Braddell station

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NS18 Braddell 布莱德 பிரேடல் *Graphic From SGTrains/Wikipedia/LTA
Statistics
Address	377 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh Singapore 319756
Line(s)	North South Line
Structure	Underground
Connections
Abbreviation	BDL

Braddell (NS18) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South Line.

History

Date	Event
7 November 1987	Station officially opened

Construction desgin

When the MRT system was under planning in the 1980s, the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (now splited into SMRT Corporation and Land Transport Authority) tried to design the track system and position in order to enable the station to have a common platform. However, the closely built housing blocks in the area meant that the MRT system tunnels had to be constructed directly under Lorong 2 Toa Payoh, following the bend of the road. The result made it impossible for tracks to diverge at a common platform station, as the angle southbound trains would turn when approaching and leaving the station would be too great. Additionally, it would be unfeasible to change the position of the station, because moving it south would render it too close to Toa Payoh station, while moving it north would be impossible because of surrounding housing blocks and factories. It was thus built with side platforms.

2017 tunnel flooding

On 7 October 2017, water got into a section of the tunnel between Bishan and Braddell stations during a heavy downpour in the afternoon, which disrupted train services between Ang Mo Kio and Marina South Pier for several hours. This case of water entering MRT tunnels is believed to be the first time it has affected train service. Separately, at about 5.55pm, a small fire was spotted trackside in the tunnel between the Raffles Place and Marina Bay stations, but it had died down by itself. It is not clear if it is linked to the flood, although electrical short circuits caused by water had sparked tunnel fires before. Train services between Newton and Marina South Pier were restored on the day itself at about 9.20pm while full train service resumed at 1.36pm the following day after overnight efforts to clear the water in the tunnel. It was revealed that the overflowing in the tunnel was caused by a malfunction in the water pumping system, which has since been repaired.

Layout

L1	Street Level
B1	Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Passenger Service Centre
B2
	Platform A
	APlatform NS18 BraddellNS17CC15 BishanNS9TE2 WoodlandsNS1EW24 Jurong East
	BPlatform NS28 Marina South PierNS19 Toa PayohNS18 Braddell
	Platform B

Exits

Exit	Disabled-Access	Location/Nearby
A		Lorong 1 Toa Payoh
B		Lorong 1 Toa Payoh, Lorong 2 Toa Payoh
C		Yellow Pages Building

Transport Services

First/Last Train Timing

Destination	First Train			Last Train
	Mon − Fri	Sat	Sun & P.H.	Daily
North South Line
NS1 Jurong East	06:06	06:21	06:27	00:12
NS7 Kranji	–	–	–	00:27
NS28 Marina South Pier	05:39	05:39	06:04	23:36
NS19 Toa Payoh	–	–	–	00:18

Bus

Bus Stop	Exit	Bus Service
(52161) Braddell Stn/Blk 111	A	59 231 235
(52171) Braddell Stn/Blk 107	A	59 129 231 232
(52179) Braddell Stn/Blk 106	C	59 129 231 232