BP2 South View 南景 சவுத் வியூ | |||||||||||||||
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Light Rail Transit (LRT) station | |||||||||||||||
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Location | 50 Choa Chu Kang Way Singapore 688265 | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 1°22′49″N103°44′43″E / 1.380286°N 103.745203°E | ||||||||||||||
Operated by | SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) | ||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 (2 side platforms) | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | 6 November 1999 | ||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||
30 | 338 30%(20) | ||||||||||||||
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South View LRT station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station on the Bukit Panjang LRT line in Choa Chu Kang, Singapore, located at the junction of Choa Chu Kang Way and Choa Chu Kang Avenue 2. [1] The station was completed on 11 June 1999 and was opened to the public on 6 November that year.
The name of the station is taken from one of the primary schools in Choa Chu Kang district known as South View Primary School. Being the first station to be named after the institution, prior approval was given from the school to the LTA.[ citation needed ]
As of February 2017, South View station has Half-Height Platform Barriers installed at both platforms of the station. [2]
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