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{{Station Infobox
{{Infobox/Station
|Terminus=
|TA1=RBP
|Code={{Code/1|C1=FFF|L1=BPLRT|Code1=BP5}}
|Code={{Code/S|BP5|BPLRT}}
|Name=Phoenix<br>凤凰<br>ஃபீனிக்ஸ்
|Name=Phoenix<br>凤凰<br>ஃபீனிக்ஸ்
|Image=
|Img=[[File:Phoenix-BPLRT.png|centre|300px]]
|Image Description=
|Info=
|Info 1=
  {{Infoline|Address|40 Choa Chu Kang Road<br>Singapore 689483}}
  {{Infobox |Header=Address |Content=40 Choa Chu Kang Road<br>Singapore 689483}}
  {{Infoline|Line(s)|{{BPLRT}}}}
  {{Infobox |Header=Coordinates |Content=1°22′43″N 103°45′29″E}}
  {{Infoline|Structure|Elevated}}
{{Infobox |Header=Line(s) |Content={{BPLRT}}}}
  {{Infoline|Connections|{{Icon|Bus|B|25px|o={{CSS/BUS|s=|f=}}|a=Bus|d=inline}}}}
  {{Infobox |Header=Connection |Content=Bus, Taxi}}
{{Infobox |Header=Structure Type |Content=Elevated}}
  {{Infobox |Header=Levels |Content=2}}
{{Infobox |Header=Platforms |Content=Side}}
{{Infobox |Header=Tracks |Content=2}}
|Info 2=
{{Infobox |Header=Opened |Content=6 November 1999}}
{{Infobox |Header=Operator |Content={{SMRT}}}}
|Transit Type=Light Rail Transit
|Transit=
{{Line |Previous={{Line T |Type=L |Next=Teck Whye |End=Choa Chu Kang}} |Following={{Line T |Type=L |Next=Bukit Panjang |End=Senja}} |Line=BPLRT |LineE=<br>(Service A)}}
{{Line |Previous={{Line T |Type=L |Next=Teck Whye |End=Choa Chu Kang}} |Following={{Line T |Type=L |Next=Bukit Panjang |End=Petir}} |Line=BPLRT |LineE=<br>(Service B)}}
|Maps=
}}
}}


'''Phoenix LRT station (BP5)''' is an elevated [[Light Rail Transit]] (LRT) station on the [[Bukit Panjang LRT]].
'''Phoenix (BP5)''' is a [[Light Rail Transit]] (LRT) station on the {{BPLRT}}.


==History==
==History==
===Train disruptions===
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:50%"
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.<ref>[http://singaporeontheweb.net/homepage2003/singaporemrtaccidents.htm "MRT Accidents"]. Singapore On The Web (20 November 2000)</ref>
!width=150|Date!!Event
|-
|6 November 1999||Station officially opened
|-
|4 October 2020||rowspan=4|Station closed due to the upgrading of signaling system on the {{BPLRT}}<ref>[//www.smrt.com.sg/Announcements/articleid/1278 "Renewal works for Bukit Panjang LRT to be conducted on Sundays in October"]. SMRT (18 September 2020).</ref>
|-
|11 October 2020
|-
|18 October 2020
|-
|25 October 2020
|}


==Etymology==
===2000 train collision===
The name is derived from Phoenix Heights, a name for a cluster of private low rise houses along one side of the station.
An LRT train with 20 passengers crashed into an empty train 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.<ref>[//eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/today20001120-1.2.5.6 "LRT freezes, vanishes and crashes"]. TODAY (20 November 2000).</ref> The service was disrupted for seven hours but it was restored in stages and was fully functional again by 2.30pm the same day.
 
