Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT station

Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT station is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) interchange station in Choa Chu Kang, Singapore. It is an interchange between the North South line and Bukit Panjang LRT, serving as the western terminus of the latter. The station is located between Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange and Lot One in the Choa Chu Kang town centre.

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Choa Chu Kang
蔡厝港
சுவா சூ காங்
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) / Light Rail Transit (LRT) interchange and terminus
Exterior of Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT station beside the JRL construction site in October 2021
General information
Location50A Choa Chu Kang Loop
Singapore 689959 (NSL)
15 Choa Chu Kang Avenue 4
Singapore 689813 (BPLRT)
Coordinates1°23′06″N 103°44′40″E
Operated bySMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) (North South and Bukit Panjang LRT lines)
Line(s)
  North–South Line
Platforms6 (2 island platforms, 2 side platforms) + 4 (2 island platforms) (U/C)
Tracks4 (2 MRT, 2 LRT) + 2 (U/C)
ConnectionsChoa Chu Kang Bus Interchange, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels2
ParkingYes (Lot One)
AccessibleYes
History
Opened10 March 1990 (1990-03-10) (Branch line)
10 February 1996 (1996-02-10) (Branch line merged with the North South line)
6 November 1999 (1999-11-06) (Bukit Panjang LRT line platforms 1 & 2)
27 December 2016 (2016-12-27) (Bukit Panjang LRT line platforms 3 & 4)
Opening2027 (2027) (Jurong Region line)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesBukit Panjang
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Bukit Gombak
towards Jurong East
North–South Line Yew Tee
towards Marina South Pier
Brickland
towards Jurong East
North–South Line
Future service
Terminus Jurong Region Line
Future service
Choa Chu Kang West
towards Boon Lay
Preceding station Light Rail Transit Following station
Terminus Bukit Panjang LRT
Service A
South View
towards Choa Chu Kang via Senja
Bukit Panjang LRT
Service B
South View
towards Choa Chu Kang via Petir
Location
Choa Chu Kang
Choa Chu Kang station in Singapore

Currently, the station's LRT platform is the only station on the Bukit Panjang LRT to use a Spanish solution,is the second rail station in Singapore to use such a configuration after VivoCity station on the Sentosa Express and also the first LRT system to be in Singapore Main Island.

Choa Chu Kang station is proposed to become an interchange with the Jurong Region line, which is slated for completion in 2027. It will be the northern terminus of the Main Branch of the Jurong Region line. Trains entering service at this station will terminate at Boon Lay via Bahar Junction.

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