Somerset station

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	From Sunday, 14 November 2024 to 31 October 2025, Train Services on the Bukit Panjang LRT will end an hour earlier at 22:30 every Thursday to Sunday (except Public Holidays). This is to facilitate the upgrading of the BPLRT signalling system, as well as the testing of the new and retrofitted Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs) on the BPLRT network. Please refer here for more information. From Saturday, 7 December 2024 to 10 December 2024. There will be no train service on the East–West Line between Tampines station and Tanah Merah station with Simei station being closed. This is to prepare for the opening of the new East Coast Integrated Depot (ECID) in 2026. LTA and SMRT will be undertaking a series of works to facilitate the connection of tracks from the existing East–West Line to the ECID. Shuttle Buses will be operating at intervals of 5 mins. Please refer here for more information on the adjustments. here for Shuttle Bus and Train arrangements. here for the work map. From Tuesday, 10 December 2024, Punggol Coast station on the North East Line will open. Please refer here for more information. From Monday, 9 December 2024, Supplementary Bus Service 298X will be introduced to provide a faster connection to the Tampines town centre and transport hub for residents in the Tampines North and west areas. Please refer here for more information. From Thursday, 2 January 2025, City Direct Services 675, 676, 677 & 678 will be introduced to provide a faster connection to the city for residents living in the North-East Corridor. Please refer here for more information. From Sunday, 12 January 2025, new bus service 967 will be introduced to enhance connectivity for residents staying along Woodlands Avenue 1, as well as some residents in Marsiling and Admiralty, to nearby transport nodes and local amenities in Woodlands. Please refer here for more information.

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

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

History

Date	Event
12 December 1987	Station officially opened

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.

Layout

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

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

Transport Services

First/Last Train Timing

Destination	First Train			Last Train
	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

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