We Ranked The Best And Worst MRT Stations In Singapore | RATED Ep. 13

We rated Singapore's MRT stations to find out which is the best and worst! There's a lot to consider: Complexity, smell, surrounding stores and more
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Ian Sim - / iansimz
Hafeez Harris - / hafeezharris
Jereld And - / jereld.ang
Produced by:
Fikah Zainal - / clikzfikz
Amanda Feng - / amandalpaca
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Kait Hsuan - / nnaaush
Farriz Haizad - / farrizhaizao
Edited by:
Evan Liew - / evanliew
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[@Surreality22992]

Things we've learnt: Ian loves natural light, Hafeez loves travelators, and Jerald loves Woodleigh.

[@drsolo7]

When i go woodleigh i just buy the old chang kee snacks and go school

[@raaaaawrbin]

At first I was like...rating MRT stations??? What's interesting about that...but the 3 of them made it so fun to watch 😆Please have Ian on more!!

[@jacobproduct2830]

"Orchard station is small" The 13 exits in orchard: am I a joke to you?

[@ArturolovesKHIC151]

They mean the North south line

[@superpogs]

Its cramped.

[@jacobproduct2830]

@@superpogs go check it out for yourself. Last time it was small. But with the TEL now it has 13 exits in the station.

[@superpogs]

Nobody takes the TEL bro. Only Woodlands people.

[@jacobproduct2830]

@@superpogs me who sees people boarding from the central area in tel

[@SknoeDayBluez]

I love the edits here. Despite being a potentially dull topic, the talents and the editors performed so well that this video is unexpectedly wonderful to watch!

[@moechehab9074]

Justice for Punggol 😭😭😭

[@gemli4370]

I love how they broke down the functionality and spatial planning of the stations :”) More of these semi-nerdy analyses please!! e.g. rating public toilets / malls / cinemas lol

[@torrid94]

Didn't know I needed a video rating MRT Stations, but hey this trio made it fun to watch.

[@whutism]

Their knowledge of mrt stations 🤯 wasn’t expecting that

[@dylightfullygeekedout]

I have to disagree with Serangoon MRT because of the peak hour crowd, and some of their signs directing people to exits are so confusing. Bayfront MRT literally follows the same layout as Raffles Place, just that the lines are operated by different companies and it really isn't as complicated as it seems (just open your eyes and follow what the signs say) Orchard MRT isn't small lol, it literally has 13 exits. P.s. not jereld getting triggered by Pasir Ris MRT because of NS lol

[@y.ello._.w]

orchard mrt platform before u go up is rly small and crowded

[@LianeChang]

Orchard mrt is a maze to me

[@sky._.0828]

I think Bayfront should get a higher rank because it’s design can let passengers need to transfer between two lines don’t need to get up or down and can just go across to the other side is quite convenient.

[@lowsimlim9299]

Like S or A!

[@sky._.0828]

@@lowsimlim9299 Yeah!!!!!!!!

[@fianfazliebonali3747]

Lol Newton station unlinked exit is not because they’re run by different stations. It’s because of space constraints. LTA couldn’t find space to make a paid linkway. Outram Park is serves 3 lines and they have paid linkways within the EW line, NE line and TE line. So it’s not about it being run by different companies.

[@fianfazliebonali3747]

*different companies

[@Blazer433]

exactly

[@lzh4950]

They could have made a paid linkway below instead of above the NSL platforms, but probably that's more expensive, & in Singapore I guess its done only when you don't have a choice e.g. BIshan (where Junction 8 would get in the way of a connecting passageway above instead of below the NSL platforms), Orchard (which is surrounded by ION Orchard above it), Outram Pk (for its EWL-NEL linkway) (whose concourse above the EWL platforms was tiny & surrounded by emergency stairs & M&E rooms, until we bit the bullet & remodeled them to expand the concourse to accommodate TEL)

[@jayismee]

Serangoon having an A is definitely a mystery.. the purple line platform is too small to cater to the peak period crowd tbh

[@yuyuyuyuyuyuyuyuyuyu1893]

serangoon is full of sweaty kids that just finished their PE Classes

[@Deviltail14]

Waterway Point is a solid mall! 😢

[@chrismaster02]

'Tampines MRT is like a mini jurong.' Westies: Rejoice! The man says the truth. Easties: Oi! Jurong follow us nia.... Ian, you want start war or something?

