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{{Infobox/Station
{{Infobox/Station
|Code={{Code|1|NSL|NS23}}
|TA1=RNS
|Code={{Code/S|NS23|NSL}}
|Name=Somerset<br>索美塞<br>சாமர்செட்
|Name=Somerset<br>索美塞<br>சாமர்செட்
|Img=[[File:Somerset-NSL.png|centre|300px]]
|Img=[[File:Somerset-NSL.png|centre|300px]]
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  {{Infoline|Address|1 Somerset Road<br>Singapore 238162}}
  {{Infoline|Address|1 Somerset Road<br>Singapore 238162}}
  {{Infoline|Line(s)|{{NSL}}}}
  {{Infoline|Line(s)|{{NSL}}}}
  {{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|SOM}}
  {{Infoline|Abbreviation|SOM}}
}}
}}


'''Somerset (NS23)''' is an underground [[Mass Rapid Transit]] (MRT) station on the {{NSL}}.
'''Somerset (NS23)''' is a [[Mass Rapid Transit]] (MRT) station on the {{NSL}}.


==History==
==History==
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!width=150|Date!!Event
!width=150|Date!!Event
|-
|-
|12 December 1987||Station officially opens
|12 December 1987||Station officially opened
|-
|15-16 February 2000||Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) Shelter Open House
|}
|}
===2007 bomb hoax===
A call was made from a public telephone at the station concourse at about 5pm on 26 September 2007 about a bomb at the station. The police arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with the incident two days later on the morning of 28 September 2007 after finding out that there was no bomb.<ref>[//web.archive.org/web/20080205004445/www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/302669/1/.html "Police arrest 21-year-old man in connection with bomb hoax call"]. Channel NewsAsia (28 September 2007). Archived on 5 February 2008.</ref>


==Layout==
==Layout==
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|-
|-
!rowspan=3|B2
!rowspan=3|B2
|Platform A
|colspan=2|
|class="Advisory train not 180519 190519 200519"|{{RailRoute/2|NSL|right|{{Code|1|NSL|NS23}}<br>{{Stn|Somerset}}|{{NS9}}|{{NS1}}}}
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%;"
|class="Advisory train 180519 190519"|{{RailRoute/1|NSL|right|{{Code|1|NSL|NS23}}<br>{{Stn|Somerset}}|{{Code|1|NSL|NS13}}<br>{{Stn|Yishun}}}}
!{{Layout/Platform|A|NSL}}
|class="Advisory train 200519"|{{RailRoute/1|NSL|right|{{Code|1|NSL|NS23}}<br>{{Stn|Somerset}}|{{Code|1|NSL|NS16}}<br>{{Stn|Ang Mo Kio}}}}
|style='padding-right:.5em;'|{{Layout/Arrow|NSL|0}} {{Layout/Station|NS1}}
|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|NS23|#000|#fff|c=NSL}} {{Layout/Map|NS22|c=NSL}} {{Layout/Map|NS21|c=NSL}} {{Layout/Map|NS20|c=NSL}} {{Layout/Map|NS19|c=NSL}} {{Layout/Map|NS18|c=NSL}} {{Layout/Map|NS17|c=NSL}} {{Layout/Map|NS16|c=NSL}} {{Layout/Map|NS15|c=NSL}} {{Layout/Map|NS14|c=NSL}} {{Layout/Map|NS13|c=NSL}} {{Layout/Map|NS12|c=NSL}} {{Layout/Map|NS11|c=NSL}} {{Layout/Map|NS10|c=NSL}} {{Layout/Map|NS9|c=NSL}} {{Layout/Map|NS8|c=NSL}} {{Layout/Map|NS7|c=NSL}} {{Layout/Map|NS5|c=NSL}} {{Layout/Map|NS4|c=NSL}} {{Layout/Map|NS3|c=NSL}} {{Layout/Map|NS2|c=NSL}} {{Layout/Map|NS1|c=NSL|r=}}
</div>
|}
|-
|-
|colspan=2 class="platform"|Platform A/B
|colspan=2 class="platform"|Platform A/B
|-
|-
|Platform B||{{RailRoute/1|NSL|left|{{NS28}}|{{Code|1|NSL|NS23}}<br>{{Stn|Somerset}}}}
|colspan=2|
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%;"
!{{Layout/Platform|B|NSL}}
|style='padding-right:.5em;'|{{Layout/Arrow|NSL|180}} {{Layout/Station|NS28}}
|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|NS28|c=NSL}} {{Layout/Map|NS27|c=NSL}} {{Layout/Map|NS26|c=NSL}} {{Layout/Map|NS25|c=NSL}} {{Layout/Map|NS24|c=NSL}} {{Layout/Map|NS23|#000|#fff|c=NSL|r=}}
</div>
|}
|}
|}


