Tongkang LRT Station

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 SW7 
Tongkang LRT Station
同港轻轨列车站
தொங்காங்
Stesen LRT Tongkang
Light rail

Faregates at the ticketing level of Tongkang LRT station.
Station statistics
Address 80 Sengkang East Avenue
Singapore 545050
Coordinates 1°23′27.88″N 103°53′08.78″E / 1.3910778°N 103.8857722°E / 1.3910778; 103.8857722
Line(s)
  Sengkang LRT
Connections Bus, Taxi
Structure type Elevated
Levels 3
Platforms Island
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened 29 January 2005
Accessible
Station code SW7
Operator SBS Transit (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Services
Preceding station   Light Rail Transit   Following station
towards Sengkang
Sengkang LRT
West Loop
towards Sengkang

Tongkang LRT Station (SW7) is an LRT station on the Sengkang LRT Line West Loop in Singapore. It was opened in January 2005 together with the Punggol LRT East Loop.

Etymology

A tongkang is a light boat, which was commonly used to carry goods along rivers in the past. The station was named after Sungei Tongkang, a stream which the station is in close proximity at.

Station layout

L3 Platform 2 Sengkang LRT: Route B: West Loop Inner towards  STC  Sengkang via Renjong (→)
Island platform
Platform 1 Sengkang LRT: Route A: West Loop Outer towards  STC  Sengkang via Layar (←)
L2 Concourse Ticketing Machines, Faregates, Link Bridge to SKLRT Depot
L1 Street Level Bus Stop

Transport connections

Rail

Platform First Train Last Train
Mon - Sat Sunday &
Public Holiday
Daily
Sengkang LRT
Platform 1 3.04pm 3.24pm 12.38am
Platform 2 5.27am 5.47am 3.08pm
Panoramic view of Tongkang LRT Station, with Sengkang Depot to the right.
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