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.

Shops and facilities

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

Current Station Layout

L1	Street Level
B1	Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Passenger Service Centre
B2	Platform A	towards  NE1  CC29  HarbourFront (→)
	Island platform, Doors will open on the right
	Platform B	towards  NE17  Punggol (←)

Bus Services Nearby

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

Service	Between	And	Notes
SBS Transit Trunk Services
13	Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal	Upper East Coast Bus Terminal	Euro IV
23	Tampines Bus Interchange	Rochor Canal Road (Loop)
31	Tampines Bus Interchange	Toa Payoh Bus Interchange
64	Sims Place Bus Terminal	Mei Ling Street (Loop)	Euro IV
65	Tampines Bus Interchange	HarbourFront Bus Interchange
66	Bedok Bus Interchange	Jurong East Bus Interchange	Euro IV
125	Saint Michael's Bus Terminal	Sims Drive (Loop)
133	Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange	Marina Centre (Loop)	Euro IV
147	Hougang Central Bus Interchange	Clementi Bus Interchange	Wheelchair Accessible Bus Service (WAB) Euro III
SMRT Buses Trunk Services
857	Yishun Bus Interchange	Suntec City (Loop)
985	Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange	Geylang Lorong 1 Bus Terminal
SMRT Buses NightRider Services
NR6	HarbourFront Bus Interchange	Anchorvale Drive (Loop)