Tiong Bahru MRT Station

EW17 Tiong Bahru 中峇鲁 | தியோங் பாரு
Address	300 Tiong Bahru Road, Singapore 168731
Line Served	East West Line
Operator	SMRT Trains
Structure	Underground
Platform	Island
Opened	12 Mar 1988

Tiong Bahru MRT Station (EW17) is an underground station along the East West Line (EWL). It is located underneath Tiong Bahru Road, near the junction with Lower Delta Road.

Tiong Bahru is an amalgam of two words (tiong meaning cemetery in Hokkien, and bahru meaning new in Malay) as opposed to old cemeteries at Chinatown. The graves were cleared to make way for one of the earliest housing estates in Singapore, and public housing has since expanded to much of the surrounding area.

The station currently serves the Tiong Bahru Plaza shopping centre, and large numbers of residential developments (mostly HDB flats) in the area, along with several schools and parks.

First / Last Train Timings

Station Layout

Platforms

East-West Line (B2):

Platform A: East West Line towards EW1 Pasir Ris via EW16NE3TE17 Outram Park (→) Platform B: East West Line towards EW33 Tuas Link via EW18 Redhill (←)

Tiong Bahru station has two underground East-West Line platforms in an island platform arrangement.

Concourse

The station has a ticket concourse located at Basement 1.

Station Amenities

• Retail Shop and Wheelchair-Accessible toilet at ticket concourse level (unpaid areas)
• ATMs at ticket concourse level (unpaid areas)
• Top Up Kiosks
• SimplyGo Ticket Office

Exits

Tiong Bahru MRT station has two surface exits on either side of Tiong Bahru Road. Only Exit A offers barrier-free accessibility for the disabled.

Exit B also connects to Basement 1 of Tiong Bahru Plaza via a set of escalators, which is open from 8am to 11pm daily.

Exit	Location	Nearby
A	Jalan Membina	Jalan Membina, Tiong Bahru Road. Bukit Merah West Neighbourhood Police Centre, Central Green Condo, Regency Suites, Twin Regency, Highline Residences, Henderson Community Centre, Tiong Bahru Market, Zhengde Primary School, HDB Bukit Merah View, HDB Membina Court, HDB Membina 118, HDB Kim Tian Towers, HDB Kim Tian 119, HDB Kim Tian Vista, HDB Tiong Bahru Orchid, HDB Tiong Bahru Estate
B	Tiong Bahru Plaza	Tiong Bahru Plaza, Bukit Ho Swee, Central Plaza, Gan Eng Seng Secondary School, PSB Academy @ Delta, HDB Tiong Bahru View, HDB Boon Tiong Arcadia, HDB The Beo Cres, HDB Bukit Ho Swee View, HDB Havelock View

Transport Connections

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

Bus

There are two official bus stops linked to Tiong Bahru station.

Road

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

MRT Bus Bridging Service

In the event of a MRT service disruption affecting Tiong Bahru station, MRT Bridging Buses may be activated to ply affected stretches of the East West 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 many residential developments and several schools in the vicinity, the station encounters moderate to high demand throughout the day.

Brief History

Tiong Bahru station opened on 12 March 1988, along with other East West Line stations between Outram Park and Clementi (except Dover).

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