Contract 712 for the constructing of Punggol NEL station was awarded to Hock Lian Seng Group at a contract sum of S$85.86 million.
The government gave the green light to construct the North East line in 1996.
The station was constructed in tandem with the developments of Punggol New Town in 1999.
The site of the station was in the middle of the forest, which was eventually cleared to make way for the construction.
 A track road was created to transport people and equipment to the site.

In 2002, both of the LRT station and the MRT station were completed.
Access roads of Punggol Central from Punggol Road were built at the same time.
The station opened with the rest of the line in 20 June 2003.
After finishing the construction of underground platforms at Punggol (at basement 2), construction began on the Punggol LRT in 2000, which had a middle platform on the LRT side (at level 2).
The Punggol LRT station was opened on 29 January 2005 and served only the East Loop before the opening of the West Loop on 29 June 2014.

On 27 February 2020, a power fault along the NEL resulted in service disruptions to the Punggol, Sengkang and Buangkok stations.
At 5:36 am, a shuttle train service was provided which operated on a single platform between the Punggol and Buangkok stations.
In order to facilitate maintenance functions, the power source to the tracks between the Hougang and Punggol stations was switched off.
Additionally, free regular and bridging bus services have been provided to serve these stations.
The repair works were completed by 11:49 am and usual service along the entire NEL resumed at 12:14 pm.
Investigations later revealed that a broken contact wire affected the power source to trains launching from Sengkang Depot, causing the service disruptions.
Contract 712 for the constructing of Punggol NEL station was awarded to Hock Lian Seng Group at a contract sum of S$85.86 million. The government gave the green light to construct the North East line in 1996. The station was constructed in tandem with the developments of Punggol New Town in 1999. The site of the station was in the middle of the forest, which was eventually cleared to make way for the construction.  A track road was created to transport people and equipment to the site.
In 2002, both of the LRT station and the MRT station were completed. Access roads of Punggol Central from Punggol Road were built at the same time. The station opened with the rest of the line in 20 June 2003. After finishing the construction of underground platforms at Punggol (at basement 2), construction began on the Punggol LRT in 2000, which had a middle platform on the LRT side (at level 2). The Punggol LRT station was opened on 29 January 2005 and served only the East Loop before the opening of the West Loop on 29 June 2014.
On 27 February 2020, a power fault along the NEL resulted in service disruptions to the Punggol, Sengkang and Buangkok stations. At 5:36 am, a shuttle train service was provided which operated on a single platform between the Punggol and Buangkok stations. In order to facilitate maintenance functions, the power source to the tracks between the Hougang and Punggol stations was switched off. Additionally, free regular and bridging bus services have been provided to serve these stations. The repair works were completed by 11:49 am and usual service along the entire NEL resumed at 12:14 pm. Investigations later revealed that a broken contact wire affected the power source to trains launching from Sengkang Depot, causing the service disruptions.
Punggol MRT/LRT station