[@lzh4950]

Tampines does feel more crowded probably as its malls & roads are physically smaller, & is home to more residents that Jurong E

[@jokerholic2422]

Guess rating on bus terminals will be coming soon?

[@TheSmartLocal]

No we are mrt gang

[@leavmealonee_]

i have a slight debate about bayfront actually. if you realised, both platforms at the very bottom floor accommodates to people heading towards promenade station (to access suntec). so if you think about it, it’s not that dumb of a layout as you think.

[@deanab-se5op]

Ian adds flavour to this trio

[@ken61175]

Tapping out and back in at Newton is simply a matter of station design... not because of the different companies. If that was the reason you'd need to tap out and in at Macpherson since CC and DT lines are SMRT and SBS correspondingly. Same with Expo. Anyway don't anyhow hantam... Changi station was opened only in 2002 and City Hall 1987... 😅

[@calphotofilm]

Yea exactly, was about to say lol. Could have done better research before saying like fact. If his argument held true then Dhoby Ghaut wouldn’t be able to connect NE (SBS) and NS (SMRT) line lol.

[@sammyjones-thethird]

the “welcome to kaki bukit” handwritten note deserves a bump up !!!!!

[@xueying2210]

Ian and his Ian world 😂😂 I this trio is golden ❤️

[@Dragoondaniel]

why no boon keng 😨😅 thought it will be one that alot of the tsl folks will be very familiar with 😏

[@satkaur9630]

Me hearing ‘I hate nex’ when Serangoon is one of the nearest MRTs to my house and I used to go there a lot 😢 Also, same Jerald, I live a few bus stops away from Woodleigh

[@ex8394]

nooo what is this punggol slander :( punggol is really very modernised now, got a lot of parks and new malls

[@shaneethan523]

It is one of the modern looking towns in SG. Glad I live there.

[@busevolutionfst]

I used to live there till 2021 Then I went to my grandpas house Then I moved to Tampines On 2022

[@shwuyunn3923]

The tapping out from mrt station at the intercharge is not entirely factually accurate? Botanic gardens - circle line is operated by smrt and downtown line is operated by sbs transit yet it is not necessary to tap out to change the 2 lines

[@LiFaSoh]

Nope, need to tap in and out NOT due to different company. Bugis - Green line by SMRT, Blue line by SBST. Serangoon - Yellow line SMRT, Purple line SBST. And Outram station. Just a few examples that don't have to tap out and in again. It just that LTA not able to build and dig a connecting link way due to spare around the area. So have to tap out and in again. If not wrong, all lines are builded by LTA.

[@benchiaase]

Yeah it's just the design. Newton also same (need to tap out and tap in).

[@calphotofilm]

Yea such is the case with BP LRT and MRT too due to the land and existing infrastructure, end up have to tap and walk from underground to above ground to transfer.

[@CalFM]

I guess one thing about Kaki Bukit is that it's DT line, also relatively new and more modern looking design. Plus point is that the buses from the bus stops nearby connects between the East & the Northern Central part of Singapore (ie. From Tampines transitting to Toa Payoh). Tried and tested.

[@branddransnothingbuthands599]

I cannot believe you rated city hall that high. Idk why but I hate that place with a burning passion. I would go the extra mile to alight at Raffles place instead of City hall to change lines. And Harbourfront. TOP. S tier. What more can you want from an MRT? You go up to see such a big place, the mall is there right at your face, got some food stalls like 7/11 there also. Bonus points with the sky train or the long extended underground walkways to the bus-stop’s and to the other mall. Op in my opinion. Plus the crowd doesn’t feel stuffy because of the wide space, only after the Mrt you will see all the ah boys and girls waiting for their friends/lovers, THEN it feels stuffy and crowded.

[@lzh4950]

With better foreword planning HarbourFront station could've been more convenient, with cross-platform interchange between NEL & CCL. Without that, its escalators now get snaking queues with people needing to use them to transfer between lines

[@caleblim6890]

I had a friend who would always roast Woodleigh because literally no one gets on or off woodleigh except international school students, so he was always complaining that it was a waste of time. And based on this video ah it proves my long-held belief that purple line is best line.

