Layar LRT station


Layar LRT station (SW6) is an LRT station on the Sengkang LRT line West Loop in Fernvale, Singapore, located at Sengkang West Avenue near the junction of Fernvale Link. It was opened on 29 January 2005 together with the Punggol LRT East Loop.[1] The station is located off the western border of Sungei Punggol.

 SW6 
Layar
拉雅
லாயார்
Layar
Light rail
Exterior view of Layar LRT station. The site where this photo was taken is now occupied by HDB Fernvale Riverwalk.
Location11 Sengkang West Avenue
Singapore 797700
Coordinates1°23′38.49″N 103°52′47.11″E
Operated bySBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Line(s)
  Sengkang LRT
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station code SW6 
History
Opened29 January 2005 (2005-01-29)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Light Rail Transit   Following station
clockwise / outer
Sengkang LRT
West Loop
anticlockise / inner

Etymology

Faregates at the station.
A view of Layar LRT station from a distance.

The name of the station means "sail" in Malay, which is consistent with the seafaring theme of Sengkang.[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 -SW6 Layar". SBS Transit. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
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