Orchard MRT station
NSL · TEL · NS22 / TE14
Orchard station in detail
Orchard is the interchange for Singapore's best-known shopping street, where the North South Line meets the Thomson-East Coast Line beneath ION Orchard. From the paid concourse you can walk straight into ION's basement, and covered linkways continue on to Tangs, Wisma Atria and further down the road towards Ngee Ann City. The station handles a heavy mix of shoppers, tourists and office workers throughout the day, and its position roughly halfway between the CBD and the residential north makes it one of the busier stops on the line outside the interchanges at the very southern end.
Changing lines here is free. You stay inside the paid area and the fare is worked out once, from the distance of your whole journey.
What is around Orchard?
Connections from this station
Fares and travel times from Orchard
| To | Distance | Adult fare | Before 07:45 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhoby Ghaut | 2.0 km | S$1.28 | S$0.78 |
| City Hall | 3.3 km | S$1.38 | S$0.88 |
| Raffles Place | 3.9 km | S$1.38 | S$0.88 |
| Jurong East | 13.1 km | S$1.98 | S$1.48 |
| Changi Airport | 23.1 km | S$2.36 | S$1.86 |
| Bayfront | 4.9 km | S$1.49 | S$0.99 |
| HarbourFront | 5.4 km | S$1.59 | S$1.09 |
Indicative distance-based card fares. Tap in before 07:45 on a weekday and 50 cents comes off any fare. Work out an exact route in the route planner.
Facilities at Orchard
You can walk most of Orchard Road without going outside at all, using the basement linkways between ION, Wisma Atria and Ngee Ann City — a genuinely useful option on a hot or rainy day, though it is easy to lose your bearings underground.
Other stations on this line
Orchard — frequently asked questions
Orchard is served by the North South Line (NS22) and the Thomson-East Coast Line (TE14). Changing between the two lines is a same-station transfer, at no extra cost.
Yes, the paid concourse links directly into ION Orchard’s basement, so you can walk from the platform into the mall without going outside. From there, covered linkways continue further down Orchard Road towards Tangs and Wisma Atria.
Fares are distance-based, typically in the range of about S$1.30 to S$1.60 for adults with a SimplyGo card or bank card, tapped in and out — check the current fare on your card or the SimplyGo app for the exact amount.
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