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Novena MRT Station
诺维娜地铁站
நொவீனா
Rapid transit
Novena MRT Station; 诺维娜地铁站; நொவீனா; Rapid transit
	; North-bound platform of NS20 Novena MRT station
Station statistics
Address	250 Thomson Road; Singapore 307642
Coordinates	1°19′13.42″N 103°50′37.28″E / 1.3203944°N 103.8436889°E
Lines	North South
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Structure	Underground
Levels	2
Platforms	Island
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	12 December 1987
Accessible
Code	NS20
Services
Location
	Novena MRT Station

Novena MRT Station (NS20) is located on the North South Line on the Mass Rapid Transit system. It is an underground station which opened on 12 December 1987.

The station gets busy during the morning and evening peak hours and during the weekdays due to the offices in Novena Square, nearby Goldhill Centre, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, United Square; nearby primary schools like St Joseph's Institution Junior, a technical institute (ITE College West (Balestier)) and a hospital (Tan Tock Seng Hospital).

[edit] Architecture

One of the station's distinctive features was its bright green wall tiles. But as falling tiles was a problem in Toa Payoh and Novena stations, the trademark bright green tiles of the station walls were replaced with a layer of plastic and paint of the same colour. The station has been completely refurbished in 2008.

Parts of the concourse level of the station resembles a station on the London Underground, with its concave curved walls.

[edit] Trivia

The station is named after Novena Church. Novena means "a series of prayers" in Italian.

[edit] Legends

Like Bishan station, the station is rumoured to be haunted, possibly because the area used to be a cemetery in the past.

[edit] Exits

Exit A — Dover Park Hospice, Hospice Care Association, National Neuroscience Institute, National Skin Centre, New Phoenix Park, Ren Ci Hospital and Medical Centre, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Square 2 and Novena Medical Centre
Exit B — Goldhill Centre, Novena Church, Revenue House, United Square
Exit C (unofficial) — Novena Square
Exit D Tan Tock Seng Hospital

[edit] Train Service

Destination	First Train		Last Train
	Mon - Sat	Sunday & Public Holiday	Daily
North South Line
to NS1 Jurong East	6.01am	6.38am	12.00am
to NS27 Marina Bay	5.44am	6.10am	11.40pm
to NS7 Kranji	-	-	12.18am

[edit] Current Station Layout

L1	Street Level	Novena Square
B1	NSL Concourse	Faregates, Station Control, Ticketing Machines
B2 Platforms	Platform A	North South Line towards NS1 EW24 Jurong East via NS9 Woodlands (→)
	Island platform, Doors open on the right
	Platform B	North South Line towards NS27 Marina Bay (←)

[edit] Bus services

The following bus services serve the bus stops along Thomson Road:

Service	Between	And	Notes
SBS Transit Trunk Services
5	Pasir Ris Bus Interchange	Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
21	Pasir Ris Bus Interchange	Saint Michael's Bus Terminal
54	Bishan Bus Interchange	New Bridge Road Bus Terminal
56	Bishan Bus Interchange	Marina Centre Bus Terminal
57	Bishan Bus Interchange	Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
131	Saint Michael's Bus Terminal	Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
143	Toa Payoh Bus Interchange	Jurong East Bus Interchange
162	Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal	Shenton Way Bus Terminal	Operates on weekdays (Day time) and Saturdays (morning and early afternoon)
162M	Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal	Marina Centre (Loop)	Operates on weekdays (evening), Saturdays (afternoon and evening), Sundays and Public Holidays
166	Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange	Clementi Bus Interchange
SMRT Buses Trunk Services
167	Sembawang Bus Interchange	Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
851	Yishun Bus Interchange	Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
980	Sembawang Bus Interchange	Lorong 1 Geylang Bus Terminal
SMRT Buses NightRider Services
NR1	HarbourFront Bus Interchange	Yishun Ring Road (Loop)

The following bus services serve the bus stops along Moulmein Road:

Service	Between	And
SBS Transit Trunk Services
21	Pasir Ris Bus Interchange	Saint Michael's Bus Terminal
124	Saint Michael's Bus Terminal	Telok Blangah Drive (Loop)
SBS Transit Express Services
518	Pasir Ris Bus Interchange	Marina Centre (Loop)
518A	Pasir Ris Bus Interchange	Marina Centre (Loop)
518B	Tampines Avenue 7	Marina Centre (Loop)

[edit] Flooding incident

On 23 June 2006, at 7am (SST), the station experienced a minor flood with water reaching a height of five centimetres. There was no disruption of train services, but the fare gates were shutdown. Station staff were present to assist the commuters, sheltering them with umbrellas. As the water continued to flow, wooden planks were placed on the ground to form temporary walkways. By 8.30am, the water had receded. Investigations indicated that the nearby construction of the Novena Medical Centre above the station has caused the seepage of water into the station. ^[1]

[edit] References

^ "Flooding at Novena MRT station from construction site". Channel NewsAsia. 23 June 2006. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/215255/1/.html.

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[0] "Flooding at Novena MRT station from construction site". Channel NewsAsia. 23 June 2006. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/215255/1/.html.

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