Boon Keng MRT Station

Infobox Station
name=Boon Keng MRT Station
文庆地铁站
பூன் கெங்
type=Rapid transit


image_size=300
image_caption=Platform area of NE9 Boon Keng MRT station
address=900 Serangoon Road
Singapore 328260
coordinates= coord|1.319483|103.861722
line=SMRT color|North East">North East
other=Bus, Taxi
structure=Underground
platform=Island
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levels=2
tracks=2
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opened=20 June 2003
closed=
rebuilt=
electrified=
ADA=Yes
code=NE9
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services=s-rail|title=SMRT
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map_locator=MRT locator map|Boon Keng|px=300

Boon Keng MRT Station (NE9) is located on the North East Line on the Mass Rapid Transit system in Singapore. The station is fully underground and is run by SBS Transit. It is located at Boon Keng Road and Serangoon Road, and near the Whampoa River. Art in Transit at this station ("Metamorphosis" by Lim Poh Teck) features a bright tropical-themed painting on the concourse level, consisting of icons of everyday life used in the past and present.

Etymology

The station was named after Lim Boon Keng, a Chinese doctor of Chinese Peranakan descent.

History

A part of a building, the Bendemeer Shopping Mall had to be demolished to make way for the construction of this station. The remaining portion of the building continues to be used for retail purposes today.

Some landmarks near Boon Keng MRT station include the Kallang River and Dreams@Kolam Ayer.

hops and facilities

* A newspaper kiosk was constructed from the empty space near the ticketing machines in January 2008.

Current Station Layout

Bus Services Nearby

The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Serangoon Road: