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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 [email protected], Orchard Central
B1 Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Passenger Service Centre
B2
APlatform NS23
SomersetNS22
OrchardNS9TE2
WoodlandsNS1EW24
Jurong East
Platform A/B
BPlatform NS28
Marina South PierNS24NE6CC1
Dhoby GhautNS23
Somerset

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
North South Line
NS1 Jurong East 06:09 06:09 06:34 23:59
NS7 Kranji – – – 00:15
NS28 Marina South Pier 05:50 05:50 06:15 23:48

Bus[edit]

Bus Stop Exit Bus Service
(08121) Somerset Stn A
7
14
14e
16
16M
36
65
77
106
111
123
124
143
162
162M
167
174
174e
175
190
971
972
972M
NR1
NR2
NR3
NR5
NR8
(09037) Opp Mandarin Orchard B
36
77
124
143
162
162M
167
174
174e
190
518
518A
971
972
972M
NR6
(09038) Opp Somerset Stn B
1N
2N
3N
4N
5N
6N
7
14
14e
16
16M
65
106
111
123
175
502
502A
NR6

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.
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 C151 • C151A • C151B • C151C • C651 • C751B • CR151
Depots Bishan • Ulu Pandan
Others North South Line Bridging Service
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