Dover MRT Station
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The Dover MRT Station (EW22) was built on the East West Line between the Clementi MRT Station and the Buona Vista MRT Station, was opened on October 18, 2001. The first station to be built over an operating rail line with no disruptions to train services, with the exception that trains drove by the site at a reduced speed during the construction phase, it was also the first elevated station with two side platforms on either side of the tracks, as opposed to having a central platform in all other elevated stations.
Adjacent to the Singapore Polytechnic on one side, and undeveloped land on the other, the building of the station was met with reservations by some members of the public over the small area it serviced. There were criticisms over the spending of "taxpayers' money" chiefly for use only by students of one educational institution.[citation needed] The Land Transport Authority, the government department in charge of public transport operations, proceeded with the construction anyway, using the justification that the service area extends to public housing flats on either end of the polytechnic, and that the undeveloped land opposite is slated for extensive development, largely residential in nature. The service area can also be thought to extend to the town of Dover.
The train station also has a rather distinctive architectural design from other elevated stations on the line, such as its extensive use of glass to replace concrete and tiled brick walls and the use of suspension.
[edit] Bus services
The following bus services pass by the vicinity of the station:
| Service | Between | And | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBS Transit Trunk Services | |||
| 14 | Bedok Bus Interchange | Clementi Bus Interchange | bus stops along Commonwealth Avenue West |
| 74 | Hougang Central Bus Interchange | Buona Vista Bus Terminal | bus stops along Commonwealth Avenue West |
| 105 | Serangoon Bus Interchange | Jurong East Bus Interchange | bus stops along Commonwealth Avenue West |
| 147 | Hougang Central Bus Interchange | Clementi Bus Interchange | bus stops along Commonwealth Avenue West |
| 166 | Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange | Clementi Bus Interchange | bus stops along Commonwealth Avenue West |
| SMRT Buses Trunk Services | |||
| 106 | Bukit Batok Bus Interchange | Marina Centre | bus stops along Commonwealth Avenue West |
| SMRT Buses NightRider Services | |||
| NR5 | Marina Centre Bus Terminal | Jurong West | bus stops along Commonwealth Avenue West |
| NR8 | Marina Centre Bus Terminal | Bukit Batok | bus stops along Commonwealth Avenue West |
| Preceding station | Mass Rapid Transit Lines | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buona Vista | East West MRT Line | Clementi | ||
