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{{Infobox/Station
{{Infobox/Station
|Code={{Code|1|NEL|NE13}}
|TA1=RNE
|Code={{Code/S|NE13|NEL}}
|Name=Kovan<br>高文<br>கோவன்
|Name=Kovan<br>高文<br>கோவன்
|Img=[[File:Kovan-NEL.png|300px]]
|Img=[[File:Kovan-NEL.png|centre|300px]]
|Info=
|Info=
  {{Infoline|Address|900 Upper Serangoon Road<br>Singapore 534799}}
  {{Infoline|Address|900 Upper Serangoon Road<br>Singapore 534799}}
  {{Infoline|Line(s)|{{NEL}}}}
  {{Infoline|Line(s)|{{NEL}}}}
  {{Infoline|Connections|[[File:Bus Logo.png|25px|link=|alt=Bus]] [[File:Taxi Logo.png|25px|link=|alt=Taxi]]}}
{{Infoline|Structure|Underground}}
  {{Infoline|Connections|{{Icon|Bus|B|25px|o={{CSS/BUS|s=|f=}}|a=Bus|d=inline}} {{Icon|Taxi|W|25px|o={{CSS/LTA|s=|f=}}|a=Taxi|d=inline}}}}
  {{Infoline|Abbreviation|KVN}}
  {{Infoline|Abbreviation|KVN}}
}}
}}


'''Kovan (NE13)''' is an underground [[Mass Rapid Transit]] (MRT) station on the {{NEL}}.
'''Kovan (NE13)''' is a [[Mass Rapid Transit]] (MRT) station on the {{NEL}}.


==History==
==History==
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!width=150|Date!!Event
!width=150|Date!!Event
|-
|-
|20 June 2003||Station officially opens
|20 June 2003||Station officially opened
|}
|}


With the opening of the station, Hougang South Bus Interchange ceased operations in February 2004 and its services were transferred to Hougang Central Bus Interchange.
With the opening of the station, Hougang South Bus Interchange ceased operations in February 2004 and its services were transferred to Hougang Central Bus Interchange.


==Art in Transit==
==Artworks==
''The Trade-Off'' by Eng Tow. The artwork features topographical maps in 1945 and present of Kovan that are set on the floor, showing the progress that has taken place.
*[[File:NE13-The Trade off.png|300px]]<br>{{NEL}}: ''The Trade-off'' by Eng Tow<br>This work juxtaposes topographical maps from 1945 and the present day, making a commentary on time and progress in the Kovan area. One largely agricultural and the other depicting expressways and new developments, the maps are made from granite and stainless steel inlays set on the station floor and complemented by cartographic symbols.<ref>[//www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/a_better_public_transport_experience/art_in_transit.html "Art in Transit"]. Land Transport Authority.</ref>


==Layout==
==Layout==
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|-
|-
!rowspan=3|B2
!rowspan=3|B2
|Platform A||{{RailRoute/1|NEL|right|{{Code|1|NEL|NE13}}<br>{{Stn|Kovan}}|{{NE1}}}}
|colspan=2|
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%;"
!{{Layout/Platform|A|NEL}}
|style='padding-right:.5em;'|{{Layout/Arrow|NEL|0}} {{Layout/Station|NE1}}
|style='padding-left:.5em;border-left:1px solid;width:200px'|'''Service Map'''
|-
|colspan=3|
<div style='overflow-x:scroll;white-space:nowrap;max-width:75vw;'>
{{Layout/Map|NE13|#000|#fff|c=NEL}} {{Layout/Map|NE12|c=NEL}} {{Layout/Map|NE11|c=NEL}} {{Layout/Map|NE10|c=NEL}} {{Layout/Map|NE9|c=NEL}} {{Layout/Map|NE8|c=NEL}} {{Layout/Map|NE7|c=NEL}} {{Layout/Map|NE6|c=NEL}} {{Layout/Map|NE5|c=NEL}} {{Layout/Map|NE4|c=NEL}} {{Layout/Map|NE3|c=NEL}} {{Layout/Map|NE1|c=NEL|r=}}
</div>
|}
|-
|-
|colspan=2 class="platform"|Platform A/B
|colspan=2 class="platform"|Platform A/B
|-
|-
|Platform B||{{RailRoute/1|NEL|left|{{NE17}}|{{Code|1|NEL|NE13}}<br>{{Stn|Kovan}}}}
|colspan=2|
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%;"
!{{Layout/Platform|B|NEL}}
|style='padding-right:.5em;'|{{Layout/Arrow|NEL|180}} {{Layout/Station|NE17}}
|style='padding-left:.5em;border-left:1px solid;width:200px'|'''Service Map'''
|-
|colspan=3|
<div style='overflow-x:scroll;white-space:nowrap;max-width:75vw;'>
{{Layout/Map|NE17|c=NEL}} {{Layout/Map|NE16|c=NEL}} {{Layout/Map|NE15|c=NEL}} {{Layout/Map|NE14|c=NEL}} {{Layout/Map|NE13|#000|#fff|c=NEL|r=}}
</div>
|}
|}
|}


