Phoenix LRT Station
| BP5 Phoenix LRT Station 凤凰轻轨列车站 ஃபீனிக்ஸ் Stesen LRT Phoenix Light rail |
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| Address | 40 Choa Chu Kang Road Singapore 689483 |
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| Coordinates | 1°22′43″N 103°45′29″E / 1.378625°N 103.757931°E | ||||||||||
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| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
| Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Levels | 2 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 6 November 1999 | ||||||||||
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| Code | BP5 | ||||||||||
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Phoenix LRT station (BP5) is an LRT station on the Bukit Panjang LRT Line in Singapore. It was opened in November 1999. It is operated by SMRT.
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[edit] Etymology
The name derives from Phoenix Heights, a name for a cluster of private low rise houses along one side of the station. Another side consist of high rise HDB flats.
[edit] Train service
| Platform | First Train | Last Train | ||||
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| Bukit Panjang LRT | ||||||
| Platform 1 | 5.07am | 5.26am | 12.39am | |||
| Platform 2 | 5.18am | 5.37am | 12.50am | |||
[edit] Station layout
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| Platform 2 Alternate Services |
Bukit Panjang LRT: Service A towards BP1 Choa Chu Kang via Senja (→) Bukit Panjang LRT: Service B towards BP1 Choa Chu Kang via Petir (→) |
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| Platform 1 | Bukit Panjang LRT towards BP1 Choa Chu Kang (←) | |
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| L1 | Street Level | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Shop |
[edit] Incidents
[edit] 2000 accident
An LRT train with 20 passengers crashed into an empty one at Phoenix Station on 19 November 2000 after an operations officer failed to do a manual check of the lines before restarting the network system. The impact threw seated and standing passengers to the floor of the train, injuring three of them. The service was disrupted for seven hours but it was restored in stages and was fully functional again by 2.30pm the same day. Then Communications and Information Technology Minister Yeo Cheow Tong visited the site soon after being told of the accident.[1]
[edit] 2005 Train disruption
At 12.05 pm on 7 April 2005, all 11 trains in the LRT system were affected by a power outage. Three trains were disrupted in between stations. Following the restoration of power supply at 12.20 pm, normal train services resumed. Staff were sent to pacify passengers trapped in the three trains.
Later that day at 1.54 pm, a train that reached the station encountered a fault and was unable to release its brakes. A rescue train was used to push the train back to the depot and services resumed at 2.39 pm.
[edit] 2010 Train Disruption
Train service at the Bukit Panjang LRT was disrupted at about 5.30pm on 23 April 2010 due to a power trip caused by lightning. As a result, two trains with a total of 100 passengers were stalled between Phoenix and Bukit Panjang LRT stations.
SMRT's engineers were able to restore power at 5.48pm on one of the trains, which proceeded to Phoenix Station for about 35 passengers to disembark. However, power could not be restored on the second train. Due to lightning risk and the heavy rain, a rescue train was sent to push out the train. Service was resumed at 6.30pm.
About 5,000 passengers were affected by the disruption. Preliminary investigation showed that the power rail between Phoenix and Bukit Panjang stations was hit by lightning, which caused the power trip and damage to the power equipment on the second train. [2]
[edit] 2010 accident
The first ever staff fatality on the MRT or LRT systems occurred on October 17, 2010 at 8 am when Mr Chia Teck Heng, who was carrying out maintenance works on the tracks of a Light Rapid Transit station was hit by a train at this station while checking the power rail between Phoenix and Bukit Panjang stations. He went into a coma and was warded at the National University Hospital but died October 29, 2010 at about 5.45 pm.[3]
[edit] 2011 train disruption
Some 1,420 passengers were affected by a service disruption of the Bukit Panjang LRT system on June 7, 2011. In a statement, SMRT said the one hour long disruption was caused by a signaling fault between Phoenix and Bukit Panjang stations at about 9.40am.
About 20 passengers on board an affected train which was delayed between Phoenix and Teck Whye stations were allowed to alight at Teck Whye within 15 minutes.
From 10.05am, announcements were made to all stations and trains to inform passengers about the disruption.
SMRT activated 18 buses for bridging services at about 10am for the entire line to serve LRT passengers.
Service resumed at about 10.40am.[4]
[edit] Bus services nearby
The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Choa Chu Kang Road:
| Bus Stop Code: 44141 (Phoenix Station) | |||
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| Service | Destination | Note | |
| SMRT Buses Trunk Services | |||
| 67 | Tampines Bus Interchange | ||
| 180 | Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange | ||
| 187 | Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange | ||
| 190 | New Bridge Road Bus Terminal | ||
| 975 | Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange | ||
| SMRT Buses NightRider Service | |||
| NR3 | North Canal Road (loop) | ||
| SBS Transit Trunk Service | |||
| 160 | Kotaraya 2 Bus Terminal | End at JB | |
| Bus Stop Code: 44149 (Opposite Phoenix Station) | |||
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| Service | Destination | Note | |
| SMRT Buses Trunk Services | |||
| 67 | Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange | ||
| 180 | Boon Lay Bus Interchange | ||
| 187 | Boon Lay Bus Interchange | ||
| 190 | Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange | ||
| 975 | Lim Chu Kang Road (loop) | ||
| SMRT Buses NightRider Service | |||
| NR3 | Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange | ||
| SBS Transit Trunk Service | |||
| 160 | Jurong East Bus Interchange | ||
[edit] References
- ^ "MRT Accidents". Singapore On The Web. 20 November 2000. http://singaporeontheweb.net/homepage2003/singaporemrtaccidents.htm.
- ^ "Train service at Bukit Panjang LRT disrupted due to power trip". Channel NewsAsia. 2010-04-24. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1052215/1/.html.
- ^ "Technician hit by LRT train". Straits Times. 2010-10-28. http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_596455.html.
- ^ "Bukit Panjang LRT service disruption affects 1,420 passengers". Straits Times. 2011-06-27. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1133702/1/.html.
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