Paya Lebar MRT station

**EW8** **CC9**
Paya Lebar
巴耶利峇
பாய லேபார்
Paya Lebar

Rapid transit
EW8 CC9 ; Paya Lebar; 巴耶利峇; பாய லேபார்; Paya Lebar ; Rapid transit
	Paya Lebar MRT station (East West Line), with the Circle line in the far right corner.
Station statistics
Address	30 Paya Lebar Road; Singapore 409006 (EWL); 15 Paya Lebar Road; Singapore 409049 (CCL)
Coordinates	1°19′04″N 103°53′33″E / 1.317767°N 103.892381°ECoordinates: 1°19′04″N 103°53′33″E / 1.317767°N 103.892381°E
Lines	East West Line Circle Line
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Structure	Elevated (East West Line); Underground (Circle Line)
Levels	2
Platforms	6 (3 island platforms)
Tracks	2 (East West Line); 3 (Circle Line) - 2 in regular operation
Parking	Yes (Paya Lebar Square, Singpost Centre, Paya Lebar Quarter, KINEX)
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Opened	4 November 1989; 34 years ago (East West Line); 17 April 2010; 14 years ago (Circle Line)
Electrified	Yes
Accessible
Code	EW8 CC9
Fare zone	2
Services
Location

Paya Lebar MRT station (EW8/CC9) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the East West Line and Circle Line in Geylang, Singapore.

It is named after the Paya Lebar Road, not the area called Paya Lebar. It is in the Geylang district.

History

This station was opened on 4 November 1989, as part of the East West Line. Its former code is E5. The Circle Line station platforms was opened on 17 April 2010.

A track fault at Paya Lebar delayed trains travelling towards HarbourFront on 31 December 2012. SMRT had called in staff to manually drive the trains between Dakota and MacPherson to navigate the fault. Circle Line trains began running normally again more than four hours after the fault took place around 8 am.^[1]

Station Information

There are two links between the elevated East West Line station and the underground Circle Line station. The first link consists of a series of escalators to the Circle Line concourse from the western side of the East West platform, which is a common link to go to the Circle Line station. The second link, which is barrier-free, was built on the former area of Exit A which has been closed since late 2007 for reconstruction.

For the East West Line, train platforms are on Level 2. For the Circle Line, train platforms are on Basement 2. This is the only interchange station that has a middle track on the underground line, and it is the terminus for short-working trips after peak hours.