Punggol LRT Line
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Sengkang LRT Line
The Sengkang LRT Line is a 10.7 km light rail line which partly opened on 18 January 2003. It is the second LRT system in Singapore and is fully automated and currently operated by SBS Transit. The line uses the Crystal Mover rolling stock supplied by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries...
, its rolling stock and line operator are the Crystal Movers and SBS Transit
SBS Transit
SBS Transit Limited is a public transport operator in Singapore. Its major competitor in Singapore's duopoly transport system is SMRT Corporation, which also operates bus, rail, taxi and other transport services....
respectively.
The Punggol LRT Line serves the residents in the town and urban planning area
Urban planning areas in Singapore
Singapore is currently divided into 55 urban planning areas by the Urban Redevelopment Authority, organised into five regions. A Development Guide Plan is then drawn up for each planning area, providing for detailed planning guidelines for every individual plot of land throughout the country.The...
of Punggol. While Punggol is less densely populated than other towns, there are plans to turn it into a new town
New town
A new town is a specific type of a planned community, or planned city, that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed in a previously undeveloped area. This contrasts with settlements that evolve in a more ad hoc fashion. Land use conflicts are uncommon in new...
housing hundreds of thousands of people.
Punggol LRT Station, the centrepiece of the line, is located directly above the Punggol MRT Station, thus linking up the Punggol LRT Line to the Mass Rapid Transit
Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
The Mass Rapid Transit or MRT is a rapid transit system that forms the backbone of the railway system in Singapore, spanning the entire city-state. The initial section of the MRT, between Yio Chu Kang Station and Toa Payoh Station, opened in 1987 establishing itself as the second-oldest metro...
system that spans the entire island of Singapore.
History
Construction began in June 2000 by a consortium comprising SembCorp Industries, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Corporation, at a cost of S$354 million. Construction of the first phase was completed in June 2004, and underwent testing by the Land Transport AuthorityLand Transport Authority
The Land Transport Authority is a statutory board under the Ministry of Transport of the Singapore Government.-History:...
. The system was handed over to SBS Transit
SBS Transit
SBS Transit Limited is a public transport operator in Singapore. Its major competitor in Singapore's duopoly transport system is SMRT Corporation, which also operates bus, rail, taxi and other transport services....
on 1 December 2004, who conducted more trial runs and staff training before the opening of the East Loop on January 29, 2005.
- East Loop except Oasis, Damai stations: January 29, 2005
- Oasis StationOasis LRT StationOasis LRT Station is an LRT station on the Punggol LRT Line East Loop in Singapore. It was opened in June 2007, more than 2 years after the rest of the line opened in January 2005 after more residents had moved into the HDB blocks adjacent to the station...
: June 15, 2007 - Damai Station: June 20, 2011
The West Loop will only be opened at a later date when there are more developments within the vicinity of the stations. While provisions have been made for the second phase of the system involving a 4-station northern spur line branching from PW2 Teck Lee
Teck Lee LRT Station
Teck Lee LRT station is an LRT station on the Punggol LRT Line West Loop in Singapore. It is currently not open for service due to little development around the area. It is operated by SBS Transit...
, the plan has been put on hold indefinitely.
