Bakau LRT station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station on the Sengkang LRT line East Loop in

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Sengkang Sengkang (, ta, செங்காங்) is a planning area and residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore. The town is the second most populous in the region, being home to 249,370 residents in 2020. Sengkang shares ...

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along Rivervale Drive between the junctions of Rivervale Street and Sengkang East Way. It is located near North Spring Primary School.

Etymology

The ''bakau'' (

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for

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tree) wood was popularly used as a building

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. The word "bakau" brings the idea of strong foundation.

History

The station opened on 18 January 2003, along with the rest of the Sengkang LRT line East Loop.

References

External links

* 2003 establishments in Singapore Railway stations opened in 2003 Light Rail Transit (Singapore) stations LRT stations in Sengkang {{Singapore-LRT-stub