Ranggung LRT station

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 SE5 
Ranggung
兰岗
ரங்கோங்
Light Rail Transit (LRT) station
Ranggung LRT Station 3, Sep 06.JPG
Exterior view of Ranggung LRT station.
General information
Location30 Sengkang East Avenue
Singapore 545046
Coordinates 1°23′1.03″N103°53′51.85″E / 1.3836194°N 103.8977361°E / 1.3836194; 103.8977361
Operated by SBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Line(s)
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes
History
Opened18 January 2003;20 years ago (2003-01-18)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Light Rail Transit Following station
Kangkar
Clockwise / outer
Sengkang LRT
East Loop
Sengkang
Anticlockwise / inner

Ranggung LRT station (SE5) is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station on the Sengkang LRT line East Loop in Compassvale, Sengkang, Singapore along Sengkang East Avenue near the junction of Compassvale Lane. This station is located near The Rivervale condominium.

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Etymology

Platform view of the station Ranggung LRT.JPG
Platform view of the station

The burungranggung in Malay is a species of "stork" which lives along the Punggol seashore.

History

The station opened on 18 January 2003, along with the rest of the Sengkang LRT line East Loop. [1]

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References

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