Punggol MRT/LRT station


 NE17  PTC 
Punggol
榜鹅
பொங்கோல்
Punggol

Rapid transit / Light rail
Exit C of Punggol MRT station.
Location 70 Punggol Central
Singapore 828868
Coordinates 1°24′19″N 103°54′08″E / 1.405264°N 103.902097°E / 1.405264; 103.902097
Operated by SBS Transit (ComfortDelGro)
Line(s)
Platforms 4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks 4 (2 MRT, 2 LRT)
Connections Punggol Bus Interchange, Taxi
Construction
Structure type Underground (North East Line)
Elevated (Punggol LRT Line)
Platform levels 2
Parking Yes (Waterway Point)
Bicycle facilities No
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code  NE17  PTC 
History
Opened 20 June 2003 (2003-06-20) (North East Line)
29 January 2005 (2005-01-29) (Punggol LRT Line - East Loop)
29 June 2014 (2014-06-29) (Punggol LRT Line - West Loop)
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
towards HarbourFront
North East lineTerminus
North East line
Future service
towards Punggol
clockwise / outer
Punggol LRT
East Loop
anticlockise / inner
After 3pm daily
clockwise / outer
Punggol LRT
West Loop
Until 3pm daily
anticlockise / inner
Location

Punggol MRT/LRT station (NE17/PTC) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) interchange station in Punggol, Singapore. It is an interchange between the North East Line and Punggol LRT. It is currently the only MRT station located within Punggol planning area.

Punggol station is the current northern terminus on the North East Line. In 2023, Punggol Coast MRT station will replace it as the new northern terminus.

The LRT section of the station is given the station code "PTC", which stands for "Punggol Town Centre". It is one of the three stations on the MRT/LRT network with a station code that does not have any number; the other stations are Sengkang MRT/LRT station and Tanah Merah MRT station with station codes "STC" and "CG" respectively.

History

North East Line
NEL Platform of Punggol MRT station
Punggol LRT Line
LRT Platform of Punggol LRT station
Platforms of the different lines

Punggol MRT station was built as part of the contract 712, when it was supposed to be a reserved station. The government gave the green light to construct the North East Line in 1996. The Punggol New Town was announced in 1997, and construction of the flats began in October 1999, together with the Punggol LRT. In 2002, both of the LRT station and the MRT station were completed. Access roads of Punggol Central from Punggol Road were built at the same time. The station opened with the rest of the line in 20 June 2003. After finishing the construction of underground platforms at Punggol (at basement 2), construction began on the Punggol LRT in 2000, which had a middle platform on the LRT side (at level 2). The Punggol LRT station was opened on 29 January 2005 and served only the East Loop before the opening of the West Loop on 29 June 2014.

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