Due to the station's location near a former cemetery, the station is said to be haunted. Bishan NSL is the only ground-level station on the MRT network, while the CCL station houses Move! by Soh Ee Shaun, an Art-in-Transit artwork. In 2017, tunnels between Bishan and Braddell stations flooded, disrupting train services on the NSL. During its construction, 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. Bishan NSL station opened on 7 November 1987 it was one of the first five stations on the MRT network. Initially announced as Kampung San Teng, it was renamed San Teng and subsequently Bishan. Nearby schools include Raffles Institution, Catholic High School, and Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary and Secondary Schools. The station is located along Bishan Road within the town centre it is integrated with Junction 8 shopping centre and is close to Bishan Bus Interchange. Bishan MRT station is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North–South (NSL) and Circle (CCL) lines in Bishan, Singapore.
