Dakota MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle line in Geylang planning area,

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, 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

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History

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.

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.

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* 2010 establishments in Singapore Geylang Kallang Railway stations opened in 2010 Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) stations {{Singapore-MRT-stub