===2010 incident===
In 2010, an LRT technician, Chia Teck Heng, who was checking the power rail between Phoenix and {{Stn|Bukit Panjang}} stations, died of injuries sustained after being hit by a train.<ref>[//www.straitstimes.com/singapore/man-dies-after-being-hit-by-train-at-fajar-lrt-station "Man dies after being run over by train at Fajar LRT station"]. Straits Times.</ref>


==Layout==
==Layout==
{|table cellspacing=0 style="border-collapse:collapse;border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:left;"
{| class="layout"
!rowspan=5|L2
|-
|-
!rowspan=5 valign=top|L2
|colspan=2 class="platform bottom"|Platform 1
|- style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"
|-
|style="border:solid 2px;text-align:center;border-top:none" colspan=2|<small>Side platform
|colspan=2|
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%;"
!{{Layout/Platform|1|BPLRT}}
|style='padding-right:.5em;'|{{Layout/Arrow|BPLRT|0}} '''Service A/B:''' {{Layout/Station|BP1}}
|style='padding-left:.5em;border-left:1px solid;width:200px'|'''Service Map'''
|-
|colspan=3|
<div style='overflow-x:scroll;white-space:nowrap;max-width:75vw;'>
{{Layout/Map|BP5|#000|#fff|c=BPLRT}} {{Layout/Map|BP4|c=BPLRT}} {{Layout/Map|BP3|c=BPLRT}} {{Layout/Map|BP2|c=BPLRT}} {{Layout/Map|BP1|c=BPLRT|r=}}
</div>
|}
|-
|colspan=2|
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%;"
!{{Layout/Platform|2|BPLRT}}
|style='padding-right:.5em;'|{{Layout/Arrow|BPLRT|180}} <span style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle;"><span style="display:block;text-align:left;>'''Service A:''' {{Layout/Station|BP6}} <small> via {{Layout/Station|BP13}}</small></span><span style="display:block;text-align:left;>'''Service B:''' {{Layout/Station|BP6}} <small> via {{Layout/Station|BP7}}</small></span></span>
|style='padding-left:.5em;border-left:1px solid;width:200px'|'''Service Map'''
|-
|colspan=3|
<div style='overflow-x:scroll;white-space:nowrap;max-width:75vw;'>
<span style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1.5em;><span style="display:block;text-align:left;">{{Layout/Map|BP10|c=BPLRT|l={{Layout/Map-UL|c=BPLRT|height=10.1em}}}} {{Layout/Map|BP9|c=BPLRT}} {{Layout/Map|BP8|c=BPLRT}} {{Layout/Map|BP7|c=BPLRT|width=5.2em|r={{Layout/Map-R|c=BPLRT|width=3em}}}}</span><span style="display:block;text-align:left;">{{Layout/Map|BP11|c=BPLRT}} {{Layout/Map|BP12|c=BPLRT}} {{Layout/Map|BP13|c=BPLRT|width=5.2em|r=}}</span></span> {{Layout/Map|BP6|c=BPLRT|l={{Layout/Map-BL|c=BPLRT|right=4em|width=6em}}}} {{Layout/Map|BP5|#000|#fff|c=BPLRT|r=}}
</div>
|}
|-
|colspan=2 class="platform top"|Platform 2
|-
|-
|Platform 2
|{{BPLRT}}<br>
'''Service A:''' towards {{Terminus BPLRT 1}} <small>via {{BPLRT via BP13}}</small> (→)<br>
'''Service B:''' towards {{Terminus BPLRT 1}} <small>via {{BPLRT via BP7}}</small> (→)
|- style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"
|Platform 1
|{{BPLRT}}<br>
towards {{Terminus BPLRT 1}} (←)
|- style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"
|style="border:solid 2px;text-align:center;border-bottom:none" colspan=2|<small>Side platform
|- style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" valign=top
!width=25 rowspan=2|L1
!width=25 rowspan=2|L1
|width=125 |Concourse
|width=125|Concourse
|width=550 |Faregates, Ticketing Machines
|Faregates, General Ticketing Machines
|- style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" valign=top
|-
|Street Level
|Street Level
|
|
|}
|}


==Rail Service==
==Exits==
{{Rail Head}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{{Rail Line |L=BPLRT |C=FFF |Name=Bukit Panjang LRT}}
!width=50|Exit!!width=50|Disabled-Access!!Location/Nearby
{{Rail Service |#=2 |C1=FFF |L1=BPLRT |1=BP1 |C2=FFF |L2=NSL |2=NS4 |Name=Choa Chu Kang (Platform 1) |T1=05:07 |T2=05:07 |T3=05:26 |T4=00:49}}
|-
{{Rail Service |#=2 |C1=FFF |L1=BPLRT |1=BP6 |C2=FFF |L2=DTL |2=DT1 |Name=Bukit Panjang (Platform 2) |T1=05:18 |T2=05:18 |T3=05:37 |T4=01:00}}
|A||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"| Choa Chu Kang Rd
|}
 
