Dakota MRT Station CC8

Dakota MRT Station (26 July 2017)


Dakota MRT Station (GPS: 1.30837, 103.88871; CC8) is an underground station of the Singapore MRT. The station is served by the Circle Line between the Mountbatten MRT Station (CC7) and Paya Lebar MRT Station (CC9/EW8).

The Dakota MRT Station is located on the Old Airport Road, surrounded by HDB flats and schools. It is also within walking distance of the Old Airport Road Hawker Centre, a popular spot for hawker food in Singapore.

The Dakota MRT Station is said to have been named after the Dakota DC-3 aircraft that used to land at Kallang Airport. One of these aircrafts belonging to the Royal Air Force Police crashed in a storm on 29 June, 1946, with no survivors.¹

Sights in the vicinity of Dakota MRT Station

Dakota MRT Station is on the Map of Singapore MRT

Dakota MRT Station (26 July 2017)


Platform level, Dakota MRT Station (26 July 2017)


Staircase and escalator at Dakota MRT Station going up to Dakota Crescent (26 July 2017)


Dakota MRT Station, Singapore (7 July, 2011)

References

1. Kallang Airport, Wikipedia

List of Singapore MRT Stations; Singapore MRT Lines; Singapore MRT; Discover Singapore

 Explaining Singapore YouTube Channel

Streets of Singapore and Map of Singapore Streets

Postal Districts of Singapore and Map of Singapore Postal Districts

Planning Areas of Singapore and Map of Singapore Planning Areas