Sumang LRT station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station on the

Punggol LRT line The Punggol LRT line is an automated guideway transit line in Singapore. The line, which initially opened on 29 January 2005, connects the residential districts and suburbs of Punggol to Punggol Town Centre, where it connects with the North E ...

West Loop in

Punggol Punggol, alternatively spelled as Ponggol, is a Planning Areas of Singapore, planning area and New towns of Singapore, new town situated on the Tanjong Punggol peninsula in the North-East Region, Singapore, North-East Region of Singapore. The to ...

, Singapore, along Punggol Way between the junctions of Sumang Link and Punggol Central.

Etymology

The name is derived from a famous

Malay Malay may refer to: Languages * Malay language or Bahasa Melayu, a major Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore ** History of the Malay language, the Malay language from the 4th to the 14th century ** Indonesi ...

warrior, Wak Sumang, who founded Punggol village, also known as Kampong Wak Sumang.

History

On 18 June 2014, SBS Transit announced that Nibong, Sumang and Soo Teck will be the first stations to open in the

West Loop. The station opened on 29th of that month at 11.15 am.

References

Railway stations in Singapore opened in 2014 Punggol LRT stations in Punggol Railway stations in Punggol Light Rail Transit (Singapore) stations {{Singapore-LRT-stub