Somerset MRT

Everything Should Know About Somerset MRT
It’s one of three stations along Orchard Road, Singapore’s most famous shopping street. Concentre, Singapore Power Building, Skate Park, 313@Somerset, Orchard Gateway, Orchard Central, Cathay Cineleisure Orchard, Centrepoint Shopping Centre, Mandarin Orchard, The Heeren, Faber House, Orchard Point, Peranakan Place, and Emerald Hill are all accessible from the station.
The portion of tracks between this Somerset MRT station and Dhoby Ghaut MRT station is the shortest between any two MRT stations on the North-South Line, taking around 1 minute for a train to travel between them.
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Somerset MRT Station is an underground station on Singapore’s North-South Line, located at Somerset Road and Orchard Road opened on December 12, 1987.
Station specifics
Orchard Central, 313@Somerset, Comcentre, The Centrepoint, and 111 Somerset are all close to the station, located under Somerset Road. On the North-South Line, it is designated as NS23 and gets situated between Orchard and Dhoby Ghaut stations.
Somerset station was built with blast doors and reinforced concrete walls to withstand bomb hits. Hydroponic plants get used to decorating the station. Leo Hee Tong and Ho Ho Ying created a mural for the station.
Platform
Somerset Station has an island platform arrangement with two underground North-South Line platforms. The air-conditioned station is separated from the tunnel environment by full-height Platform screen doors, which improve commuter safety and station comfort. The platform level gets connected to the station concourse above via an escalator, steps, and a lift.
Concourse
Faregates are utilized for automatic fare collection and offer access between the station’s paid and unpaid sectors, with at least one bidirectional wide-swinging gate for passengers benefit in wheelchairs, those carrying heavy objects, and those traveling with prams. Somerset MRT Station was also where the TITAN fare gates get trialed in April 2010 before being replaced on November 22, 2012.
Exits
Somerset MRT station features two street-level exits (A and B) and two underground entrances that branch out from the ticket concourse and connect to surrounding complexes. For the disabled, all gates are barrier-free, with Exits A and B having their lift. Pedestrians using the underground exits can use lifts from neighboring buildings to reach street level.
Transportation Links
Somerset station has connections to various bus stations, taxi stands, and passenger pick-up places in the area.
Bus
Somerset station has three recognized bus stops.
- Orchard Rd, 09037 (Bef Cairnhill Rd)
- Orchard Rd, 09038 (Opp Somerset Stn)
- Somerset Rd, 08121 (Somerset Stn)
Rail Interconnection Services
Rail bridging services (also known as MRT breakdown shuttle buses) may get used to traverse impacted parts of the North-South Line in the case of an MRT service outage influencing Somerset station. In that scenario, you can board the buses at the following bus stops:
- Somerset Rd, B/s 3: 08121 (Somerset Stn)
- Orchard Rd, B/s 2: 09038 (Opp Somerset Stn)
Patterns of Passenger Movement
Somerset station, located in the Orchard sector of Central Singapore, serves a vast number of nearby projects, including shopping malls, office buildings, and condominiums. It experiences moderate to high demand, primarily from shoppers and tourists in the vicinity throughout the day.
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