Potong Pasir MRT Station

NE10 Potong Pasir 波东巴西 \| பொத்தோங் பாசிர்
Station exit C
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
Destination	First Train		Last Train
Destination	Weekdays & Sat	Sun & Public Holidays	Daily
NE1 HarbourFront	5:58am	6:18am	11:44pm
NE18 Punggol Coast	6:02am	6:22am	12:13am

Station Layout

L1	Street level	Bus stops, Taxi stand, Pick-up/drop-off point, Retail Shops
B1	Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Service Kiosks, Passenger Service Centre, Retail Shops
B2	Platform A	North East Line towards NE1CC29 HarbourFront
B2	Platform B	North East Line towards NE18 Punggol Coast

Platforms (B2):

Platform A: North East Line towards NE1CC29 HarbourFront via NE9 Boon Keng (→)
Platform B: North East Line towards NE18 Punggol Coast via NE11 Woodleigh (←)

Potong Pasir station has two platforms in an island platform arrangement, with both platforms utilized for trains travelling in either direction.

Concourse

Civil Defence Shelter

Potong Pasir station is a designated Civil Defence shelter.

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 barrier-free.

Exit	Location	Nearby
A	Potong Pasir Avenue 1	Potong Pasir Estate
B	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
C	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

The station is linked to several bus stops in the vicinity.

Bus Stop	Exit	Bus Routes
Potong Pasir Stn Exit B (60269) Upp Serangoon Rd	B	13, 107, 107M, 133, 142, 142A, 147, 147A, 506, 853, 853M
Potong Pasir Stn Exit C (60261) Upp Serangoon Rd	C	13, 107, 107M, 133, 142, 142A, 147, 148, 506, 853, 853M
Potong Pasir Stn Exit A (61069) Potong Pasir Ave 1	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
North East Line (NEL Bridging Bus)
NE1CC29 HarbourFront	Potong Pasir Stn Exit B (60269) Upp Serangoon Rd	B
NE18 Punggol Coast	Potong Pasir Stn Exit C (60261) Upp Serangoon Rd	C

In addition, passengers can board free regular bus services at Bus Stops 60261 & 60269 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.