The
Simei MRT Station , is an above ground
Mass Rapid TransitThe Mass Rapid Transit or MRT is a rapid transit system that forms the backbone of the railway system in Singapore, spanning the entire city-state. The initial section of the MRT, between Yio Chu Kang Station and Toa Payoh Station, opened in 1987 establishing itself as the second-oldest metro...
(MRT) station on the
East West LineThe East West Line was the 2nd Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 49.2 km long with 35 stations , making it the longest MRT line in Singapore. It takes about 63 minutes to travel from one end to the other...
in
SingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. On the
East West LineThe East West Line was the 2nd Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 49.2 km long with 35 stations , making it the longest MRT line in Singapore. It takes about 63 minutes to travel from one end to the other...
, this station is between
TampinesTampines MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station that is part of the East West MRT Line in Singapore and serves the town of Tampines. Tampines MRT Station was one of the first few stations on both the North South Line and East West Line to be installed with barrier free...
and
Tanah MerahTanah Merah MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station located in the heart of Tanah Merah, Singapore.The station is part of the East West Line and is between Simei and Bedok and is an interchange for trains going to Changi Airport and Expo...
stations. This station is physically located between Simei Street 1 and Simei Street 3, at the center of the neighbourhood of
SimeiSimei is a housing estate located in the eastern part of Singapore, situated next to Tampines New Town across the Pan-Island Expressway. The name Simei is pinyin for "four beauties" in Chinese. Initially, the roads in this area was named after the four great beauties in Chinese history...
, which in the eastern Singapore, and just south of the new town of
TampinesTampines is the largest residential area in the city-state of Singapore and is located in the East Region of the main island. The town is so named because in the 1900s a large forest of Tampines trees were there....
. Simei MRT station was the easternmost MRT station on the MRT system from 16 December 1989 to 10 January 2001, before the opening of
Expo MRT StationThe Expo MRT Station ' was opened on 10 January 2001, and is part of the Singapore MRT Changi Airport Extension to the existing East West Line. It sports a space age architecture designed by world renowned architect Sir Norman Foster...
.
The station is
handicapA disability may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental or some combination of these.Many people would rather be referred to as a person with a disability instead of handicapped...
friendly, with
elevatorAn elevator is a type of vertical transport equipment that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building, vessel or other structures...
s and wheelchair ramps till the ticket concourse and platform. There is also a flight of six steps to the base level with escalators to the ticket concourse and platform level. An area of
radiusIn classical geometry, a radius of a circle or sphere is any line segment from its center to its perimeter. By extension, the radius of a circle or sphere is the length of any such segment, which is half the diameter. If the object does not have an obvious center, the term may refer to its...
400m around the station has also been made wheelchair accessible, as part of a pilot project to make Singapore's
public transportPublic transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...
system more disabled-friendly.
Facilities
The station has ticketing machines, card top-up machines, an ATM and a postal service
vending machineA vending machine is a machine which dispenses items such as snacks, beverages, alcohol, cigarettes, lottery tickets, consumer products and even gold and gems to customers automatically, after the customer inserts currency or credit into the machine....
(stamps etc.) There is a laundry shop and a
clinicA clinic is a health care facility that is primarily devoted to the care of outpatients...
, but further shopping is available at the
East Point MallEast Point Mall is a shopping mall located in Simei, Singapore. It is a six-storey complex that serves the needs of residents in Simei and Tanah Merah. The shopping mall is known for Pet Safari, once the largest pet store in Asia, which sells pets, pets paraphernalia and a veterinary...
, co-located with the Simei MRT.
The East Point Mall has six floors, and two basement levels, providing commercial services ranging from electronic goods, hairdressing to cafes, restaurants and
food courtA food court is generally an indoor plaza or common area within a facility that is contiguous with the counters of multiple food vendors and provides a common area for self-serve dining. Food courts may be found in shopping malls and airports, and in various regions may be a standalone development...
s. There is also a medium-large
FairpriceThe National Trades Union Congress , also known as the Singapore National Trades Union Congress , is the sole national trade union centre in Singapore...
supermarket in the basement.
