SE4 Kangkar 港脚 கங்கார் | |||||||||||
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Light Rail Transit (LRT) station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 20 Rivervale Drive Singapore 545052 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 1°23′1.46″N103°54′7.90″E / 1.3837389°N 103.9021944°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | SBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation) | ||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 18 January 2003 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Kangkar LRT station (SE4) is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station on the Sengkang LRT line East Loop in Rivervale, Sengkang, Singapore along Rivervale Drive near the junction of Rivervale Walk. This station is located near Rivervale Plaza and 3 condominiums, namely Park Green, Riversound Residence and Austville Residences.
The station is located at a former fishery and was a familiar landmark to older generation of the residents. Kangkar means "river bank" or "river mouth" in Teochew and Hokkien (Min Nan) respectively. [1]
The station opened on 18 January 2003, along with the rest of the Sengkang LRT line East Loop. [2]
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