Tongkang LRT station

 SW7 
Tongkang
同港
தொங்காங்
Tongkang
Light rail
Faregates at the ticketing level of Tongkang LRT station.
Location 80 Sengkang East Avenue
Singapore 545050
Coordinates 1°23′27.88″N 103°53′08.78″E / 1.3910778°N 103.8857722°E / 1.3910778; 103.8857722
Operated by SBS Transit
Line(s)
  Sengkang LRT
Platforms Island
Tracks 2
Connections Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Platform levels 3
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code  SW7 
History
Opened 29 January 2005 (2005-01-29)
Services
Preceding station   Light Rail Transit   Following station
clockwise / outer
Sengkang LRT
West Loop
anticlockise / inner

Tongkang LRT station (SW7) is an LRT station on the Sengkang LRT Line West Loop in Anchorvale, Singapore. It was opened in January 2005 together with the Punggol LRT East Loop.[1]

Etymology

The station's name refers to a light boat that was used for riverine cargo transport, and was named as such as the area it was located in used to be closely related with maritime activities.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Opening of Punggol LRT (East Loop) and Sengkang LRT (West Loop)". SBS Transit. 24 January 2005. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Station Details - SW7 Tongkang". SBS Transit. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
Panoramic view of Tongkang LRT Station, with Sengkang Depot to the right.
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