▁which ▁compr ised ▁mainly ▁car ▁park ▁lots , ▁as ▁the ▁land ▁was ▁necessary ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁Circle ▁line . ▁The ▁ 9 9 - year ▁le ase hold ▁cond omin ium ▁at ▁Lor ong ▁Ch uan , ▁off ▁Ser ango on ▁Avenue ▁ 3 , ▁has ▁ 4 4 6 ▁units , ▁so ▁the ▁compens ation ▁works ▁out ▁to ▁just ▁ 0 . 2 ▁c ents ▁a ▁household . ▁Nom inal ▁compens ation ▁was ▁paid ▁as ▁it ▁takes ▁into ▁account , ▁the ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁market ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁cond omin ium ▁when ▁the ▁M RT ▁station ▁is ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁acquired ▁land . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁street ▁nearby , ▁Ser ango on ▁Avenue ▁ 3 , ▁was ▁real igned . ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Stage ▁ 3 ▁of ▁the ▁Circle ▁line , ▁delayed ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁Nic oll ▁Highway ▁collapse ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Before ▁the ▁station ▁opened , ▁Singapore ▁Civil ▁Def ence ▁Force ▁conducted ▁the ▁third ▁Sh elter ▁Open ▁House ▁at ▁this ▁station ▁on ▁ 4 ▁April ▁that ▁year , ▁together ▁with ▁Bart ley ▁and ▁B ish an ▁stations . ▁The ▁Land ▁Transport ▁Author ity ▁also ▁organ ised ▁a ▁Circle ▁line ▁Disc overy ▁open ▁house ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁May ▁that ▁year ▁on ▁all ▁stations ▁of ▁the ▁Stage ▁ 3 ▁of ▁the ▁Circle ▁line . ▁ ▁Station ▁Art