Kupang LRT station

Kupang LRT station (SW3) is an LRT station on the west loop of Sengkang LRT line in Fernvale, Singapore, located at Fernvale Street near the junction of Fernvale Link and next to Sengkang Riverside Park. It opened on 27 June 2015, and was the last station along the Sengkang LRT line to open for revenue service,[1] more than 12 years after the first stations opened along the east loop and more than 10 years after the first five stations opened along the west loop.

SW3  Kupang 古邦 கூப்பாங் Kupang
Light rail
Platform level of Kupang LRT station
Location	60 Fernvale Street Singapore 797697
Coordinates	1°23′57.22″N 103°52′52.75″E
Operated by	SBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation)
Line(s)	Sengkang LRT
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	1
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	SW3
History
Opened	27 June 2015 (2015-06-27)
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Light Rail Transit   Following station Farmway clockwise / outer Sengkang LRT West Loop Thanggam anticlockise / inner

Etymology

The word kupang means mussel in Malay; kupang fishing was a source of livelihood for the villagers in the past, and thus it is a common place name with villages in Indonesia, Brunei, and Malaysia.

References

1. "Kupang LRT Station to open Jun 27". ChannelNewsAsia. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2017.