Lorong Chuan MRT Station

CC14
Lorong Chuan
罗弄泉 | லோரோங் சுவான்
Station exit A
Address 150 Serangoon Avenue 3, Singapore 554533
Line Served   Circle Line
Operator SMRT Trains
Structure Underground
Platform Island
Opened 28 May 2009

Lorong Chuan MRT Station (CC14) is an underground station along the Circle Line (CCL). It is built underneath Serangoon Avenue 3, near the junction of Lorong Chuan. The architectural design of Lorong Chuan station is similar to other CCL3 stations Bartley and Marymount.

The station is named after the road of the same name on the surface, Lorong Chuan. It serves nearby private estates, condominiums, schools and New Tech Park.


First / Last Train Timings

Circle Line – (CC14) Lorong Chuan
Destination First Train Last Train
Weekdays & Sat Sun & Public Holidays Daily
CC1 Dhoby Ghaut 5:42am 6:09am 11:38pm
CC7 Mountbatten 12:14am
CC12 Bartley 12:38am
CC29 HarbourFront 5:20am 5:44am 11:15pm
CC26 Pasir Panjang 11:45pm
CC23 one-north 12:01am
CC17 Caldecott 12:29am

Station Layout
L1 Street level Bus stops, Taxi stand, pick-up/drop-off point
B1 Ticket Concourse Faregates, Top Up Kiosks, Passenger Service Centre
B2 Platform A Circle Line towards CC29NE1 HarbourFront
Platform B Circle Line towards CC1NS24NE6 Dhoby Ghaut
Circle Line
towards CE2NS27TE20 Marina Bay (Peak Hours)
Platforms (B2):
MRT_rail (2)
Platform A: Circle Line towards CC29NE1 HarbourFront via CC15NS17 Bishan (→)
Platform B:
Circle Line towards CC1NS24NE6 Dhoby Ghaut via CC13NE12 Serangoon (←)
Circle Line towards CE2NS27TE20 Marina Bay via CC13NE12 Serangoon (Peak Hour Alternate Trains) (←)
MRT_rail (2)

Lorong Chuan station has two platforms in an island platform arrangement.

 


Art in Transit: “Through The Looking Glass” by A Dose of Light and Yoma Studio

Through The Looking Glass is a modern day epic, a chronicle of contemporary Singapore told through a highly-detailed illustration of Singapore. The colourful and often witty images show many aspects of life in Singapore, providing a chronicle of our time. The artwork is in keeping with past civilisations that used illustrations, drawings and paintings for documentation and as a story-telling device. A Dose of Light and Yoma Studio’s work is an investigation into an alternative documentation and archive of Singapore in 2007. It also serves as a looking glass into the past for future generations.

Civil Defence shelter

Lorong Chuan CCL station is one of eleven stations along the Circle Line designated as Civil Defence (CD) shelters, which will be activated in times of national emergency. Apart from reinforced construction, the stations are designed and equipped with facilities to ensure the shelter environment is tolerable for all shelterees during shelter occupation. These facilities include protective blast doors, decontamination facilities, ventilation systems, power and water supply systems and a dry toilet system.


Station Amenities

  • Public Toilets at Concourse Level
  • Bicycle racks at station exits
  • ATMs

Exits

Lorong Chuan MRT station has two exits at ground level (A and B), both of which are accessible to the disabled.

Exit Location Nearby
A Serangoon Avenue 3 Nanyang Junior College, Yangzheng Primary School, Zhonghua Secondary School, The Scala, Chiltern Park, Amaranda Garden, Golden Heights, Bethesda Centre, The Sunnydale
B Lorong Chuan Mei Hwan Estate, The Springbloom, Goldenhill Park Condo, The Chuan, St. Gabriel’s Primary School, Australian International School, New Tech Park

Transport Connections

Lorong Chuan station connects to several bus stops in the vicinity, as well as a taxi stand and passenger pick-up point.

Bus

There are two official bus stops linked to Lorong Chuan station.

No. Bus stop Exit Bus Routes
B/s 1 66391 – S’goon Ave 3 (Lor Chuan Stn Exit A) A 58, 105
B/s 2 66399 – S’goon Ave 3 (Opp Lor Chuan Stn Exit B) B 58, 105

Road

Taxi stands and pick-up/drop-off points are located next to station exits:

Exit Road Provisions
A Serangoon Avenue 3 (Eastbound) Taxi stand (G08), pick-up/drop-off point
B Serangoon Avenue 3 (Eastbound) Pick-up/drop-off point

MRT Bus Bridging Service

In the event of a MRT service disruption affecting Lorong Chuan station, MRT Bridging Buses may be activated to ply affected stretches of the Circle Line. In which case, the buses can be boarded from the following bus stops:

Towards Bus stop Exit
Circle Line (CCL Bridging Bus)
CC1NS24NE6 Dhoby Ghaut B/s 1: 66391 – S’goon Ave 3 (Lor Chuan Stn Exit A) A
CC29NE1 HarbourFront B/s 2: 66399 – S’goon Ave 3 (Opp Lor Chuan Stn Exit B) B

In addition, passengers can board free regular bus services at Bus Stops 1 & 2 when activated.


Passenger Usage Patterns

Serving schools and residential areas in the vicinity, Lorong Chuan station encounters low to moderate passenger demand across most of the day.

Construction

Circle Line Stage 3 (CCL3) Contract C852A for the construction of Lorong Chuan station and associated tunnels was awarded to Japanese company Sato Kogyo for S$65 million.


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