The station features numerous works of art as part of the MRT network's Art-in-Transit programme.

[21] Contract 901 for the construction and completion of Marina Bay CCL station was awarded to Hock Lian Seng Infrastructure Pte.

[22][23] The scope also included addition and alteration works to the existing NSL station, road diversions of the East Coast Parkway and Marina Street and the demolition of a vehicular underpass.

[44] On 9 March 2022, Transport Minister S. Iswaran announced in Parliament that TEL 3 would open in the second half of that year.

[1][50] The station serves various developments, including Asia Square Towers 1 & 2, Marina One Residencies, Marina Bay Financial Centre, Singapore Conference Hall and V on Shenton, as well as cultural landmarks such as Red Dot Museum, Shenton House and Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre.

When it opened, it had the station code of M1[53] before being changed to the current alphanumeric style in August 2001 as a part of a system-wide campaign to cater to the expanding MRT System.

[61] As such, the station is structurally reinforced against bomb attacks with layers of earth-backed, air-backed and airtight walls and slabs.

[4] Aedas and Quarry Bay designed the CCL station[66] around the concepts of visibility, integration and efficiency.

[78][77] The TEL station also has green building features including inbuilt solar panels to minimise energy consumption.

[79] August 9 babies, a gallery of 50 photographs by Tay Kay Chin, was commissioned in advance of the 50th National Day, the anniversary of Singapore's founding.

[80] The work was initially created as a tribute to Singapore's 40th anniversary with only 40 photographs, as an answer to Tay's personal question of what it means to be a Singaporean.

[80][81] Tay revisited some of the people he had photographed; he said the most rewarding part was how much they had changed since, especially regarding their aspirations and challenges in living in Singapore.

[80][82] The work took inspiration from Brian Lanker's I Dream a World and Ron Kovic's Born on the Fourth of July, both a compilation of portraits.

[81] The subjects of the expanded project were chosen based on their gender, ethnicity and occupation, representing Singapore's diverse demographics.

[82] The sculpture Flowers in Blossom, by Tay Chee Toh, was originally hung underneath the dome of Orchard station.

[83] Train Rides on Rainy Days by Nah Yong En is a series of fourteen raindrop pictures displayed at the CCL platform.

[88] Intended to bring "a refreshing element of nature" into the underground station, the work represents scenes seen by commuters as they gaze out of the window from a train whenever it rains.

The LTA architect Andrew Mead then recommended to the Art Review Panel that the station use Nah's set of photos.

[88] The photographs for this project were reshot in higher quality using a new camera that could capture the raindrop up close, allowing it to look sharp against the blurred background.

[87] Walking into The Interstitial by Tang Ling Nah is a collection of charcoal drawings scanned and printed on vitreous enamel panels.

They were merged to form surrealistic murals with the trompe l'oeil effect, giving the impression of a larger space.