Hougang station

Hougang (NE14/CR8) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the and the future.

Security Incident
On 2 April 2017, an unattended bag caused a temporary shutdown of the station. At 2.55pm, SBS Transit announced that all trains will skip this station due to a "security incident". Police who were called in subsequently confirmed the contents of the unattended bag were "non-dangerous". Train services resumed at 4.03pm after police gave the all-clear. A 39-year-old man was arrested for causing public nuisance after preliminary investigations show he intentionally left the bag inside the station while running an errand.

Art in Transit
Hands Up for Hougang by Seck Yok Ying features handprints of 3000 people, from babies to grandmothers, foreign workers to community leaders.