Cheng Lim LRT Station

SW1
Cheng Lim
振林 | செங் லிம்
Station Exit A
Address 5 Anchorvale Street, Singapore 545047
Line Served   Sengkang LRT
Operator SBS Transit
Structure Elevated
Platform Island
Opened 1 Jan 2013

Cheng Lim LRT Station (SW1) is a light rail station along the Sengkang LRT (SKLRT)’s West Loop. Located within the Sengkang New Town, the station is overground and built along Anchorvale Street, near the junction of Sengkang East Road.

The station is named after Goh Cheng Lim, founding director of Kim Hock Hoe Ltd, ship owners and commission agents. The area used to be occupied by farms, with roads such as Cheng Lim Farmways 1 to 6 and Lorong Cheng Lim, all of which have been cleared.


First / Last Train Timings
Sengkang LRT – (SW1) Cheng Lim
Destination First Train Last Train
Weekdays & Sat Sun & Public Holidays Daily
STC Sengkang
(West Loop Outer | Route A)
5:44am 6:04am 1:00am
STC Sengkang
(West Loop Inner via SW8 Renjong | Route B)
5:18am 5:38am 12:16am

Station Layout
L3 Platform 1 Sengkang LRT (West Loop Outer | Route A) towards STCNE16 Sengkang
Platform 2 Sengkang LRT (West Loop Inner | Route B) towards STCNE16 Sengkang
L2 Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Service Kiosk, Retail Shop, Linkbridge across Anchorvale Street, Linkway to Sengkang General Hospital
L1 Street Level Station Exits, Bus stops
Platforms (L3):
LRT_rail (2)
Platform 1: Sengkang LRT (West Loop Outer | Route A) towards STCNE16 Sengkang (→)
Platform 2: Sengkang LRT (West Loop Inner | Route B) towards STCNE16 Sengkang via SW2 Farmway (←)
LRT_rail (2)

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

Concourse

The station concourse is located at Level 2. The concourse leads to an overhead bridge that spans across Anchorvale Street, with lifts and stairs connecting to street level. An extension of the link bridge to Sengkang General Hospital was built to directly connect the LRT station with the hospital.


Travel Schemes

This station is part of the following travel schemes:


Station Amenities
  • Retail Shop at Concourse
Exits

Built in-between two carriageways of Anchorvale Street, Cheng Lim LRT station has an exit on each side of the road. Barrier-free accessibility is offered via lifts.

Exit Location Nearby
A Anchorvale Street (Eastbound) Sengkang East Road, Anchorvale Crescent, The Vales, Treasure Chest
B Anchorvale Street (Westbound) Sengkang East Road, Sengkang General Hospital, HDB Anchorvale Isles


Transport Connections
Bus

Cheng Lim station connects to two bus stops in the vicinity.

Bus Stop Exit Bus Routes
Cheng Lim Stn Exit A
(67429) Anchorvale St
A 110, 654
Cheng Lim Stn Exit B
(67421) Anchorvale St
B 110, 654

LRT Bus Bridging Service

In the event of a LRT service disruption affecting Cheng Lim station, LRT Bridging Buses may be activated to ply affected stretches of the Sengkang LRT. In which case, the buses can be boarded from the following locations:

Towards Bus Stop Exit
Sengkang LRT (LRT Bridging West)
STCNE16 Sengkang
(West Loop Inner)
Cheng Lim Stn Exit B (67421) Anchorvale St B

There are no bridging services for West Loop Outer. In addition, passengers can board free regular bus services at Bus Stops 67421 & 67429 when activated.


History

The station remained closed when train services along the Sengkang LRT West Loop first began on 29 January 2005, owing to limited developments in the area.

Cheng Lim station opened for passenger service on 1 January 2013.


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