Keat Hong LRT station

Keat Hong LRT station is an LRT station on the Bukit Panjang LRT line in Singapore, located at the junction of Choa Chu Kang Way and Choa Chu Kang Avenue 1.

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Keat Hong
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கியட் ஹோங்
Keat Hong
Light Rail Transit (LRT) station
The exterior of Keat Hong viewed from an approaching LRT train
Location30 Choa Chu Kang Way
Singapore 688266
Coordinates1°22′43″N 103°44′56″E
Operated bySMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  Bukit Panjang LRT
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened6 November 1999 (1999-11-06)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Light Rail Transit   Following station
towards Choa Chu Kang
Bukit Panjang LRT
Service A
towards Choa Chu Kang via Senja (clockwise / outer)
towards Choa Chu Kang
Bukit Panjang LRT
Service B
towards Choa Chu Kang via Petir (anticlockwise / inner)

The name was picked as the station is located near the former Keat Hong Camp.[1]

As of January 2017, Keat Hong station has Half-Height Platform Barriers installed at both platforms of the station.[2]

Station details

Station design

The LRT station has the conventional barrel-roof design like the rest of the stations on the BPLRT. The design was chosen by the Bukit Panjang residents when the BPLRT was being constructed.[3][4]

References
  1. "Keat Hong LRT Station | Land Transport Guru". Land Transport Guru. 2016-02-29. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  2. hermes (2015-12-09). "LTA taps auto fare gates as way to go". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  3. "Bukit Panjang's light rail system brings residents together years before it is to run". The Straits Times. 29 September 1996. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  4. "First Light Rail Transit system | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2020-05-12.


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