Commonwealth MRT station

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Commonwealth
联邦
காமன்வெல்த்
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
EW20 Commonwealth station Exit 20200805 202645.jpg
An entrance to the station with the exterior view in the background.
General information
Location375 Commonwealth Avenue
Singapore 149735
Coordinates 1°18′9.21″N103°47′53.61″E / 1.3025583°N 103.7982250°E / 1.3025583; 103.7982250
Operated by SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  East–West Line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
ParkingYes (external)
AccessibleYes
History
Opened12 March 1988;35 years ago (1988-03-12)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesQueenstown
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Queenstown
towards Pasir Ris
East–West Line Buona Vista
towards Tuas Link
Location
SGMRT-LRT (zoom) map.svg
Red Dot.svg
Commonwealth
Commonwealth station in Singapore

Commonwealth MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East West line in Queenstown, Singapore located at Commonwealth Avenue near the junction of Commonwealth Drive. The station serves the residential neighbourhoods of Commonwealth and Tanglin Halt. The station is in the vicinity of schools such as New Town Primary School, CHIJ Kellock, Faith Methodist Church, and Queensway Secondary School.

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The residential estates and station bearing the same name were named after Commonwealth Avenue built around 1963, which in turn was named after the British Commonwealth of Nations. Commonwealth station is a transport node for residents in the vicinity of Commonwealth Avenue, serving adjacent schools, places of worship, housing developments and businesses.

History

Platform level of Commonwealth station. EW20 Commonwealth MRT platforms 20200805 202551.jpg
Platform level of Commonwealth station.

On 5 January 1985, Lim Kah Ngam and Aoki had won Contract 203 for the construction of Commonwealth and Buona Vista stations together with the viaduct from Queensway to Clementi Road. [1] The station opened on 12 March 1988, as part of the extension of the MRT system from Outram Park to Clementi. [2]

Commonwealth had however retrofitted with platform screen doors from January 2011 and started operations on 28 April that year together with Queenstown, [3] and the fans began operating on 25 June 2012 together with Buona Vista station.

A new overhead bridge and two new exits were constructed starting mid-2012 and opened on 23 August 2015, the same day as Queenstown MRT station. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Lim Kah Ngam and Aoki win MRT contract". Business Times . Singapore. Retrieved 5 October 2017– via NewspaperSG.
  2. ↑ "Riding the MRT train to Clementi". The Business Times. 12 March 1988. Retrieved 22 October 2017– via NewspaperSG.
  3. ↑ Wong, Siew Ying (26 January 2008). "Above-ground MRT stations to have platform screen doors by 2012". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "Enhancing Connectivity and Comfort for Commuters". LTA. 13 October 2011. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "New bridges for Commonwealth and Queenstown MRT stations". The Straits Times. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.


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