Thanggam LRT Station

SW4
Thanggam
丹甘 | தங்கம்
Station Exit B
Address 40 Fernvale Road, Singapore 797699
Line Served   Sengkang LRT
Operator SBS Transit
Structure Elevated
Platform Island
Opened 29 Jan 2005

Thanggam LRT Station (SW4) 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 Road.

The station is named after the nearby Lorong Tanggam, which means ‘gold’ in Tamil.


First / Last Train Timings

Sengkang LRT – (SW4) Thanggam
Destination First Train Last Train
Weekdays & Sat Sun & Public Holidays Daily
STC Sengkang
(West Loop Outer via SW1 Cheng Lim | Route A)
5:41am 6:01am 12:55am
STC Sengkang
(West Loop Inner via SW8 Renjong | Route B)
5:21am 5:41am 12:19am

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 Fernvale Road and to Lorong Samak
L1 Street Level Bus Stops, Station Exits

Platforms

Sengkang LRT (L3):
LRT_rail (2)
Platform 1: Sengkang LRT (West Loop Outer | Route A) towards STCNE16 Sengkang via SW3 Kupang (→)
Platform 2: Sengkang LRT (West Loop Inner | Route B) towards STCNE16 Sengkang via SW5 Fernvale (←)
LRT_rail (2)

Thanggam 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 Road, with lifts and stairs connecting to street level. The overhead bridge also extends to Lorong Samak.

Station Amenities

  • Retail Shop at Concourse

Exits

Built in-between two carriageways of Fernvale Road, Thanggam LRT station has an exit on each side of the road, and an access way across the linkbridge to Lorong Samak. Barrier-free accessibility to the two ground-level exits is offered via lifts.

Exit Location Nearby
A Fernvale Road (Northbound) /
Lorong Samak
High Park Residences,
Lorong Tanggam, Jalan Kayu, Jalan Kayu estate, Abundant Grace Presbyterian Church
B Fernvale Road (Southbound) HDB Fernvale Lea, HDB Fernvale Pines


Transport Connections

Thanggam station connects to one bus stop in the vicinity.

Bus stop Exit Bus Routes
67741 – Fernvale Rd (Thanggam Stn) B 374

Rail Bridging Services

In the event of a LRT service disruption affecting Thanggam 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)
67741 – Fernvale Rd (Thanggam Stn) 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

History

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


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