Bukit Batok MRT station

Platform level of the Bukit Batok MRT Station, with the north-bound train approaching the station.

Bukit Batok MRT station (NS2) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the North South Line in Singapore. The station serves mainly residents of the Bukit Batok neighbourhood. The station house shops such as supermarket chain NTUC Fairprice

Bus services nearby

Links within Bukit Batok and Bukit Gombak, and to other parts of Singapore are available at the nearby Bukit Batok Bus Interchange. The following bus services pass by the vicinity of the station:

Service	Between	And	Notes
SBS Transit Trunk Services
66	Jurong East Bus Interchange	Bedok Bus Interchange	Bus stops along Bukit Batok Central
157	Boon Lay Bus Interchange	Toa Payoh Bus Interchange	Bus stops along Bukit Batok Central
174	Boon Lay Bus Interchange	New Bridge Road Bus Terminal	Bus stops along Bukit Batok Central
174e	Boon Lay Bus Interchange	Saint Andrew's Cathedral	Bus stops along Bukit Batok Central
174M	Marina Centre Bus Terminal	Jurong West Street 92	Bus stops along Bukit Batok Central
506	Jurong East Bus Interchange	Bedok Bus Interchange	Bus stops along Bukit Batok Central
SMRT Buses Trunk Services
173	Bukit Batok Bus Interchange	Clementi Bus Interchange (loop)	Bus stops along Bukit Batok Central
176	Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange	Bukit Merah Bus Interchange	Bus stops along Bukit Batok Central
178	Boon Lay Bus Interchange	Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange	Bus stops along Bukit Batok Central
187	Boon Lay Bus Interchange	Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange	Bus stops along Bukit Batok Central
985	Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange	Geylang Lorong 1 Bus Terminal	Bus stops along Bukit Batok Central
985A	Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange	Jalan Jurong Kechil (loop)	Bus stops along Bukit Batok Central
985W	Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange	Geylang Lorong 1 Bus Terminal	Bus stops along Bukit Batok Central
SMRT Buses Feeder Services
941	Bukit Batok Bus Interchange	Bukit Batok West Ave 8 (loop)	Bus stops along Bukit Batok Central
947	Bukit Batok Bus Interchange	Bukit Batok West Ave 4/7, Bukit Batok Road (loop)	Bus stops along Bukit Batok Central
SMRT Buses NightRider Services
NR8	Marina Centre Bus Terminal	Bukit Batok (loop)	Bus stops along Bukit Batok Central

Cases of people falling onto the tracks

The normally quiet station was the scene of two incidents of people falling onto the MRT tracks in 2004. The spate of incidents at various above-ground stations with three suicides and two accidents and one fatal which raised concerns about the safety of above-ground MRT stations. Some members of the public called on the SMRT Corporation to improve safety.

The first incident involved a SAF Warrant Officer Richard Chua, who fell onto the tracks at about 1.50pm SST on 14 August 2004 and was hit by a train heading to Jurong East. His toes were crushed and he also suffered cuts to his head and body, but he survived and was warded at the National University Hospital. An investigation concluded that there was no foul play. Services between the Choa Chu Kang and Jurong East stations were disrupted for some 45 minutes as Mr. Chua was rescued by Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers. SMRT Corporation deployed 12 buses to ferry some 4,000 passengers travelling between these stations.

The second incident took place on 31 August 2004, also at about 1.50pm SST, when Madam Low Suan Choo fell off the platform and was hit by an oncoming train heading to Jurong East. She suffered multiple fractures and was pronounced dead at the scene. This time SMRT deployed 19 buses to ferry some 5,000 passengers affected by the service disruption. Member of Parliament for Jurong GRC, Dr. Ong Chit Chung, visited the station shortly after and expressed his belief that some form of safety barrier at above-ground stations, or an additional yellow line to warn passengers of the platform edge, would have a reassuring effect. According to a court inquiry heard on 3 November 2004, Madam Low had had suicidal thoughts and had tried to kill herself just the day before. The state coroner ruled that her death had been a suicide.

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