Orchard MRT station

 NS22  TE14 
Orchard
乌节
ஆர்ச்சர்ட்
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange
The station entrance at ground level
Exit 13 of Orchard station
General information
Location437 Orchard Road
Singapore 238878 (NSL)
301 Orchard Boulevard
Singapore 237974 (TEL)
Coordinates01°18′11″N 103°49′53″E / 1.30306°N 103.83139°E / 1.30306; 103.83139
Owned byLand Transport Authority
Operated bySMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
Platforms4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks5 (including a track siding for the northbound TEL platform)
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
ParkingYes (Ngee Ann City, Wisma Atria, Tangs, ION Orchard)
AccessibleYes
History
Opened12 December 1987 (1987-12-12) (North South line)
13 November 2022 (2022-11-13) (Thomson–East Coast line)[1]
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesScotts, Orchard Boulevard
Passengers
June 202459,165 per day[2]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Newton
towards Jurong East
North–South Line Somerset
Orchard Boulevard Thomson–East Coast Line Great World
towards Bayshore
Location
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Orchard
Orchard station in Singapore

Orchard MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station in Singapore, on the North South (NSL) and Thomson–East Coast (TEL) lines. Situated along Orchard Boulevard and underneath ION Orchard, the station serves various commercial and retail developments of the Orchard Road shopping district, including Liat Towers, Ngee Ann City, Wheelock Place, Wisma Atria and Shaw House, among others.

Initially announced as Scotts MRT station, it was renamed Orchard Boulevard and subsequently Orchard. The station was included in the early plans for the original MRT network in 1982, and opened as part of the NSL extension to Outram Park station on 12 December 1987. In August 2012, it was announced that Orchard station would serve as an interchange with the TEL. Initially expected to be completed in 2021, the TEL platforms opened on 13 November 2022 as part of TEL Stage 3 (TEL3).

The design of Orchard station was intended as a showpiece of the initial MRT network, incorporating a circular concourse with a radial granite floor design. The TEL platforms feature an overhead series of stainless steel panels that reflects the movements of commuters. As part of the MRT network's Art-in-Transit programme, the station features Scotts Road / Orchard Road from ION Sky by Mintio.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference CNA Grace 2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Land Transport DataMall". Datamall. Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.

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