Join me in exploring the Punggol LRT, the northernmost of Singapore’s Light Rail Transit lines, as part of my quest to visit every MRT and LRT station in the country. From waterfront parks to local neighborhoods, here’s what you’ll see if you get off and look around each stop.

Looking for more rail adventures? For an overview of every MRT and LRT line, plus suggestions for where to start, visit Singapore by MRT and LRT.

Punggol

At the center of this LRT line sits Punggol, a massive interchange that includes an MRT stop, an LRT stop, and a bus exchange. It’s also home to Waterway Point, a popular mall that houses a cute model of the area — including the LRT.

From Punggol, the LRT branches out in two loops like an infinity symbol, so you can ride in an circle in either direction. I’ll go through the southern loop first.

The Southern Loop: Damai to Cove

Damai

As with many of the stops on this LRT line, Damai first spits you out into a towering cluster of HDBs:

A short walk will take you to the Punggol Waterway Park, a 4.2-kilometer linear park that runs between Sungei Punggol and Sungei Serangoon.

Oasis

This stop leads directly out into Oasis Terraces, an integrated development that houses a mall, HDBs, a community rooftop garden …

… and a stunning array of plants.

Kadaloor

This is yet another stop that’s just a quick hop away from the Punggol Waterway.

A shaded ten-minute walk will take you from here to the Punggol Promenade Riverside Walk, which runs along Sungei Serangoon.

Riviera

A bit more inland, the Riviera station may not look like it offers much at first glance.

But walk just a bit to the southeast, and you’ll find yourself at the Social Innovation Park, home to tiny fenced-in gardens like “Littlebotany” and “Skool of Cactus.”

I found myself even more surprised when I stumbled upon Uncle Ringo Carnival, a setup that appeared rather makeshift when I visited, but apparently started its operations in 1984.

This was my favorite part — dragons and a winged unicorn in Singapore!

Coral Edge

This exotic-sounding stop puts you right back in the heart of HDB-land.

From the station, you can either head toward the Punggol Plaza mall or to the lovely area that surrounds the community-maintained Coral Garden.

Meridian

It’s HDBs as far as the eye can see at Meridian — and these are even taller than usual.

Cove

There’s nothing remotely cove-like at Cove — it’s just chock-a-block full of HDBs, most of which are pretty bland. But I did like some of the detailing in the HDB void decks.

That said, Cove is worth a trip, if only for the Xi’an Impression stall at the GM Food Centre. Here you can get all sorts of dishes with hand-cut noodles, including these fantastic “oil spill noodles.”

The Northern Loop: Soo Teck to Sam Kee

Soo Teck

Now we’re up on the top half of the Punggol LRT line (to get here, you have to pass through Punggol Station again). Again, the world here is mostly HDBs.

Sumang

The HDBs here become more interesting (this is the Waterway Terraces complex) …

… and a short walk returns you once again to Punggol Waterway Park (here is the Jewel Bridge)…

… complete with wildlife features (I saw four monitor lizards dotting the water’s edge).

Nibong

From Nibong, it is an easy stroll to the Punggol Park Connector and the HDBs that line the walk.

When I headed north toward the next stop, I didn’t find much of anything — just an empty-looking park and a road that went nowhere.

Samudera

There’s very little to see at Samudera, though you can get a good look at the LRT cars trundling by overhead.

You can access the very end of the Punggol Waterway here, but the biggest attraction is probably the Northshore Plaza mall, right across the tracks.

Punggol Point

The atmosphere turned eerily desolate here. When I first started my walk, I saw no people, no activity — just cranes and migrant worker dormitories.

If you tromp through an empty field, you can get to a small area of landed houses — the first I’d seen all day.

Walking in a different direction, though, I found a lot more activity: HDBs and the towers that rise up over the Punggol Coast Mall.

Teck Lee

Singapore’s Land Transport Authority completed the Teck Lee station in 2004, but it sat unused in the middle of a rainforest for twenty years.

The station finally opened in 2024, largely to give students greater access to the nearby Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) Punggol campus.

There’s a lot going on here. A short walk from the Teck Lee station brings you to the Punggol Digital District, where buildings are linked by the linear, one-kilometer Punggol Heritage Trail.

The “heritage” part feels like a stretch here, but signage does explain that this area was once home to a kampong and pig farms.

Students, commuters, and other visitors can also head from Teck Lee to the Punggol Coast Mall, bus interchange, Punggol Coast MRT station, and Punggol Coast Hawker Centre.

Sam Kee

When I visited, Sam Kee was surrounded by a giant construction site, mud and girders and loaders all round.

If you take yourself across a busy street, though, you can access the My Waterway@Punggol section of Punggol Waterway Park …

… complete with the inaptly named Adventure Bridge (I’ve been on it twice and have yet to find the adventure).

At the end of the journey, I found myself liking the Punggol LRT, mostly because so much of it runs alongside water and parks. And it was a great way to learn about this corner of Singapore. Following the LRT line gives you a really good taste of what Punggol is all about.

Curious about Singapore’s other LRT lines? There’s one nearby in Sengkang and another in Bukit Panjang, both worth a look.