# Talk:Bishan MRT station

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BetacommandBot (talk) 23:52, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

The lift needs changes: upgraded and connected to transfer level from Platform A (towards Jurong East) for a shorter travel. --Not-franc2k4 (talk) 12:54, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Bishan MRT station/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: Chipmunkdavis (talk · contribs) 12:01, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

Starting this review. At first note, why is the Cultural impact section part of the Station details section? Also noting the three notes are unsourced. CMD (talk) 12:01, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

Hmm, I usually structure station articles like this: History and station details, and usually chuck whatever is relevant about the station under the latter section. Also, must we also cite stuff in the notes? Also awaiting full review. Thank you.--ZKang123 (talk) 12:29, 16 March 2021 (UTC)
That simple a structure seems unsuitable. The FAs in Wikipedia:WikiProject Stations#Featured content show a great deal of diversity. All content should be cited. CMD (talk) 16:10, 16 March 2021 (UTC)
History
The sentence on the proposal should also note the line-name, rather than leaving it only in the section title.
The url for the Where the 14'... source is wrong, it should be [1], and the archive-url needs to be fixed too.
The sentence starting "In January 1986..." should note explicitly that this includes Bishan.
Both line subheaders could use a See also template to the article on the relevant line.
The ChannelnewsAsia links seem dead, if so they should be marked as such.
The incidents and accidents sections needs extensive copywriting, it is far too close to the source.
Station design
"the station is located in Bishan" The text should explain what Bishan is for an international audience.
"The NSL station is the only ground-level MRT station on the network." Is this true for the whole current network, or just the initial network?
The second paragraph of Design perhaps should be reworked to better attribute the quite specific opinions, such as "giving balance to the roof", much like the first paragraph directly attributes some quotes.
The paragraphs on 'Move! are also long and cover much detail that seem like they would be better attributed as quoted opinion.
The Singapore Built & Unbuilt source doesn't seem to work either live or archived.
"unlike the ordinary solid and stone seats", what's a "solid" seat?
Cultural impact
As mentioned above this doesn't seem to fit within a "Station details" section. It should also be mentioned in the lead.

"Interviewing the MRTC, the operator has said the operations and their staff have not been impacted by any alleged "sightings", although it confirmed the station was at the site of the former cemetery". Who is "the operator", who is "it"?
Not clear from the text why the driver seeing 50 people would cause the train to bypass the station.
The third paragraph here seems a rewording of information in the previous two paragraphs. It should be merged in.
Article is stable and neutral, images are licenced. CMD (talk) 16:10, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

Addressed aforementioned issues with rephrasing of certain sections (also updated more details in relation to the incident). And yes, Bishan is the only ground-level station in the whole network so far (many are underground or aboveground only)--ZKang123 (talk) 06:50, 19 March 2021 (UTC)
The copyedit is appreciated, the issues appear resolved, I am happy to pass this now. CMD (talk) 09:12, 20 March 2021 (UTC)

I have improved the sections for the article and tried to align it with a featured article, Dhoby Ghaut MRT station, so I feel it should be okay to nominate this for A-Class on the quality scale Brachy08 (Never Gonna Give You Up, Never Gonna Let You Down) 01:48, 29 March 2023 (UTC)

I've been a bit busy so I haven't been editing much these days. That said, I should further elaborate briefly why I find this article wouldn't pass FAC. This is also directed towards @Brachy0008 who wish to improve the article further.
The main issues for the article before it can even be promoted to FA are mainly the image replacements (Wikipedia:SANDWICH), lack of alt text, some prose flow needed, and source formatting. I suggest reading User:ZKang123/Improving Singapore MRT station articles for further details, particularly in the "Bringing a GA article to FA status". I will also appreciate if people don't go around randomly nominating articles to GA and FA without my consultation. ZKang123 (talk) 05:30, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

CC-BY-SA; text in this section was removed from the article; see that page's history for full attribution. I've removed this text because it is off-topic for this article; the article is about Bishan MRT station, not the artist or their works. I'm leaving it here for the benefit of future editors and in case its removal breaks any named references.


### Move!
The artist was one of the youngest to be commissioned for artwork on the CCL. He was selected to design the art at Bishan as it was believed his dynamic drawings would be engaging to the youth and families in the town. Soh initially planned to create an abstract work of people moving around to reflect the bustle of a train station. However, it was thought to be "too literal" and Karen Lim, the curator who was guiding the artist in his work, urged Soh to incorporate thematic stories into the work.
Reflecting Lim's advice, each of the three art walls adopted a subject matter. Soh could not find inspiration from his first visit to Bishan and instead drew up murals centred on general life in Singapore – Garden Circus, The Control Room and The Living Room. The latter two developed into The Scientist and The Family respectively. Garden Circus, however, which illustrated the "pace of life" in Singapore, was withdrawn as it was considered "not strong enough conceptually". To overcome his mental block, the artist made another trip to Bishan and found inspiration for The Heartland. Though these artworks cover different subject matter, all express the artist's "silly and illogical" style. Usually, Soh's drawings are spontaneous, with the concepts produced "as an afterthought". In this work, however, Soh first devised various drafts and determined how to fuse the different parts into the final product. Being aware that his work would be a long-term feature of the station, Soh deeply considered the objects of his illustrations so that his work would remain relevant throughout time.
The work was reproduced digitally and enlarged to fit on the walls. Soh inspected each of the panels shipped from overseas and oversaw the installation of his work in the station, working with the station architects and production team. As a tribute to them, the artist included depictions of workers with construction hats in The Heartland. Soh was grateful for the guidance from the curator, as this was one of his first major works: Soh had started drawing seriously two years prior. The curator suggested the artist "tone down" his murals to avoid the viewers being "drawn away" from the narratives. Lim also provided guidance towards finalising the design, as Soh kept inserting more features and altering the work. Soh reflected that the work allowed him to mature as an artist, and he expressed hope that the work would "liven up" the plain environment of the station and provide something fresh to the commuters and brighten up their day.

 Cheers, Baffle☿gab 23:30, 20 June 2023 (UTC)