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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | <span style="background-color:gray"><font color = "ffffff"> '''BP5''' </font></span><br><big><strong>Phoenix<br>凤凰<br>ஃபீனிக்ஸ்</strong></big> | |||
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| style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2"| <strong>Station statistics</strong> | |||
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! Address | |||
| 40 Choa Chu Kang Road<br>Singapore 689483 | |||
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! Coordinates | |||
| 1°22′43″N 103°45′29″E | |||
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! Lines | |||
| <font color="gray">Bukit Panjang</font> | |||
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! Connections | |||
| Bus, Taxi | |||
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! Structure | |||
| Elevated | |||
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! Levels | |||
| 2 | |||
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! Platforms | |||
| Side | |||
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! Tracks | |||
| 2 | |||
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| style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2"| <strong>Other information</strong> | |||
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! Opened | |||
| 6 November 1999 | |||
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! Code | |||
| BP5 | |||
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| style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2"| <strong>Services</strong> | |||
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{| style="text-align:center; font-size:95%; border:1px solid black" | |||
! style="background-color:black;color:white" | Preceding Station !! !! style="background-color:black;color:white" | Light Rapid Transit !! !! style="background-color:black;color:white" | Following Station | |||
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| | | | [[Teck Whye LRT Station|<span style="background-color:gray"><font color = "ffffff"> '''BP4''' </font></span><br>Teck Whye]]<br><small>''towards [[Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT Station|Choa Chu Kang]]</small>'' || style="background-color:gray;color:gray" | 1 || [[Bukit Panjang LRT|<font color = "gray">Bukit Panjang (A)</font>]]<br><span style="background-color:gray"><font color = "ffffff"> '''BP5''' </font></span><br>Phoenix|| style="background-color:gray;color:gray" | 1 || [[Bukit Panjang LRT Station|<span style="background-color:gray"><font color = "ffffff"> '''BP6''' </font></span><br>Bukit Panjang]]<br><small>''via [[Senja LRT Station|Senja]]</small>'' | ||
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| [[Teck Whye LRT Station|<span style="background-color:gray"><font color = "ffffff"> '''BP4''' </font></span><br>Teck Whye]]<br><small>''towards [[Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT Station|Choa Chu Kang]]</small>'' || style="background-color:gray;color:gray" | 1 || [[Bukit Panjang LRT|<font color = "gray">Bukit Panjang (B)</font>]]<br><span style="background-color:gray"><font color = "ffffff"> '''BP5''' </font></span><br>Phoenix|| style="background-color:gray;color:gray" | 1 || [[Bukit Panjang LRT Station|<span style="background-color:gray"><font color = "ffffff"> '''BP6''' </font></span><br>Bukit Panjang]]<br><small>''via [[Petir LRT Station|Petir]]</small>'' | |||
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| style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2"| <strong>Maps</strong> | |||
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== | '''Phoenix LRT station (BP5)''' is an LRT station on the [[Bukit Panjang LRT]] in Singapore. It was opened in November 1999. It is operated by [[SMRT Corporation|SMRT]]. | ||
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. | |||
==Layout== | |||
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 | {|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 | ||
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=4 valign=top|''' | |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=4 valign=top|'''L2''' | ||
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;" colspan=2|<center><small> | |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;" colspan=2|<center><small>Side platform, doors will open on the left</small></center> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Platform 2 | |Platform 2 | ||
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" colspan=2|<small> | |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" colspan=2|<small><font color = "gray"> '''Bukit Panjang LRT''' </font>: Service A towards [[Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT Station|<span style="background-color:gray"><font color = "ffffff">''' BP1''' </font></span> Choa Chu Kang]] via [[Senja LRT Station|Senja]] (→)<br><font color = "gray"> '''Bukit Panjang LRT''' </font>: Service B towards [[Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT Station|<span style="background-color:gray"><font color = "ffffff">''' BP1''' </font></span> Choa Chu Kang]] via [[Petir LRT Station|Petir]] (→)</small> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Platform 1 | |Platform 1 | ||
| | |<small><font color = "gray"> '''Bukit Panjang LRT''' </font> towards [[Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT Station|<span style="background-color:gray"><font color = "ffffff">''' BP1''' </font></span> Choa Chu Kang]] (←)</small> | ||
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|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" colspan=2|<center><small> | |style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" colspan=2|<center><small>Side platform, doors will open on the left</small></center> | ||
