Commonwealth MRT Station

 EW20 
Commonwealth MRT Station
联邦地铁站
காமன்வெல்த்
Stesen MRT Commonwealth
Rapid transit

Platform of Commonwealth MRT station.
Location 375 Commonwealth Avenue
Singapore 149735
Coordinates 1°18′9.21″N 103°47′53.61″E / 1.3025583°N 103.7982250°E / 1.3025583; 103.7982250
Operated by SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
Platforms Island
Tracks 2
Connections Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Platform levels 2
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code  EW20 
History
Opened 12 March 1988
Previous names Queenstown
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
towards Pasir Ris
East West Line
towards Joo Koon
Location
Exterior view of Commonwealth Station

Commonwealth MRT Station is located on the East West Line of the Mass Rapid Transit system in Singapore. The station is located in Queenstown. Its station colour is yellow.

History

When the MRT network commenced operations in 1987, Commonwealth as with all above-ground stations had no physical barriers between the platforms and tracks. Following numerous incidents of commuters falling on the tracks and unauthorized intrusions, the Land Transport Authority made the decision in 2008 to install half height platform screen doors for all above-ground stations in phases. The screen doors were installed on January 2011 and started operations on 28 April 2011 together with Queenstown.[1]

The fans began operating since 25 June 2012, together with Buona Vista, after the installation of the MJ Air Tech High Volume, Low Speed (HVLS) Pro-Jet fans completed.

Station layout

L3 Platform A East West Line towards  EW1  Pasir Ris via  EW19  Queenstown (→)
Island platform, doors open on the right
Platform B East West Line towards  EW29  Joo Koon via  EW21  CC22  Buona Vista (←)
L2 EWL Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Footbridge to cross Commonwealth Avenue
L1 Street Level Commonwealth Avenue

Transport connections

Rail

Destination First Train Last Train
Mon – Sat Sunday &
Public Holiday
Daily
East West Line
to EW1 Pasir Ris 5.45am 6.13am 11.55pm
to EW29 Joo Koon 6.13am 6.39am 12.13am

Exits

Together with Queenstown and Clementi stations, an additional pedestrian link bridge linking the station to two new exits were built, one on each side of the road. The exits are equipped with fare gates and ticketing machines, whereas the exit numbers are divided into 1 and 2 respectively.[2] These new exits were opened on 23 August 2015, alongside Queenstown.

References

  1. Wong, Siew Ying (January 26, 2008). "Above-ground MRT stations to have platform screen doors by 2012". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  2. "Enhancing Connectivity and Comfort for Commuters". LTA. 2011-10-13.

External links


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