| SE3 Bakau ç é« | àźȘàźàŻàźàźŸàź”àŻ |
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 Station Exit A |
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| Address | 50 Rivervale Drive, Singapore 545053 |
| Line Served | Â Sengkang LRT |
| Operator | SBS Transit |
| Structure | Elevated |
| Platform | Island |
| Opened | 18 Jan 2003 |
Bakau LRT Station (SE3) is a light rail station along the Sengkang LRT (SKLRT)’s East Loop. Located within the Sengkang New Town, the station is overground and built along Rivervale Drive, near the junction of Sengkang East Way.
The station is named after the Bakau (Malay for mangrove tree) regularly used as piles for building foundation.
First / Last Train Timings
| Sengkang LRT – (SE3) Bakau |
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| Destination | First Train | Last Train | |
| Weekdays & Sat | Sun & Public Holidays | Daily | |
| STC Sengkang (East Loop Outer via SE5 Ranggung | Route C) |
5:30am | 5:49am | 12:26am |
| STC Sengkang (East Loop Inner via SE1 Compassvale | Route D) |
5:34am | 5:54am | 12:42am |
Station Layout
| L3 | SKLRT Platform 1 | East Loop Outer (Route C) towards STCNE16 Sengkang |
| SKLRT Platform 2 | East Loop Inner (Route D) towards STCNE16 Sengkang | |
| L2 | Concourse | Faregates, Top Up Kiosk, Retail Shop, Linkbridge across Rivervale Drive |
| L1 | Street Level | Station Exits, Bus stops |
Platforms
Sengkang LRT (L3):
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| Platform 1: Sengkang LRT (East Loop Outer | Route C) towards STCNE16Â Sengkang via SE4 Kangkar (â) Platform 2: Sengkang LRT (East Loop Inner | Route D) towards STCNE16Â Sengkang via SE2Â Rumbia (â) |
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Bakau station is overground with an island platform serving LRT services in both directions of the East Loop. Inner and Outer loop services run counter-clockwise and clockwise around the loop respectively.
Concourse
The station concourse is located at Level 2. The concourse leads to an overhead bridge that spans across Rivervale Drive, with lifts and stairs connecting to street level.
Station Amenities
- Retail Shop at Concourse
Exits
Built in-between two carriageways of Rivervale Drive, Bakau LRT station has an exit on each side of the road. Barrier-free accessibility is offered via lifts.
| Exit | Location | Nearby |
A  |
Rivervale Drive (Northbound) | North Spring Primary School, HDB Rivervale Plains, HDB Rivervale Place, HDB Rivervale Grove |
| B |
Rivervale Drive (Southbound) | Sengkang East Way, Sengkang East Drive, Sengkang Combined Temple, Chong Hua Tong Tou Teck Hwee, Arulmigu Velmurugan Gnanamuneeswarar Temple, HDB Rivervale Bank, HDB Rivervale View, HDB Rivervale Gardens |
Transport Connections
Bakau station connects to two bus stops in the vicinity.
| Bus stop | Exit | Bus Routes |
| 67139 – Rivervale Dr (Nth Spring Pr Sch) | A | 85, 86, 119, 136, 654 |
| 67131 – Rivervale Dr (Bakau Stn/Blk 122F) | B | 85, 86, 119, 136, 654 |
Rail Bridging Services
In the event of a LRT service disruption affecting Bakau station, rail bridging services may be activated to ply affected stretches of the Sengkang LRT. In which case, the buses can be boarded from the following bus stops:
| Towards | Bus stop | Exit | |
| Sengkang LRT (LRT Bridging Bus) |
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| STCNE16Â Sengkang (East Loop Inner) |
67139 – Rivervale Dr (Nth Spring Pr Sch) | A | |
There are no bridging services for East Loop Outer. Free regular bus services may be offered at bus stops connected to LRT stations.
Passenger Usage Patterns
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History
Bakau station opened in 18 January 2003 along with train services on the Sengkang LRT East Loop.
Gallery
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External Links & References
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