Commonwealth MRT Station (EW20) is located on the
East West LineThe East West Line was the 2nd Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 49.2 km long with 35 stations , making it the longest MRT line in Singapore. It takes about 63 minutes to travel from one end to the other...
of the
Mass Rapid TransitThe Mass Rapid Transit or MRT is a rapid transit system that forms the backbone of the railway system in Singapore, spanning the entire city-state. The initial section of the MRT, between Yio Chu Kang Station and Toa Payoh Station, opened in 1987 establishing itself as the second-oldest metro...
system in
SingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. The station is three storeys high. The livery of the station is mostly light yellow/ sand colour.
Train service
| Destination | | First Train | | Last Train |
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Mon - Sat |
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Sunday &
Public Holiday |
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Daily |
| East West Line |
| to EW1 Pasir Ris |
5.45am |
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6.13am |
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11.55pm |
| to EW29 Joo Koon |
6.08am |
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6.35am |
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12.06am |
Current Station Layout
L3
Platforms |
Platform A |
towards
Commonwealth MRT Station (EW20) is located on the East West LineThe East West Line was the 2nd Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 49.2 km long with 35 stations , making it the longest MRT line in Singapore. It takes about 63 minutes to travel from one end to the other...
of the Mass Rapid TransitThe Mass Rapid Transit or MRT is a rapid transit system that forms the backbone of the railway system in Singapore, spanning the entire city-state. The initial section of the MRT, between Yio Chu Kang Station and Toa Payoh Station, opened in 1987 establishing itself as the second-oldest metro...
system in SingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. The station is three storeys high. The livery of the station is mostly light yellow/ sand colour.
Train service
| Destination | | First Train | | Last Train |
| |
Mon - Sat |
|
Sunday &
Public Holiday |
|
Daily |
| 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
Platforms |
Platform A |
{{SMRT lines|East West}} towards
Commonwealth MRT Station (EW20) is located on the East West LineThe East West Line was the 2nd Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 49.2 km long with 35 stations , making it the longest MRT line in Singapore. It takes about 63 minutes to travel from one end to the other...
of the Mass Rapid TransitThe Mass Rapid Transit or MRT is a rapid transit system that forms the backbone of the railway system in Singapore, spanning the entire city-state. The initial section of the MRT, between Yio Chu Kang Station and Toa Payoh Station, opened in 1987 establishing itself as the second-oldest metro...
system in SingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. The station is three storeys high. The livery of the station is mostly light yellow/ sand colour.
Train service
| Destination | | First Train | | Last Train |
| |
Mon - Sat |
|
Sunday &
Public Holiday |
|
Daily |
| 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
Platforms |
Platform A |
{{SMRT lines|East West}} towards {{SMRT codePasir Ris MRT Station ' is the terminal and above ground station of the East West MRT Line in Singapore. The station is located at the central part of Pasir Ris New Town.-Platform Screen Doors:...
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| Island platform An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
, Doors open on the right |
| Platform B |
{{SMRT lines|East West}} towards {{SMRT codeJoo Koon MRT Station ' is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit station along the East West Line in Jurong and also the western terminus for the line....
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| 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 QueenstownQueenstown MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the East West MRT Line in Singapore. It is located in the Queenstown district and is sandwiched between the 38-storey Queens condominium and the new 43-storey HDB flats on the opposite side of the track...
and ClementiClementi MRT Station ' is an above-ground MRT station in the west of Singapore. It is part of the East West Line.One of the older MRT stations in Singapore, Clementi MRT station was opened in 1988. The station is painted light blue, and with recent renovations a lift has been added for the benefit...
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.
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 Buona Vista Bus Terminal is a bus station in Buona Vista, Singapore. This terminal does not allow boarding or alighting on site, but passengers can board at the nearest bus stop. Together with the nearby Ghim Moh Bus Terminal, they help to serve passengers in Buona Vista and Ghim Moh...
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Ghim Moh Bus TerminalGhim Moh Bus Terminal is a bus station located in Ghim Moh along Ghim Moh Road with a small bus park behind the terminal.The terminal is now one of the few surviving terminals of the 1970s era in which it was common for terminals to built along the road side with only a small booth for drivers to...
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Jurong East Bus InterchangeJurong East Bus Interchange is a bus interchange located in Jurong East, Singapore...
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Ghim Moh Bus TerminalGhim Moh Bus Terminal is a bus station located in Ghim Moh along Ghim Moh Road with a small bus park behind the terminal.The terminal is now one of the few surviving terminals of the 1970s era in which it was common for terminals to built along the road side with only a small booth for drivers to...
