CC8 
Dakota
达科达
டகோட்டா
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Platform A of Dakota MRT station with featured artwork in November 2017.
General information
Location201 Old Airport Road
Singapore 397973
Coordinates1°18′30″N 103°53′18″E / 1.308289°N 103.888253°E / 1.308289; 103.888253
Operated bySMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  Circle Line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
ParkingYes (External)
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
Opened17 April 2010 (2010-04-17)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesTanjong Katong, Dunman[1]
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Mountbatten
towards Dhoby Ghaut or Marina Bay
 Circle Line Paya Lebar
towards HarbourFront
Location
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Dakota
Dakota station in Singapore

Dakota MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle line in Geylang planning area, Singapore, next to Geylang River.

Located along Old Airport Road between the junctions of Jalan Dua and Dakota Crescent, Dakota station took its name from the Dakota DC-3 aircraft that used to frequently land at the former Kallang Airport. This station primarily serves the Old Kallang Airport Estate, and is within walking distance to Mountbatten MRT station and Grand Dunman.[2]

History

Exit B of Dakota MRT station in July 2019.

Before the station was built, it was originally known as Tanjong Katong. As Tanjong Katong is too far away, it was renamed to Dakota in March 2005. Construction started in October that year. The old Guillemard Camp Road was widened to provide public buses enough space to drive through. Despite the widening of the road. The closed stretch of Old Airport Road has since re-opened on 29 December 2008 at 5am.[3]

Art in Transit

The artwork featured in this station is Little things, little stories by A Dose of Light (Ang Song Nian and Zhao Renhui). This artwork narrates an open-ended story of Dakota Crescent through the objects inside residents’ homes, along the HDB flat corridors and shared outdoor spaces which attempt to chronicle a visual history and narrative of the space before the station is built.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Annex A FINALISED NAMES FOR CIRCLE LINE (CCL) STAGES 1-3 STATIONS". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 18 December 2006.
  2. ↑ "Grand Dunman | New Luxurious Condo at Dunman Road". Grand Dunman | at Dunman Road by SingHaiYi. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "News Releases: Re-Opening Of Old Airport Road". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  4. ↑ Massot, Gilles (7 April 2020). "Getting Around - Public Transport - A Better Public Transport Experience - Art in Transit". LTA. Archived from the original on 21 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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