Lorong Chuan MRT Station

CC14 Lorong Chuan 罗弄泉 | லோரோங் சுவான்
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) Stage 3, located at the boundaries of the Lorong Chuan and Serangoon Central planning subzones. 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

Station Layout

Platforms

Circle Line (B2):

Platform A: Circle Line towards CC29NE1 HarbourFront via CC15NS17 Bishan (→) Platform B: Circle Line towards CC1NS24NE6 Dhoby Ghaut via CC13NE12 Serangoon (←) Circle Line towards CE2NS27 Marina Bay via CC13NE12 Serangoon (Peak Hour Alternate Trains) (←)

Lorong Chuan station has two platforms in an island platform arrangement. Full-height Platform screen doors isolate the air-conditioned station from the tunnel environment, enhancing commuter safety and station comfort. A set of escalators, stairs and a lift connects the platform level to the concourse level one floor above. With the concourse wrapping around the platform, a large interior space is created around the middle of the platform, giving the impression of spaciousness.

Passenger Information Systems, which are plasma display screens located at each platform, display expected train arrival times and key messages. Tactile flooring helps to guide the visually-handicapped from the platform to the station exits.

Concourse

The station concourse at Basement 1 feature faregates for automatic fare collection and provides access between paid and unpaid areas of the station, with at least one bidirectional wide-swinging gate for the benefit of passengers-in-wheelchairs and those carrying bulky items or travelling with prams. An unpaid walkway runs through the concourse, allowing pedestrians to commute between station exits without having to enter the paid areas of the rail network. As such, faregates are located both at the escalator / staircase landing, and the lift landing.

General Ticketing Machines allow commuters to purchase tickets for single or multiple journeys, and along with Top-up Machines, offer contactless card transactions. The station office functions as a Passenger Service Centre, and is staffed during operating hours, where commuters may make travel inquiries.

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.

Road

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

Rail Bridging Services

In the event of a MRT service disruption affecting Lorong Chuan station, rail bridging services (also called MRT breakdown shuttle 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:

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.

Future Developments

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Major Incidents

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Gallery

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External Links & References

• Circle Line Art In Transit – LTA