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 NS9  TE2 
Woodlands
兀兰
ஊட்லண்ட்ஸ்
Woodlands
Rapid transit
Tel-Woodlands-Platform.jpg
TEL platform of Woodlands MRT Station.
Location 30 Woodlands Avenue 2
Singapore 738343 (NSL)
11 Woodlands Square
Singapore 737736 (TEL)
Coordinates 1°26′13.54″N 103°47′11.34″E / 1.4370944°N 103.7864833°E / 1.4370944; 103.7864833
Operated by SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) (North South and Thomson–East Coast lines)
Line(s)
Platforms 4 (2 island platform)
Tracks 4
Connections Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange, Taxi
Construction
Structure type Elevated (North South line)
Underground (Thomson–East Coast line)
Platform levels 2
Parking Yes (Causeway Point, Woodlands Civic Centre, Woods Square)
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code  NS9  TE2 
History
Opened 10 February 1996; 28 years ago (1996-02-10) (North South line)
Opening 31 January 2020; 4 years ago (2020-01-31) (Thomson–East Coast line)
Electrified Yes
Previous names Woodlands Central
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
towards Jurong East
North South Line
towards Marina Bay
Terminus
Thomson-East Coast Line
Terminus
Location
Woodlands MRT station
North South & Thomson–East Coast lines

Woodlands MRT station (NS9/TE2) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South Line and Thomson-East Coast Line in Woodlands, Singapore. It is located next to the Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange and Causeway Point.

History

In 1990, the government of Singapore said that the North South Line will be extended to connect the already-opened Choa Chu Kang and Yishun stations. The station opened on 10 February 1996 as part of this extension. The section on the Thomson–East Coast Line opened on 31 January 2020, as part of Stage 1 of the line.

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