Teck Lee LRT station

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Teck Lee
 PW2 


德利 [1]
டெக் லீ [2]
Light Rail Transit (LRT) station
PW2 Teck Lee platform with train.jpg
Platform view of Teck Lee station
General information
Location101 Ponggol Seventeenth Avenue
Singapore 828861 [3]
Coordinates 1°24′46.08″N103°54′22.44″E / 1.4128000°N 103.9062333°E / 1.4128000; 103.9062333 [3]
Owned by Land Transport Authority (LTA) [4]
Operated by SBS Transit Ltd
Line(s)
  Punggol LRT
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes [5] [6]
ArchitectSingapore Technologies Industrial Corporation, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Mitsubishi Corporation
History
Opened15 August 2024;13 months ago (2024-08-15)
Services
Preceding station Light Rail Transit Following station
Sam Kee
Clockwise / outer
 Punggol LRT
West Loop
 Punggol Point
Anticlockwise / inner
Location
Teck Lee LRT station

Teck Lee LRT station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station on the Punggol LRT line (PGLRT) West Loop in Punggol, Singapore. Operated by SBS Transit, the station serves nearby landmarks such as the Singapore Institute of Technology's (SIT) Punggol campus, Punggol Coast Bus Interchange, and Saint Francis Xavier Major Seminary.

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Plans for an LRT in Punggol were first unveiled in August 1996, with SBS Transit (then Singapore Bus Service) appointed as the PGLRT's operator in May 1999. Construction of the PGLRT began in June 2000 and was completed in June 2004, with the LTA transferring operations to SBS transit in December. After the opening of Samudera station, Teck Lee was the last station to be opened. Fixed half-height platform screen doors were installed in Teck Lee along with other LRT stations in December 2017. In May 2024, SIT announced that the station would open in August, though later retracted their statement. As announced in July, Teck Lee opened on 15 August 2024, nearly 20 years after it finished construction.

History

Exterior of Teck Lee station in 2009, then closed PW2 Teck Lee LRT exterior 3616397197 c1c9ebf411 o.jpg
Exterior of Teck Lee station in 2009, then closed
Platform view of Teck Lee station in 2019, when it was still closed PW2 Teck Lee view.jpg
Platform view of Teck Lee station in 2019, when it was still closed

At the launch of the Punggol 21 housing concept in August 1996, prime minister Goh Chok Tong announced plans for a light rail (LRT) system in Punggol. [7] The contract for the design and construction of the Sengkang and Punggol LRT lines (SPLRT) was awarded to a joint venture between Singapore Technologies Industrial Corporation, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Mitsubishi Corporation in July 1998 for S$ 656 million( US$ 489.55 million). [8] [9] In May 1999, SBS Transit (then Singapore Bus Service) [10] was appointed by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to operate the SPLRT along with the North East Line on the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system. [11] [12]

Construction of the Punggol LRT line (PGLRT) began in June 2000 and was completed in June 2004, costing S$ 354 million (2004)( US$ 209.44 million). [13] [14] The LTA conducted tests on the line before handing it over to SBS Transit in December 2004 for additional trial operations. [14] After the opening of Samudera station in 2017, [15] Teck Lee was the last PGLRT station to open. [16] [17] In December 2017, Teck Lee, along with other LRT stations, had half-height platform screen doors (PSD) installed. [18] Unlike stations on the MRT, PSDs in LRT stations are fixed due to the limited space on platforms, which cannot accommodate the power, communications, and signal control systems required for regular PSDs. [19]

In May 2024, a post on the Singapore Institute of Technology's (SIT) website initially said that Teck Lee station would be opened by August. Mentions of the station in the post were removed, with a SIT spokesperson explaining that "details [were not] finalised". [16] [17] The LTA did not give an opening date for the station, though CNA said there were "indications" that Teck Lee would open by the end of 2024 to serve students enrolled in SIT's Punggol campus, which would open in September. [16] As announced in July 2024, [20] [21] Teck Lee station opened on 15 August 2024, nearly 20 years after it finished construction. [22]

