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
Light Rail Transit (LRT) station
Platform level of Kupang LRT Station
General information
Location60 Fernvale Street
Singapore 797697
Coordinates1°23′57.22″N 103°52′52.75″E
Operated bySBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Line(s)
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes
History
Opened27 June 2015 (2015-06-27)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Light Rail Transit Following station
Farmway
Clockwise / outer
Sengkang LRT
West Loop
Thanggam
Anticlockwise / inner

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

  1. "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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