| EW20 Commonwealth MRT Station 联邦地铁站 காமன்வெல்த் Stesen MRT Commonwealth Rapid transit |
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Commonwealth Station Platform |
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| Address | 375 Commonwealth Avenue Singapore 149735 |
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| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
| Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Levels | 2 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Island | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 12 March 1988 | ||||||||||
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| Code | EW20 | ||||||||||
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Commonwealth 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.
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| Destination | First Train | Last Train | ||||
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| Mon - Sat | Sunday & Public Holiday |
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| East West Line | ||||||
| to EW1 Pasir Ris | 5.45am | 6.13am | 11.55pm | |||
| to EW29 Joo Koon | 6.08am | 6.35am | 12.06am | |||
| L3 Platforms |
Platform A | East West Line towards EW1 Pasir Ris (→) |
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| 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 were installed and operational on 28 April 2011 to prevent people from falling onto the tracks.
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]
The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Commonwealth Ave:
| Bus Stop Code: 11161 (Commonwealth Station) | |||
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| 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) | |||
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| 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 | ||
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]