Nibong LRT station

Nibong LRT station is an LRT station on the Punggol LRT line West Loop in Singapore, located along Punggol Way near the junction of Sumang Link. The station is located near Punggol Cove Primary School and Punggol Waterway Park.

 PW5 
Nibong
尼蒙
நிபொங்
Nibong
Light Rail Transit (LRT) station
An LRT train at Nibong station
Location41 Punggol Way
Singapore 828862
Coordinates1°24′42.76″N 103°54′0.10″E
Operated bySBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Line(s)
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened29 June 2014 (2014-06-29)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Light Rail Transit   Following station
clockwise / outer
Punggol LRT
West Loop
anticlockise / inner

Etymology

The name is derived from nibong (a Malay feather palm) poles and stilts that marked the beginnings of Punggol as a small Malay fishing village.

History

Newly-built HDB flats around Nibong station.

On 18 June 2014, SBS Transit announced that Nibong, Sumang and Soo Teck will be the first stations to open in the Punggol LRT line West Loop. The station opened on 29th of that month at 11.15 am.[1]

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