Bedok North MRT station

{{about|the MRT station on the Downtown line near Bedok Reservoir|other stations with the name Bedok|Bedok station (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox station

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| enname = Bedok North

| zhname = 勿洛北

| taname = பிடோக் நார்த்

| msname = Bedok North

| line = Downtown

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| code = {{SMRT code|DT|29}}

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| type = Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station

| image = DT29 Bedok North station.jpg

| image_caption = Platform level of Bedok North station

| address = 651 Bedok North Road
Singapore 479481

| coordinates = {{coord|1|20|11|N|103|55|04|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| line = {{rail color box|system=SMRT|line=Downtown}}

| other = Bus, Taxi

| structure = Underground

| platform = 2 (1 island platform)

| depth =

| levels = 1

| tracks = 2

| parking =

| bicycle =

| passengers = 7,032 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|2017|10|21}}

| closed =

| rebuilt =

| electrified = Yes

| accessible = Yes

| owned =

| operator = SBS Transit DTL Pte Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)

| zone =

| former = Bedok Town Park

| services = {{Adjacent stations |system=SMRT |line=Downtown |left=Kaki Bukit|right=Bedok Reservoir }}

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| map_type = Singapore Rail

| map_caption = Bedok North station in Singapore

| map_dot_label = Bedok North

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Bedok North MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Downtown line in the northern part of Bedok, Singapore, located along Bedok North Road, near the Pan Island Expressway flyover and the Bedok Town Park. It serves nearby HDB estates, the nearby Damai Primary School and will serve a future integrated hospital in the area.{{cite web | last=Goh | first=Timothy | title=New integrated hospital to open next to Bedok North MRT station around 2030 | website=The Straits Times | date=13 November 2020 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/new-integrated-hospital-to-open-next-to-bedok-north-mrt-station-around-2030 | access-date=6 November 2022}}

History

File:DT29 Bedok North Exit A.jpg

The station was first announced as Bedok Town Park station on 20 August 2010 when the 16 stations of the {{convert|21|km|miles|adj=on}} Downtown Line Stage 3 (DTL3) from the River Valley (now Fort Canning) to Expo stations were unveiled. The line was expected to be completed in 2017.{{cite web |title=Downtown Line 3 Station Locations Unveiled Faster Access for Residents in the East to the City and Marina Bay Area |url=http://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=yivww86x9i5t4jpf9s4plkdid6mc74swzo97f0f0x8o4a616g1 |date=20 August 2010|website=www.lta.gov.sg|archive-url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/2016-04-25%2019:14:38.000/wp/details/http://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=yivww86x9i5t4jpf9s4plkdid6mc74swzo97f0f0x8o4a616g1|archive-date=25 April 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Alignment of DTL3 |url=http://www.lta.gov.sg/data/apps/news/press/2010/Alignment%20of%20DTL.pdf |website=www.lta.gov.sg |archive-url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/wayback/20160425123410/http://www.lta.gov.sg/data/apps/news/press/2010/Alignment%20of%20DTL.pdf |archive-date=25 April 2016 |url-status=dead |access-date=12 December 2020 }}{{cite news|title=DTL Station Locations|url=http://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltaweb/corp/PublicTransport/files/DTL%20Station%20Locations.pdf|website=www.lta.gov.sg|archive-url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/webarchives/wayback/20131231111820/http://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltaweb/corp/PublicTransport/files/DTL%20Station%20Locations.pdf|archive-date=31 December 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=12 December 2020}} Contract 928 for the construction and completion of Bedok Town Park station and associated tunnels was awarded to Sato Kogyo (S) Pte Ltd at a sum of {{SGDConvert|268.68|m|year=2011|showdate=no}} in February 2011. Construction of the station and the tunnels commenced in the second quarter that year and was targeted to be completed in 2017.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=25 February 2011|title=LTA Awards First Two Downtown Line 3 Contracts {{!}} Press Room {{!}} Land Transport Authority|url=http://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=v48askj40s19kl2wghn8t70gx87zbqpxdtbsfgpa09559gs668|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903013432/https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=v48askj40s19kl2wghn8t70gx87zbqpxdtbsfgpa09559gs668|archive-date=3 September 2018|access-date=|website=www.lta.gov.sg}}

