Northeast Line

Kovan MRT Station

Kovan MRT is station NE13 on the North East Line, serving an established Upper Serangoon Road neighbourhood. The non-interchange station is surrounded by bus stops, Heartland Mall–Kovan, Upper Serangoon Shopping Centre, everyday retail and dining. Its station-area setting combines convenient public transport with mature residential streets and access to nearby markets and community amenities.

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Transport context

Rail network access

Source-backed Kovan MRT Station identity for orientation and neighbourhood research. This block does not describe live service status, fares, train timings, or government endorsement.

Station identity, lines, codes, and interchange state come from the Homejourney shared MRT registry. The approximate map point is MRTStations-owned local presentation data; LTA/DataMall station-name and type fields are used only for reconciliation.

Lines: Northeast Line
Station codes: NE13
Interchange: No
Approximate map point: 1.3601, 103.8850

Reference: LTA DataMall TrainStation_Mar2026.zip; checked 2026-07-12. Dataset page (opens in a new tab) and Singapore Open Data Licence (opens in a new tab). Data attribution does not imply LTA or Singapore government endorsement of MRTStations.com.

Station facts

Kovan MRT is station NE13 on Singapore’s North East Line. It is a non-interchange station serving the Kovan area along Upper Serangoon Road. Station-specific locality listings identify nearby bus stops at the station exits and place Heartland Mall–Kovan within a short walk.

Amenities and lifestyle

Kovan’s everyday amenities are concentrated around Heartland Mall–Kovan, Upper Serangoon Shopping Centre and the surrounding Upper Serangoon Road shopfronts. Nearby listings identify Cold Storage at Heartland Mall–Kovan, along with casual dining and daily retail services in the mall. The setting combines convenient commercial frontage with established residential streets.

Commute and access

Kovan MRT provides North East Line access, while buses stop directly around the station exits on Upper Serangoon Road. Station-area listings show services including 80, 81, 82, 101, 107, 112, 113, 136 and 153 at nearby stops. The station is not an interchange; Serangoon and Hougang are nearby alternative transport nodes.

Nearby context

The station sits within an established north-eastern neighbourhood shaped by Upper Serangoon Road, Kovan Road and nearby residential lanes. Heartland Mall–Kovan and Upper Serangoon Shopping Centre provide the principal local commercial context, while bus stops along the arterial road connect surrounding housing areas with the station. Nearby property listings also place Kovan Hougang Market and Food Centre within the wider station area.