Buona Vista MRT Station

Buona Vista MRT Station (EW21/CC22) is an interchange station along the East-West Line (EWL) and Circle Line (CCL). Located near the junction of North Buona Vista Road and Commonwealth Road West, it was the second elevated-underground interchange station built, after Paya Lebar station.

The station is named after the surrounding area which carries the same name – translated to “good sight” in Italian, the Buona Vista area is hilly, which could have inspired the name.

Buona Vista Station serves a mix of commercial and residential developments, with The Star Vista mall and Rochester Mall near the station, and HDB estates at Ghim Moh and Holland Vista. It also serves Biopolis, a biomedical research and development centre and part of the one-north business park, a developing area for the R&D and high technology cluster.

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First / Last Train Timings

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Station Layout

L4	EWL Platform A	East West Line towards EW1 Pasir Ris
	EWL Platform B	East West Line towards EW33 Tuas Link
L3	EWL Ticket Concourse	Faregates, Top Up Kiosks, Passenger Service Centre (EWL)
	Linkbridge	Pedestrian overhead bridge across North Buona Vista Road
L2	Transfer Linkway	Paid link between EWL Platforms and CCL concourse
	Shops	Retail Shops (Buona Vista Xchange)
L1	Street Level	Station Exits, Bus stops, Taxi stand, pick-up/drop-off point, Retail Shops (Buona Vista Xchange), SimplyGo Ticketing Service Centre
	Lift Lobby	Faregates, Top Up Kiosks, Lift access to L2 and L4
B1	CCL Ticket Concourse	Faregates, Top Up Kiosks, Passenger Service Centre (CCL), Underpass across North Buona Vista Road
B2	CCL Platform A	Circle Line towards CC29NE1 HarbourFront
	CCL Platform B	Circle Line towards CC1NS24NE6 Dhoby Ghaut Circle Line towards CE2NS27TE20 Marina Bay (Peak Hours)

Platforms

East West Line (L4):

Platform A: East West Line towards EW1 Pasir Ris via EW20 Commonwealth (→) Platform B: East West Line towards EW33 Tuas Link via EW22 Dover (←)

Buona Vista station’s elevated East West Line platform level has two platforms in an island platform arrangement. Similar to many older stations along the Western side of the East West Line, a simple flat roof shelters the platform level, and the station is painted with a single base colour, which is Light Green for this station.

A set of escalators, stairs and lifts connect to both the EWL concourse level (L3) for exiting the station, and transfer linkway (L2) for transfers to the Circle Line.

Circle Line (B2):

Platform A: Circle Line towards CC29NE1 HarbourFront via CC23 one-north (→) Platform B: Circle Line towards CC1NS24NE6 Dhoby Ghaut via CC21 Holland Village (←) Circle Line towards CE2NS27TE20 Marina Bay via CC21 Holland Village (Peak Hour Alternate Trains) (←)

The underground Circle Line platform has two platforms in an island platform arrangement. The platforms are wider to accommodate more passengers at CCL interchange stations such as Buona Vista.

Concourse

East West Line and Circle Line station concourses are at Level 3 and Basement 1 respectively.

Both EWL and CCL stations are connected by a transfer linkway within paid areas. Escalators and lifts lead from the CCL Concourse level (Basement 1) to the Transfer floor (Level 2) where another set of escalators and lifts connect with the EWL platform.

The CCL concourse level is also equipped with an unpaid corridor which allows pedestrians to use the station as an underpass crossing underneath North Buona Vista Road, without having to enter the rail network.

CCL Art in Transit: “The Tree of Life” by Gilles Massot

Scenic tropical greenery along South Buona Vista were the earliest impressions Massot had of Singapore when he first arrived in 1981. This strong sense of nature and greenery and its association to the name Buona Vista inspired this artwork. Situated close to Rochester and Nepal Parks, The Tree of Life is an attempt to bring the over-ground landscape to the underground station. This eucalyptus tree, though not an indigenous species, has been selected as the subject for its shape and texture of the bark, as well as the colour to complement the colour scheme of the station. Dimension and movement created through the use of tiling technique brings life to the station space.

