the station is the only mrt station to ever participate in three terrorist exercises, which are exercise northstar iv on january 11, 2004, exercise northstar v, when it was one of four stations which participated in the exercise on january 8, 2006, as well as exercise northstar vii on july 7, 2009 together with sentosa and vivocity. at raffles place, most southbound trains will then terminate at marina bay while few others at marina south pier.