The station features an Art-in-Transit artwork The Natural History of Singapore's Mythical Botanic Creatures by the Artists Caravan.

[7] Contract 917 for the design and construction of the station and the adjacent tunnels was awarded to Alpine Bau GmbH (Singapore Branch) in September 2009.

[8] Construction works had to be suspended for two months over Maplewood residents' concerns about the tunnel boring machine (TBM) launch shaft located right outside the condominium.

Motorists exiting the condominium had to watch out and give way to fast-moving traffic along Bukit Timah Road.

Unhappy that they were not consulted, the residents launched a petition to prime minister Lee Hsien Loong while some appealed to the local Member of Parliament (MP) Christopher de Souza to change the construction plans.

A security firm was employed to protect the sites and the incomplete structures, while the LTA worked with experts to preserve the tunnel boring machines and recharge wells.

To reduce inconvenience to residents, rather than using conventional breakers, quieter wire saws were utilised to break up the concrete struts.

[20][25] On 28 June 2015, Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew announced that the DTL2 would be opened earlier,[26] with the works 95% complete.

[30] The station was first announced to interchange with the Cross Island line (CRL) on 20 September 2022 by Transport Minister S Iswaran.

[1] Surrounding landmarks of the station include: Bukit Timah Railway Bridge, the preserved Bukit Timah Railway Station,[37][38] Covenant Community Methodist Church, Methodist Girls' School, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, and Sime Darby Centre.

[40] The blue and turquoise panels in the station, arranged in ripple patterns, is intended to reflect the water surfaces.

[44] To be activated in times of national emergency, the station features the reinforced steel blast doors and decontamination chambers to protect against chemical attacks.

[45] King Albert Park station features The Natural History of Singapore's Mythical Botanic Creatures by Chan Mei Hsien, Long Ying Han and Soh Pei Ling Joey of the Artists Caravan.