneakchansak, a 14-year-old Thai, was seriously injured and lost both her legs after she fell onto the track and was hit by a train at Ang Mo Kio on 3 April 2011.{{cite news | title = Teen falls onto MRT track, hit by train | publisher = Channel News Asia | date = 3 April 2011 | url = http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1120393/1/.html}} Peneakchansak left Singapore on 13 June that year after recuperating in hospital. SMRT had reportedly offered the family S$5000 as compensation. The victim's father, rejected the compensation as her prosthetic legs will cost around S$100,000 and must be changed every three to five years.{{cite news | title = Girl who lost legs in MRT accident returns to Thailand | publisher = Channel NewsAsia | date = 13 June 2011 | url =http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1134867/1/.html}} Her father sued SMRT for S$3.4 million the amount equivalent to the price for the 20 pairs of prosthetic legs that Peneakchansak will need in her lifetime.{{cite news | title = Thai teen's $3.4m suit to reveal what happened on MRT tracks | publisher = The Straits Times| date = 18 June 2011 | url =http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20110618-284734.html| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110621025853/http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20110618-284734.html| url-status =dead| archive-date =June 21, 2011}}
On 20 June 2011, SMRT clarified that the money offered to Peneakchansak was a gesture of goodwill and not compensation. The transport company said compensation would only be made after investigations had concluded. SMRT also said that the S$10,000 offered to her family to travel to Singapore when she was still in hospital was also a gesture of goodwill.{{cite news | title = S$5,000 offered to Thai amputee not compensation: SMRT | publisher = Channel NewsAsia | date = 20 June 2011 | url =http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1136199/1/.html}} In its defence papers on 1 September that year, the SMRT reiterates that all the safety warnings and precautions – such as the yellow lines – were in place and that the distance which the train travelled after the driver slammed on the brakes were within "safety specifications" and argues that Peneakchansak's "negligence" contributed to her falling "onto the tracks at the MRT station on her own accord". It also claimed that the girl was "aware of the danger of the oncoming trains and that by standing behind the yellow safety line until the train had stopped", she would have been reasonably safe from falling onto the tracks and pointed out that the girl had failed to keep a proper lookout for the oncoming train and take reasonable care of her own well-being despite knowing the risks of falling. It adds that she had failed to stand behind the yellow safety line until the train had stopped despite clear warning signs displayed at the MRT station.{{cite news | title = SMRT files defence against lawsuit by family of Thai girl who lost legs|publisher = Channel NewsAsia | date = 1 September 2011 | url = http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1150395/1/.html}}
Ang Hin Kee, MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC announced that Ang Mo Kio station would be installed with the half-height platform screen doors on the platform by June, earlier than scheduled. Although it was announced to be completed by that month, it was delayed till 2 December that year before operations began.{{cite news | title = Safety screen doors at Ang Mo Kio MRT station to be installed earlier | publisher = Channel NewsAsia | date = 24 April 2011 | url =http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1124539/1/.html}}
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Ang Mo Kio MRT Station}}
- {{Official website|http://www.smrt.com.sg/Trains/NetworkMap/AngMoKio.aspx}}
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