Kupang LRT station

Kupang LRT station (SW3) is an LRT station on the west loop of Sengkang LRT line in Fernvale, 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
Kupang
Light Rapid Transit (LRT) station
Platform level of Kupang LRT station
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
ConnectionsTaxi
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened27 June 2015 (2015-06-27)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Light Rail Transit   Following station
clockwise / outer
Sengkang LRT
West Loop
anticlockise / 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. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
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