| NE10 Potong Pasir 波东巴西 | போத்தோங் பாசிர் |
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| Address | 55 Upper Serangoon Road, Singapore 347694 |
| Line Served | North East Line |
| Operator | SBS Transit |
| Structure | Underground |
| Platform | Island |
| Opened | 20 Jun 2003 |
Potong Pasir MRT Station (NE10) is an underground station along the North East Line (NEL). The station sits underneath Upper Serangoon Road, at the junction with Potong Pasir Avenue 1 and Wan Tho Avenue.
In the early nineteenth century, the area was dominated by sand quarries, hence giving it its present name, Potong Pasir, which literally means ‘cut sand’ in Malay. The station is located in the vicinity of the Poiz mixed-use development, both public and private housing estates at Potong Pasir and Sennett, and various educational institutions.
First / Last Train Timings
| North East Line – (NE10) Potong Pasir |
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| Destination | First Train | Last Train | |||
| Weekdays | Saturdays | Sun & Public Holidays | Weekdays | Sat, Sun & Public Holidays | |
| NE1 HarbourFront | 5:58am | 5:58am | 6:18am | 11:44pm | 11:44pm |
| NE17 Punggol | 6:02am | 6:03am | 6:23am | 12:13am | 12:14am |
Station Layout
| L1 | Street level | Bus stops, Taxi stand, Pick-up/drop-off point, Retail Shops |
| B1 | Concourse | Faregates, Top Up Kiosks, Passenger Service Centre, Retail Shops |
| B2 | Platform A | North East Line towards NE1CC29 HarbourFront |
| Platform B | North East Line towards NE17PTC Punggol |
Platforms (B2):
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| Platform A: North East Line towards NE1CC29 HarbourFront via NE9 Boon Keng (→) Platform B: North East Line towards NE17PTC Punggol via NE11 Woodleigh (←) |
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Potong Pasir station has two platforms in an island platform arrangement, with both platforms utilized for trains travelling in either direction.
Concourse
The concourse features 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.
Art in Transit: “Point of View” by Matthew Ngui
Striking and contemporary, this work sees text messages recording the aspirations of ordinary people being embedded into familiar images of urban life like clock faces high-rise flats. Installed at carefully chosen spots in the station, the pictures and words come together to form images of surprising detail and depth.
Civil Defence shelter
Potong Pasir NEL station is one of thirteen stations along the North East 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 Street Level (near Exit C)
- Retail Shops at Street Level & NEL Concourse Level
- Self-Service Machine
- Bicycle Stands
Exits
Potong Pasir MRT station has three exits leading to ground level (A, B and C), for which only Exits B & C are accessible via lifts.
| Exit | Location | Nearby |
| A | Potong Pasir Avenue 1 | Potong Pasir Estate |
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Upper Serangoon Road (Southbound) | Darul Ihsan Orphanage, St. John’s Home for the Aged, Cedar Primary School, Cedar Girls’ Secondary School, Ministry of Manpower (MOM) Services Centre |
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Upper Serangoon Road (Northbound) | Potong Pasir Community Centre, Potong Pasir Town Council, Potong Pasir NPP, St. Andrew’s Junior Sch, St. Andrew’s Secondary School, The Poiz Centre |
Transport Connections
Potong Pasir station connects to several bus stops in the vicinity, along with taxi stands and passenger pick-up points.
Bus
There are two official bus stops linked to Potong Pasir station. Other bus stops are reflected here to better represent nearby connections.
| No. | Bus stop | Exit | Bus Routes |
| B/s 1 | 60269 – Upp S’goon Rd (Potong Pasir Stn Exit B) | B | 13, 107, 107M, 133, 142, 142A, 147, 147A, 506, 853, 853M |
| B/s 2 | 60261 – Upp S’goon Rd (Potong Pasir Stn Exit C) | C | 13, 107, 107M, 133, 142, 142A, 147, 506, 853, 853M |
| – | 61069 – Potong Pasir Ave 1 (Potong Pasir Stn Exit A) | A | 142, 142A |
Road
Taxi stands and pick-up/drop-off points are located next to North East Line station exits:
| Exit | Road | Provisions |
| A | Potong Pasir Avenue 1 | Taxi stand (G01), pick-up/drop-off point |
| B | Upper Serangoon Road (Southbound) | Taxi stand (G02), pick-up/drop-off point |
MRT Bus Bridging Service
In the event of a MRT service disruption affecting Potong Pasir station, MRT Bridging Buses may be activated to ply affected stretches of the North East Line. In which case, the buses can be boarded from the following bus stops:
| Towards | Bus stop | Exit | |
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| NE1CC29 HarbourFront | B/s 1: 60269 – Upp S’goon Rd (Potong Pasir Stn Exit B) | B | |
| NE17PTC Punggol | B/s 2: 60261 – Upp S’goon Rd (Potong Pasir Stn Exit C) | A | |
In addition, passengers can board free regular bus services at Bus Stops 1 & 2 when activated.
Passenger Usage Patterns
Serving the Potong Pasir area, the station encounters moderate demand levels from developments in the vicinity.
Construction Trivia
North East Line (NEL) Contract 705 for the Design and Construction of Potong Pasir and Boon Keng stations and associated tunnels was awarded to Kumagai Gumi – Sembawang Engineering & Construction – Mitsui & Co. Joint-Venture (JV) on 23 June 1997 for $316.7 million. The working name for Potong Pasir Station was Sennett Station.
Gallery
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