Bukit Panjang LRT/MRT Station
- "Bukit Panjang LRT Station" and "Bukit Panjang MRT Station" redirect here.
| BP6 DT1 Bukit Panjang LRT/MRT Station 武吉班让轻轨/地铁列车站 புக்கிட் சூ காங் Stesen LRT/MRT Bukit Panjang Light rail / Rapid transit |
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| Address | 11 Petir Road Singapore 678268 |
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| Coordinates | 1°22′42″N 103°45′42″E / 1.378436°N 103.761767°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Levels | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 (2 MRT, 2 LRT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 6 November 1999 (Bukit Panjang LRT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Code | BP6/DT1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bukit Panjang LRT/MRT Station (BP6/DT1) is an interchange station serving Bukit Panjang New Town. It is the western terminus for the Downtown MRT Line, with the line continuing northwards as a service route to the Gali Batu Depot. The station would be integrated with the Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange in the future.
The LRT station was opened in November 1999 and is operated by SMRT. It is connected to the Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange, also operated by SMRT, and serves as a transfer station for passengers heading towards Ten Mile Junction. It will be connected via a bridge at the LRT station's mezzanine level to the MRT station that is currently under construction and will be operated by SBS Transit when opened in 2015.[1] A short distance away from the interchange station is Bukit Panjang Plaza.
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[edit] Station layout
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| Platform 2 Alternate Services |
Bukit Panjang LRT: Service A towards BP1 Choa Chu Kang via BP13 Senja (→) Bukit Panjang LRT: Service B towards BP1 Choa Chu Kang via BP7 Petir (→) Bukit Panjang LRT: Service C towards BP14 Ten Mile Junction via BP13 Senja (→) |
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| Platform 1 Alternate Services |
Bukit Panjang LRT: Service A & B towards BP1 Choa Chu Kang (←) Bukit Panjang LRT: Service C towards BP14 Ten Mile Junction (←) |
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| Mezzanine | Transfer Area | Transfer Link Bridge to Downtown Line and Bukit Panjang LRT Platforms | |
| L1 | LRT Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Shop | |
| B1 | MRT Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Transitlink Counter | |
| B2 | Platform A | Downtown Line (under construction) towards DT19 NE4 Chinatown (→) |
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| Platform B | Downtown Line (under construction) towards DT19 NE4 Chinatown (→) |
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[edit] History
On July 15, 2008, when the precise station locations were revealed, the working name of the station was revealed as Petir MRT Station, named after Petir Road, but led to concerns that there would be confusion with Petir LRT Station, which the station was not near to,[2] despite similar names used. After a series of public polling by the LTA, on June 16, 2009, the finalized station name was revealed to be Bukit Panjang MRT station.[3] However, despite the name, and although located between the Bukit Panjang and Ten Mile Junction LRT Stations, it was not meant to be physically connected to either stations and thus was not indicated as an interchange station.
The location of the station and the lack of a connection to the LRT system caused local MPs to request a review, but was rejected by the LTA saying that it would be a "technical constraint" to force the line to curve sharply within a short distance to allow for a normal interchange station to be built. It may be thought that this is due to the different operators each operating the Bukit Panjang LRT Line and Downtown MRT Line, thus the name 'Bukit Panjang' was to be supposedly used twice in the MRT system map instead of being an interchange. However, it added that a covered linkway would be built between Bukit Panjang MRT Station and Bukit Panjang LRT Station, and hinted that there may be new developments on the reserve site between the two stations.[4] Since then, the station has been marked as an interchange station, with the Bukit Panjang LRT Line, on the MRT System map.
[edit] LRT Crossovers
After stopping at Bukit Panjang, services towards Senja or Petir will split up. Services A and C utilise the lower track towards Senja; Service B utilises the higher track towards Petir.
[edit] Incidents
10000 regular peak-hour commuters were stranded on the morning of August 30, 2001 because the LRT service was still being repaired after a power failure on the evening of August 29, 2001. An LRT train had hit a switch beam at the Bukit Panjang station at about 5.40 pm on Aug 29, resulting in the power failure. It was some 16 hours later before the service resumed at 10.15am later that day.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.ura.gov.sg/sales/JelebuPetirRd/MA/tenderdocs/JelebuPetirRd-Annex1.pdf
- ^ "Downtown Line 2 Station Sites Named". LTA. http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=1969. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
- ^ "Circle Line, Downtown Line 1 and 2 Station Names Finalised". LTA. http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=2146. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
- ^ "Downtown Line can't swing sharply to meet LRT station". The Straits Times. http://www.asiaone.com/print/News/the%2BStraits%2BTimes/Story/A1Story20080719-77597.html. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- ^ "10000 regular peak hour commuters stranded". The Straits Times. 2001-08-31. http://www.getformesingapore.com/homepage2003/mrt_news.htm.
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