Boon Keng MRT station

Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore

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Boon Keng
文庆
பூன் கெங்

Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station

Exit C of Boon Keng MRT station in January 2024

General informationLocation900 Serangoon Road
Singapore 328260Coordinates

Preceding station	Mass Rapid Transit			Following station
Farrer Park towards HarbourFront		North East Line		Potong Pasir towards Punggol

Location
Boon Keng Boon Keng station in Singapore

Boon Keng MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North East line in Kallang, Singapore.

Located underneath Serangoon Road just after the traffic junction with Towner Road and Boon Keng Road, Boon Keng station primarily serves the Boon Keng subzone and more importantly the residents residing in the area. Other than the HDB dwellers, residents of condos such as Eight Riversuites, Regent Residences and The Arcady at Boon Keng also benefited greatly from the convenience. The station was named after Lim Boon Keng, a Chinese physician who promoted health and educational reforms in Singapore.

History

The North East line (NEL) Contract 705 for the design and construction of Potong Pasir and Boon Keng stations and associated tunnels was awarded to the joint venture of Kumagai Gumi, Sembawang Engineering & Construction and Mitsui & Corporation on 23 June 1997 for $316.7 million. To facilitate the construction of the station, a part of Bendemeer Shopping Mall was demolished to make way for the construction of this station. The remaining portion of the building continues to be used for retail purposes today.

Art in Transit

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.^[1]

References

^ Quek, Bruce (10 August 2009). "Art in Transit". National Library Board Singapore. Archived from the original on 24 March 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2012.