Dakota MRT Station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Circle Line in Singapore. The station is served by two exit and entry points. The station was opened on 17 April 2010 along with the rest of Stage 1 & 2 of the Circle Line.
History[]
The construction of Dakota and the tracks led to the closure of the stretch of Old Airport Road between Cassia Link and Guillemard Camp Road in March 2006. Instead, Jalan Tiga was extended to Guillemard Road, opening up a traffic junction there. In addition, the old Guillemard Camp Road was widened to provide public buses enough space to drive through. Despite the widening of the road, there have been several accidents occurring near the T-junction of Guillemard Road and Guillemard Camp Road. The closed stretch of Old Airport Road has since re-opened on 29 December 2008 at 5am.
It was built as part of stage 2 of the Circle Line by the same joint venture responsible for the Nicoll Highway station.
Built in the middle of a HDB estate and within walking distance of several schools, the station serves many residents in the area since its opening on 17 April 2010. Food enthusiasts living far away can also travel here to the legendary Old Airport Road Hawker Centre.
Dakota station is named after the Dakota DC-3 aircraft that commonly used to land at the nearby Kallang Airport when it was still in commercial use.
Exits[]
- A: Jalan Satu, Kong Hwa School, Mountbatten Community Club, Police Logistic Department (Hemmant Road), Cassia View, Block 51 Old Airport Road Market & Food Court, Former Guillemard Road Army Camp, Geylang Park Connector
- B: Broadrick Secondary School, Mountbatten Neighbourhood Police Station, Dakota Crescent, Chung Cheng High School (Main)
Station layout[]
| L1 | Street Level | Old Airport Road Market & Food Centre |
| B1 | Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Transitlink Counter |
| B2 | Platform 1 | Circle Line towards HarbourFront via Paya Lebar (→) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 2 | Circle Line towards Dhoby Ghaut via Mountbatten Circle Line towards Marina Bay via Mountbatten (peak hours only) (←) | |
Transport connections[]
Rail[]
| Destination | First Train | Last Train | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon – Sat | Sunday & Public Holiday |
Daily | ||||
| Circle Line | ||||||
| to Dhoby Ghaut | 5.42am | 6.09am | 11.51pm | |||
| to HarbourFront | 5.37am | 6.04am | 11.01pm | |||
| to Pasir Panjang | – | – | 11.32pm | |||
| to one-north | – | – | 11.48pm | |||
| to Caldecott | – | – | 12.15am | |||
| to Tai Seng | – | – | 12.23am | |||
| to Mountbatten | – | – | 12.28am | |||
Alternative Routes[]
| Going to | Method |
|---|---|
| Dhoby Ghaut | Dakota Stn Exit B (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS 16 Dhoby Ghaut Stn (Penang Rd) Template:BS |
| Bras Basah | Dakota Stn Exit B (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS 16 SMU (Stamford Rd) Template:BS |
| Esplanade | Dakota Stn Exit B (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS 10 opp War Memorial Pk (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS |
| Promenade | Dakota Stn Exit B (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS 32 bef Crawford Bridge (Crawford St) Template:BS 100 Esplanade Stn Exit F (Beach Rd) Template:BS 107M Promenade Stn (Raffles Blvd) Template:BS |
| Nicoll Highway | Dakota Stn Exit B (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS 10 / 16 Nicoll Highway Stn (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS |
| Stadium | Dakota Stn Exit B (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS 10 / 16 National Stadium (Nicoll Highway) Template:BS |
| Mountbatten | Dakota Stn Exit B (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS 10 / 16 / 31 / 32 Blk 22 (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS |
| Paya Lebar | Dakota Stn Exit A (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS 30 Paya Lebar Quarter (Sims Ave) Template:BS |
| MacPherson | Dakota Stn Exit A (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS 30 aft Queen of Peace Ch (Tg Katong Rd) Template:BS 43 MacPherson Stn Exit C (Paya Lebar Rd) Template:BS |
| Tai Seng | Dakota Stn Exit A (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS 30 aft Queen of Peace Ch (Tg Katong Rd) Template:BS 43 aft Tai Seng Stn (Upp Paya Lebar Rd) Template:BS |
