Tongkang LRT Station

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Tongkang LRT Station
同港轻轨列车站
தொங்காங்
Light rail

Faregates at the ticketing level of SW7 Tongkang LRT station
Station statistics
Address 80 Sengkang East Avenue
Singapore 545050
Coordinates 1°13′58″N 103°31′51″E / 1.232788, 103.530878
Lines Sengkang
Connections Bus, Taxi
Structure Elevated
Levels 3
Platforms Island
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened 29 January 2005
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access
Code SW7
Services
Preceding station   Light Rapid Transit   Following station
towards Sengkang
Sengkang LRT Line
West Loop
towards Sengkang

Tongkang LRT station (SW7) is an LRT station on the Sengkang LRT Line West Loop in Singapore. It was opened in January 2005 together with the Punggol LRT East Loop. It is operated by SBS Transit.

[edit] Etymology

A tongkang is a light boat, which is commonly used to carry goods along rivers in the past.

[edit] Bus services nearby

The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Sengkang East Ave:

Service Between And Notes
SBS Transit Trunk Services
163 Sengkang Bus Interchange Toa Payoh Bus Interchange
163M Sengkang Bus Interchange Fernvale Lane (Loop)
SBS Transit Premium Services
550 Rivervale Drive Fullerton Road
SBS Transit Cityshopper Services
578 Compassvale Street Orchard Road/Suntec City (Loop)
Panoramic view of Tongkang LRT Station, with Sengkang Depot to the right.
Panoramic view of Tongkang LRT Station, with Sengkang Depot to the right.