Novena MRT Station

NS20
Novena
诺维娜 | நொவீனா
Station Exit B
Address 250 Thomson Road, Singapore 307642
Line Served North South Line
Operator SMRT Trains
Structure Underground
Platform Island
Opened 12 Dec 1987

Novena MRT Station (NS20) is an underground station along the North South Line (NSL). It is located near the junction of Newton Road, Thomson Road and Moulmein Road.

The station was named after Novena prayer sessions held at the nearby Catholic Church of Saint Alphonsus (better known as Novena Church). It serves the Novena area in Central Singapore, with a large number of developments in the vicinity such as the Health City Novena medical complex, shopping centres, office buildings, schools, places of worship, condominiums and private housing estates.

In 2017, the public underpass between Novena MRT (Exit B) and Goldhill Centre was demolished to make way for North-South Corridor construction works underneath Thomson Road.


First / Last Train Timings

North South Line – (NS20) Novena
Destination First Train Last Train
Weekdays Saturdays Sun & Public Holidays Daily
NS28 Marina South Pier 5:44am 5:44am 6:08am 11:41pm
NS1 Jurong East 6:01am 6:16am 6:22am 12:07am
NS7 Kranji 12:22am

 


Station Layout

L1 Street level Bus stops, Taxi stand, pick-up/drop-off point
B1 Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Service Kiosks, Passenger Service Centre, SimplyGo Ticket Office
B2 Platform A North South Line towards NS1EW24 Jurong East
Platform B North South Line towards NS28 Marina South Pier

Platforms

North South Line (B2):
MRT_rail (2)
Platform A: North South Line towards NS1EW24 Jurong East via NS19 Toa Payoh (→)
Platform B: North South Line towards NS28 Marina South Pier via NS21DT11 Newton (←)
MRT_rail (2)

Novena station has two underground North South Line platforms in an island platform arrangement.

Concourse

The station has a ticket concourse located at Basement 1.

Station Amenities

  • Retail Shops at Concourse Level (unpaid areas)
  • Public Toilets at surrounding buildings
  • ATMs and Self-service Machines at concourse level (unpaid areas)
  • Top Up Kiosks
  • SimplyGo Ticket Office

Exits

Unique to station exit naming nomenclature, Novena MRT station has two exits at underground level (A and B) at the north and south end of the ticket concourse respectively. Public underpasses then branch out from these exits, linking to nearby developments. Exits A and B offer barrier-free accessibility for the disabled via a shared lift access to Square 2 shopping mall at ground level, and at Exit A, an additional lift leads to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.

In Feb 2021, the public underpass between Novena MRT (Exit B) and Goldhill Centre was demolished to make way for North-South Expressway construction works underneath Thomson Road.

Exit Location Nearby
A
HealthCity Novena /
Sinaran Drive
HealthCity Novena:
National Neuroscience Institute, National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID), Ng Teng Fong Centre for Healthcare Innovation, Ren Ci Community HospitalMount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, New Phoenix Park (Ministry of Home Affairs), Novena Medical Center, Square 2, Tan Tock Seng Hospitalvia Underpass to:
Novena Specialist Center, Oasia Hotel Novena
B Thomson Road Courtyard by Marriott Singapore Novena, Goldhill Centre / United Square, Royal Square Medical Centre, Hotel Royal, Novena Church, Novena Square, Revenue House (IRAS), Royal Square at Novena, Velocity @ Novena Square

By Bus/Taxi:
Communicable Disease Centre, Dover Park Hospice, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine Clinical Sciences Buidling / Medicine Headquarters (HealthCity Novena), National Skin Centre, Thomson Medical Centre

 


Transport Connections

Novena station connects to several bus stops in the vicinity, as well as taxi stands and passenger pick-up points.

Bus

There are three official bus stops linked to Novena station. Additional bus stops in the vicinity are also reflected.

No. Bus stop Exit Bus Routes
B/s 1 50038 – Thomson Rd (Novena Stn) B 21, 56, 57, 131, 131A, 141, 166, 851, 980
B/s 2 50037 – Thomson Rd (Bef Novena Stn Exit B) B 5, 54, 143, 167
B/s 3 50031 – Thomson Rd (Opp Novena Ch) B 5, 21, 54, 56, 57, 131, 141, 143, 166, 167, 851, 980
50021 – Thomson Rd (United Sq/Bef Novena Stn) B 56, 57, 131, 141, 166, 851, 980

Road

Taxi stands and pick-up/drop-off points are located at the driveways of adjacent developments. These are the closest to Novena station and do not include those in buildings further away.

Exit Road Provisions
A Novena Medical Centre driveway Taxi stand, Pick-up/drop-off point
A Irrawaddy Road (Square 2 driveway) Taxi stand, Pick-up/drop-off point
B Thomson Road (Novena Square driveway) Taxi stand, Pick-up/drop-off point

MRT Bus Bridging Service

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

Towards Bus stop Exit
North South Line (NSL Bridging Bus)
NS1EW24 Jurong East B/s 3: 50031 – Thomson Rd (Opp Novena Ch) B
NS28 Marina South Pier B/s 2: 50037 – Thomson Rd (Novena Stn Exit B) B

In addition, passengers can board free regular bus services at Bus Stops 2 & 3 when activated.


Passenger Usage Patterns

Located within the Novena area in Central Singapore, Novena station serves a large number of developments in the vicinity such as hospitals and specialist medical centres, shopping centres, office buildings, schools, places of worship, condominiums and private housing estates. It encounters moderate to high demand throughout the day.

Construction

In 2017, the public underpass between Novena MRT (Exit B) and Goldhill Centre was demolished to make way for North-South Expressway construction works underneath Thomson Road.

Incidents

On the evening of 27 October 2023, white smoke emitted from a motor of an Air Handling Unit inside a room at the station concourse area. As a result, train services omitted Novena station for about one and a half hours while the station was closed. Free Regular Bus services & Free Bridging Bus services were activated.

Future Developments


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External Links & References

2 thoughts on “Novena MRT Station

  • 30 October 2022 at 8:52 AM
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    In Expat Living Singapore, I found another signage of Novena MRT Station. However, the signage did not reveal what exit it is.

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  • 11 September 2022 at 5:22 PM
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    In Streetdirectory.com, I found another (a third) exit, Exit B1. This exit goes to the MRT and also to Novena Square. I also saw it in Google Maps. However, on Google Maps, I think it is replaced by the now under constructing North-South Corridor.

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