Riviera MRT/LRT Station

PE4
Riviera
里维拉 | ரிவியாரா
Station Exit A
Address 40 Punggol East, Singapore 828852
Lines Served   Punggol LRT
  Cross Island Line (Future)
Operator SBS Transit (PGLRT)
Structure Elevated (PGLRT)
Platform Island (PGLRT)
Side (CRL Punggol Extension)
Opened /
Opening
29 Jan 2005 (PGLRT)
Year 2032 (CRL Punggol Extension)

Riviera LRT Station (PE4) is a light rail station along the Punggol LRT (PGLRT)’s East Loop. Located within the Punggol New Town, the station is overground and built along Punggol East, between the junctions of Punggol Field and Punggol Central.

The station name was picked to match a seaside theme.

By 2032, Riviera LRT station will be an interchange station with the Cross Island Line Punggol Extension (CPe), with the station code PE4CP3.

In a written answer to parliamentary questions in May 2021, Transport Minister Mr Ong Ye Kung mentioned that construction for rail projects were delayed by up to a year due to material supplies and manpower disruption as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the revised opening year for Cross Island Line Punggol Extension will be in 2032 instead of the originally announced 2031.


First / Last Train Timings

Punggol LRT – (PE4) Riviera
Destination First Train Last Train
Weekdays & Sat Sun & Public Holidays Daily
PTC Punggol
(East Loop Outer via PE1 Cove | Route C)
5:26am 5:46am 12:26am
PTC Punggol
(East Loop Inner via PE7 Damai | Route D)
5:31am 5:51am 12:48am

Station Layout

L3 PGLRT Platform 1 East Loop Outer (Route C) towards PTCNE17 Punggol
PGLRT Platform 2 East Loop Inner (Route D) towards PTCNE17 Punggol
L2 Concourse Faregates, Top Up Kiosk, Retail Shop, Linkbridge across Punggol East
L1 Street Level Station Exits, Bus stops

Platforms & Train Services

Punggol LRT (L3):
LRT_rail (2)
Platform 1: Punggol LRT (East Loop Outer | Route C) towards PTCNE17 Punggol via PE3 Coral Edge (→)
Platform 2: Punggol LRT (East Loop Inner | Route D) towards PTCNE17 Punggol via PE5 Kadaloor (←)
LRT_rail (2)

Riviera Light Rail 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.

Cross Island Line (B3): [U/C] (Year 2032)
Cross Island Line (Punggol Extension) towards CP1CR5EW1 Pasir Ris via CP2 Elias (→)
MRT_rail (2)
MRT_rail (2)
Cross Island Line (Punggol Extension) towards CP4NE17PTC Punggol (←)

Riviera Cross Island Line station has two platforms in a side platform arrangement, with both platforms utilized for trains travelling in either direction. The station platforms are built to eight-car length to cater for future expansion, although trains will only operate in a six-car formation.

LRT Concourse
Concourse level
Concourse level

The Light Rail station concourse is located at Level 2. The concourse leads to an overhead bridge that spans across Punggol East, with lifts and stairs connecting to street level.

Station Amenities
  • Retail Shop at Concourse
Exits

Built in-between two carriageways of Punggol East, Riviera LRT station has an exit on each side of the road. Barrier-free accessibility is offered via lifts.

4 additional exits will be constructed as part of the Cross Island Line station.

Exit Location Nearby
A Punggol East (Southbound) Tebing Lane, Punggol Neighbourhood Police Centre, PAR Golf Range @ Punggol East, Punggol Promenade Riverside Walk, @ Punggol, Punggol Joint Temple, Bright Hill Evergreen Home
B Punggol East (Northbound) Punggol 21 Community Centre, HDB Punggol Branch Office, Punggol Post Office, River Isles, HDB The Sundial, Greendale Primary School, HDB Eastdale, HDB Blks 160 – 170C

Transport Connections

Riviera station connects to two bus stops in the vicinity.

Bus stop Exit Bus Routes
65239 – Punggol East (Riviera Stn Exit A) A 3, 50, 83, 85, 381, 666
65231 – Punggol East (Riviera Stn Exit B) B 3, 50, 83, 85, 381, 386, 666

Rail Bridging Services

In the event of a LRT service disruption affecting Riviera station, rail bridging services may be activated to ply affected stretches of the Punggol LRT. In which case, the buses can be boarded from the following bus stops:

Towards Bus stop Exit
Punggol LRT (LRT Bridging East)
PTCNE17 Punggol
(East Loop Outer)
65239 – Punggol East (Riviera Stn Exit A) A

There are no bridging services for East Loop Inner. Free regular bus services may be offered at bus stops connected to LRT stations.


History

Riviera station opened in 29 January 2005 along with train services on the Punggol LRT East Loop.

Future Developments

The Cross Island Line station will be constructed as part of Contract P103 – Design and Construction of Riviera Interchange Station and Tunnels for CRL-Punggol Extension, which was awarded to Taisei Corporation – China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited Singapore Branch Joint Venture in September 2022 at a contract value of around $1.1 billion.

Construction is expected to start in Q1 2023.

Engineering Highlights (CRL Punggol Extension Station)

A large-diameter Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), measuring about 12 metres in diameter will be used to construct a single 4.3-kilometre-long tunnel with two tracks in it. The tunnel will be constructed at an approximate depth of 25 metres below ground. LTA and the contractor will closely monitor the works to ensure that they are carried out safely and in a timely manner and minimise the impact to the nearby stakeholders.


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