As the name suggests, it is located in Pasir Panjang at the southern part of Queenstown planning area, Singapore.

It is also near the Reflections at Bukit Chandu, a museum near the site of the Battle of Pasir Panjang.

The station opened on 8 October 2011, as announced in August of that year.

[3] The artwork featured in this station is Lieutenant Adnan by Ho Tzu Nyen, installed under the Art in Transit programme.

Located on the lift shaft in the station and around the station are mock posters for a fictional movie about Lieutenant Adnan bin Saidi (played by Singapore actor Aaron Aziz), a real-life war hero who fought in the Battle of Pasir Panjang during World War II.