Toa Payoh station

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Toa Payoh 大巴窑 தோ பாயோ NS19
*Graphic From SGTrains/Wikipedia/LTA
Station Information
Address	510 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh Singapore 319398
Line(s)	North–South Line
Structure	Underground
Connections
Abbreviation	TAP

Toa Payoh (NS19) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North–South Line. It is the first MRT station to be completed, topping out (the completion of the building structure) on 5 August 1985, and is the first underground station in the world to be fitted with platform screen doors. A inauguration plate of the MRT system can be found at the concourse area of the station.

History

Date	Event
7 November 1987	Station officially opened
8 January 2006	Station involved in Exercise Northstar V (Counter terrorism)

Layout

L1	Street Level	HDB Hub, Toa Payoh Bus Interchange
B1	Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Passenger Service Centre, SimplyGo Ticket Office
B2	APlatform ➔ EW24 NS1 EW24 NS1 Jurong East Service Map NS19 Toa Payoh NS18 Braddell NS17 CC15 NS17 CC15 Bishan NS16 Ang Mo Kio NS15 Yio Chu Kang NS14 Khatib NS13 Yishun NS12 Canberra NS11 Sembawang NS10 Admiralty NS9 TE2 NS9 TE2 Woodlands NS8 Marsiling NS7 Kranji NS5 Yew Tee NS4 BP1 NS4 BP1 Choa Chu Kang NS3 Bukit Gombak NS2 Bukit Batok EW24 NS1 EW24 NS1 Jurong East
	Platform A/B
	BPlatform ➔ NS28 Marina South Pier Service Map NS28 Marina South Pier NS27 CE2 TE20 NS27 CE2 TE20 Marina Bay NS26 EW14 NS26 EW14 Raffles Place NS25 EW13 NS25 EW13 City Hall NS24 NE6 CC1 NS24 NE6 CC1 Dhoby Ghaut NS23 Somerset NS22 TE14 NS22 TE14 Orchard NS21 DT11 NS21 DT11 Newton NS20 Novena NS19 Toa Payoh

Exits

Exit	Disabled-Access	Location/Nearby
A		HDB HUB, Toa Payoh Bus Interchange
B		Toa Payoh Bus Interchange
C		Toa Payoh Central
D		Lorong 2 Toa Payoh, Toa Payoh Methodist Church

Transport Services

First/Last Train Timing

Destination	First Train			Last Train
	Mon − Fri	Sat	Sun & P.H.	Daily
North–South Line
EW24 NS1 EW24 NS1 Jurong East	06:04	06:18	06:25	00:09
NS7 Kranji	–	–	–	00:25
NS28 Marina South Pier	05:41	05:41	06:06	23:39

Bus

More travel information: Alternative Travel Method

Bus Stop	Exit	Bus Service
52009 Toa Payoh Int Lor 6 Toa Payoh	A B	8 26 28 31 73 88 90 139 141 142 143 145 155 157 159 163 230M 231 232 235 238
52501 Toa Payoh Swim Cplx Lor 6 Toa Payoh	A	8 26 28 31 57 59 73 88 90 142 155 157 159 163 230 230M 235 238 506
52509 Aft HDB Hub Lor 6 Toa Payoh	A	8 26 28 31 57 59 73 88 90 142 155 157 159 163 230 230M 232 235 238 506
52189 Toa Payoh Stn Lor 2 Toa Payoh	C	56 105 129 153 230 232
52181 Opp Toa Payoh Stn Lor 2 Toa Payoh	D	56 105 129 153