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 NS19 
Toa Payoh
大巴窑
தோ பாயோ
Toa Payoh
Rapid transit
Toapayohmrtplatform.jpg
Northbound platform of Toa Payoh MRT station.
Location 510 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh
Singapore 319398
Coordinates 1°19′57.73″N 103°50′52.11″E / 1.3327028°N 103.8478083°E / 1.3327028; 103.8478083
Operated by SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
Platforms 2 (1 island platform)
Tracks 2
Connections Toa Payoh Bus Interchange, Taxi
Construction
Structure type Underground
Platform levels 1
Parking Yes (HDB Hub)
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code  NS19 
History
Opened 7 November 1987; 36 years ago (1987-11-07)
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
towards Jurong East
North South Line
towards Marina Bay
Location
Toa Payoh MRT station
North South Line

Toa Payoh MRT station (NS19) is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South Line in Toa Payoh, Singapore. Located within the town centre of Toa Payoh, this station is connected to Toa Payoh Bus Interchange and the HDB Hub.

Toa Payoh was the first MRT station in Singapore to be completed, topping out on 5 August 1985.

The station was the first underground station in the world to be fitted with platform screen doors. This station was among the first phase of MRT stations, from Toa Payoh to Yio Chu Kang, to be opened in Singapore on 7 November 1987. Today, the concourse area bears the inauguration plate of Singapore's MRT system.

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