Toa Payoh MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
on the North South line (NSL) in Toa Payoh, Singapore. The station is
underneath the intersection of three roads: Lorong 1 Toa Payoh, Lorong 2
Toa Payoh and Lorong 6 Toa Payoh. Located within the town centre, it is
integrated with the Toa Payoh Bus Interchange and the HDB Hub,
headquarters of the Housing and Development Board. The station was first
announced in May 1982. Construction of the station began in 1983 as part
of Phase I of the MRT system. In August 1985, Toa Payoh was the first
MRT station in Singapore to have its concrete structure completed. The
station opened on 7 November 1987 and was one of the first MRT stations
to operate in revenue service. The station has a bright yellow scheme
(pictured) with a set of coloured tiles at the concourse level. It is
also one of the few stations on the initial network to have a double-
height ceiling.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toa_Payoh_MRT_station>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1837:
American abolitionist Elijah Parish Lovejoy was murdered by a
pro-slavery mob in Alton, Illinois, during an attack to destroy his
printing press and abolitionist materials.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah_Parish_Lovejoy>
1917:
World War I: British forces captured Gaza following the
retreat of the Ottoman garrison.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Battle_of_Gaza>
1987:
Singapore's first Mass Rapid Transit line opened (train
pictured), with train services running between Yio Chu Kang and Toa
Payoh.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_Rapid_Transit_%28Singapore%29>
1991:
Professional basketball player Magic Johnson announced his
retirement from the game due to HIV infection.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Johnson>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
yclept:
(archaic, poetic or humorous) Called (by a certain name), named.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/yclept>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Happiness and the absurd are two sons of the same earth. They are
inseparable. It would be a mistake to say that happiness necessarily
springs from the absurd discovery. It happens as well that the feeling
of the absurd springs from happiness.
--Albert Camus
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Albert_Camus>