Buona Vista MRT Station
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| Buona Vista MRT Station 波那维斯达地铁站 புலன விஸ்தா Rapid transit |
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 Buona Vista MRT Station of the East-West Line. |
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| Address | 100 North Buona Vista Road Singapore 139345 |
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| Lines | East West, Circle (U/C) | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | |||||||||||||||
| Structure | Elevated/Underground | |||||||||||||||
| Levels | 3, 1 (U/C) | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Island | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4, 2 (U/C) | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 12 March 1988 (East West Line) | |||||||||||||||
| Code | EW21/CC22 | |||||||||||||||
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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. 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 besides Clementi, with bus service number 95 operated by SBS Transit to and from Kent Ridge Bus Terminal. By 2011, 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 is undergoing retrofitting with lift installation, however, it will not open until the adjoining Circle Line station is completed. Prior to the opening of the Circle MRT Line, it is also the last MRT station to have lifts installed.
[edit] Bus services
The following Bus Services pass by the Bus Stops along Commonwealth Ave West:
| Service | Between | And | Notes |
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| SBS Transit Trunk Services | |||
| 105 | Jurong East Bus Interchange | Serangoon Bus Interchange | Euro IV  |
| 147 | Hougang Central Bus Interchange | Clementi Bus Interchange | Wheelchair Accessible Bus Service (WAB) Euro III |
| 185 | SBS Transit West District Depot | Buona Vista Bus Terminal | Euro IV |
| SMRT Buses Trunk Services | |||
| 106 | Bukit Batok Bus Interchange | Marina Centre 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:
| Service | Between | And | Notes |
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| 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 | Wheelchair Accessible Bus Service (WAB) Euro III |
| 198 | Boon Lay Bus Interchange | Bukit Merah Bus Interchange | Wheelchair Accessible Bus Service (WAB) Euro III |
| 200 | Buona Vista Bus Terminal | Kent Ridge Bus Terminal (loop) | |
[edit] 2006 accident
On 25 March 2006, a man 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] References
- ^ "Man dies after being hit by MRT train at Buona Vista station", Channel NewsAsia, 25 March 2006.
