Dhoby Ghaut MRT station

Dhoby Ghaut Station (NS24/NE6/CC1) is a Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore. It is an interchange station along North South Line, North East Line and Circle Line.

NS24  NE6  CC1  Dhoby Ghaut 多美歌 தோபி காட் Dhoby Ghaut
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange and terminus
Exit E of Dhoby Ghaut MRT station
General information
Location	11 Orchard Road, Singapore 238826 (NSL) 13 Orchard Road, Singapore 238893 (CCL) 60 Orchard Road, Singapore 238889 (NEL)
Coordinates	1°17′58″N 103°50′42″E
Operated by	SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) (North South & Circle lines) SBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation) (North East line)
Line(s)	North–South Line   North East Line   Circle Line
Platforms	6 (3 island platforms)
Tracks	6
Connections	Bus, taxi
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	28 metres (92 ft)
Platform levels	3
Bicycle facilities	No
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	12 December 1987 (1987-12-12) (North South line) 20 June 2003 (2003-06-20) (North East line) 17 April 2010 (2010-04-17) (Circle line)
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station Somerset towards Jurong East North–South Line City Hall towards Marina South Pier Clarke Quay towards HarbourFront North East Line Little India towards Punggol Terminus Circle Line Bras Basah towards HarbourFront
Location
Dhoby Ghaut Dhoby Ghaut station in Singapore

Dhoby Ghaut is the first triple-line interchange station in Singapore. It is the fourth deepest MRT station (after Bras Basah, Promenade and Bencoolen) in Singapore. The deepest point is at 28 metres below ground level.

The station was named after the Indian laundrymen that worked around the area in the early 20th century. The section of track between this station and Somerset is the shortest between any two stations on the North South Line; it takes 1 minute for a train to travel between these two stations. It is one of the station that receives heavy passenger numbers during peak hours.

History

The North South Line section of Dhoby Ghaut (Code: N1) was the first to open, doing so on 12 December 1987. It was formerly named The Istana, where the president's palace is located. The platforms were built under the former Stamford canal. It became an interchange station with the opening of the North East Line on 20 June 2003 (Code: H5), while the North South Line part of the station underwent upgrading which was completed in 2006. It to date remains the only interchange station serving the North South and North East Lines.

The Circle Line station opened on 17 April 2010, at which point Dhoby Ghaut became the first station in Singapore to be an interchange between three MRT lines. It is currently the only triple-line interchange station on the MRT network; however, with the opening of Stage 3 of the Thomson-East Coast MRT Line in 2021, two other stations, Outram Park and Marina Bay, will also become triple-line interchanges.

Dhoby Ghaut is the fourth deepest MRT station (after Bras Basah, Promenade and Bencoolen) in Singapore, with the deepest point at 28 metres below ground level. It is one of only four stations on the MRT network to have travelators with the other three being Bugis, Serangoon and Botanic Gardens stations.