Changkat Primary School, Changkat Changi Secondary School and
ITE College EastITE College East is a division of the Institute of Technical Education. The campus is the 1st ITE campus and under ITE's "One ITE System, 3 Colleges" plan in Singapore. It is located in the eastern part of Singapore in the estate of Simei...
is within the vicinity of the MRT as well. A police station and a community club is also located near the MRT Station.
In addition to the HDB flats around it, there are also a few condominium properties nearby:
- Melville Park
- Simei Green
- Changi Rise
- Eastpoint Green
- Modena
- Tropica
- Savannah Condopark
Also, there are terrace and semi-detached houses opposite the MRT Station.
Train service
| Destination | | First Train | | Last Train |
| |
Mon - Sat |
|
Sunday &
Public Holiday |
|
Daily |
| East West Line |
| to EW1 Pasir Ris |
5.18am |
|
5.45am |
|
12.30am |
| to EW29 Joo Koon |
5.33am |
|
5.59am |
|
11.28pm |
Current station layout
L3
Platforms |
Platform A |
towards
The Simei MRT Station (EW3), is an above ground Mass Rapid TransitThe Mass Rapid Transit or MRT is a rapid transit system that forms the backbone of the railway system in Singapore, spanning the entire city-state. The initial section of the MRT, between Yio Chu Kang Station and Toa Payoh Station, opened in 1987 establishing itself as the second-oldest metro...
(MRT) station on the East West LineThe East West Line was the 2nd Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 49.2 km long with 35 stations , making it the longest MRT line in Singapore. It takes about 63 minutes to travel from one end to the other...
in SingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. On the East West LineThe East West Line was the 2nd Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 49.2 km long with 35 stations , making it the longest MRT line in Singapore. It takes about 63 minutes to travel from one end to the other...
, this station is between TampinesTampines MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station that is part of the East West MRT Line in Singapore and serves the town of Tampines. Tampines MRT Station was one of the first few stations on both the North South Line and East West Line to be installed with barrier free...
and Tanah MerahTanah Merah MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station located in the heart of Tanah Merah, Singapore.The station is part of the East West Line and is between Simei and Bedok and is an interchange for trains going to Changi Airport and Expo...
stations. This station is physically located between Simei Street 1 and Simei Street 3, at the center of the neighbourhood of SimeiSimei is a housing estate located in the eastern part of Singapore, situated next to Tampines New Town across the Pan-Island Expressway. The name Simei is pinyin for "four beauties" in Chinese. Initially, the roads in this area was named after the four great beauties in Chinese history...
, which in the eastern Singapore, and just south of the new town of TampinesTampines is the largest residential area in the city-state of Singapore and is located in the East Region of the main island. The town is so named because in the 1900s a large forest of Tampines trees were there....
. Simei MRT station was the easternmost MRT station on the MRT system from 16 December 1989 to 10 January 2001, before the opening of Expo MRT StationThe Expo MRT Station ' was opened on 10 January 2001, and is part of the Singapore MRT Changi Airport Extension to the existing East West Line. It sports a space age architecture designed by world renowned architect Sir Norman Foster...
.
The station is handicapA disability may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental or some combination of these.Many people would rather be referred to as a person with a disability instead of handicapped...
friendly, with elevatorAn elevator is a type of vertical transport equipment that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building, vessel or other structures...
s and wheelchair ramps till the ticket concourse and platform. There is also a flight of six steps to the base level with escalators to the ticket concourse and platform level. An area of radiusIn classical geometry, a radius of a circle or sphere is any line segment from its center to its perimeter. By extension, the radius of a circle or sphere is the length of any such segment, which is half the diameter. If the object does not have an obvious center, the term may refer to its...
400m around the station has also been made wheelchair accessible, as part of a pilot project to make Singapore's public transportPublic transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...
system more disabled-friendly.