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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="NSL" style="text-align:center;"|[[File:MRTFFF.png|20px|link=|alt=]] North South Line
!colspan=5 style="{{CSS/NSL|s=|t=}}text-align:center;"|{{Icon|MRT|W|20px|d=inline}} {{NSL|style={{CSS/NSL|bg=none|s=|t=}}}}
{{MRTTime|NSL|NS1|Jurong East|06:09|06:09|06:34|23:58}}
{{Timing|NS1||06:09|06:09|06:34|23:59|nv=}}
{{MRTTime|NSL|NS7|Kranji|L=00:15}}
{{Timing|NS7||L=00:15|nv=}}
{{MRTTime|NSL|NS28|Marina South Pier|05:51|05:51|06:16|23:49}}
{{Timing|NS28||05:50|05:50|06:15|23:48|nv=}}
{{MRTTime|NSL|NS27|Marina Bay|L=23:52}}
|}
|}


===Bus===
===Bus===
:''More travel information: [[Alternative Travel Method/Somerset|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|08121|Somerset Stn|A}}{{Bus|7|SBST}} {{Bus|7A|SBST}} {{Bus|14|SBST}} {{Bus|14e|SBST}} {{Bus|16|SBST}} {{Bus|36|GAS}} {{Bus|65|SBST}} {{Bus|77|TTS}} {{Bus|106|TTS}} {{Bus|111|SBST}} {{Bus|123|SBST}} {{Bus|124|SBST}} {{Bus|128|SBST}} {{Bus|143|TTS}} {{Bus|162|SBST}} {{Bus|162M|SBST}} {{Bus|167|SMRT}} {{Bus|167e|SMRT}} {{Bus|171|SMRT}} {{Bus|174|SBST}} {{Bus|174e|SBST}} {{Bus|175|SBST}} {{Bus|190|SMRT}} {{Bus|700|SMRT}} {{Bus|700A|SMRT}} {{Bus|971E|SMRT}} {{Bus|972|SMRT}} {{Bus|NR1|SMRT}} {{Bus|NR2|SMRT}} {{Bus|NR3|SMRT}} {{Bus|NR5|SMRT}} {{Bus|NR8|SMRT}}
{{BusGuide|{{BS08121}}| {{Exit/Cell|A}} }}{{Bus/7}} {{Bus/14}} {{Bus/14|a=e}} {{Bus/16}} {{Bus/16|a=M}} {{Bus/36}} {{Bus/65}} {{Bus/77}} {{Bus/106}} {{Bus/111}} {{Bus/123}} {{Bus/124}} {{Bus/143}} {{Bus/167}} {{Bus/174}} {{Bus/174|a=e}} {{Bus/175}} {{Bus/190}} {{Bus/972}} {{Bus/972|a=M}}
{{BusGuide|09037|Opp Mandarin Orchard|B}}{{Bus|36|GAS}} {{Bus|77|TTS}} {{Bus|124|SBST}} {{Bus|128|SBST}} {{Bus|143|TTS}} {{Bus|162|SBST}} {{Bus|162M|SBST}} {{Bus|167|SMRT}} {{Bus|167e|SMRT}} {{Bus|171|SMRT}} {{Bus|174|SBST}} {{Bus|174e|SBST}} {{Bus|190|SMRT}} {{Bus|518|GAS}} {{Bus|518A|GAS}} {{Bus|700|SMRT}} {{Bus|700A|SMRT}} {{Bus|971E|SMRT}} {{Bus|972|SMRT}} {{Bus|NR6|SMRT}} {{Bus|NR7|SMRT}}
{{BusGuide|{{BS09037}}| {{Exit/Cell|B}} }}{{Bus/36}} {{Bus/77}} {{Bus/124}} {{Bus/143}} {{Bus/167}} {{Bus/174}} {{Bus/174|a=e}} {{Bus/190}} {{Bus/518}} {{Bus/518|a=A}} {{Bus/972}} {{Bus/972|a=M}}
{{BusGuide|09038|Opp Somerset Stn|B}}{{Bus|1N|SBST}} {{Bus|2N|SBST}} {{Bus|3N|SBST}} {{Bus|4N|SBST}} {{Bus|5N|SBST}} {{Bus|6N|SBST}} {{Bus|7|SBST}} {{Bus|7B|SBST}} {{Bus|14|SBST}} {{Bus|14e|SBST}} {{Bus|16|SBST}} {{Bus|65|SBST}} {{Bus|106|TTS}} {{Bus|111|SBST}} {{Bus|123|SBST}} {{Bus|175|SBST}} {{Bus|502|SBST}} {{Bus|502A|SBST}} {{Bus|NR6|SMRT}} {{Bus|NR7|SMRT}}
{{BusGuide|{{BS09038}}| {{Exit/Cell|B}} }}{{Bus/7}} {{Bus/14}} {{Bus/14|a=e}} {{Bus/16}} {{Bus/16|a=M}} {{Bus/65}} {{Bus/106}} {{Bus/111}} {{Bus/123}} {{Bus/175}} {{Bus/502}} {{Bus/502|a=A}}
|}
|}


