Phoenix LRT station
BP5 Phoenix 凤凰 ஃபீனிக்ஸ் Phoenix | |||||||||||
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 Exterior view of Phoenix LRT station. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 40 Choa Chu Kang Road Singapore 689483 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 1°22′43″N 103°45′29″E / 1.378625°N 103.757931°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | SMRT Light Rail (SMRT Corporation) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | |||||||||||
| Platforms | Side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | BP5 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 6 November 1999 | ||||||||||
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Phoenix LRT station (BP5) is an LRT station on the Bukit Panjang LRT Line in Singapore.
History
Train disruptions
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 five of them. The service was disrupted for seven hours but it was restored in stages and was fully functional again by 2.30 pm the same day. Then Communications and Information Technology Minister Yeo Cheow Tong visited the site soon after being told of the accident.[1]
Etymology
The name is derived 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.
Station layout
| P Platforms |
Side platform, doors will open on the left | |
| Platform 2 Alternate Services |
Template:SLRT lines: Service A towards BP1 NS4 Choa Chu Kang via BP13 Senja and BP6 DT1 Bukit Panjang (→) Template:SLRT lines: Service B towards BP1 NS4 Choa Chu Kang via BP7 Petir and BP6 DT1 Bukit Panjang (→) | |
| Platform 1 | Template:SLRT lines towards BP1 NS4 Choa Chu Kang via BP4 Teck Whye (←) | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| L1 | Street Level | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Shop |
Transport connections
Rail
| Platform | First Train | Last Train | ||||
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| Mon - Sat | Sunday & Public Holiday |
Daily | ||||
| Bukit Panjang LRT | ||||||
| Platform 1 | 5.07am | 5.26am | 12.49am | |||
| Platform 2 | 5.18am | 5.37am | 1.00am | |||
References
- ^ "MRT Accidents". Singapore On The Web. 20 November 2000.
