Kangkar LRT Station

SE4
Kangkar
港脚 | கங்கார்

Station Exit B
Address 20 Rivervale Drive, Singapore 545052
Line Served   Sengkang LRT
Operator SBS Transit
Structure Elevated
Platform Island
Opened 18 Jan 2003

Kangkar LRT Station (SE4) 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 Rivervale Walk and next to Rivervale Plaza.

Kangkar means “river bank or “river mouth” in Teochew and Hokkien in reference to the nearby Sungei Serangoon, and the area was the site of a formerly a former fishery.


First / Last Train Timings
Sengkang LRT – (SE4) Kangkar
Destination First Train Last Train
Weekdays & Sat Sun & Public Holidays Daily
STC Sengkang
(East Loop Outer via SE5 Ranggung | Route C)
5:31am 5:51am 12:27am
STC Sengkang
(East Loop Inner via SE1 Compassvale | Route D)
5:33am 5:53am 12:40am

Station Layout
L3 Platform 1 Sengkang LRT (East Loop Outer | Route C) towards STCNE16 Sengkang
Platform 2 Sengkang LRT (East Loop Inner | Route D) towards STCNE16 Sengkang
L2 Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Service Kiosks, Retail Shop, Linkbridge across Rivervale Drive
L1 Street Level Station Exits, Bus stops
Platforms (L3):
LRT_rail (2)
Platform 1: Sengkang LRT (East Loop Outer | Route C) towards STCNE16 Sengkang via SE5 Ranggung (→)
Platform 2: Sengkang LRT (East Loop Inner | Route D) towards STCNE16 Sengkang via SE3 Bakau (←)
LRT_rail (2)

Kangkar 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.


Travel Schemes

This station is part of the following travel schemes:


Station Amenities
  • Retail Shop at Concourse
Exits

Built in-between two carriageways of Rivervale Drive, Kangkar 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) Rivervale Close, Rivervale Walk, Rivervale Lane, Rivervale Plaza, North Vista Secondary School, Park Green, Austville Residences, HDB Sengkang Branch Office, HDB Rivervale Court, HDB Compassvale Pearl, HDB Compassvale Beacon
B Rivervale Drive (Southbound) Sengkang East Drive, Sungei Serangoon, Riversound Residence, HDB Rivervale Edge, HDB Rivervale Gardens

Transport Connections
Bus

Kangkar station connects to two bus stops in the vicinity.

Bus Stop Exit Bus Routes
Kangkar Stn Exit A
(67159) Rivervale Dr
A 119, 136, 654
Kangkar Stn Exit B
(67151) Rivervale Dr
B 119, 136, 654

LRT Bus Bridging Service

In the event of a LRT service disruption affecting Kangkar 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 East)
STCNE16 Sengkang
(East Loop Inner)
Kangkar Stn Exit A (67159) Rivervale Dr A

There are no bridging services for East Loop Outer. In addition, passengers can board free regular bus services at Bus Stops 67151 & 67159 when activated.


History

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


External Links & References

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