Have you gotten lost in Punggol North, South, East or West before? Fear not, they are making ulu Punggol great!
Residents of Punggol North can look forward to a new MRT station – the Punggol Coast station – by 2023, according to the Land Transport Authority on Wednesday (Jun 7).
The new station will come with the construction of a 1.6-km extension on the North-East Line (NEL), which aims to cut travelling time to the city by 15 minutes, LTA said in its press release. Currently, it takes about 45 minutes to get from Punggol North to City Hall.
The agency said the extension was originally planned for 2030, but was brought forward to support developments in Punggol North such as new estates at Northshore District, Punggol Point District as well as the Punggol Digital District.
The new station will bring the total number of stations on the North-East Line to 17.
LTA will call tenders for the construction this month, and work on the station is expected to start in the first half of 2018.
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