North South Line

Novena MRT Station

Novena MRT, station NS20 on the North South Line, serves an established healthcare, retail, education, and residential area. Its surroundings include Novena Square and Velocity@Novena Square, major medical institutions such as Tan Tock Seng Hospital and Mount Elizabeth Novena, nearby schools, and homes within a short walking distance of the station.

NS20

Reviewed station information

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Transport context

Rail network access

Source-backed Novena MRT Station identity for orientation and neighbourhood research. This block does not describe live service status, fares, train timings, or government endorsement.

Station identity, lines, codes, and interchange state come from the Homejourney shared MRT registry. The approximate map point is MRTStations-owned local presentation data; LTA/DataMall station-name and type fields are used only for reconciliation.

Lines: North South Line
Station codes: NS20
Interchange: No
Approximate map point: 1.3204, 103.8439

Reference: LTA DataMall TrainStation_Mar2026.zip; checked 2026-07-12. Dataset page (opens in a new tab) and Singapore Open Data Licence (opens in a new tab). Data attribution does not imply LTA or Singapore government endorsement of MRTStations.com.

Station facts

Novena MRT is station NS20 on Singapore’s North South Line. It is a non-interchange station serving the Novena area, with direct access to nearby healthcare, retail, and residential destinations. Station-specific property listings identify Novena MRT as a short walk from surrounding developments.

Amenities and lifestyle

Novena’s everyday amenities include Velocity@Novena Square and Novena Square, supporting shopping, dining, services, and fitness-oriented routines around the station. The area also benefits from proximity to major healthcare institutions, including Tan Tock Seng Hospital and Mount Elizabeth Novena, giving the station a practical medical-services and employment focus.

Commute and access

Novena MRT provides rail access on the North South Line and is positioned for walking connections to nearby residential developments, retail centres, and healthcare destinations. Station-area listings describe nearby homes as approximately a few minutes’ walk from Novena MRT, while the surrounding road network and local bus services provide additional access beyond the station catchment.

Nearby context

The station sits within a compact, established urban area combining healthcare campuses, shopping centres, schools, and private residential buildings. Nearby education references include St. Joseph’s Institution Junior and schools around Barker Road, while the station’s retail and medical surroundings create a busy, service-rich town character rather than a primarily leisure-oriented setting.