Kovan MRT station
Kovan MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North East line in Hougang, Singapore, located underneath Upper Serangoon Road between the junction of Lowland Road and the junctions of Simon Road and Tampines Road.[1]
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Kovan 高文 கோவன் Kovan | |||||||||||
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| Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station | |||||||||||
 Exit C of Kovan MRT station. | |||||||||||
| Location | 900 Upper Serangoon Road Singapore 534799 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 1°21′37″N 103°53′06″E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | SBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation) | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes (Heartland Mall) | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 20 June 2003 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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  Kovan Kovan station in Singapore | |||||||||||
With the opening of Kovan station, the former Hougang South Bus Interchange subsequently ceased operations on 15 February 2004 and its services were transferred to Hougang Central Bus Interchange located next to Hougang MRT station.
The station serves the Heartland Mall, Kovan City, and surrounding public housing developments, consisting condominiums like Kovan Melody and Kovan Residences and private housing on the Kovan side, and HDB flats on the Hougang Street 21 side.
Cash top-ups are no longer accepted at Passenger Service Centres at this station from 1 December 2017.[2]
References
- "Kovan MRT Station". SBS Transit. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- Min Zhang, Lim (31 August 2017). "11 train stations will no longer accept cash-top ups at counters from Sept 1". The Straits Times.
