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Buangkok 万国 புவாங்கோக் | |||||||||||
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Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 10 Sengkang Central Singapore 545061 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 01°22′59″N 103°53′35″E / 1.38306°N 103.89306°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | SBS Transit Ltd (ComfortDelGro Corporation) | ||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus, taxi | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 15 January 2006 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
June 2024 | 19,010 per day[1] | ||||||||||
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Buangkok MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North East Line (NEL) in Singapore. Serving the residential neighbourhood of Buangkok, the station is near the intersection of Sengkang Central with Compassvale Bow. It is also planned to serve a future bus interchange and Sengkang Grand Residencies, an integrated commercial and residential development. The station is operated by SBS Transit.
First announced in March 1996, Buangkok station began construction in April 1997. It was one of two stations on the NEL to remain closed when the line began operations on 20 June 2003, which upset residents in the area. Despite grassroot leaders' lobbying, the government supported SBS Transit's decision and said the station would have been a white elephant if it had opened.
Eight white cardboard elephants were put up in protest during youth minister Vivian Balakrishnan's visit to Punggol South in August 2005. A grassroot leader was sternly warned after a police investigation into the incident. After the Land Transport Authority reevaluated the station's feasibility, Buangkok station opened on 15 January 2006 with a walk-a-jog to the station.
Buangkok station is a designated Civil Defence shelter and is wheelchair-accessible. White Teflon sheets cover the station's two entrances An Art-in-Transit artwork by Vincent Leow, Water, Nature & Contemporary, is displayed at the station.