Buona Vista MRT station is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the East West line and Circle line in Queenstown, Singapore. This station is close to

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, a high technology business park for the biomedical science, infocomm technology and media industries. It is located near the junction of North Buona Vista Road, Commonwealth Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue West.

History

Buona Vista MRT Station with New Signage

CC22 Buona Vista Platform A Art in Transit

Buona Vista station opened on 12 March 1988, as part of Phase 1B of the MRT line which runs from

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. The station was initially planned to be linked to a Light Rail Transit line that would have served residents living near the area, as well as students from the

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and

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, as announced by Singapore's then-Communications Minister

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. However, it was eventually not built due to its lack of economic viability. Following the 25 March 2005 accident, the

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(LTA) made the decision in 2008 to install

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in this station, whereby operations commenced on 10 June 2011.

Circle line interchange

With the construction of the Circle line from 11 January 2005, the bridge was demolished and replaced with a newer one. The second level of the East West line station was also converted into a transfer level between the two lines. The Circle line platforms were opened on 8 October 2011, while the two new exits share the same location as the original one.

Circle Line Art in Transit

The artwork featured under the Art in Transit programme is ''The Tree of Life'' by Gilles Massot. Located on the lift shaft in the underground station, the artwork depicts a

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tree located at the nearby Kent Ridge Park that has been digitally edited to create an effect similar to

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's photo montages. The tree also represents the jungle greenery which used to exist next to the above-ground station and is a result of the deep impression left on the artist of the landscape and view of the area.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Buona Vista MRT station 1988 establishments in Singapore Queenstown, Singapore Railway stations opened in 1988 Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) stations