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Punggol MRT/LRT station

Coordinates: 1°24′19.0″N 103°54′7.5″E / 1.405278°N 103.902083°E / 1.405278; 103.902083
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1°24′19.0″N 103°54′7.5″E / 1.405278°N 103.902083°E / 1.405278; 103.902083

Punggol MRT/LRT Station
榜鹅地铁/轻轨列车站
பொங்கோல்
Rapid transit / Light rail
File:SengkangMRT.JPG
Concourse level of NE17 Punggol MRT Station with the LRT Connection
General information
Location70 Punggol Central
Singapore 828868
Line(s)North East, Punggol
PlatformsIsland
Tracks4 (2 MRT, 2 LRT)
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeUnderground / Elevated
Platform levels3
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeNE17/PTC
History
Opened20 June 2003 (North East Line)
29 January 2005 (Punggol LRT)
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
Template:SMRT linesTerminus
Light Rail Transit
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East
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West
NEL Platform of Punggol MRT Station
LRT Platform of Punggol LRT Station

Punggol MRT/LRT Station (NE17/PTC) is a MRT and LRT interchange station of the North East Line and the Punggol Light Rail Transit in Singapore.

Provisions have been made for the future North Shore Line which links Changi Airport, Pasir Ris and Sembawang. The box tunnels are located under the NEL platform.

The artwork in this station is Water, Landscape and Future by Goh Beng Kwan.

History

The station was to have been unopened when the North East Line opened together with Potong Pasir and Woodleigh Stations when the government gave the go ahead to build the North East Line in 1996 as Punggol 21 was still undeveloped then. But as more developments of Punggol 21 were progressively unveiled, the station was opened with the rest of the line in 2003.

Bus Services Nearby

The following bus services will be available at Punggol Bus Interchange.