Facilities
The station has ticketing machines, card top-up machines, an ATM and a postal service vending machineA vending machine is a machine which dispenses items such as snacks, beverages, alcohol, cigarettes, lottery tickets, consumer products and even gold and gems to customers automatically, after the customer inserts currency or credit into the machine....
(stamps etc.) There is a laundry shop and a clinicA clinic is a health care facility that is primarily devoted to the care of outpatients...
, but further shopping is available at the East Point MallEast Point Mall is a shopping mall located in Simei, Singapore. It is a six-storey complex that serves the needs of residents in Simei and Tanah Merah. The shopping mall is known for Pet Safari, once the largest pet store in Asia, which sells pets, pets paraphernalia and a veterinary...
, co-located with the Simei MRT.
The East Point Mall has six floors, and two basement levels, providing commercial services ranging from electronic goods, hairdressing to cafes, restaurants and food courtA food court is generally an indoor plaza or common area within a facility that is contiguous with the counters of multiple food vendors and provides a common area for self-serve dining. Food courts may be found in shopping malls and airports, and in various regions may be a standalone development...
s. There is also a medium-large FairpriceThe National Trades Union Congress , also known as the Singapore National Trades Union Congress , is the sole national trade union centre in Singapore...
supermarket in the basement.
Changkat Primary School, Changkat Changi Secondary School and ITE College EastITE College East is a division of the Institute of Technical Education. The campus is the 1st ITE campus and under ITE's "One ITE System, 3 Colleges" plan in Singapore. It is located in the eastern part of Singapore in the estate of Simei...
is within the vicinity of the MRT as well. A police station and a community club is also located near the MRT Station.
In addition to the HDB flats around it, there are also a few condominium properties nearby:
- Melville Park
- Simei Green
- Changi Rise
- Eastpoint Green
- Modena
- Tropica
- Savannah Condopark
Also, there are terrace and semi-detached houses opposite the MRT Station.
Train service
| Destination | | First Train | | Last Train |
| |
Mon - Sat |
|
Sunday &
Public Holiday |
|
Daily |
| East West Line |
| to EW1 Pasir Ris |
5.18am |
|
5.45am |
|
12.30am |
| to EW29 Joo Koon |
5.33am |
|
5.59am |
|
11.28pm |
Current station layout
L3
Platforms |
Platform A |
{{SMRT lines|East West}} towards
The Simei MRT Station (EW3), is an above ground Mass Rapid TransitThe Mass Rapid Transit or MRT is a rapid transit system that forms the backbone of the railway system in Singapore, spanning the entire city-state. The initial section of the MRT, between Yio Chu Kang Station and Toa Payoh Station, opened in 1987 establishing itself as the second-oldest metro...
(MRT) station on the East West LineThe East West Line was the 2nd Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 49.2 km long with 35 stations , making it the longest MRT line in Singapore. It takes about 63 minutes to travel from one end to the other...
in SingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. On the East West LineThe East West Line was the 2nd Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 49.2 km long with 35 stations , making it the longest MRT line in Singapore. It takes about 63 minutes to travel from one end to the other...
, this station is between TampinesTampines MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station that is part of the East West MRT Line in Singapore and serves the town of Tampines. Tampines MRT Station was one of the first few stations on both the North South Line and East West Line to be installed with barrier free...
and Tanah MerahTanah Merah MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station located in the heart of Tanah Merah, Singapore.The station is part of the East West Line and is between Simei and Bedok and is an interchange for trains going to Changi Airport and Expo...
stations. This station is physically located between Simei Street 1 and Simei Street 3, at the center of the neighbourhood of SimeiSimei is a housing estate located in the eastern part of Singapore, situated next to Tampines New Town across the Pan-Island Expressway. The name Simei is pinyin for "four beauties" in Chinese. Initially, the roads in this area was named after the four great beauties in Chinese history...
, which in the eastern Singapore, and just south of the new town of TampinesTampines is the largest residential area in the city-state of Singapore and is located in the East Region of the main island. The town is so named because in the 1900s a large forest of Tampines trees were there....
