Buangkok MRT station

Buangkok MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North East Line (NEL) in Singapore, located near the road intersection of Sengkang Central with Compassvale Bow. The station serves the residential neighbourhood of Buangkok and surrounding developments including the Buangkok Bus Interchange, Sengkang Grand Residence, and Sengkang Grand Mall. Operated by SBS Transit, Buangkok station is a designated civil defence shelter and wheelchair accessible. The station's design, by Altoon + Porter Architects and 3HP Architects, features white Teflon sheets that cover the station's two entrances. Water, Nature & Contemporary – an Art-in-Transit artwork by Vincent Leow – is displayed at the station.

The station was first announced in March 1996 and construction began in April 1997. However, Buangkok station remained closed when the NEL began operations on 20 June 2003, upsetting the area's residents. Despite lobbying by grassroots leaders, the government supported SBS Transit's decision, citing low expected usage that would have made the station a "white elephant". In a display of public dissatisfaction with the decision, eight white cardboard elephants were put up when youth minister Vivian Balakrishnan visited Punggol South in August 2005. A police investigation into the incident ended with a stern warning to a grassroots leader. Following a re-evaluation of passenger demand by the Land Transport Authority, the station opened on 15 January 2006.