[@lzh4950]

Now quite a lot of people alight at that station to transfer to 100/155 to get to Joo Seng neighbourhood & industrial estate though, as well as to go to Bidadari town & Woodleigh Mall

[@violetnhz]

This was surprisingly entertaining 💗

[@Timholle]

Agree serangoon is damn bad. The crowd is crazy, made me realize how many Malaysians are in Singapore

[@mynameisqianyi]

Dang it I can never get the Bayfront escalators right

[@ThatMevely]

HarbourFront? Botanic Gardens? Bugis? Paya Lebar? Yishun? Little India? MacPherson? Choa Chu Kang? Bukit Panjang? -Mev

[@assylahjc4750]

I would put dhoby ghaut at max A cause there is no straight bridge to the mall. i need to go down the long escalator then go up the small escalator, very mafan. stadium C cause if u get off at the wrong side, u must walk outdoors, why no indoor corridor? bishan C cause only 1 train on some platforms and the passage way is quite small. outram park D cause the escalators from green to purple line is at 2 far ends. and then one of the ends only got escalator going in 1 direction. so to go down, u need take stairs. and the stairs damn small

[@txy345]

I agree with you on Dhoby Ghaut! For Stadium, there is an indoor corridor along the edge of the station building, but it's very easy to miss it.

[@lzh4950]

& you have to go up, down, & then up again to transfer between NEL & TEL & Outram Pk station. With more forward planning perhaps it could have had cross platform interchange between EWL & TEL

[@phoebe8498]

The first IKEA is at Alexandra!

[@ryujinxyyeji]

i expected better from sengkang but fr there’s nth much there but it has 3 malls (cp1,rivervale plaza & rivervale mall)

[@jeffreyng7174]

Braddell MRT is the most challenging station to be built among the 5 original MRT stations that opened in 1987. Why it has side platforms is because there was simply no space for the tracks to split to accommodate an island platform - the tunnel had to squeeze through 2 pairs of HDB blocks and then underneath another block, which involved temporary relocations of 8 families living directly above the tunnel during construction of the MRT as they had to partially demolish and rebuild the first 3 floors of the block. For a long time until the DTL was completed, Blk 206 TPY North was the only HDB block in Singapore to have an MRT tunnel passing underneath it. Braddell MRT is an engineering feat for the 80s that could be its own video.

[@lzh4950]

The platforms feel a bit too confined as there's a dividing wall between them. Same goes with Bishan (NSL), Downtown, Telok Ayer, Chinatown (DTL) & MacPherson (DTL) platforms also

[@junmoons]

More of this trio please!!!!

[@chewyanying5909]

Wow I stay at Canberra too!

[@TheSmartLocal]

Simei MRT station always smell like durian 🤢 - Sew

[@GigaZX91]

Rate all old block hawker the whole team PD know including the intent also know Like bedok 85, 115, ABC hawker for example ...

[@SYREN_AmusementMedia]

I thought this video gonna be boring talking about MRT stations but this 3 plus the editing, i just can't stop laughing 😂😂😂

[@Yyousosrs]

The info about Newton Downtown line not being linked with the NSL is wrong. Its not because they are run by different companies. If that was the case they would have to tap out at stations such as Dhoby Ghaut or Suntec too. Its because building a link is very complicated in the Newton area that they shelved the plan. Just a feedback haha.

[@lzh4950]

You wouldn't have needed to tap out I think if the underpass between NSL & DTL was beneath the NSL platforms instead of above, but I think a proposed S'pore Underground Road System (SURS) tunnel got in the way (SURS was officially cancelled 2 yrs after the DTL platforms opened though)

[@Cadoramen2023]

Part 2 pls!,! With brown line aso!!❤❤

[@vin12504]

jur east station the platforms really confusing... and the last time i went there in 2019 damn hot compared to other non aircon stations like paya lebar ewl, yishun, amk etc. wld say one of the worst stations imo. side note why do they even call braddell mrt braddell when braddell road is so far up and bishan ya i also feel the station layout messed up and the crazy crowds both peak and offpeak really jialat but i appreciate they renovate the nsl station la unlike other interchange stations speaking of buses should try reviewing crowded buses also. toa payoh bus 145 and 238 the queue longer than michellin star hawker queue liao, 145 even weekend also jialat that i sometimes better take 143 and walk to my destination

[@benchiaase]

By the way do a part 2 leh, to cover more stations (like Woodlands, Buona Vista etc). Very interesting topic heh.