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Buona Vista Bus Terminal Buona Vista Bus Terminal is a bus station in Buona Vista, Singapore. This terminal does not allow boarding or alighting on site, but passengers can board at the nearest bus stop. Together with the nearby Ghim Moh Bus Terminal, they help to serve passengers in Buona Vista and Ghim Moh...
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Clementi Bus InterchangeThe Clementi Bus Interchange is an air-conditioned bus interchange in Clementi New Town, on the opposite of the Clementi MRT Station. It is located at the junction of Clementi Avenue 3 and Commonwealth Avenue West, situated within the Clementi Mall and integrated with the nearby Clementi MRT Station...
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Clementi Bus InterchangeThe Clementi Bus Interchange is an air-conditioned bus interchange in Clementi New Town, on the opposite of the Clementi MRT Station. It is located at the junction of Clementi Avenue 3 and Commonwealth Avenue West, situated within the Clementi Mall and integrated with the nearby Clementi MRT Station...
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Boon Lay Bus InterchangeThe Boon Lay Bus Interchange is an air-conditioned bus interchange located in Pioneer, in the western part of Singapore. It is situated within the Jurong Point Shopping Mall and is integrated with the nearby Boon Lay MRT Station...
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| SMRT Buses Trunk Service |
| 970 |
Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange The Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange is a bus interchange serving Bukit Panjang New Town, Singapore. It is opposite Bukit Panjang Plaza. The nearest station is the Bukit Panjang LRT Station....
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| 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 Bedok Bus Interchange is a bus station serving Bedok New Town in Singapore. The bus interchange was completed in the 1980s, and is centrally located, just north of the Bedok MRT Station. The interchange, with the allocated block number of 207A, is located near a food center and a community...
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Serangoon Bus InterchangeSerangoon Bus Interchange is a bus station serving Serangoon New Town in Singapore, and is within walking distance from Serangoon MRT Station. Opened on 3 September 2011 and operated by SBS Transit, it is the smallest air-conditioned bus interchange in Singapore with 8 services and 17 bus bays...
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Serangoon Bus InterchangeSerangoon Bus Interchange is a bus station serving Serangoon New Town in Singapore, and is within walking distance from Serangoon MRT Station. Opened on 3 September 2011 and operated by SBS Transit, it is the smallest air-conditioned bus interchange in Singapore with 8 services and 17 bus bays...
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| 111 |
Temasek Avenue (loop) |
| 145 |
Toa Payoh Bus InterchangeToa Payoh Bus Interchange is located in Toa Payoh, Singapore. It is the first air-conditioned bus interchange in the country, which was completed in 2002 and officially opened by then Transport Minister, Yeo Cheow Tong, on 19 May 2002. The bus interchange has only services of SBS Transit and is...
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Hougang Central Bus InterchangeThe Hougang Central Bus Interchange is a bus interchange serving the town of Hougang. It is located directly above the Hougang MRT Station and is operated by SBS Transit.-Redevelopment:...
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Marina Centre Bus TerminalMarina Centre Bus Terminal is a bus station located along Raffles Boulevard in Marina Centre, Singapore. It is very near to Promenade MRT Station. The bus terminal does not allow boarding or alighting, and passengers have to alight before the bus terminates at the terminal...
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Bedok Bus Interchange Bedok Bus Interchange is a bus station serving Bedok New Town in Singapore. The bus interchange was completed in the 1980s, and is centrally located, just north of the Bedok MRT Station. The interchange, with the allocated block number of 207A, is located near a food center and a community...
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Bukit Merah Bus InterchangeThe Bukit Merah Bus Interchange serves the and the interchange is located at Jalan Bukit Merah.-Routes:Bus Routes in Singapore-Berths:...
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| SMRT Buses Trunk Service |
| 970 |
Shenton Way Bus TerminalShenton Way Bus Terminal is a bus station located in southern Singapore. It was opened on 20 June 1987. It is very near to Tanjong Pagar MRT Station. Commuters have to disembark/board buses at two bus stops along Palmer Road due to restriction of alighting and aboarding of buses within the...
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| SMRT Buses NightRider Service |
| NR5 |
Marina Centre Bus TerminalMarina Centre Bus Terminal is a bus station located along Raffles Boulevard in Marina Centre, Singapore. It is very near to Promenade MRT Station. The bus terminal does not allow boarding or alighting, and passengers have to alight before the bus terminates at the terminal...
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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 EastJurong East MRT Station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station that is part of the North South Line and the East West Line in Singapore, and serves as an interchange station between the two lines....
to QueenstownQueenstown MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the East West MRT Line in Singapore. It is located in the Queenstown district and is sandwiched between the 38-storey Queens condominium and the new 43-storey HDB flats on the opposite side of the track...
MRT Stations were halted until 11.17 pm, affecting about 1080 passengers.
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