Difference between revisions of "Somerset station"

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

Latest revision as of 19:16, 18 December 2023

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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
NS23Somerset NS22Orchard NS21Newton NS20Novena NS19Toa Payoh NS18Braddell NS17Bishan NS16Ang Mo Kio NS15Yio Chu Kang NS14Khatib NS13Yishun NS12Canberra NS11Sembawang NS10Admiralty NS9Woodlands NS8Marsiling NS7Kranji NS5Yew Tee NS4Choa Chu Kang NS3Bukit Gombak NS2Bukit Batok NS1Jurong East

Platform A/B

BPlatform	➔ NS28Marina South Pier	Service Map
NS28Marina South Pier NS27Marina Bay NS26Raffles Place NS25City Hall NS24Dhoby Ghaut NS23Somerset

Exits[edit]

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

Transport Services[edit]

First/Last Train Timing[edit]

Destination	First Train			Last Train
Destination	Mon − Fri	Sat	Sun & P.H.	Daily
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

08121
Somerset Rd

A

7
14
14e
16
16M
36
65
77
106
111
123
124
143
167
174
174e
175
190
972
972M

Bef Cairnhill Rd

09037
Orchard Rd

B

36
77
124
143
167
174
174e
190
518
518A
972
972M

Opp Somerset Stn

09038
Orchard Rd

B

7
14
14e
16
16M
65
106
111
123
175
502
502A

References[edit]

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

North–South Line		[ V • T • E ]
Stations	Jurong East • Bukit Batok • Bukit Gombak • Choa Chu Kang • Yew Tee • Kranji • Marsiling • Woodlands • Admiralty • Sembawang • Canberra • Yishun • Khatib • Yio Chu Kang • Ang Mo Kio • Bishan • Braddell • Toa Payoh • Novena • Newton • Orchard • Somerset • Dhoby Ghaut • City Hall • Raffles Place • Marina Bay • Marina South Pier
Rolling Stock	151 • 751B • 151A • 151B • 151C • R151 Former651
Depots	Bishan • Ulu Pandan
Others	Bridging Service

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

[1]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
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+|TA1=RNS
+|Code={{Code/S|NS23|NSL}}
 |Name=Somerset<br>索美塞<br>சாமர்செட்
 |Img=[[File:Somerset-NSL.png|centre|300px]]
@@ Line 6: / Line 7: @@
   {{Infoline|Address|1 Somerset Road<br>Singapore 238162}}
   {{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}}
 }}
-'''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==
@@ Line 16: / Line 18: @@
 !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==
@@ Line 32: / Line 35: @@
 |-
 !rowspan=3|B2
-|Platform A||{{RailRoute/2|NSL|right|{{Code|1|NSL|NS23}}<br>{{Stn|Somerset}}|{{NS9}}|{{NS1}}}}
+|colspan=2|
+{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%;"
+!{{Layout/Platform|A|NSL}}
+|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
 |-
-|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>
+|}
 |}
@@ Line 59: / Line 82: @@
 !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===
+:''More travel information: [[Alternative Travel Method/Somerset|Alternative Travel Method]]''
 {|class="wikitable"
 !width=240|Bus Stop!!width=30|Exit!!width=300|Bus Service
-{{BusGuide|08121|Somerset Stn|A}}{{Bus|7|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|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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 <references/>
-{{North South Line}}
+{{North–South Line}}

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