Nibong LRT Station

PW5
Nibong
尼蒙 | நிபொங்
Station Exit A
Address 41 Punggol Way, Singapore 828862
Line Served   Punggol LRT
Operator SBS Transit
Structure Elevated
Platform Island
Opened on 29 Jun 2014

Nibong LRT Station (PW5) is a light rail station along the Punggol LRT (PGLRT)’s West Loop. Located within the Punggol New Town, the station is overground and built along Punggol Way, near the junction of Sumang Link.

The station is named after nibong poles and stilts that were used to built the Malay fishing villages of Punggol in the past.


First / Last Train Timings

Punggol LRT – (PW5) Nibong
Destination First Train Last Train
Weekdays & Sat Sun & Public Holidays Daily
PTC Punggol
(West Loop Outer via PW1 Sam Kee | Route A)
5:33am 5:53am 12:46am
PTC Punggol
(West Loop Inner via PW7 Soo Teck | Route B)
5:22am 5:42am 12:19am

Station Layout

L3 PGLRT Platform 1 West Loop Outer (Route A) towards PTCNE17 Punggol
PGLRT Platform 2 West Loop Inner (Route B) towards PTCNE17 Punggol
L2 Concourse Faregates, Top Up Kiosk, Retail Shop, Linkbridge across Punggol Way
L1 Street Level Station Exits, Bus stops

Platforms

Punggol LRT (L3):
LRT_rail (2)
Platform 1: Punggol LRT (West Loop Outer | Route A) towards PTCNE17 Punggol via PW4 Samudera (→)
Platform 2: Punggol LRT (West Loop Inner | Route B) towards PTCNE17 Punggol via PW6 Sumang (←)
LRT_rail (2)

Nibong station is overground with an island platform serving LRT services in both directions of the West Loop. Inner and Outer loop services run counter-clockwise and clockwise around the loop respectively.

Concourse

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Concourse level

The station concourse is located at Level 2. The concourse leads to an overhead bridge that spans across Punggol Way, with lifts and stairs connecting to street level.

Station Amenities

  • Retail Shop at Concourse

Exits

Built in-between two carriageways of Punggol Way, Nibong LRT station has an exit on each side of the road. Barrier-free accessibility is offered via lifts.

Exit Location Nearby
A Punggol Way (Northbound) Sumang Link, Sumang Walk, Punggol Cove Primary School, HDB Punggol Vue, HDB Punggol Bayview, Piermont Grand Condo
B Punggol Way (Southbound) Sumang Link, My Waterway @ Punggol, HDB Punggol Parcvista, HDB Waterway Terrances II

Transport Connections

Nibong station connects to two bus stops in the vicinity.

Bus stop Exit Bus Routes
65619 – Punggol Way (Nibong Stn Exit A) A 84, 384, LCS2
65611 – Punggol Way (Nibong Stn Exit B) B 84, 384, LCS2

Rail Bridging Services

In the event of a LRT service disruption affecting Nibong station, rail bridging services may be activated to ply affected stretches of the Punggol LRT. In which case, the buses can be boarded from the following bus stops:

Towards Bus stop Exit
Punggol LRT (LRT Bridging West)
PTCNE17 Punggol
via PW3 Punggol Point
65619 – Punggol Way (Nibong Stn Exit A) A
PTCNE17 Punggol
via PW7 Soo Teck & PW1 Sam Kee
65611 – Punggol Way (Nibong Stn Exit B) B

Free regular bus services may be offered at bus stops connected to LRT stations.


History

Nibong station opened on 29 June 2014 along with train services on the Punggol LRT West Loop.


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