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|'''L1''' | |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|'''L1''' | ||
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== | ==Nearby Buildings== | ||
* Nil | |||
== | ==Exits== | ||
* A : | |||
==Train service== | |||
{| style="text-align:centre; font-size:95%; border:1px solid black" | |||
|- | |||
< | ! Platform !! colspan="3" | First Train !! !! Last Train | ||
|- | |||
== | | || <small>Mon - Sat</small> || || style="text-align:center" | <small>Sunday &<br>Public Holiday</small> || || style="text-align:center" | <small>Daily</small> | ||
|- | |||
! colspan="7" style="background-color:gray;color:white; height:25px" | Bukit Panjang LRT | |||
|- | |||
| Platform 1 || style="text-align:center" | 5.07am || || style="text-align:center" | 5.26am || || style="text-align:center" | 12.39am | |||
|- | |||
| Platform 2 || style="text-align:center" | 5.18am || || style="text-align:center" | 5.37am || || style="text-align:center" | 12.50am | |||
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==Bus services nearby== | ==Bus services nearby== | ||
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== | ==Incidents== | ||
===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. | |||
===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. | |||
===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. | |||
[[ | ===2010 accident=== | ||
The first ever staff fatality on the MRT or LRT systems occurred on Oct 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 on Oct 29 2010 at about 5.45 pm. | |||
Revision as of 12:23, 30 January 2011
| BP5 Phoenix 凤凰 ஃபீனிக்ஸ் | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||
| Lines | Bukit Panjang | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | |||||||||||||||
| Structure | Elevated | |||||||||||||||
| Levels | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Side | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 6 November 1999 | |||||||||||||||
| Code | BP5 | |||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||
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| Maps | ||||||||||||||||
| Insert Maps | ||||||||||||||||
Phoenix LRT station (BP5) is an LRT station on the Bukit Panjang LRT in Singapore. It was opened in November 1999. It is operated by SMRT.
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.
Layout
| L2 | ||
| Platform 2 | Bukit Panjang LRT : Service A towards BP1 Choa Chu Kang via Senja (→) Bukit Panjang LRT : Service B towards BP1 Choa Chu Kang via Petir (→) | |
| Platform 1 | Bukit Panjang LRT towards BP1 Choa Chu Kang (←) | |
| L1 | Street Level | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Shop |
Nearby Buildings
- Nil
Exits
- A :
Train service
| Platform | First Train | Last Train | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon - Sat | Sunday & Public Holiday |
Daily | ||||
| Bukit Panjang LRT | ||||||
| Platform 1 | 5.07am | 5.26am | 12.39am | |||
| Platform 2 | 5.18am | 5.37am | 12.50am | |||
Bus services nearby
The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Choa Chu Kang Road:
| Bus Stop Code: 44141 (Phoenix Station) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Service | Between | And | Notes |
| SBS Transit Trunk Services | |||
| 160 | Jurong East Bus Interchange | Kotaraya II Bus Terminal (JB) | |
| SMRT Buses Trunk Services | |||
| 67 | Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange | Tampines Bus Interchange | |
| 180 | Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange | Boon Lay Bus Interchange | |
| 187 | Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange | Boon Lay Bus Interchange | |
| 190 | Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange | New Bridge Road Bus Terminal | |
| 975 | Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange | Lim Chu Kang Bus Terminal (Loop) | |
| SMRT Buses Short-working Trips | |||
| 67A | Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange | Hwa Chong Junior College | |
| 67W | Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange | Kandang Kerbau Women's and Children's Hospital | |
| 190A | Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange | Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station | |
| SMRT Buses NightRider Services | |||
| NR3 | Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange | North Canal Road (Loop) | |
| Bus Stop Code: 44149 (Opp Phoenix Station) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Service | Between | And | Notes |
| SBS Transit Trunk Services | |||
| 160 | Jurong East Bus Interchange | Kotaraya II Bus Terminal (JB) | |
| SMRT Buses Trunk Services | |||
| 67 | Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange | Tampines Bus Interchange | |
| 180 | Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange | Boon Lay Bus Interchange | |
| 187 | Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange | Boon Lay Bus Interchange | |
| 190 | Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange | New Bridge Road Bus Terminal | |
| 975 | Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange | Lim Chu Kang Bus Terminal (Loop) | |
| SMRT Buses NightRider Services | |||
| NR3 | Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange | North Canal Road (Loop) | |
Incidents
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.
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.
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.
2010 accident
The first ever staff fatality on the MRT or LRT systems occurred on Oct 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 on Oct 29 2010 at about 5.45 pm.