Buona Vista MRT Station
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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 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. In the Circle Line (under construction), it is between the Holland Village and one-north MRT Stations.
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 besides Clementi, with bus service number 95 operated by SBS Transit to and from Kent Ridge Bus Terminal. By 2010, 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.
The station has a lift, but it is not operational until the adjoining Circle Line station is completed.
Near here in 1946/7 was a large military base workshops (REME)
[edit] 2005 accident
On 25 March 2005, a man by the name of Azman was killed by a 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]
[edit] Bus services
The following bus services pass by the bus stops of Commonwealth Ave West:
| 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 Depot | Buona Vista Bus Terminal | |
| SMRT Buses Trunk Services | |||
| 106 | Bukit Batok Bus Interchange | Marina Centre Bus Terminal | |
| SMRT Buses NightRider Services | |||
| NR5 | Marina Centre Bus Terminal | Jurong West (loop) | |
| NR8 | Marina Centre Bus Terminal | Bukit Batok (loop) | |
[edit] References
- ^ "Man dies after being hit by MRT train at Buona Vista station", Channel NewsAsia, 25 March 2006.
| Preceding station | Mass Rapid Transit Lines | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth | East West MRT Line | Dover | ||
| Holland Village | Circle Line (under construction) | one-north | ||
