Teck Lee LRT station
Teck Lee LRT station is an LRT station on the West Loop of the Punggol LRT line in Singapore, located in the middle of undeveloped forested areas just off Ponggol Seventeenth Avenue. It is the only LRT station currently not open for service as the station is currently surrounded by forests and jungle and even the road leading to it has not yet been constructed. The station has been fenced and electrified on the ground floor. Future developments near the station include the future SIT campus in Punggol. The tracks on both ends of the station contain viaduct stub provisions to the scrapped Punggol North LRT project.[2]
PW2 Teck Lee 德利 டெக் லீ Teck Lee | |||||||||||
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Light Rail Transit (LRT) station | |||||||||||
Exterior of Teck Lee station. | |||||||||||
Location | 101 Ponggol Seventeenth Avenue Singapore 828861[1] | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 1°24′46.08″N 103°54′22.44″E | ||||||||||
Operated by | SBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation) | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Punggol LRT | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
Parking | No | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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The name is derived from a well-known person (Lim Teck Lee) in Punggol in the past, who was a very influential businessman.
History
The station was completed like the rest of the stations on the Punggol LRT system in 2004.[3][4] However, like many stations on the west loop, it remained closed due to low development, and remains so today even after the opening of the west loop.[5][6][7]
References
- "Teck Lee (LRT Station) - 101 Ponggol Seventeenth Avenue (S)828861". www.streetdirectory.com. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- "Commencement of Two-Car Operations on Punggol LRT East Loop & Opening of Punggol Point LRT Station on 29 December 2016". SBS Transit. 29 December 2016. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- "Punggol LRT completed". Today. 2 December 2004.
- "Speech By Mr Yeo Cheow Tong At The Official Opening Of Punggol LRT On 29 January 2005". www.mot.gov.sg. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- "Teck Lee LRT station not opened for 12 years as it's surrounded by trees, not people". mothership.sg. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- "Teck Lee LRT station remains shut for over 10 years despite assurances by the authorities – The Independent News". Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- hermes (21 March 2017). "LRT station in Punggol to open on March 31". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2020.