It is the nearest MRT station to the PSA Building and Gillman Barracks, the latter of which is now home to numerous art galleries.

This station is named after Labrador Park, a historical site which held former fortifications and naval guns built by the British forces in Singapore before World War II.

It is the name given to the craggy granite outcrop that formerly stood in the gateway of Keppel Harbour in Singapore.

In 2005, a symbolic replica was erected by the Singapore government near its original site to mark the role in the history.

It was also called Batu Berlayar in Malay, Dragon's Teeth Gate in English and Long Ya Men in Chinese.