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East West Line

Commonwealth MRT Station

Commonwealth MRT is EW20 on Singapore’s East West Line and is not an interchange. The station serves an established residential area with Commonwealth Crescent Market, neighbourhood supermarkets, hawker centres and nearby Holland Village retail and dining. Local mapping places the station within practical walking range of everyday amenities and provides a useful starting point for understanding access around Commonwealth Crescent.

EW20

Reviewed station information

Station facts, commute context, amenities, sources, and freshness are checked before sitemap inclusion.

Commonwealth MRT neighbourhood hero image

Transport context

Rail network access

Source-backed Commonwealth MRT Station identity for orientation and neighbourhood research. This block does not describe live service status, fares, train timings, or government endorsement.

Station identity, lines, codes, and interchange state come from the Homejourney shared MRT registry. The approximate map point is MRTStations-owned local presentation data; LTA/DataMall station-name and type fields are used only for reconciliation.

Lines
East West Line
Station codes
EW20
Interchange
No
Approximate map point
1.3024, 103.7985

Reference: LTA DataMall TrainStation_Mar2026.zip; checked 2026-07-12. Dataset page (opens in a new tab) and Singapore Open Data Licence (opens in a new tab). Data attribution does not imply LTA or Singapore government endorsement of MRTStations.com.

Station facts

Commonwealth MRT is station EW20 on Singapore’s East West Line. It is a non-interchange station serving the Commonwealth area. A Singapore heritage collection also identifies a Commonwealth MRT Station poster, supporting the station’s place in the city’s public-transport history.

Amenities and lifestyle

The station sits near everyday neighbourhood amenities rather than a single enclosed mall. Nearby mapped destinations include Commonwealth Crescent Market, supermarkets around Commonwealth Crescent and Holland Drive, and Holland Road Shopping Centre. Holland Village’s food and retail cluster, including Holland Piazza and One Holland Village, is also within the surrounding walkable area.

Commute and access

Commonwealth MRT provides direct access to the East West Line through station EW20. Property-area mapping places Commonwealth Crescent Market about two minutes’ walk away and describes the station as roughly eight minutes from 97 Commonwealth Crescent. Nearby bus-stop information is also included in the same locality mapping, supporting practical first- and last-mile access around Commonwealth Crescent.

Nearby context

The station’s surrounding context combines established Commonwealth and Commonwealth Crescent housing with nearby Holland Village amenities. Local mapped destinations include Tanglin Halt Market, Holland Village Market and Food Centre, Holland Drive Market and Food Centre, Margaret Drive Hawker Centre, and parks in the surrounding area. The result is a mature, food-oriented neighbourhood with convenient everyday services.