An additional entrance, designed by SAA Architects, serves the new DTL station, which features an artwork Newton by Messymsxi as part of the network's Art-in-Transit programme.

[8] During the construction, jet grouting was used to strengthen the soil, which required lane closures along Scotts Road.

[12] Voids were also discovered during the construction (on 21 October 1985 and 18 May 1986), which led the closure of Scotts Road for safety reasons.

[13][14] The station had an open house on 14 and 15 November 1987,[15] which drew small crowds of about 1,200 people on the first day of its preview.

[17][18] In light of the extension, a new bus stop along Scotts Road was built to serve commuters at the station.

In addition, the exercise also allowed the operator SBS Transit to review their security measures.

[25][26] On the morning of 13 February 2013, a fire broke out in an MRT tunnel just metres from the station, which disrupted train services on the NSL for over two hours and affected around 15,000 commuters.

As a CD shelter, the station has to be structurally reinforced against bomb attacks[45] with layers of earth-backed, air-backed and airtight walls and slabs.

[49] The roof is cladded with aluminum bands that creates "undulating curve lines" relating to the ground surface.

[50] Intended to be a landmark that brings greenery to the urban landscape,[50] it gives the locality an "energetic visual effect".

[49] The DTL station features "Newton" by Tan Zi Xi (alias Messymsxi) as part of the network's Art-in-Transit programme.

The underwater landscape, which uses more organic architectural forms taking the appearance of coral reefs, is meant to be an "oasis" that contrasts against the dirty, crowded environment above ground.