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{{North–South Line}}

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NS23
Somerset
索美塞
சாமர்செட்
Somerset-NSL.png
*Graphic From SGTrains/Wikipedia/LTA
Statistics
Address 1 Somerset Road
Singapore 238162
Line(s) North–South Line
Structure Underground
Connections Bus Taxi
Abbreviation SOM

Somerset (NS23) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North–South Line.

History[edit]

Date Event
12 December 1987 Station officially opened

2007 bomb hoax[edit]

A call was made from a public telephone at the station concourse at about 5pm on 26 September 2007 about a bomb at the station. The police arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with the incident two days later on the morning of 28 September 2007 after finding out that there was no bomb.[1]

Layout[edit]

L1 Street Level 313@Somerset, Orchard Central
B1 Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Passenger Service Centre
B2
APlatform ➔ NS1Jurong East Service Map
Platform A/B
BPlatform ➔ NS28Marina South Pier Service Map

Exits[edit]

Exit Disabled-Access Location/Nearby
A Handicapped/disabled access Somerset Road, Somerset Skate Park
B Handicapped/disabled access Orchard Road, 313 @ Somerset
C Handicapped/disabled access Orchard Gateway
D Handicapped/disabled access Hotel Jen

Transport Services[edit]

First/Last Train Timing[edit]

Destination First Train Last Train
Mon − Fri Sat Sun & P.H. Daily
icon North–South Line
NS1Jurong East 06:09 06:09 06:34 23:59
NS7Kranji – – – 00:15
NS28Marina South Pier 05:50 05:50 06:15 23:48

Bus[edit]

More travel information: Alternative Travel Method
Bus Stop Exit Bus Service
Somerset Stn icon08121
Somerset Rd
A
Bef Cairnhill Rd icon09037
Orchard Rd
B
Opp Somerset Stn icon09038
Orchard Rd
B

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Police arrest 21-year-old man in connection with bomb hoax call". Channel NewsAsia (28 September 2007). Archived on 5 February 2008.
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