Commonwealth MRT Station

Commonwealth MRT Station (EW20) is located on the East West Line of the Mass Rapid Transit system in Singapore. The station is located in Queentown.

History
When the MRT network commenced operations in 1987, Commonwealth as with all above-ground stations had no physical barriers between the platforms and tracks. Following numerous incidents of commuters falling on the tracks and unauthorized intrusions, the Land Transport Authority made the decision in 2008 to install half height platform screen doors for all above-ground stations in phases. The screen doors were installed on January 2011 and started operations on 28 April 2011 together with Queenstown.

High volume, low speed (HVLS) fans
Fans began operating since 25 June 2012, together with Buona Vista, after the installation of the MJ Air Tech High Volume, Low Speed (HVLS) Pro-Jet fans completed.

New entrances
Together with Queenstown and Clementi stations, an additional pedestrian link bridge linking the station to two new exits will be built, 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.