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 EW21  CC22 
Buona Vista MRT Station
波那维斯达地铁站
புவன விஸ்தா
Rapid transit
Buona Vista MRT Station of the East-West Line.
General information
Location100 North Buona Vista Road
150 North Buona Vista Road
Singapore 139345/ 139350
Coordinates1°18′25″N 103°47′26″E / 1.306817°N 103.790428°E / 1.306817; 103.790428
Line(s) (Under Construction)
PlatformsIsland
Tracks4, 2 (U/C)
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeElevated/Underground
Platform levels6, 2 (U/C)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeEW21 / CC22
History
Opened12 March 1988 (East West Line)
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
Template:SMRT lines
Template:SMRT lines
Platform of the East-West line station

The Buona Vista MRT Station (EW21/CC22) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station located in the town of Buona Vista in Singapore that is part of the East West Line and the future Circle Line (under construction), and serves as an interchange between the two lines. On the East West Line, it is between the Dover and Commonwealth stations. On the Circle Line (under construction), it is between the Holland Village and one-north MRT Stations. The station's livery is light green.

It has a taxi stand and serves the Ministry of Education. Just opposite to this MRT is the Biopolis campus. It is one of two stations on the Mass Rapid Transit with direct shuttle bus services to the National University of Singapore and National University Hospital besides Clementi, with bus service number 95 operated by SBS Transit to and from Kent Ridge Bus Terminal. By February 2011[citation needed], the university will be served directly by the Kent Ridge MRT Station, a station on the Circle Line and two stations south of Buona Vista. Thus, the travelling time from Bishan to Buona Vista will be shortened to around 17 minutes bypassing the northern sector of the island as well as Jurong East and Toa Payoh and the city.

The station was the last station to have the lifts installed for the benefit of the elderly and the disabled in April 2009, much later than the rest due to complexities with the Circle Line construction.

Train service

Destination First Train Last Train
Mon - Sat Sunday &
Public Holiday
Daily
East West Line
to EW1 Pasir Ris 5.43am 6.11am 11.53pm
to EW29 Joo Koon 6.10am 6.36am 12.08am
Circle Line
to CC1 Dhoby Ghaut - - -
to CC29 HarbourFront - - -

Current Station Layout

L4
Platforms
Platform A Template:SMRT lines towards  EW1  Pasir Ris (→)
Island platform, Doors open on the right
Platform B Template:SMRT lines towards  EW33  Tuas Link (←)
L3 EWL Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control
L2 Mezzanine Kopitiam Foodcourt (Opening Soon), Transfer Linkway
L1 Street Level Ministry of Education, Biopolis, Buona Vista Xchange
B1 Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Transitlink Counter
B2 Platform A Template:SMRT lines towards  CC 1  Dhoby Ghaut (→)
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform B

Bus services

The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Commonwealth Ave West:

Bus Stop Code: 11191 (Buona Vista Station)
Service Between And Notes
SBS Transit Trunk Services
105 Jurong East Bus Interchange Serangoon Bus Interchange
147 Hougang Central Bus Interchange Clementi Bus Interchange
185 Soon Lee Bus Park Buona Vista Bus Terminal
SMRT Buses Trunk Services
106 Bukit Batok Bus Interchange Shenton Way Bus Terminal
SMRT Buses NightRider Services
NR5 Marina Centre Bus Terminal Jurong West Street 75
NR8 Marina Centre Bus Terminal Bukit Batok West Avenue 5
Bus Stop Code: 11199 (Blk 15)
Service Between And Notes
SBS Transit Trunk Services
105 Jurong East Bus Interchange Serangoon Bus Interchange
147 Hougang Central Bus Interchange Clementi Bus Interchange
185 Soon Lee Bus Park Buona Vista Bus Terminal
SMRT Buses Trunk Services
106 Bukit Batok Bus Interchange Shenton Way Bus Terminal
SMRT Buses NightRider Services
NR5 Marina Centre Bus Terminal Jurong West Street 75
NR8 Marina Centre Bus Terminal Bukit Batok West Avenue 5

The following Bus Services pass by the Bus Stops along North Buona Vista Road:

Bus Stop Code: 11361 (Buona Vista Station)
Service Between And Notes
SBS Transit Trunk Services
74 Hougang Central Bus Interchange Buona Vista Bus Terminal
91 Buona Vista Bus Terminal Ayer Rajah Crescent (loop)
92 Ghim Moh Bus Terminal Science Park Drive (loop)
95 Kent Ridge Bus Terminal Holland Road (loop)
191 Buona Vista Bus Terminal Portsdown Road (loop)
196 Bedok Bus Interchange Clementi Bus Interchange
198 Boon Lay Bus Interchange Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
200 Buona Vista Bus Terminal Kent Ridge Bus Terminal (loop)
Bus Stop Code: 11369 (Opp Buona Vista Station)
Service Between And Notes
SBS Transit Trunk Services
74 Hougang Central Bus Interchange Buona Vista Bus Terminal
91 Buona Vista Bus Terminal Ayer Rajah Crescent (loop)
92 Ghim Moh Bus Terminal Science Park Drive (loop)
95 Kent Ridge Bus Terminal Holland Road (loop)
191 Buona Vista Bus Terminal Portsdown Road (loop)
196 Bedok Bus Interchange Clementi Bus Interchange
198 Boon Lay Bus Interchange Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
200 Buona Vista Bus Terminal Kent Ridge Bus Terminal (loop)

2006 accident

On 25 March 2006, a man was killed by an east-bound train in the direction of Pasir Ris as he went down to retrieve his shoe. Trains were disrupted from Jurong East to Queenstown stations.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Man dies after being hit by MRT train at Buona Vista station". Channel NewsAsia. 2006-03-25.