Bukit Panjang MRT/LRT Station
 BP6 DT1 Bukit Panjang MRT/LRT Station 武吉班让地铁/轻轨列车站 புக்கிட் சூ காங் Stesen MRT/LRT Bukit Panjang | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Platform of the MRT Station. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |
950 Upper Bukit Timah Road Singapore 678213 (MRT) 11 Petir Road Singapore 678268 (LRT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 1°22′42″N 103°45′42″E / 1.378436°N 103.761767°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |
SMRT Light Rail (SMRT Corporation) (Bukit Panjang LRT) SBS Transit DTL (Downtown Line) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms |
Side (Bukit Panjang LRT Line) Island (Downtown Line) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 (2 MRT, 2 LRT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type |
Elevated (Bukit Panjang LRT Line) Underground (Downtown Line) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | BP6 DT1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened |
6 November 1999 (Bukit Panjang LRT Line) 27 December 2015 (Downtown Line) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bukit Panjang MRT/LRT Station (BP6/DT1) is an interchange station serving Bukit Panjang New Town. It is the western terminus for the Downtown Line, with the line continuing northwards as a service route to Gali Batu Depot. The station will be integrated with the future redeveloped Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange in 2017.[1]
The MRT station is connected to the LRT station via a bridge at the LRT station's mezzanine level. A short distance away from the interchange station is Bukit Panjang Plaza and Junction 10.
There is no paid link between the Bukit Panjang LRT Line and Downtown line, meaning commuters are required to tap out and then tap in again when transferring lines. However, there will not be any extra fare charged as long as the transfer is made within 15 minutes.[2]
History
10,000 regular peak-hour commuters were stranded on the morning of 30 August 2001 because the LRT service was still being repaired after a power failure on the evening of 29 August 2001. An LRT train had hit a switch beam at the Bukit Panjang station at about 5.40 pm on 29 August, resulting in the power failure. It was some 16 hours later before the service resumed at 10.15 am later that day.[3]
On 15 July 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, which the station was not near to,[4] despite similar names used. After a series of public polling by the Land Transport Authority, on 16 June 2009, the finalized station name was revealed to be Bukit Panjang MRT Station.[5]
The location of the station and the lack of a connection to the LRT system caused local Members of Parliament 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 and Downtown 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.[6] Since then, the station has been marked as an interchange station, with the Bukit Panjang LRT Line, on the MRT System map.
Incidents
Woodlands Road sinkhole incident
Excavation works for the Downtown Line 2 caused a massive sinkhole on Woodlands Road on 16 March 2013. The construction destabilised the soil, which ruptured an underground water pipe. The rupture which was as wide as one of the road's lanes, appeared near West View Primary School, next to where construction work for Downtown Line 2 is being carried out.[7]
Fire at Downtown MRT Line construction
A fire broke out at a construction site for the Downtown Line in the early hours of Apr 9 2014. No injuries were reported and the fire was put out in 30 minutes. Thick smoke could be seen from the work site in Bukit Panjang, near shopping mall Junction 10.[8]
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.
Art in Transit
The Downtown Line platforms feature "Punctum of the Long Hills" by John Clang, an artwork depicting the great progress Singapore has made over the years.
Station layout
| L2 | Side platform, doors will open on the left | |
| Platform 2 Alternate Services |
Bukit Panjang LRT: Service A towards BP1 NS4 Choa Chu Kang via BP13
Senja (→) Bukit Panjang LRT: Service B towards BP1 NS4 Choa Chu Kang via BP7 Petir (→) Bukit Panjang LRT: Service C towards BP14 Ten Mile Junction via BP13 Senja→) | |
| Platform 1 Alternate Services |
Bukit Panjang LRT: Service A & B towards BP1 NS4 Choa Chu Kang via BP5
Phoenix (←) Bukit Panjang LRT: Service C towards BP14 Ten Mile Junction (←) | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Mezzanine | Transfer Area | Transfer Link Bridge to Downtown Line and Bukit Panjang LRT Platforms |
| L1 | LRT Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Shop |
| Street Level | Hillion Mall (U/C), Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange (U/C) | |
| B1 | Service Level | Restricted Access |
| B2 | MRT Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, TransitLink Counter 7-Eleven |
| B3 | Platform B | Downtown Line towards DT19 NE4 Chinatown via DT2 Cashew (→) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left, right | ||
| Platform A | Downtown Line towards DT19 NE4 Chinatown via DT2 Cashew (→) Downtown Line withdrawal trains (←) | |
Exits
- A1 & A2: Bukit Panjang LRT, Bukit Panjang Plaza, Senja-Cashew Community Club
- B: Junction 10, Sri Murugan Hill Temple
- C: Opening by end of 2016
- D: Opening by end of 2016
Transport connections
Rail
| Platform (LRT) Destination (MRT) | First Train | Last Train | ||||
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| Mon – Sat | Sunday & Public Holiday | Daily | ||||
| Bukit Panjang LRT | ||||||
| Platform 1 | 5.05am | 5.24am | 12.47am | |||
| Platform 2 | 4.59am | 5.18am | 1.02am | |||
| Downtown Line | ||||||
| to DT19 Chinatown | 5.30am | 5.50am | 11.35pm | |||
References
- ↑ "NEW INTEGRATED TRANSPORT HUB IN 2015; GREATER CONVENIENCE, SEAMLESS TRANSFERS FOR BUKIT PANJANG COMMUTERS". Land Transport Authority. November 16, 2012.
- ↑ "Tapping out needed for line transfers at Newton, Bukit Panjang stations; no extra fares: LTA", "[Channel NewsAsia]" 01 December 2015. Retrieved on 01 December 2015.
- ↑ "10000 regular peak hour commuters stranded". The Straits Times. 2001-08-31.
- ↑ "Downtown Line 2 Station Sites Named". LTA. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
- ↑ "Circle Line, Downtown Line 1 and 2 Station Names Finalised". LTA. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
- ↑ "Downtown Line can't swing sharply to meet LRT station". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- ↑ "Excavation works for new MRT line caused Woodlands sinkhole". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ↑ "Fire at Downtown Line construction site in Bukit Panjang". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
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