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Commonwealth  EW20  联邦 காமன்வெல்த்
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
An entrance to the station with the exterior view in the background.
General information
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 Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)	East–West Line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes (external)
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	12 March 1988; 36 years ago (1988-03-12)
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Queenstown
Passengers
June 2024	11,905 per day
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station Queenstowntowards Pasir Ris East–West Line Buona Vistatowards Tuas Link
Location CommonwealthCommonwealth 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 also in the vicinity of institutions such as New Town Primary School, CHIJ Kellock, Faith Methodist Church, and Queensway Secondary School. 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.

History

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. The station opened on 12 March 1988, as part of the extension of the MRT system from Outram Park to Clementi.

Commonwealth had however retrofitted with platform screen doors from January 2011 and started operations on 28 April that year together with Queenstown, 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.

References

1. "Land Transport DataMall". mytransport.sg. Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
2. "Lim Kah Ngam and Aoki win MRT contract". Business Times. Singapore. Retrieved 5 October 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
3. "Riding the MRT train to Clementi". The Business Times. 12 March 1988. Retrieved 22 October 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
4. 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.
5. "Enhancing Connectivity and Comfort for Commuters". LTA. 13 October 2011. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
6. "New bridges for Commonwealth and Queenstown MRT stations". The Straits Times. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.

External links

• Media related to Commonwealth MRT Station at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website

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Italicised locations are currently not in operation
East–West Line	Pasir Ris Tampines Simei Tanah Merah Bedok Kembangan Eunos Paya Lebar Aljunied Kallang Lavender Bugis City Hall Raffles Place Tanjong Pagar Outram Park Tiong Bahru Redhill Queenstown Commonwealth Buona Vista Dover Clementi Jurong East Chinese Garden Lakeside Boon Lay Pioneer Joo Koon Gul Circle Tuas Crescent Tuas West Road Tuas Link Changi Airport Line Tanah Merah Expo Changi Airport
Depot(s)	EWL  Changi East Coast Tuas
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