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|A||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Upper Serangoon Road
|A||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Upper Serangoon Road
|-
|-
|B|| ||style="text-align:left;"|Upper Serangoon Road, Lowland Road
|B||{{NWAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Upper Serangoon Road, Lowland Road
|-
|-
|C||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Heartland Mall-Kovan
|C||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Heartland Mall-Kovan
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!width=70|Mon − Fri!!width=70|Sat!!width=70|Sun & P.H.!!width=70|Daily
!width=70|Mon − Fri!!width=70|Sat!!width=70|Sun & P.H.!!width=70|Daily
|-
|-
!colspan=5 class="NEL" style="text-align:center;"|[[File:MRTFFF.png|20px|link=|alt=]] North East Line
!colspan=5 style="{{CSS/NEL|s=|t=}}text-align:center;"|{{Icon|MRT|W|20px|d=inline}} {{NEL|style={{CSS/NEL|bg=none|s=|t=}}}}
{{MRTTime|NEL|NE1|HarbourFront|05:51|05:51|06:12|23:37}}
{{Timing|NE1||05:51|05:51|06:11|23:37|nv=}}
{{MRTTime|NEL|NE17|Punggol|06:09|06:23|06:43|00:19}}
{{Timing|NE17||06:09|06:10|06:30|00:20|nv=}}
|}
|}


===Bus===
===Bus===
:''More travel information: [[Alternative Travel Method/Kovan|Alternative Travel Method]]''
{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
!width=240|Bus Stop!!width=30|Exit!!width=300|Bus Service
!width=240|Bus Stop!!width=30|Exit!!width=300|Bus Service
{{BusGuide|63031|Kovan Stn Exit B|B}}{{Bus|80|SBST}} {{Bus|81|SBST}} {{Bus|82|GAS}} {{Bus|101|SBST}} {{Bus|107|SBST}} {{Bus|107M|SBST}} {{Bus|112|SBST}} {{Bus|113|SBST}} {{Bus|136|GAS}} {{Bus|153|SBST}}
{{BusGuide|{{BS63031}}| {{Exit/Cell|B}} }}{{Bus/80}} {{Bus/81}} {{Bus/82}} {{Bus/101}} {{Bus/107}} {{Bus/107|a=M}} {{Bus/112}} {{Bus/113}} {{Bus/136}} {{Bus/153}}
{{BusGuide|63039|Kovan Stn Exit C|C}}{{Bus|80|SBST}} {{Bus|81|SBST}} {{Bus|82|GAS}} {{Bus|101|SBST}} {{Bus|107|SBST}} {{Bus|107M|SBST}} {{Bus|112|SBST}} {{Bus|113|SBST}} {{Bus|115|SBST}} {{Bus|119|GAS}} {{Bus|136|GAS}} {{Bus|153|SBST}}
{{BusGuide|{{BS63039}}| {{Exit/Cell|C}} }}{{Bus/80}} {{Bus/81}} {{Bus/82}} {{Bus/101}} {{Bus/107}} {{Bus/107|a=M}} {{Bus/112}} {{Bus/113}} {{Bus/115}} {{Bus/119}} {{Bus/136}} {{Bus/153}}
|}
|}


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NE13
Kovan
高文
கோவன்
Kovan-NEL.png
*Graphic From SGTrains/Wikipedia/LTA
Statistics
Address 900 Upper Serangoon Road
Singapore 534799
Line(s) North East Line
Structure Underground
Connections Bus Taxi
Abbreviation KVN

Kovan (NE13) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North East Line.

History[edit]

Date Event
20 June 2003 Station officially opened

With the opening of the station, Hougang South Bus Interchange ceased operations in February 2004 and its services were transferred to Hougang Central Bus Interchange.

Artworks[edit]

  • NE13-The Trade off.png
    North East Line: The Trade-off by Eng Tow
    This work juxtaposes topographical maps from 1945 and the present day, making a commentary on time and progress in the Kovan area. One largely agricultural and the other depicting expressways and new developments, the maps are made from granite and stainless steel inlays set on the station floor and complemented by cartographic symbols.[1]

Layout[edit]

L1 Street Level Heartland Mall-Kovan
B1 Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Passenger Service Centre
B2
APlatform ➔ NE1HarbourFront Service Map
Platform A/B
BPlatform ➔ NE17Punggol Service Map

NE17Punggol NE16Sengkang NE15Buangkok NE14Hougang NE13Kovan

Exits[edit]

Exit Disabled-Access Location/Nearby
A Handicapped/disabled access Upper Serangoon Road
B No Handicapped/disabled access Upper Serangoon Road, Lowland Road
C Handicapped/disabled access Heartland Mall-Kovan

Transport Services[edit]

First/Last Train Timing[edit]

Destination First Train Last Train
Mon − Fri Sat Sun & P.H. Daily
icon North East Line
NE1HarbourFront 05:51 05:51 06:11 23:37
NE17Punggol 06:09 06:10 06:30 00:20

Bus[edit]

More travel information: Alternative Travel Method
Bus Stop Exit Bus Service
Kovan Stn Exit B icon63031
Upp S'goon Rd
B
Kovan Stn Exit C icon63039
Upp S'goon Rd
C

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Art in Transit". Land Transport Authority.
icon North East Line [ V • T • E ]
Stations HarbourFront • Outram Park • Chinatown • Clarke Quay • Dhoby Ghaut • Little India • Farrer Park • Boon Keng • Potong Pasir • Woodleigh • Serangoon • Kovan • Hougang • Buangkok • Sengkang • Punggol
North East Line extension: Punggol Coast
Rolling Stock 751A • 751C • 851E
Depots Sengkang
Others Bridging Service
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