. Simei MRT station was the easternmost MRT station on the MRT system from 16 December 1989 to 10 January 2001, before the opening of Expo MRT StationThe Expo MRT Station ' was opened on 10 January 2001, and is part of the Singapore MRT Changi Airport Extension to the existing East West Line. It sports a space age architecture designed by world renowned architect Sir Norman Foster...
.
The station is handicapA disability may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental or some combination of these.Many people would rather be referred to as a person with a disability instead of handicapped...
friendly, with elevatorAn elevator is a type of vertical transport equipment that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building, vessel or other structures...
s and wheelchair ramps till the ticket concourse and platform. There is also a flight of six steps to the base level with escalators to the ticket concourse and platform level. An area of radiusIn classical geometry, a radius of a circle or sphere is any line segment from its center to its perimeter. By extension, the radius of a circle or sphere is the length of any such segment, which is half the diameter. If the object does not have an obvious center, the term may refer to its...
400m around the station has also been made wheelchair accessible, as part of a pilot project to make Singapore's public transportPublic transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...
system more disabled-friendly.
Facilities
The station has ticketing machines, card top-up machines, an ATM and a postal service vending machineA vending machine is a machine which dispenses items such as snacks, beverages, alcohol, cigarettes, lottery tickets, consumer products and even gold and gems to customers automatically, after the customer inserts currency or credit into the machine....
(stamps etc.) There is a laundry shop and a clinicA clinic is a health care facility that is primarily devoted to the care of outpatients...
, but further shopping is available at the East Point MallEast Point Mall is a shopping mall located in Simei, Singapore. It is a six-storey complex that serves the needs of residents in Simei and Tanah Merah. The shopping mall is known for Pet Safari, once the largest pet store in Asia, which sells pets, pets paraphernalia and a veterinary...
, co-located with the Simei MRT.
The East Point Mall has six floors, and two basement levels, providing commercial services ranging from electronic goods, hairdressing to cafes, restaurants and food courtA food court is generally an indoor plaza or common area within a facility that is contiguous with the counters of multiple food vendors and provides a common area for self-serve dining. Food courts may be found in shopping malls and airports, and in various regions may be a standalone development...
s. There is also a medium-large FairpriceThe National Trades Union Congress , also known as the Singapore National Trades Union Congress , is the sole national trade union centre in Singapore...
supermarket in the basement.
Changkat Primary School, Changkat Changi Secondary School and ITE College EastITE College East is a division of the Institute of Technical Education. The campus is the 1st ITE campus and under ITE's "One ITE System, 3 Colleges" plan in Singapore. It is located in the eastern part of Singapore in the estate of Simei...
is within the vicinity of the MRT as well. A police station and a community club is also located near the MRT Station.
In addition to the HDB flats around it, there are also a few condominium properties nearby:
- Melville Park
- Simei Green
- Changi Rise
- Eastpoint Green
- Modena
- Tropica
- Savannah Condopark
Also, there are terrace and semi-detached houses opposite the MRT Station.
Train service
| Destination | | First Train | | Last Train |
| |
Mon - Sat |
|
Sunday &
Public Holiday |
|
Daily |
| East West Line |
| to EW1 Pasir Ris |
5.18am |
|
5.45am |
|
12.30am |
| to EW29 Joo Koon |
5.33am |
|
5.59am |
|
11.28pm |
Current station layout
L3
Platforms |
Platform A |
{{SMRT lines|East West}} towards {{SMRT codePasir Ris MRT Station ' is the terminal and above ground station of the East West MRT Line in Singapore. The station is located at the central part of Pasir Ris New Town.-Platform Screen Doors:...
(→) |
| Island platform An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
, Doors open on the right |
| Platform B |
{{SMRT lines|East West}} towards {{SMRT codeJoo Koon MRT Station ' is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit station along the East West Line in Jurong and also the western terminus for the line....