[@Namae_Desuuu]

I agree w hafeez!! BUSSES R A MUST!

[@MultiDanielchua]

Because of peak hour crowd in Serangoon I would rate D. Haha

[@6975allow]

Braddell MRT and Toa Payoh MRT both only got escalator on one side at certain exits, going up but commuters have to go down the super long staircase to get to the station. Toa Payoh is now installing another escalator by next year. Finally.

[@lzh4950]

Meanwhile Kt Ridge MRT station could benefit with both escalators in the upward direction during morning peak, unless you want to climb the 80 steps from platform to concourse level

[@drsolo7]

I agree with the right guy, the east side LRT is completely confusing, cck lrt is a riding torture

[@samsonchen6444]

For bugis, the line transfer doesn't require tap in tap out and at bayfront, it's just crossover

[@ethantait6927]

Honestly I'm surprised that they didn't review Paya Lebar MRT. It's literally connected to like 3 shopping malls and has two lines. It's so convenient and there are a ton of bus routes.

[@lzh4950]

Because of this station's name I bet we now have a generation of S'poreans who think Paya Lebar refers to the region around this MRT station, instead of around Paya Lebar Air Base & Tai Seng's Paya Lebar iPark. The same is happening with Yio Chu Kang MRT station vs Yio Chu Kang Rd I think, & next time will likely happen with Upp Thomson MRT station & Upp Thomson Rd too

[@ProjectElf]

to ian: pls visit jurong east during peak hour. IT IS FCKING CROWDED

[@LNT_Adventures_SG]

Good news that Punggol will have the cross island line! More accessible

[@jannlly9537]

Y'all should try ranking the different mrt lines

[@lzh4950]

NEL might not do so well, with its trains having more hunting oscillation compared to other lines, so its less steady when you're standing

[@VincentNgKianWee]

I was looking forward to see Bukit Panjang MRT but you didn't do it 😢

[@judyleong6250]

can we apply pay or foreign creditr cards at MRT turnstiles ?

[@gkayohkay]

"im starting to like you ian" 😭😂😂😂

[@minmin_csm]

Heavy rain will always kena spray at JE 😢

[@LolPro353]

If you raced from Bukit panjang to pasir ris via bugis it's downtown line and east west line

[@fed8054]

I love City Hall, Raffles, Clarke Quay.

[@twen2ythr3e75]

They miss out the Bishan smell.

[@TTDPera_rideswiftly]

Why didnt include the brown line that just opened?

[@TTDPera_rideswiftly]

Or mentioned

[@jameslee9742]

The 1st guy mentioned about if 2 lines if manage by difference company so have to tap out and tap in... what about Outram ? Is both SBS and SMRT manage and don't have to tap out and tap in.. Is just poorly design by the Architect .. the Blue line is the most poorly plan and design line

[@huazelei1816]

lol was waiting for yishun 😭😭

[@sdqsdq6274]

yishun condem la , alight there must buy bomb insurance

[@rumbae491]

justice for punggol 😭

[@shaneethan523]

Same, I don't think they visit Punggol often.

[@RC-gk1tm]

Some MRT walk very long distance walk up & down to other line give you tired and exhausted some more very confusing place give you headache, dizzy and angry or laughing for your self😂because you may go wrong side without know anything

[@TheSmartLocal]

Not to mention when a tourist asks you for directions and you’re like ????? 🙂 ????

[@RC-gk1tm]

@@TheSmartLocal I will tell them I was confused too

[@shaneethan523]

TEL to NSL in Woodlands is a bit tiring.