Details

Teck Lee station is on the PGLRT west loop with the station number of PW2, situated between Sam Kee and Punggol stations. [23] As a part of the PGLRT, the station is operated by SBS Transit. [24] The station operates between 5:20 am and 12:50 am on weekdays and Saturday, with services starting from 5:40 am on Sundays. Train frequencies vary from 3–5 minutes peak hour to 4–5 minutes for off peak hours. [25] Named after prominent person Lim Teck Lee, [26] the station runs alongside Sentul Walk and has two exits serving various nearby landmarks, such as Punggol Coast Bus Interchange, SIT's Punggol campus, Punggol Waterway Park, and Saint Francis Xavier Major Seminary. [22] [5]

References

  1. ↑ "System Map" (PDF). LTA (in Chinese). Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "System Map" (PDF). LTA (in Tamil). Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Teck Lee LRT station". Onemap. SLA. Archived from the original on 18 September 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "New Rail Financing Framework". Land Transport Authority. 1 January 2022. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Station Information – Punggol – Teck Lee". SBS Transit . 19 September 2025. Archived from the original on 5 February 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "An Inclusive Public Transport System". Land Transport Authority . 19 September 2025. Archived from the original on 19 September 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  7. ↑ Elias, Rahita (19 August 1996). "21st century housing concept for Punggol". The Business TImes. p. 2. Retrieved 27 May 2025– via NewspaperSG.
  8. ↑ "Speech by Mr Mah Bow Tan Minister for Communications Sengkang and Punggol LRT Systems Contract Award Ceremony On 4 July 1998, 11 A.M." National Archives of Singapore. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  9. ↑ Kaur, Karamjit (5 July 1998). "LRT for Punggol by 2004". The Straits Times. p. 1. Retrieved 30 September 2022– via NewspaperSG.
  10. ↑ Kaur, Karamjit (21 May 1999). "SBS to Run North-East Line, Tibs to Merge with SMRT". The Straits Times. p. 1. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  11. ↑ Kaur, Karamjit (21 May 1999). "SBS to Run North-East Line, Tibs to Merge with SMRT". The Straits Times. p. 1. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  12. ↑ "Appointment of Operator for the North East MRT Line". National Archives of Singapore. 20 May 1999. Archived from the original on 23 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  13. ↑ Tan, Christopher (2 December 2004). "Ride the Punggol LRT by March" (PDF). The Straits Times. p. H2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025– via Nexis Uni.
  14. 1 2 Cheong, Yvonne (1 December 2004). "Punggol LRT completed, to start operations next year". CNA. Archived from the original on 7 May 2005. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  15. ↑ "LRT station in Punggol to open on March 31". The Straits Times . 21 March 2017. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  16. 1 2 3 Guang-Xi, Justin Ong (7 May 2024). "Teck Lee LRT station will open to improve connectivity to SIT's Punggol Campus: LTA". CNA. Archived from the original on 18 September 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  17. 1 2 Soh, Therese (8 May 2024). "Teck Lee LRT station to open near upcoming SIT campus in Punggol". The Straits Times . Archived from the original on 18 September 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  18. ↑ "C8123 – Design & Build Fixed Barriers for Light Rail Transit Stations". Chee Yam Contractor Pte Ltd. Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  19. ↑ Tan, Christopher (21 October 2015). "Platform barriers at all LRT stations by 2018 to prevent falls". The Straits Times . Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  20. ↑ "Teck Lee LRT station to open on Aug 15; trains on Sengkang-Punggol line to double". CNA. 31 July 2024. Archived from the original on 21 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  21. ↑ Loi, Esther (17 August 2025) [31 July 2024]. "Teck Lee LRT station near SIT campus in Punggol to open on Aug 15". The Straits Times . Archived from the original on 19 September 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  22. 1 2 Soh, Therese (16 August 2024) [Aug 15, 2024]. "Teck Lee LRT station in Punggol opens nearly 20 years after it was built". The Straits Times . Archived from the original on 23 August 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  23. ↑ "System Map" (PDF). Land Transport Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  24. ↑ "Getting Around – Public Transport – Rail Network". Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  25. ↑ "LTA | Transport Tools | MRT/LRT". Land Transport Authority . Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  26. ↑ "Station details: PW2 - Teck Lee". SBS Transit. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
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