Coral Edge LRT station

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Coral Edge
珊瑚
கோரல் எட்ஜ்
Light Rail Transit (LRT) station
PE3 Coral Edge Platform 1.jpg
Platform level of Coral Edge LRT station.
General information
Location70 Punggol Field
Singapore 828856
Coordinates 1°23′40.73″N103°54′43.34″E / 1.3946472°N 103.9120389°E / 1.3946472; 103.9120389
Operated by SBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Line(s)
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
ParkingYes (Punggol Plaza)
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes
History
Opened29 January 2005;18 years ago (2005-01-29)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Light Rail Transit Following station
Meridian
Clockwise / outer
Punggol LRT
East Loop
Riviera
Anticlockwise / inner

Coral Edge LRT station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station on the Punggol LRT line East Loop in Punggol, Singapore. It was opened on 29 January 2005 together with the Sengkang LRT West Loop. [1] The station is located near Punggol Plaza and Punggol 21 Community Club along Punggol Field between the junctions of Edgedale Plains and Punggol Field Walk.

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Etymology

Exterior view of Coral Edge LRT station. Coral Edge LRT Station, Jan 06.JPG
Exterior view of Coral Edge LRT station.

The name is taken from the Punggol Coral Residents' Committee (RC), which manages a cluster of HDB flats near the station. [2]

Incidents

On 9 January 2020, at around 2.15pm, a crack was spotted on one of the elevated concrete slabs — known as plinths — on which the LRT's light rail vehicles run. The “isolated” crack was located between the Riviera and Coral Edge stations. One platform has been closed early from 9pm to 4am for urgent maintenance, while operations continue as trains run on other platforms. [3]

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References

  1. "Opening of Punggol LRT (East Loop) and Sengkang LRT (West Loop)". SBS Transit. 24 January 2005. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  2. "Station Details". SBS Transit. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  3. Eber, Amanda (9 February 2020). "Punggol East LRT platform undergoes urgent maintenance after crack found on track". Today.