On 31 May 2017, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that the station, together with the rest of DTL3, will be opened on 21 October that year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2017/5/2/factsheet-downtown-line-3-to-open-on-21-october-2017.html|title=LTA {{!}} News Room {{!}} News Releases {{!}} Factsheet: Downtown Line 3 to Open on 21 October 2017|website=www.lta.gov.sg|access-date=22 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422100617/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2017/5/2/factsheet-downtown-line-3-to-open-on-21-october-2017.html|archive-date=22 April 2020|url-status=live}}{{cite web | last=Alkhatib | first=Shaffiq Idris | title=Downtown Line 3 opens to public | website=The Straits Times | date=21 October 2017 | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/downtown-line-3-opens-to-public | access-date=20 August 2020 | archive-date=6 April 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406100901/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/downtown-line-3-opens-to-public | url-status=live }}{{cite news|title=Opening of Downtown Line Stage 3|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/where-to-go-and-what-to-see-on-downtown-line-3|website=The Straits Times|date=31 May 2017 |publisher=The Straits Times|access-date=31 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531234810/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/where-to-go-and-what-to-see-on-downtown-line-3|archive-date=31 May 2017|url-status=live |last1=Abdullah |first1=Zhaki }} Passengers were offered a preview of the station along with the other Downtown Line 3 (DTL 3) stations at the DTL 3 Open House on 15 October.{{cite web | title=News Room - News Releases - It's Rail Fun at the Downtown Line 3 Open House on 15 October! | website=www.lta.gov.sg | date=10 August 2017 | url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2017/8/2/its-rail-fun-at-the-downtown-line-3-open-house-on-15-october.html | access-date=21 August 2020 | archive-date=21 August 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821064834/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/newsroom/2017/8/2/its-rail-fun-at-the-downtown-line-3-open-house-on-15-october.html | url-status=live }}

Station details

Bedok North MRT station serves the Downtown Line and is located between Bedok Reservoir and Kaki Bukit stations. The station code is DT29. The station is located along Bedok North Road.{{Cite web |title=Bedok North MRT Station (DT29) |url=https://www.onemap.gov.sg/v2/?lat=1.33474211664091&lng=103.91797832995&postal=479481 |website=www.onemap.gov.sg}} The station has 3 entrances serving surrounding HDB estates, Damai Primary School and a future integrated hospital. Bedok North Station is also a Civil Defence (CD) shelter. {{Cite web |title=List of Civil Defence Public Shelter (As of April 2024) |url=https://www.scdf.gov.sg/docs/default-source/cdsheltertour/list-of-civil-defence-public-shelter-25-april-2024.pdf?sfvrsn=33ef16_1 |website=www.scdf.gov.sg}}

Like other MRT stations in Singapore, the station is wheelchair accessible has lifts at every entrances and from the concourse to the platform. Tactile flooring is also installed around the station to guide visually-handicapped.{{Cite web |title=Train Service Information - SBSTransit |url=https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/Service/TrainInformation?TrainLine=DTL&Station=BDN |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=www.sbstransit.com.sg}}

= Public artwork =

As part of the Art-in-Transit programme in MRT, an artwork named Dedaun Masa (Leaves of Time) by Ahmad Abu Bakar is featured around the station. The artwork shows leaves inspired by Umbrella trees and leaves found around the Bedok North area.{{Cite web |title=Art-in-Transit - SBSTransit |url=https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/art-in-transit |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=www.sbstransit.com.sg}}{{Cite web |title=Art in Transit DT29 |url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltagov/getting_around/public_transport/a_better_public_transport_experience/art_in_transit/pdf/DTL%20AIT%20QR%20DT29%20BDN.pdf |website=www.lta.gov.sg}}

References

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Category:Railway stations in Singapore opened in 2017

Category:Bedok

Category:Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) stations