Located under Kallang Road, the station is close to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) Building and Jalan Besar Stadium.

[7][8] Ultimately, Contract 301B was awarded to Nishimatsu/Lum Chang Joint Venture for S$227.1 million in October 1985.

[12] The station opened on 4 November 1989, along with the section of the East West line from City Hall to Tanah Merah.

[13] Lavender station is located under Kallang Road,[12] and is close to Golden Mile Complex, the ICA Building, and Jalan Besar Stadium.

[17][18] As one of the nine stations on the original MRT network built as emergency bomb shelters, the station was fitted out with steel blast doors and 2 metres (6.6 ft) thick walls of reinforced concrete.