Announced to be part of the Marina MRT line branch to either Kallang or Paya Lebar, construction of the station started in 2001.

Additionally, road access to the National Stadium was hampered by traffic jams during major events at the venue.

[21] Stadium station was designed by an architectural team from WOHA,[22] led by Wong Mun Summ and Richard Hassell.

[24] The curve side and the grey colour scheme draws reference to the old National Stadium, which has been demolished to make way for the current Singapore Sports Hub.

[29] As part of the MRT network Art-in-Transit programme,[e] The Perfect Moment by Roy Zhang is displayed above the two entrances of the station.

[31] The artwork depicts a series of silhouettes of a sportsman 'gracefully dancing in the air'[32] in a surreal dreamscape,[33] presenting the beauty, energy and simplicity of the human body during sport activities.

[33][36] The artwork's monochrome images of the athlete in action integrate well with the predominately black scheme and the dramatic design of the station.

The Perfect Moment makes reference to a painting Dance by Henri Matisse which similarly depicts a group of human figures in abstract form.

Zhang managed to find a Brazilian model, whom he regarded as 'a perfect combination of sports and art', due to his passion of football and training in capoeira.

However, the curator Karen Lim was concerned about the visibility of the artwork at the assigned location, stating that it will fade due to prolonged exposure to the afternoon sunlight.

[g] Created by Cheng Zhi Xin, Chyenne Tan, Kiara Consigliere Goh Sze Min, Violette Evangelynne Lovell Lie, and students from the School of the Arts (SOTA), the mural "[captures] the energy and excitement [of Singapore's] sports scene...along with Singapore's past and budding athletes".