| SW1 Cheng Lim ćŻć | ŕŽŕŻŕŽŕŻ லிம௠|
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| Address | 5 Anchorvale Street, Singapore 545047 |
| Line Served | Â 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 |
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| 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 | SKLRT Platform 1 | West Loop Outer (Route A) towards STCNE16 Sengkang |
| SKLRT Platform 2 | West Loop Inner (Route B) towards STCNE16 Sengkang | |
| L2 | Concourse | Faregates, Top Up Kiosk, Retail Shop, Linkbridge across Anchorvale Street, Linkway to Sengkang General Hospital |
| L1 | Street Level | Station Exits, Bus stops |
Platforms
Sengkang LRT (L3):
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| Platform 1: Sengkang LRT (West Loop Outer | Route A) towards STCNE16Â Sengkang (â) Platform 2:Â Sengkang LRT (West Loop Inner | Route B) towards STCNE16Â Sengkang via SW2 Farmway (â) |
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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.
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 |
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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
Cheng Lim station connects to two bus stops in the vicinity.
| Bus stop | Exit | Bus Routes |
| 67429 – Anchorvale St (Cheng Lim Stn Exit A) | A | 110, 654 |
| 67421 – Anchorvale St (Cheng Lim Stn Exit B) | B | 110, 654 |
Rail Bridging Services
In the event of a LRT service disruption affecting Cheng Lim 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 (West Loop Inner) |
67421 – Anchorvale St (Cheng Lim Stn Exit B) | B | |
There are no bridging services for West Loop Outer. Free regular bus services may be offered at bus stops connected to LRT stations.
Passenger Usage Patterns
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History
Cheng Lim station opened on 1 January 2013. The station remained closed ever since train services along the Sengkang LRT West Loop first began on 29 January 2005, owing to limited developments in the area.
Gallery
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