The contractor had partnered with a French company Societe Generale D'Enterprises Sainrapt Et Brice (SGE) for the construction.

[9][10][11][12] On 26 June 2009, train services along the East West line were disrupted for almost 18 minutes at about 7:25 pm after a man jumped off the platform and ran towards Paya Lebar station.

[13] As part of efforts to improve overall accessibility of public transport, the overhead pedestrian bridge near Aljunied and other stations (Sengkang, Bishan, Khatib, Kranji and Yew Tee) have lifts installed to improve barrier free accessibility to major transport nodes.

Following a rise in track intrusions as well as commuters slipping when rushing for the train, the LTA and SMRT decided to install platform screen doors.

The design was an attempt by the MRT Corporation (MRTC) to give the stations on the EWL an "attractive look".