Bishan MRT station is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North South (NSL) and Circle (CCL) lines in Bishan, Singapore. Located along Bishan Road within the town centre area, it is integrated with the Junction 8 shopping centre and close to the Bishan Bus Interchange. Nearby schools include Raffles Institution, Catholic High School and the Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary and Secondary Schools. Initially announced as Kampung San Teng, it was renamed San Teng and subsequently Bishan. Opened on 7 November 1987, Bishan NSL station was one of the first five stations on the MRT network. During the construction of the CCL station, the original island platform of the NSL was split into two separate side platforms and the station was upgraded to cope with increased passenger traffic from the CCL, which opened on 28 May 2009. In 2017, a major flood in the tunnels between this station and Braddell station disrupted train services on the NSL. The Bishan NSL station is the only ground-level station on the network, while the CCL station features an Art-in-Transit artwork Move! by Soh Ee Shaun. Due to the stations' location near a former cemetery, it has been alleged that the station is haunted. History North South line (1987) Bishan station (then named Kampung San Teng) was one of the first stations to be included in the planning stages of the MRT network. The station was renamed to San Teng in November 1982 and would be built at a Chinese cemetery. Contract 103 for the construction of San Teng MRT station and of tunnels between the San Teng and Braddell stations was awarded to a Belgian and Singaporean joint venture (Hytech, Franki and Compagnie Francois d'Enterprises) in December 1983 at a contract sum of . This was the first contract involving cut and cover construction awarded by the MRT Corporation (MRTC). On 21 September 1984, the MRT Corporation (MRTC) renamed San Teng station to Bishan station to reflect the name of the new housing estate that was being built around the site of the MRT station. Structural works for Bishan station were completed on 23 October 1985. In January 1986, it was announced that the station would be opened in early 1988 as part of the first section of the MRT system from the Yio Chu Kang to Toa Payoh stations. It was later announced in September 1987 that the section would