Samudera LRT station

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Samudera
山姆
சமுத்திரா
Light Rail Transit (LRT) station
PW4 Samudera with HDB blocks.jpg
Exterior of Samudera LRT Station. Note that the new HDB flats around the station, which at the time of completion were not yet existent.
General information
Location61 Punggol Way
Singapore 828645
Coordinates 1°24′57.42″N103°54′6.68″E / 1.4159500°N 103.9018556°E / 1.4159500; 103.9018556
Operated by SBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Line(s)
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
ParkingYes (Northshore Plaza)
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes
History
Opened31 March 2017;5 years ago (2017-03-31)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Light Rail Transit Following station
Punggol Point
Clockwise / outer
Punggol LRT
West Loop
Nibong
Anticlockwise / inner

Samudera LRT station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station on the Punggol LRT line West Loop in Punggol, Singapore, located along Punggol Way near the junction of Northshore Walk. It is situated near the Marina Country Club and Northshore Plaza.

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Etymology

The Malay word Samudera means "ocean".

History

Platform of the station when it was still closed in 2014. Samudera LRT View.JPG
Platform of the station when it was still closed in 2014.
Platform level of the station. PW4 Samudera Platform 1.jpg
Platform level of the station.
Faregates at the concourse level of the station. PW4 Samudera Concourse.jpg
Faregates at the concourse level of the station.

On 29 December 2016, SBS Transit announced that the station will open in March 2017 and will be connected to the neighbouring Ponggol Seventeenth Avenue Estate and Northshore Plaza. [1] On 20 March 2017, SBS Transit announced that the station will open to provide better connectivity for commuters to access the Marina Country Club. [2] The station opened for passenger service on 31st of that same month. [3]

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References

  1. "Commencement of Two-Car Operations on Punggol LRT East Loop & Opening of Punggol Point LRT Station on 29 December 2016". SBS Transit. 29 December 2016.
  2. Sin, Yuen (21 March 2017). "LRT station in Punggol to open on March 31". The Straits Times.
  3. "Opening of Samudera Station on Punggol West LRT Loop". SBS Transit. 20 March 2017.

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