Kupang LRT station
Kupang LRT station (SW3) is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station on the Sengkang LRT line West Loop in Fernvale, Sengkang, Singapore, located at Fernvale Street near the junction of Fernvale Link and next to Sengkang Riverside Park. It opened on 27 June 2015, and was the last station along the Sengkang LRT line to open for revenue service,[1] more than 12 years after the first stations opened along the east loop and more than 10 years after the first five stations opened along the west loop.
SW3
Kupang 古邦 கூப்பாங் | |||||||||||
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Light Rail Transit (LRT) station | |||||||||||
![]() Platform level of Kupang LRT Station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 60 Fernvale Street Singapore 797697 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 1°23′57.22″N 103°52′52.75″E | ||||||||||
Operated by | SBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation) | ||||||||||
Line(s) | |||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 27 June 2015 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Etymology
The word kupang means mussel in Malay; kupang fishing was a source of livelihood for the villagers in the past, and thus it is a common place name with villages in Indonesia, Brunei, and Malaysia.
References
- "Kupang LRT Station to open Jun 27". ChannelNewsAsia. 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
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