- Commonwealth MRT Station
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EW20
Commonwealth MRT Station
联邦地铁站
காமன்வெல்த்
Stesen MRT Commonwealth
Rapid transit
Commonwealth Station PlatformStation statistics Address 375 Commonwealth Avenue
Singapore 149735Coordinates 1°18′9.21″N 103°47′53.61″E / 1.3025583°N 103.798225°E Lines Connections Bus, Taxi Structure Elevated Levels 2 Platforms Island Tracks 2 Other information Opened 12 March 1988 Accessible 
Code EW20 Services Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station towards Pasir RisEast West Line towards Joo KoonLocation 
Commonwealth MRT Station
Exterior view of Commonwealth StationCommonwealth MRT Station (EW20) is located on the East West Line of the Mass Rapid Transit system in Singapore. The station is three storeys high. The livery of the station is mostly light yellow/ sand colour.
Contents
Exits
- A – Tanglin Halt Road
- B – Commonwealth Drive
Train service
Destination First Train Last Train Mon - Sat Sunday &
Public HolidayDaily East West Line to EW1 Pasir Ris 5.45am 6.13am 11.55pm to EW29 Joo Koon 6.08am 6.35am 12.06am Current Station Layout
L3
PlatformsPlatform A East West Line towards EW1 Pasir Ris (→) Island platform, Doors open on the right Platform B East West Line towards EW29 Joo Koon (←) L2 EWL Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Footbridge to cross Commonwealth Avenue L1 Street Level Commonwealth Avenue Platform Screen Doors
Platform screen doors were installed and operational on 28 April 2011 to prevent people from falling onto the tracks.
New entrances
Together with Queenstown and Clementi stations, this station will see the construction of an additional pedestrian link bridge linking the station to two new exits, one on each side of the road. The exits will be equipped with fare gates and ticketing machines. Construction will start mid-2012 and expected to end by mid-2015. [1]
Bus services
The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Commonwealth Ave:
Bus Stop Code: 11161 (Commonwealth Station) Service Destination Note SBS Transit Trunk Services 32 Buona Vista Bus Terminal 100 Ghim Moh Bus Terminal 
105 Jurong East Bus Interchange 111 Ghim Moh Bus Terminal 145 Buona Vista Bus Terminal 147 Clementi Bus Interchange 196 Clementi Bus Interchange 198 Boon Lay Bus Interchange SMRT Buses Trunk Service 970 Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange SMRT Buses NightRider Service NR5 Jurong West Street 75 (loop) Bus Stop Code: 11169 (Commonwealth Station) Service Destination Note SBS Transit Trunk Services 32 Bedok Bus Interchange 100 Serangoon Bus Interchange 105 Serangoon Bus Interchange 111 Temasek Avenue (loop) 145 Toa Payoh Bus Interchange 147 Hougang Central Bus Interchange 195 Marina Centre Bus Terminal 196 Bedok Bus Interchange 198 Bukit Merah Bus Interchange SMRT Buses Trunk Service 970 Shenton Way Bus Terminal SMRT Buses NightRider Service NR5 Marina Centre Bus Terminal 2008 accident
On August 13, 2008, a 50-year old Chinese man was killed by an eastbound train at about 10.45 pm. Eastbound trains from Jurong East to Queenstown MRT Stations were halted until 11.17 pm, affecting about 1080 passengers.[2]
References
Categories:- Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) stations
- Queenstown, Singapore
- Railway stations opened in 1988
- Singapore MRT stubs
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