(←) |
| L2 |
EWL Concourse |
Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control |
| L1 |
|
Shops, NTUC Foodfare |
|
Street Level |
East Point Mall East Point Mall is a shopping mall located in Simei, Singapore. It is a six-storey complex that serves the needs of residents in Simei and Tanah Merah. The shopping mall is known for Pet Safari, once the largest pet store in Asia, which sells pets, pets paraphernalia and a veterinary...
|
Bus services
The following bus services pass by the bus stop in front of the MRT Station, along Simei Street 3:
| Bus Stop Code: 96169 (Simei Station) |
| Service | Destination | Note |
| SBS Transit Trunk Services |
| 5 |
Pasir Ris Bus InterchangePasir Ris Bus Interchange is a bus station located at Pasir Ris in the eastern part of Singapore. it is adjacent to Pasir Ris MRT Station...
|
 |
| 9 |
Airport Cargo Road (loop) |
|
| 38 |
Bedok Bus Interchange Bedok Bus Interchange is a bus station serving Bedok New Town in Singapore. The bus interchange was completed in the 1980s, and is centrally located, just north of the Bedok MRT Station. The interchange, with the allocated block number of 207A, is located near a food center and a community...
|
|
| SBS Transit NiteOwl Service |
| 4N |
Pasir Ris Drive 1 |
|
| SMRT Buses Premium Service |
| 531 |
Simei Road |
|
| SMRT Buses NightRider Service |
| NR7 |
Marina Centre Bus TerminalMarina Centre Bus Terminal is a bus station located along Raffles Boulevard in Marina Centre, Singapore. It is very near to Promenade MRT Station. The bus terminal does not allow boarding or alighting, and passengers have to alight before the bus terminates at the terminal...
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|
| Bus Stop Code: 96161 (Opposite Simei Station) |
| Service | Destination | Note |
| SBS Transit Trunk Services |
| 5 |
Bukit Merah Bus InterchangeThe Bukit Merah Bus Interchange serves the and the interchange is located at Jalan Bukit Merah.-Routes:Bus Routes in Singapore-Berths:...
|
|
| 9 |
Bedok Bus Interchange Bedok Bus Interchange is a bus station serving Bedok New Town in Singapore. The bus interchange was completed in the 1980s, and is centrally located, just north of the Bedok MRT Station. The interchange, with the allocated block number of 207A, is located near a food center and a community...
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|
| 38 |
Tampines Bus InterchangeTampines Bus Interchange is a bus station serving Tampines New Town in Singapore. It is an open-air building located in the town centre near the Tampines MRT Station, with the allocated block number of 512. The interchange is operated by SBS Transit...
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|
| SMRT Buses Premium Service |
| 531 |
Shenton Way |
|
| SMRT Buses NightRider Service |
| NR7 |
Pasir Ris Drive 3 (loop) |
|
Platform Screen Doors
As with most of the above-ground stations built in the past along the East West LineThe East West Line was the 2nd Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 49.2 km long with 35 stations , making it the longest MRT line in Singapore. It takes about 63 minutes to travel from one end to the other...
, it was initially built without Platform Screen DoorsPlatform screen doors and platform edge doors at train or subway stations screen the platform from the train. They are a relatively new addition to many metro systems around the world, with some platform doors retrofitted rather than installed with the metro system itself. They are widely used in...
to prevent commuters from falling onto the train tracks. After several successful test at Jurong EastJurong East MRT Station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station that is part of the North South Line and the East West Line in Singapore, and serves as an interchange station between the two lines....
, YishunYishun MRT Station is a Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore, built above ground level. It is the northernmost of 2 stations serving Yishun New Town and is part of the North South Line. This used to be the terminus of the line until the Woodlands extension was completed which connects the...
and Pasir RisPasir Ris MRT Station ' is the terminal and above ground station of the East West MRT Line in Singapore. The station is located at the central part of Pasir Ris New Town.-Platform Screen Doors:...
and eventually, installation of the half-height screen doors. All of the screen doors have since been installed and went into operation on July 3 2011.
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