Civil Defence shelter

Buona Vista CCL station is one of eleven stations along the Circle Line designated as Civil Defence (CD) shelters, which will be activated in times of national emergency. Apart from reinforced construction, the stations are designed and equipped with facilities to ensure the shelter environment is tolerable for all shelterees during shelter occupation. These facilities include protective blast doors, decontamination facilities, ventilation systems, power and water supply systems and a dry toilet system.

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Station Amenities

• Public Toilets at Street Level (L1) for EWL Station; Ticket Concourse Level (B1) for CCL Station
• Retail Shops at Buona Vista Xchange (L1 & L2)
• ATMs and Self-service Machines within station
• Bicycle racks at station exits
• Top Up Kiosks
• SimplyGo Kiosk
• SimplyGo Ticketing Service Centre at EWL Station Level 1
  Open from 1000hrs to 1800hrs daily, except public holidays.

Exits

Buona Vista MRT station has three exits at ground level (A, C and D), all of which provide barrier-free accessibility for the disabled. An overground Exit B leads to an overhead bridge across North Buona Vista Road which does not provide disabled access.

 

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Transport Connections

Buona Vista station connects to several bus stops in the vicinity, taxi stands and passenger pick-up points.

Bus

There are five official bus stops linked to Buona Vista station. Bus stops in the vicinity are also reflected.

No.	Bus stop	Exit	Bus Routes
B/s 1	11191 – Commonwealth Ave West (The Star Vista)	A	14, 105, 106, 147, 185
B/s 2	11361 – Nth Buona Vista Rd (Buona Vista Stn Exit C)	B / C	14, 74, 91, 92, 95, 95B, 191, 196, 198, 200
B/s 3	11369 – Nth Buona Vista Rd (Buona Vista Stn Exit D)	D	14, 74, 91, 92, 92A, 95, 191, 196, 198, 200, 200A
–	11199 – Commonwealth Ave West (Blk 15)	A	14, 105, 106, 147, 185
B/s 5	11181 – Commonwealth Ave (Opp Blk 43)	B / D	74, 91, 95, 100, 105, 106, 111, 147, 185, 191, 196, 198, 200, 200A
B/s 6	11189 – Commonwealth Ave (Blk 43)	B / D	32, 74, 91, 95, 100, 105, 106, 111, 145, 147, 185, 191, 196, 198, 200

Road

Taxi stands and pick-up/drop-off points are located next to station exits:

Exit	Road	Provisions
B / C	North Buona Vista Road (Northbound)	Taxi stand (F46), pick-up/drop-off point
D	North Buona Vista Road (Southbound)	Pick-up/drop-off point

MRT Bus Bridging Service

In the event of a MRT service disruption affecting Buona Vista station, MRT Bridging Buses may be activated to ply affected stretches of the East-West Line or Circle Line. In which case, the buses can be boarded from the following bus stops:

Towards	Bus stop	Exit
East West Line (EWL Bridging Bus)
EW1 Pasir Ris	B/s 2: 11361 – Nth Buona Vista Rd (Buona Vista Stn Exit C)	B / C
EW33 Tuas Link	B/s 3: 11369 – Nth Buona Vista Rd (Buona Vista Stn Exit D)	D
Circle Line (CCL Bridging Bus)
CC1NS24NE6 Dhoby Ghaut	B/s 2: 11361 – Nth Buona Vista Rd (Buona Vista Stn Exit C)	B / C
CC29NE1 HarbourFront	B/s 3: 11369 – Nth Buona Vista Rd (Buona Vista Stn Exit D)	D

In the event of a large-scale rail disruption affecting multiple stations, a special bridging bus service may be activated in addition to the usual bus bridging services.

• Boon Lay – Jurong East – Clementi – Buona Vista

In addition, passengers can board free regular bus services at Bus Stops 2 & 3 when activated.

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Passenger Usage Patterns

Buona Vista is an important interchange station linking the East-West Line with the Circle Line, and as such, encounters large numbers of transfer passengers between the two lines. It also benefits shopping malls, as well as offices and residential developments in the vicinity, hence passenger traffic through this station is relatively high.

Construction

Circle Line Stage 4 (CCL4) Contract C855 for the Construction and Completion of Holland Village, Buona Vista and Kent Ridge Stations including One-North Station Fit-Out Works and Tunnels was awarded to the Woh Hup Pte Ltd – Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co, Ltd –Alpine Mayreder Bau GmbH Joint Venture.

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Gallery

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External Links & References

• Circle Line Art In Transit – LTA