Bright Hill MRT station
TEL · TE7
Bright Hill station in detail
Bright Hill opened on 28 August 2021 under Sin Ming Avenue in western Bishan, and it takes its name — and its best-known neighbour — from Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery, whose Chinese name translates loosely as "Bright Hill Temple". It's Singapore's largest Mahayana Buddhist temple complex, a six-minute walk from Exit 2, with pagodas, a columbarium and a hall housing a large marble Buddha statue. The station itself sits 20 metres underground and doubles as a civil defence shelter. Around it, the neighbourhood is mostly schools and housing — Peirce Secondary School, Ai Tong School and Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park all fall within its four exits — making Bright Hill as much a residential local stop as a temple-visit destination.
What is around Bright Hill?
Connections from this station
Fares and travel times from Bright Hill
| To | Distance | Adult fare | Before 07:45 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhoby Ghaut | 8.9 km | S$1.82 | S$1.32 |
| City Hall | 10.0 km | S$1.86 | S$1.36 |
| Raffles Place | 11.3 km | S$1.94 | S$1.44 |
| Orchard | 8.3 km | S$1.82 | S$1.32 |
| Jurong East | 13.5 km | S$2.02 | S$1.52 |
| Changi Airport | 21.4 km | S$2.33 | S$1.83 |
| Bayfront | 11.7 km | S$1.94 | S$1.44 |
| HarbourFront | 13.7 km | S$2.02 | S$1.52 |
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 Bright Hill
If you're visiting Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery, use Exit 2 and follow Sin Ming Avenue — it's a flat six-minute walk. Dress modestly and keep noise down inside the prayer halls, as it remains an active place of worship.
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Bright Hill — frequently asked questions
Bright Hill is served only by the Thomson-East Coast Line, coded TE7, between Mayflower and Upper Thomson. Trains run underground in both directions from about 05:30 until around midnight, roughly every few minutes off-peak.
Take Exit 2 and follow Sin Ming Avenue for about six minutes on foot — the monastery, one of the largest in Singapore, is what gave the station its English name.
No, it is served by a single line only, with the nearest interchange at Orchard further south, where the North South Line meets the Thomson-East Coast Line at no extra fare cost.
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