Talk:Dakota MRT station

Name of Station

Why is it called Dakota station? Troy88 05:50, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

It is near to the roads Dakota Crescent and Dakota Close. Dakota is the name of a plane that nearly crashed at Kallang Airport which used to be located in this area. —Sengkang 05:55, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

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GA review

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Dakota MRT station/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: Icepinner (talk · contribs) 00:58, 24 December 2025 (UTC)

Reviewer: FloblinTheGoblin (talk · contribs) 19:44, 23 March 2026 (UTC)

Saw this on reward board and said, why the heck not? I'll get started as soon as I can. No quick fail, so full review incoming.

Hi FloblinTheGoblin, any updates? Icepinner (Come to Hakurei Shrine!) 10:40, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

So sorry, I forgot about an unavoidable week long out of pocket trip that I was going on. Hence, no updates and no edits. I will have it finished by the end of the day, again so sorry. 𝓕𝓵𝓸𝓫𝓵𝓲𝓷 (Talk to me! · My contribs) 13:10, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

No worries, take all the time you need. Icepinner (Come to Hakurei Shrine!) 13:24, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

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GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it well written?

   A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct: I made a minor edit because the art piece name without anything before it felt slightly jarring to me. But more importantly, one minor detail. It says the opening date was delayed to 2009. What was it delayed from?If there was no original date set, let me know and I can change it to "set as" as opposed to "delayed to". I'm just mildly confused here. Nevermind, I'll just change it to "set as" because that is true either way. Finishing this up today.

   B. It complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation: I swapped the order of the English and date tags per MOS:LEAD, although I'm not sure it actually has to be in that order. Otherwise, layout is good, no words to watch.

2. Is it verifiable with no original research, as shown by a source spot-check?

   A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline: Good, bibliography and reg. citations are order correctly.

   B. Reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose): All content that could reasonably be challenged is cited, along with almost all content overall.

   C. It contains no original research: As proven by below spot check.

   D. It contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism: No Copyvio according to Earwig's detector.

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic: Addresses all the main aspects of the station, including construction, running, and the art piece located there.

   B. It stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style): Article size is reasonable, detail on Little Things, Little Stories is reasonable.

4. Is it neutral?

   It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each: Fairly uncontroversial article, I'm not sure anything in this article even has alternate viewpoints, but good nonetheless.

5. Is it stable?

   It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute: Fully stable. No one outside of the nominator and the reviewer has edited in a month.

6. Is it illustrated, if possible, by images?

   A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content: Photos are free, the copyrighted art in the infobox photo falls under de minimis.

   B. Images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions: Photos are of the station, captions are relevant and good.

Spot Check

1. Cheong, Colin (2012). The Circle Line, Linking All Lines (PDF). Singapore: Land Transport Authority. ISBN 978-981-4342-02-5.
2. "Old Airport Road reopens". Today. 27 December 2008. p. 4. Retrieved 9 December 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
3. "Names for 12 Circle Line MRT stations unveiled". Today. 7 July 2005. p. 6. Retrieved 24 October 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
4. "Art in Transit". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
5. Yeo, Geraldine (25 November 1999). "6 stations for Marina line's first phase". The Straits Times. p. 3. Retrieved 24 October 2025 – via NewspaperSG.

Overall

Pass or Fail: Article passed, great job! Sorry for taking so long, life is hectic although that's no excuse. 𝓕𝓵𝓸𝓫𝓵𝓲𝓷 (Talk to me! · My contribs) 01:31, 9 April 2026 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. Track your hook after promotion. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Dclemens1971 (talk) 16:08, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

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• Comment or view
• Article history

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• ... that Dakota station's public artwork consists of 70 photographs of objects found near the station, including a lift door and kueh moulds?

• Source: Zhuang, Justin; Mead, Andrew; Koh, Hui Ting (2013). Art In Transit: Circle Line MRT — Singapore. Singapore: Land Transport Authority. pp. 58, 60–61. ISBN 9789810749828.

• • ALT1: ... that during the making of Dakota station's public artwork, nearby residents mistook the artists as government agents conducting inspections since they frequently took photos of surrounding objects? Source: Zhuang, Justin; Mead, Andrew; Koh, Hui Ting (2013). Art In Transit: Circle Line MRT — Singapore. Singapore: Land Transport Authority. pp. 58, 60–61. ISBN 9789810749828.
  • ALT2: ... that the artists behind Dakota station's public artwork intended to create a "visual time capsule"? Source: , Zhuang, Justin; Mead, Andrew; Koh, Hui Ting (2013). Art In Transit: Circle Line MRT — Singapore. Singapore: Land Transport Authority. pp. 58, 60–61. ISBN 9789810749828.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/We Are Charlie Kirk
  • Comment: Feel free to suggest other hooks. I am also able to provide scans for the CCL artbook.

Improved to Good Article status by Icepinner (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 21 past nominations.

Icepinner (Come to Hakurei Shrine!) 02:43, 9 April 2026 (UTC).

• I'll review this! Finnfrog99 (talk) 17:13, 10 April 2026 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited: - n
• Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: I do not have access to the book, can you quote it? The article says photographers but the hook says artists. Also, the image in the history section is kind of MOS:SANDWICH, could be moved under the infobox. Finnfrog99 (talk) 17:21, 10 April 2026 (UTC)

@Finnfrog99: the relevant quotes are "The final work displayed in the station is made up of two 1.5-by-11.4 metre digital prints containing some 70 objects in total. The smallest is a unit number sign from a public housing flat, while the largest is a lift door. In between, there is a tricycle, dustbins, lamps, a television set, wooden clogs and also Miss Ang's kueh moulds and her fridge door adorned with magnets" (ALT0. Note that the objects being near the staton are mentioned earlier in the book, which says "Lining both sides of the walls between the concourse and the platform of Dakota station are photos of objects belonging to the area and its residents, which collectively form the artwork of photographers Ang Song Nian and Zhao Renhui") and "Lugging cameras and loitering around the public housing estates, the duo were often mistaken as government officers on inspection rounds." (ALT1. This was talking about the creation of the artwork).

I have also moved the image to be under the infobox. Regarding the artists, the book also says that they are the artists of the artwork, so I've accordingly added that into the article. Thanks for the review! Icepinner (Come to Hakurei Shrine!) 17:21, 11 April 2026 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Happy to pass it then! Finnfrog99 (talk) 17:27, 11 April 2026 (UTC)