Peng Kang Hill MRT station is a future elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the

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, Singapore. It will be the terminus of the West Branch of the

. Trains entering service at this station will terminate at

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via Bahar Junction.

History

On 9 May 2018, LTA announced that Peng Kang Hill station would be part of the proposed

(JRL). The station will be constructed as part of Phase 3, consisting of a total of 7 stations. A 4-station extension to Jurong Pier at Boon Lay and a 3 station extension to Peng Kang Hill from

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. It is expected to be completed in 2029. This station was named after the nearby Peng Kang Hill, in the SAFTI Live Firing Area. Contract J115A for the design and construction of Peng Kang Hill Station and associated viaducts was awarded to Hwa Seng Builder Pte Ltd at a sum of S$148 million. Construction will start in 3Q 2022, with completion in 2029. Previously, the station was to be built under contract J115 which also included the design and construction of a stabling facility next to the station and associated viaducts. Initially expected to open in 2028, the restrictions on the construction due to the

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has led to delays in the JRL line completion, and the date was pushed to 2029.

Location

The station complex will be straddled over the existing Nanyang Drive, north of the junction with Peng Kang Avenue and Nanyang Link in

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(NTU). It is located in the

planning area, serving the

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School of Medicine (Yunnan Garden Campus),

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School of Communication and Information, and School of

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. Access to the station will be via 3 exits along Nanyang Drive.

References

{{Singapore MRT stations, jurong=yes Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) stations Nanyang Technological University Proposed railway stations in Singapore Railway stations scheduled to open in 2029