The DTL platform, at Basement 5, cuts underneath the older EWL tunnel, at Basement 2. A conventional interchange station, both lines built in different eras share different platforms and concourse levels, and are connected by both paid and unpaid links.
The station, and surrounding area, was named after the Bugis people who began settling in the area since 1819. Built underneath the junction of Victoria Street, Rochor Road and North Bridge Road, the station brings rail connections to the diverse Bugis and Rochor area, with offices, shopping centres, commercial and residential developments, preserved shophouses and places and worship. 220 Victoria Street, Singapore 188022 (EWL)īugis MRT Station (EW12/DT14) is an underground interchange station connecting the East West Line (EWL) and the Downtown Line (DTL).