Kupang LRT Station

SW3
Kupang
古邦 | கூப்பாங்

Station Exit A
Address 60 Fernvale Street, Singapore 797697
Line Served   Sengkang LRT
Operator SBS Transit
Structure Elevated
Platform Island
Opened 27 Jun 2015

Kupang LRT Station (SW3) 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 Fernvale Street.

The station is named after Kupang fishing in the past, a source of livelihood for the villagers. Opened on 27 June 2015, it is the last station to be opened along the Sengkang LRT network.


First / Last Train Timings
Sengkang LRT – (SW3) Kupang
Destination First Train Last Train
Weekdays & Sat Sun & Public Holidays Daily
STC Sengkang
(West Loop Outer via SW1 Cheng Lim | Route A)
5:42am 6:02am 12:57am
STC Sengkang
(West Loop Inner via SW8 Renjong | Route B)
5:20am 5:42am 12:18am

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 Fernvale Street
L1 Street Level Station Exits
Platforms (L3):
LRT_rail (2)
Platform 1: Sengkang LRT (West Loop Outer | Route A) towards STCNE16 Sengkang via SW2 Farmway (→)
Platform 2: Sengkang LRT (West Loop Inner | Route B) towards STCNE16 Sengkang via SW4 Thanggam (←)
LRT_rail (2)

Kupang 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 Fernvale Street, 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 Fernvale Street, Kupang LRT station has an exit on each side of the road. Barrier-free accessibility is offered via lifts.

Exit Location Nearby
A Fernvale Street (Eastbound) Sengkang Riverside Park
B Fernvale Street (Westbound) Sengkang Riverside Park, Sengkang Floating Wetland, HDB Fernvale Rivergrove, HDB Fernvale Lea

 


Transport Connections

There are no bus stops in the vicinity of Kupang station.


LRT Bus Bridging Service

In the event of a LRT service disruption affecting Kupang 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)
Along Fernvale St (outside Exit B) B

There are no bridging services for West Loop Outer.


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.

Kupang station opened for passenger service on 27 June 2015 as the last station along the Sengkang LRT network to open.


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