Commonwealth MRT station

EW20  Commonwealth MRT Station 联邦地铁站 காமன்வெல்த் Stesen MRT Commonwealth
Rapid transit
Platform of Commonwealth MRT station.
General information
Location	375 Commonwealth Avenue Singapore 149735
Coordinates	1°18′9.21″N 103°47′53.61″E
Operated by	SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)	East–West Line
Platforms	Island
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	EW20
History
Opened	12 March 1988
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station Template:SMRT stations toward Template:SMRT stations Template:SMRT lines Template:SMRT stations toward Template:SMRT stations

Exterior view of Commonwealth Station

Commonwealth MRT Station (EW20) is located on the East West Line of the Mass Rapid Transit system in Singapore. The station is located in Queenstown.

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.

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	Template:SMRT lines towards  EW1  Pasir Ris via  EW19  Template:SMRT stations (→)
	Island platform, doors open on the right
	Platform B	Template:SMRT lines towards  EW29  Joo Koon via  EW21  CC22  Template:SMRT stations (←)
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
colspan="7" style="background-color:#Template:SMRT color;color:white; height:25px" | East West Line
to EW1 Pasir Ris	5.45am		6.13am		11.55pm
to EW29 Joo Koon	6.13am		6.39am		12.13am

Exits

• A1 and A2: Commonwealth Avenue, Tanglin Halt Road, Faith Methodist Church, Haw Par Techno Centre, MDIS Sch, Newtown Primary Sch, Queenstown CC, Queenstown Polyclinic, Sheng Siong Supermarket
• B1 and B2: Commonwealth Avenue, Commonwealth Close, GMTI Building, Leng Kee Carmart, MOE Heritage Centre, One Commonwealth, Queenstown Lutheran Church, Queensway Sec Sch, St Theresa's Convent CHIJ Sch, Yin Foh Kuan Cemetery

Together with Queenstown and Clementi stations, an additional pedestrian link bridge linking the station to two new exits will be built, one on each side of the road. The exits will be equipped with fare gates and ticketing machines, whereas the exit numbers will be divided into 1 and 2 respectively.

External links

• Official website