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{{distinguish|Punggol MRT/LRT station}}
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| enname = Punggol Point
| zhname = 榜鹅坊
| taname = பொங்கோல் பாயிண்ட்
| msname = Punggol Point
| lrtline = Punggol
| code = {{SLRT code|PW|3}}
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| type = [[Light Rail Transit (Singapore)|Light Rail Transit]] (LRT) station
| image = Punggol Point LRT platform.JPG
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| image_caption = Platform level of Punggol Point LRT station with a C810 in the background
| address = 81 Punggol Way<br />Singapore 828644
| coordinates = {{Coord|1|25|0.78|N|103|54|22.87|E|type:railwaystation_region:SG}}
| line = {{rail color box |system=Singapore LRT |line=Punggol }}
| other = Bus, Taxi
| structure = Elevated
| platform = 2 ([[1 island platform]])
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| levels = 1
| tracks = 2
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| bicycle = No
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| opened = {{start date and age|df=yes|2016|12|29}}
| closed =
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| electrified = Yes
| ADA = Yes
| operator = [[SBS Transit|SBS Transit Ltd]] ([[ComfortDelGro|ComfortDelGro Corporation]])
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| services = {{Adjacent stations |system=Singapore LRT |line=Punggol |type=West Loop |left=Sam Kee |right=Samudera |line2=Punggol |type2=West Loop |note-mid2=Future service |left2=Teck Lee |right2=Samudera }}
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'''Punggol Point LRT station''' is an elevated [[Light Rail Transit (Singapore)|Light Rail Transit]] (LRT) station on the [[Punggol LRT line]] West Loop in [[Punggol]], Singapore. The station was named after [[Punggol Point]]. In September 2022, it was the least used station in terms of ridership.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LTA {{!}} Dynamic Datasets |url=https://datamall.lta.gov.sg/content/datamall/en/dynamic-data.html |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=datamall.lta.gov.sg}}</ref>

The station along Punggol Way near the junction of Northshore Crescent, around a cluster of landed property on the [[North-East Region, Singapore|north-eastern]] tip of the island of [[Singapore]]. It is situated just a couple of minutes from NorthPoint Cottages, Northshore Bungalows, and the Saint Francis Xavier Major Seminary.

==Etymology==
[[File:Exterior of Punggol Point LRT Station.jpg|thumb|left|Exterior of the LRT station.]]
[[File:Punggol Point Concourse.jpg|thumb|left|Faregates at the ticketing level of Punggol Point LRT station.]]
[[File:Map of Station.jpg|thumb|left|The new locality map in the concourse of the station]]
The name is taken from [[Punggol Point]]. Despite its name, it is not located within or near the vicinity of Punggol Point. It is, however, the closest station to it.

==History==
On 19 December 2016, [[SBS Transit]] announced that the station will be opened for the convenience of residents staying along Ponggol Seventeenth Avenue. The station opened on 29th of that month.<ref name="PP">{{cite web | url=http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/press/2016-12-19-02.aspx | title=Opening of Punggol Point LRT Station (PW3) | publisher=SBS Transit | date=19 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/punggol-point-lrt-station-to-commence-service-on-dec-29|title=Punggol Point LRT station to commence service on Dec 29|last=Koh|first=Fabian|date=19 December 2016|work=The Straits Times}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Punggol Road End]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Punggol Point LRT Station}}

{{Singapore LRT stations|punggol=yes}}

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[[Category:Railway stations in Singapore opened in 2016]]
[[Category:Punggol]]
[[Category:LRT stations in Punggol]]
[[Category:Light Rail Transit (Singapore) stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Punggol]]


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