Bakau LRT Station

SE3
Bakau
码高 | பக்காவ்
Station Exit A
Address 50 Rivervale Drive, Singapore 545053
Line Served   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
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):
LRT_rail (2)
Platform 1: Sengkang LRT (East Loop Outer | Route C) towards STCNE16 Sengkang via SE4 Kangkar (→)
Platform 2: Sengkang LRT (East Loop Inner | Route D) towards STCNE16 Sengkang via SE2 Rumbia (←)
LRT_rail (2)

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

Concourse level
Concourse level

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)
STCNE16 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

History

Bakau station opened in 18 January 2003 along with train services on the Sengkang LRT East Loop.


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