Dover MRT station

Dover MRT station is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East West line in Queenstown planning area, Singapore, located along Commonwealth Avenue West.

 EW22 
Dover
杜弗
டோவெர்
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Platform A of Dover station.
General information
Location200 Commonwealth Avenue West
Singapore 138677
Coordinates1°18′40.73″N 103°46′43.17″E
Operated bySMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)     East–West Line
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
ParkingYes (Singapore Polytechnic)
Bicycle facilitiesYes[1][2]
AccessibleYes
History
Opened18 October 2001 (2001-10-18)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesPolytechnic
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Buona Vista
towards Pasir Ris
 East–West Line Clementi
towards Tuas Link
Location
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Dover
Dover station in Singapore

It was the first infill station added to an existing line on the Singapore MRT network.[3] It is also the first elevated station in Singapore with two side platforms on either side of the tracks, as opposed to having an island platform commonly found in other elevated MRT stations. A similar layout was adopted at Canberra MRT station.

As the second above-ground MRT station built in the late 1990s and the early 2000s, it has a distinctive architectural design. Like most projects of this period, the use of glass and steel is extensive.

Dover station provides MRT access to students and staff of Singapore Polytechnic, as well as residents of the nearby Mount Sinai and Dover estates such as condos like The Trizon, Montview, Rigdewood and Pinetree Hill.[4]

History
An exterior view of the Dover MRT station, which was built around existing elevated railway track and has overpasses leading to Singapore Polytechnic and bus stops on both sides of the road.

Dover MRT station was announced on 28 July 1997. 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 when construction began in June 1998. There were criticisms over the spending of "taxpayers' money" chiefly for use only by students of one educational institution.[5] The Land Transport Authority, the government department in charge of public transport operations, proceeded with the construction anyway, to serve commuters along Singapore Polytechnic with Dover housing estate.[6][7] Originally, the station was named Polytechnic in the planning stage. With the change of plans, it was renamed to Dover, after the nearby Dover Road. Half height platform screen doors (HHPSD) were installed in this station and they became operational on 5 August 2011.[8] During the construction, trains on the East-West Line ran slower.[9]

Station Details

Originally, the station was not assigned a station code. On 18 July 2001, with the introduction of the new MRT map, including new station codes, Dover was assigned with EW22.[10] Test runs occurred from 13 to 17 October 2001 when the trains stopped at this station but did not open their doors.[11]

Shuttle buses were provided from this station to National University Hospital (NUH), previously from Buona Vista. However, services ceased with effect from 1 November 2011 due to the opening of Kent Ridge MRT station on the Circle line, which is located within NUH premises.[12]

References
  1. "SMRT > Trains > NetworkMap > Dover". www.smrt.com.sg. SMRT. 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017. Station Amenities
  2. "SMRT Journeys". journey.smrt.com.sg. SMRT. 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017. Amenities
  3. Lau, Fook Kong (13 July 2001). "Next Stop: Dover". The Straits Times. p. 8.
  4. "Pinetree Hill | Luxurious Condominium at Pine Grove By UOL". Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  5. Leong, Yit Chun (19 August 2002). "Public should not subsidise new MRT stations". The Straits Times Forum.
  6. "New MRT station at S'pore Poly to be ready by Year 2001". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 29 July 1997. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  7. "Doorstep train". Today. 5 October 2001. p. 8.
  8. Wong, Siew Ying (26 January 2008). "Above-ground MRT stations to have platform screen doors by 2012". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  9. "Trains slower near Dover Station". The Straits Times. 30 May 2000. p. 25.
  10. "LTA | East-West Line". www.lta.gov.sg. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  11. "Trial Runs at Dover". Today. 13 October 2001. p. 6.
  12. "Take the Circle Line to NUH". Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
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