▁join ▁D h oby ▁Gh aut ▁M RT ▁station , ▁Out ram ▁Park ▁M RT ▁station ▁and ▁Marina ▁Bay ▁M RT ▁station ▁( when ▁Stage ▁ 3 ▁of ▁the ▁Thom son – E ast ▁Coast ▁line ▁opens ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 1 ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Jur ong ▁East ▁M RT ▁station ▁( when ▁Stage ▁ 2 ▁of ▁the ▁Jur ong ▁Region ▁line ▁opens ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 7 ). ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁M RT ▁station ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁termin us ▁of ▁the ▁Branch ▁line . ▁Const ruction ▁began ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁With ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁South ▁line ▁Wood lands ▁Ext ension ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁branch ▁line ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁North ▁South ▁line . ▁The ▁L RT ▁station ▁opened ▁on ▁ 6 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁alongside ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁B uk it ▁Pan j ang ▁L RT ▁line . ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁third ▁one ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁X change ▁after ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁under ground ▁D h oby ▁Gh aut ▁and ▁R aff les ▁Place , ▁making ▁the ▁station ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁X change ▁above - ground ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁resident ial ▁neighbourhood . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 6 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁automatic ▁platform ▁gates ▁were ▁installed ▁on ▁the ▁North ▁South ▁line ▁platforms ▁and ▁comm enced