==Transport Services==
===First/Last Train Timing===
{|class="traintiming"
!rowspan=2 width=230|Destination!!colspan=3|First Train!!Last Train
|-style="font-size:85%;"
!width=70|Mon − Fri!!width=70|Sat!!width=70|Sun & P.H.!!width=70|Daily
|-
!colspan=5 style="{{CSS/BPLRT|s=|t=}}text-align:center;"|{{Icon|LRT|W|20px|d=inline}} {{BPLRT|style={{CSS/BPLRT|bg=|s=|t=}}}}
{{Timing|BP1||05:07|05:07|05:26|23:32|nv=}}
{{Timing|BP1|BP10|05:18|05:18|05:37|23:15}}
{{Timing|BP6|BP10|L=23:35}}
|}
 
===Bus===
:''More travel information: [[Alternative Travel Method/Phoenix|Alternative Travel Method]]''
{|class="wikitable"
!width=240|Bus Stop!!width=30|Exit!!width=300|Bus Service
{{BusGuide|{{BS44141}}| {{Exit/Cell|A}} }}{{Bus/67}} {{Bus/160}} {{Bus/180}} {{Bus/187}} {{Bus/190}} {{Bus/974}} {{Bus/975}} {{Bus/976}} {{Bus/983}}
{{BusGuide|{{BS44149}}| {{Exit/Cell|A}} }}{{Bus/67}} {{Bus/160}} {{Bus/180}} {{Bus/187}} {{Bus/190}} {{Bus/974}} {{Bus/975}} {{Bus/976}} {{Bus/983}}
|}
|}


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{{Bukit Panjang LRT}}

Latest revision as of 10:18, 12 January 2023


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BP5
Phoenix
凤凰
ஃபீனிக்ஸ்
Phoenix-BPLRT.png
*Graphic From SGTrains/Wikipedia/LTA
Statistics
Address 40 Choa Chu Kang Road
Singapore 689483
Line(s) Bukit Panjang LRT
Structure Elevated
Connections Bus

Phoenix (BP5) is a Light Rail Transit (LRT) station on the Bukit Panjang LRT.

History[edit]

Date Event
6 November 1999 Station officially opened
4 October 2020 Station closed due to the upgrading of signaling system on the Bukit Panjang LRT[1]
11 October 2020
18 October 2020
25 October 2020

2000 train collision[edit]

An LRT train with 20 passengers crashed into an empty train 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.[2] The service was disrupted for seven hours but it was restored in stages and was fully functional again by 2.30pm the same day.

2010 incident[edit]

In 2010, an LRT technician, Chia Teck Heng, who was checking the power rail between Phoenix and Bukit Panjang stations, died of injuries sustained after being hit by a train.[3]

Layout[edit]

L2
Platform 1
1Platform ➔ Service A/B: BP1Choa Chu Kang Service Map
2Platform ➔ Service A: BP6Bukit Panjang via BP13SenjaService B: BP6Bukit Panjang via BP7Petir Service Map
Platform 2
L1 Concourse Faregates, General Ticketing Machines
Street Level

Exits[edit]

Exit Disabled-Access Location/Nearby
A Handicapped/disabled access Choa Chu Kang Rd

Transport Services[edit]

First/Last Train Timing[edit]

Destination First Train Last Train
Mon − Fri Sat Sun & P.H. Daily
icon Bukit Panjang LRT
BP1Choa Chu Kang 05:07 05:07 05:26 23:32
BP1Choa Chu Kang
   via BP10Fajar 		05:18 05:18 05:37 23:15
BP6Bukit Panjang
   via BP10Fajar 		– – – 23:35

Bus[edit]

More travel information: Alternative Travel Method
Bus Stop Exit Bus Service
Phoenix Stn icon44141
Choa Chu Kang Rd
A
Opp Phoenix Stn icon44149
Choa Chu Kang Rd
A

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Renewal works for Bukit Panjang LRT to be conducted on Sundays in October". SMRT (18 September 2020).
  2. ↑ "LRT freezes, vanishes and crashes". TODAY (20 November 2000).
  3. ↑ "Man dies after being run over by train at Fajar LRT station". Straits Times.
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