Bukit Batok MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South line in Bukit Batok, Singapore. Until the opening of the Woodlands Extension, the station was part of the Branch line.

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NS2  Bukit Batok 武吉巴督 புக்கிட் பாத்தோக் Bukit Batok
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Platform level of the Bukit Batok MRT station.
General information
Location	10 Bukit Batok Central Singapore 659958
Coordinates	1°20′57″N 103°44′59″E
Operated by	SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)	North South Line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bukit Batok Bus Interchange, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes (West Mall)
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	10 March 1990; 32 years ago (1990-03-10)
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Bukit Batok South
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station Jurong East Terminus North South Line Bukit Gombak towards Marina South Pier
Location
Bukit Batok Bukit Batok station in Singapore

Bukit Batok station is situated within the town centre of Bukit Batok New Town, next to Bukit Batok Bus Interchange.

Etymology

Bukit Batok MRT station is located within the planning area of Bukit Batok, hence its name. The word "bukit" means "hill" in Malay; "batok" could be the Javanese term for coconut, or a corruption of "batu" which means "granite" in Malay, or it could be derived from the Malay word for cough "batok".

During planning stages, the station was called "Bukit Batok South".

History

The station was opened on 10 March 1990 as part of the Branch line,[1] and was given the station number B1. When the Woodlands Extension opened in 1996, the station number was changed to N23, and continued to use it until it adopted its current station number NS2 in 2001.

Installation of half-height screen doors at the station started on 29 June 2010 and operations commenced on 31 August 2010 with Lakeside.

The last North South line station installed with high-volume low-speed fans. With the beginning of operations on 30 November 2012 with Lakeside, this marked the completion of all high-volume low-speed fan installations along the North South line.

References

External links

• Media related to Bukit Batok MRT Station at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website

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