[@jodielee5127]

part 2 please

[@OGISMANDROTATAREBASED]

Somerset has to be my lifetime favourite

[@Shun12380]

Im offended that Punggol got ranked lower than Sengkang Fair points for us being at the end but heck, Punggol mrt is definitely better than Sengkang mrt

[@justinnyidkismymainrn.8941]

The Punggol/Sengkang LRT is a design not for the simple brain😅

[@thelevitator6985]

maybe rate Stevens next time... "the design is a sandwich! DTL TEL (both directions) DTL"

[@dylanchai-jl6yi]

i am a punggol person theres wwp the lrt got plaza like coral edge got punggol plaza oasis got oasis terrace sam kee got one punggol

[@LolPro353]

Can you do a rating London underground stations pls

[@Abdul_Edryan_Raoul]

3:27 HEADSHOT! +50 Points

[@qianle3638]

the bayfront why cant they jus put like DTL 2 level A&B then the lowest level for circleA&B?

[@benchiaase]

Changi Airport station not that old ah. I think it came up in the 2000s?

[@sdqsdq6274]

lol mrt need to rate ? alight walk off already , only gripe is need to walk so much within the changing of mrt

[@Abdul_Edryan_Raoul]

1:56 HEADSHOT! +50 Points

[@epiphadipity]

wah how they know so much about all the mrt stations. some i dont even go sia

[@joshuang3968]

"jurong has the first ikea out of tampines" is queenstown a joke?

[@valerie5298]

Pls upgrade Junction 8 so old looking

[@libraries144]

why talk about tuas when you got onsen at jookoon?

[@bubuyog25]

I think you guys should've used categories to rate the stations not just personal opinions. Also, would've been nice to mention which stations these guys always take so we can understand their perspective when they are judging each station. Just my two cents. Love the video tho, watched the whole thing.

[@melissaduran7290]

Were is yishun

[@royalemakersupercell]

Not true that newton the reason need to tap out. Bugis is run by SMRT and SBS and dont need to tap out. Any reason? Don’t spread falsehood thanks

[@kncnsm]

How come Jurong East is on the west side of Singapore? Isn't that confusing?

[@lzh4950]

Also confusing is having Punggol CC not in Punggol but in Hougang

[@aaronogt]

I don’t like stadium there is like crowded and circle line is broken (a lot of times)

[@randomcoder5]

Every time I go to Serangoon I always try to walk faster than the people who walk across the travelator.

[@shadowmamba95]

Actually, the reason why stations like Newton and Tampines requires you to tap in or tap out is because there really isn't a way to connect both station sections without either conflicting with the space or degrading the infrastructure. At least that's what I know, not because of there being 2 separate companies (Example being Outram Park MRT).

[@lzh4950]

Also because Tampines' DTL platforms were built almost 30 yrs after the EWL platforms, after the town centre got built up. If the DTL platforms were built under Ave 4 instead of Central 1 it'd be closer to the EWL platforms & you probably wouldn't need an out-of-station interchange

[@lawleypawpooh]

Wheres woodlandssas

[@beyondee]

hafeez to rate bus models

[@SG3086X]

Can we rate bus interchanges please?

[@shaneethan523]

Why does Tampines Concourse bus interchange even exist when only one bus service is currently operating there.

[@awangbelantara9644]

What's the point of rating MRT stations if all the rides are noisy with surplus announcements that are too loud & chimes that are too long? You don't get a peaceful ride. You cant relax.

[@dopiley]

No Yishun?

[@xBLURyinq]

I see Ian I click!!

[@iOSalltheway]

Chinatown is DT19 not DT9 🤦🏻‍♂️😅

[@vishwaharan6938]

Saw that too 😂

[@z.zaimie1406]

Lucky i dint stay Punggol...lol was abt to but i realised its just so out of every way

[@shaneethan523]

I live in Punggol and it is one of the best places to live there imo..

[@Iac12m]

I give Canberra a D!!! Caz is so hot the station no aircon and caz of that station sembawang to yishun feels so long and far 😅

[@pobby600]

but it’s a life saver to canberra residents since we not longer have to pack like sardines in buses just to get to mrt station.. and the bus that goes there takes 15 minutes to arrive

[@ThatMevely]

Chinatown is “DT19” not “DT9” 😂 -Mev

[@ctantian]

Came for Sembawang. Left because no Sembawang. lol