Layar LRT Station

SW6
Layar
拉雅 | லாயார்

Station Exit B

Address 11 Sengkang West Avenue, Singapore 797700
Line Served   Sengkang LRT
Operator SBS Transit
Structure Elevated
Platform Island
Opened 29 Jan 2005

Layar LRT Station (SW6) 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 Sengkang West Avenue, near the junction of Fernvale Link.

Layar means ‘sail’ in Malay, consistent with the seafaring theme of Sengkang. It serves nearby schools, condominiums and HDB flats.


First / Last Train Timings

Sengkang LRT – (SW6) Layar
Destination First Train Last Train
Weekdays & Sat Sun & Public Holidays Daily
STC Sengkang
(West Loop Outer via SW1 Cheng Lim | Route A)
5:38am 5:58am 12:46am
STC Sengkang
(West Loop Inner via SW8 Renjong | Route B)
5:25am 5:45am 12:23am

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 Sengkang West Avenue
L1 Street Level Station Exits, Bus stops

Platforms

Sengkang LRT (L3):
LRT_rail (2)
Platform 1: Sengkang LRT (West Loop Outer | Route A) towards STCNE16 Sengkang via SW5 Fernvale (→)
Platform 2: Sengkang LRT (West Loop Inner | Route B) towards STCNE16 Sengkang via SW7 Tongkang (←)
LRT_rail (2)

Layar 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

Concourse level
Concourse level

The station concourse is located at Level 2. The concourse leads to an overhead bridge that spans across Sengkang West Avenue, with lifts and stairs connecting to street level.

Station Amenities

  • Retail Shop at Concourse

Exits

Built in-between two carriageways of Sengkang West Avenue, Layar LRT station has an exit on each side of the road. Barrier-free accessibility is offered via lifts.

Exit Location Nearby
A Sengkang West Avenue (Westbound) Fernvale Link, Pei Hwa Secindary School, HDB Fernvale Riverwalk, HDB Fernvale Riverbow, HDB Coral Vale, HDB Coral Spring
B Sengkang West Avenue (Eastbound) Fernvale Link, HDB Fernvale Court, HDB Fernvale Gardens, H2O Residences, Rivertree Residences

 


Transport Connections

Layar station connects to two bus stops in the vicinity.

Bus stop Exit Bus Routes
67479 – Sengkang West Ave (Layar Stn Exit A/Blk 417A) A 50, 163, 163A, 163B, 671
67471 – Sengkang West Ave (Layar Stn Exit B) B 50, 163, 671

Rail Bridging Services

In the event of a LRT service disruption affecting Layar 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
(West Loop Inner)
67471 – Sengkang West Ave (Layar 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.


History

Layar station opened on 29 January 2005 along with train services on the Sengkang LRT West Loop.


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