Teck Whye LRT station

Teck Whye LRT station is an LRT station on the Bukit Panjang LRT line in Singapore, located at the junctions of Bukit Batok Road, Choa Chu Kang Way and Choa Chu Kang Road.

Not to be confused with Teck Lee LRT station or Teck Ghee MRT station.
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Teck Whye
德惠
டெக் வாய்
Teck Whye
Light Rail Transit (LRT) station
Platform 2 of Teck Whye station
Location10 Choa Chu Kang Way
Singapore 688267
Coordinates1°22′36″N 103°45′13″E
Operated bySMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  Bukit Panjang LRT
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened6 November 1999 (1999-11-06)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Light Rail Transit   Following station
towards Choa Chu Kang
Bukit Panjang LRT
Service A
towards Choa Chu Kang via Senja (clockwise / outer)
towards Choa Chu Kang
Bukit Panjang LRT
Service B
towards Choa Chu Kang via Petir (anticlockwise / inner)

Teck Whye is the name given to the station as it is near Teck Whye Heights, which is a cluster of HDB flats forming part of Choa Chu Kang along Teck Whye Avenue and Teck Whye Lane. This station is in the vicinity of ITE College West.[1]

As of January 2017, Teck Whye station has Half-Height Platform Barriers installed at both platforms of the station.[2]

Station details

Station design

The LRT station has the conventional barrel-roof design like the rest of the stations on the BPLRT. The design was chosen by the Bukit Panjang residents when the BPLRT was being constructed.[3][4]

References
  1. "Teck Whye LRT Station | Land Transport Guru". Land Transport Guru. 2016-02-29. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  2. hermes (2015-12-09). "LTA taps auto fare gates as way to go". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  3. "Bukit Panjang's light rail system brings residents together years before it is to run". The Straits Times. 29 September 1996. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  4. "First Light Rail Transit system | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2020-05-12.


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