Dakota MRT station

**CC8**
Dakota
达科达
டகோட்டா
*Dakota*
CC8 ; Dakota; 达科达; டகோட்டா; Dakota
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
	Platform A of Dakota MRT station with featured artwork in November 2017.
Location	201 Old Airport Road; Singapore 397973
Coordinates	1°18′30″N 103°53′18″E / 1.308289°N 103.888253°ECoordinates: 1°18′30″N 103°53′18″E / 1.308289°N 103.888253°E
Operated by	SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)	Circle Line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes (External)
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	17 April 2010; 11 years ago
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Tanjong Katong, Dunman
Services
Location
	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.

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

References[]

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

External links[]

Official website

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[names_finalised-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] "News Releases: Re-Opening Of Old Airport Road". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2009.

[Massot_2020-3] Massot, Gilles (7 April 2020). "Getting Around - Public Transport - A Better Public Transport Experience - Art in Transit". LTA. Retrieved 21 April 2020.

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