[4][5][6] Contract 932A for the construction of Kallang Bahru station was awarded to China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited at a sum of S$123 million (US$97.79 million) in June 2011.

Construction of the station and the tunnels commenced in July that year and was targeted to be completed in 2017.

[7] The station opened on 21 October 2017, as announced by the Land Transport Authority on 31 May that year.

[8] The station's internal area features a design resembling a leaf.

Artworks portraying objects from day-to-day activities are also placed all over the station, and are part of an installation called Constructed Memories, by Marianne Yang.