| Bartley | Dakota Stn Exit A (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS 30 aft Queen of Peace Ch (Tg Katong Rd) Template:BS 43 aft Tai Seng Stn (Upp Paya Lebar Rd) Template:BS 158 Bartley Stn Exit A (Bartley Rd) Template:BS |
| Serangoon | Dakota Stn Exit A (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS 30 aft Queen of Peace Ch (Tg Katong Rd) Template:BS 43 aft Tai Seng Stn (Upp Paya Lebar Rd) Template:BS 22 Serangoon Stn Exit B (Serangoon Ctrl) Template:BS |
| Lorong Chuan | Dakota Stn Exit A (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS 30 aft Queen of Peace Ch (Tg Katong Rd) Template:BS 43 aft Tai Seng Stn (Upp Paya Lebar Rd) Template:BS 22 Blk 332 (Ang Mo Kio Ave 8) Template:BS  opp Christ The King Ch (Ang Mo Kio Ave 8) Template:BS 159 St Gabriel's Pri Sch (Lor Chuan) Template:BS |
| Bishan | Dakota Stn Exit B (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS 32 Blk 8 (North Bridge Rd) Template:BS 175 Dhoby Ghaut Stn (Penang Rd) Template:BS Dhoby Ghaut North South Line Bishan |
| Marymount | Dakota Stn Exit B (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS 31 aft Sims Way (Geylang Rd) Template:BS Kallang East West Line City Hall North South Line Novena opp Novena Ch (Thomson Rd) Template:BS 851 Blk 306 (Marymount Rd) Template:BS |
| Caldecott | Dakota Stn Exit B (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS 16 Dhoby Ghaut Stn (Penang Rd) Template:BS 167 aft Andrew Rd (Thomson Rd) Template:BS |
| Botanic Gardens | Dakota Stn Exit B (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS 31 aft Sims Way (Geylang Rd) Template:BS Kallang East West Line Bugis Downtown Line Botanic Gardens |
| Farrer Road | Dakota Stn Exit B (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS 16 opp Orchard Stn (Orchard Blvd) Template:BS 111 opp Tanglin Stn (Grange Rd) Template:BS 174 Farrer Rd Stn Exit B (Farrer Rd) Template:BS |
| Holland Village | Dakota Stn Exit B (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS 30 VivoCity (Telok Blangah Rd) Template:BS 61 Holland Village (Holland Rd) Template:BS |
| Buona Vista | Dakota Stn Exit B (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS 31 aft Sims Way (Geylang Rd) Template:BS Kallang East West Line Buona Vista |
| one-north | Dakota Stn Exit B (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS 16 aft Sims Way (Geylang Rd) Template:BS Kallang East West Line Buona Vista Buona Vista Stn Exit D (North Buona Vista Rd) Template:BS 191 opp one-north Stn (Portsdown Rd) Template:BS |
| Kent Ridge | Dakota Stn Exit B (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS 16 aft Sims Way (Geylang Rd) Template:BS Kallang East West Line Buona Vista Buona Vista Stn Exit D (North Buona Vista Rd) Template:BS 95 Kent Ridge Stn Exit A/NUH (South Buona Vista Rd) Template:BS |
| Haw Par Villa | Dakota Stn Exit B (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS 16 Capitol Bldg (Stamford Rd) Template:BS City Hall East West Line Jurong East Blk 131 (Jurong Gateway Rd) Template:BS 51 Haw Par Villa Stn (West Coast Rd) Template:BS |
| Pasir Panjang | Dakota Stn Exit B (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS 16 Capitol Bldg (Stamford Rd) Template:BS City Hall East West Line Jurong East Blk 131 (Jurong Gateway Rd) Template:BS 51 bef Pasir Panjang Stn (Pasir Panjang Rd) Template:BS |
| Labrador Park | Dakota Stn Exit B (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS 16 Capitol Bldg (Stamford Rd) Template:BS City Hall East West Line Jurong East Blk 131 (Jurong Gateway Rd) Template:BS 51 Labrador Park Stn (Pasir Panjang Rd) Template:BS |
| Telok Blangah | Dakota Stn Exit B (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS 30 VivoCity (Telok Blangah Rd) Template:BS 61 Telok Blangah Stn (Telok Blangah Rd) Template:BS |
| HarbourFront | Dakota Stn Exit B (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS 30 VivoCity (Telok Blangah Rd) Template:BS |
| Bayfront | Dakota Stn Exit B (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS 32 Parkview Sq (North Bridge Rd) Template:BS Bugis Downtown Line Bayfront |
| Marina Bay | Dakota Stn Exit B (Old Airport Rd) Template:BS 16 Capitol Bldg (Stamford Rd) Template:BS City Hall North South Line Marina Bay |
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