Stations
| Station Number | Station Name | Interchange |
| PTC / NE17 | Punggol Punggol MRT/LRT Station Punggol MRT/LRT Station ' is a MRT and LRT interchange station of the North East Line and the Punggol LRT Line in Singapore.The artwork in this station is Water, Landscape and Future by Goh Beng Kwan.-History:... |
North East Line North East MRT Line The North East MRT Line is the third Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore and the world's second longest fully underground, automated and driverless, rapid transit line after Singapore's Circle MRT Line. The line is 20 km long with 16 stations and operated by SBS Transit. Travelling from one end... |
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| PE1 | Cove Cove LRT Station Cove LRT Station is an LRT station on the Punggol LRT Line East Loop in Singapore. It was opened in January 2005 together with the Sengkang LRT West Loop... |
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| PE2 | Meridian Meridian LRT Station Meridian LRT Station is an LRT station on the Punggol LRT Line East Loop in Singapore. It was opened in January 2005 together with the Sengkang LRT West Loop. It is operated by SBS Transit.-Train service:-LRT Station layout:-Bus services nearby:... |
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| PE3 | Coral Edge Coral Edge LRT Station Coral Edge LRT Station is an LRT station on the Punggol LRT Line East Loop in Singapore. It was opened in January 2005 together with the Sengkang LRT West Loop... |
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| PE4 | Riviera Riviera LRT Station Riviera LRT Station is an LRT station on the Punggol LRT Line East Loop in Singapore. It was opened in January 2005 together with the Sengkang LRT West Loop. It is operated by SBS Transit.-Train service:-LRT Station layout:-Bus services nearby:... |
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| PE5 | Kadaloor Kadaloor LRT Station Kadaloor LRT Station is an LRT station on the Punggol LRT Line East Loop in Singapore. It was opened in January 2005 together with the Sengkang LRT West Loop. It is operated by SBS Transit.-Etymology:The name means seaside town in Tamil... |
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| PE6 | Oasis Oasis LRT Station Oasis LRT Station is an LRT station on the Punggol LRT Line East Loop in Singapore. It was opened in June 2007, more than 2 years after the rest of the line opened in January 2005 after more residents had moved into the HDB blocks adjacent to the station... |
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| PE7 | Damai | |
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| PW1 | Sam Kee Sam Kee LRT Station Sam Kee LRT Station is an LRT station on the Punggol LRT Line West Loop in Singapore. It is currently not open for service due to little development around the area. It is operated by SBS Transit.-Train service:-LRT Station Layout:-Reference:*... |
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| PW2 | Teck Lee Teck Lee LRT Station Teck Lee LRT station is an LRT station on the Punggol LRT Line West Loop in Singapore. It is currently not open for service due to little development around the area. It is operated by SBS Transit... |
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| PW3 | Punggol Point Punggol Point LRT Station Punggol Point LRT Station ' is an LRT station on the Punggol LRT Line West Loop in Singapore. It is currently not open for service due to little development around the area. It is operated by SBS Transit.... |
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| PW4 | Samudera Samudera LRT Station Samudera LRT station is an LRT station on the Punggol LRT Line West Loop in Singapore. It is currently not open for service due to little development around the area. It is operated by SBS Transit.-Etymology:... |
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| PW5 | Nibong Nibong LRT Station Nibong LRT Station is an LRT station on the Punggol LRT Line West Loop in Singapore. It is currently not open for service due to little development around the area... |
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| PW6 | Sumang Sumang LRT Station Sumang LRT Station is an LRT station on the Punggol LRT Line West Loop in Singapore. It is currently not open for service due to little development around the area. It is operated by SBS Transit.-Etymology:... |
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| PW7 | Soo Teck Soo Teck LRT Station Soo Teck LRT Station is an LRT station on the Punggol LRT Line West Loop in Singapore. It is currently not open for service due to little development around the area. It is operated by SBS Transit.-Train service:-LRT Station Layout:-Reference:*... |
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Service
Trains on the Punggol LRT currently run on the East Loop. Like Sengkang LRT West LoopSengkang LRT Line
The Sengkang LRT Line is a 10.7 km light rail line which partly opened on 18 January 2003. It is the second LRT system in Singapore and is fully automated and currently operated by SBS Transit. The line uses the Crystal Mover rolling stock supplied by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries...
, the loop is served in one direction, which changes at 3pm daily. An exception is during peak hours from Monday to Friday, where services run in both directions. With the opening of Damai Station
Damai LRT Station
Damai LRT Station is an LRT station on the Punggol LRT Line East Loop in Singapore. Originally it was not open for service due to little development around the area. The station opened on June 20, 2011, together with Woodleigh MRT Station to celebrate the eight anniversary of the North-East Line...
, the East Loop finally runs in both directions everyday.