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{{Infobox/Station
{{Infobox/Station
|Code={{Code|2|DTL|DT1|BPLRT|BP6}}
|TA1=RDT|TA2=RBP
|Code={{Code/S|DT1|DTL}}{{Code/J|DTL|BPLRT|s=}}{{Code/S|BP6|BPLRT}}
|Name=Bukit Panjang<br>武吉班让<br>புக்கிட் பாஞ்சாங்
|Name=Bukit Panjang<br>武吉班让<br>புக்கிட் பாஞ்சாங்
|Img=[[File:Bukit Panjang-BPLRT.png|centre|300px]][[File:Bukit Panjang-DTL.png|centre|300px]]
|Img=[[File:Bukit Panjang-DTL.png|centre|300px]][[File:Bukit Panjang-BPLRT.png|centre|300px]]
|Info=
|Info=
  {{Infoline|Address|950 Upper Bukit Timah Road<br>11 Petir Road<br>Singapore 678213/678268}}
  {{Infoline|Address (DTL)|950 Upper Bukit Timah Road<br>Singapore 678213}}
  {{Infoline|Line(s)|{{BPLRT}}<br>{{DTL}}}}
{{Infoline|Address (BPLRT)|11 Petir Road<br>Singapore 678268}}
  {{Infoline|Connections|[[File:Bus Logo.png|25px|link=|alt=Bus]] [[File:Taxi Logo.png|25px|link=|alt=Taxi]]}}
  {{Infoline|Line(s)|{{DTL}}<br>{{BPLRT}}}}
{{Infoline|Structure|Underground (DTL)<br>Elevated (BPLRT)}}
  {{Infoline|Connections|{{Icon|Bus|B|25px|o={{CSS/BUS|s=|f=}}|a=Bus|d=inline}} {{Icon|Taxi|W|25px|o={{CSS/LTA|s=|f=}}|a=Taxi|d=inline}}}}
  {{Infoline|Abbreviation|BKP}}
  {{Infoline|Abbreviation|BKP}}
}}
}}


'''Bukit Panjang (DT1/BP6)''' is an elevated [[Light Rail Transit]] (LRT) station on the {{BPLRT}} and an underground [[Mass Rapid Transit]] (MRT) station on the {{DTL}}.
'''Bukit Panjang (DT1/BP6)''' is a [[Mass Rapid Transit]] (MRT) station on the {{DTL}} and a [[Light Rail Transit]] (LRT) station on the {{BPLRT}}.


Commuters transferring between the [[Bukit Panjang LRT]] and [[Downtown Line]] have to tap out and in again within 15 minutes for a valid transfer as there is no paid link connecting the two lines.<ref>[//www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/tapping-out-needed-for/2309168.html "Tapping out needed for line transfers at Newton, Bukit Panjang stations; no extra fares: LTA"]. Channel NewsAsia (1 December 2015). Retrieved 1 December 2015.</ref>
{| class="warning_orange" style="margin:0 0 10px;width:60%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0
!width=70 height=50 rowspan=2|<div class="triangle">!</div>
|style="font-size:110%;"|'''Note:''' Commuters transferring between the {{DTL}} and the {{BPLRT}} have to tap out and in again within 15 minutes for a valid transfer and no extra fare will be charged for their journey.
|}


==History==
==History==
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!width=150|Date!!Event
!width=150|Date!!Event
|-
|-
|6 November 1999||Station officially opens
|6 November 1999||Station officially opened
|-
|-
|27 December 2015||Station interchanges with Downtown Line
|27 December 2015||Station interchanged with {{DTL}}
|-
|4 October 2020||rowspan=4|Station ({{BPLRT}}) 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
|}
|}


===2001 LRT Disruption===
===2001 train disruption===
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.<ref>[//www.getformesingapore.com/homepage2003/mrt_news.htm "10000 regular peak hour commuters stranded"]. The Straits Times (31 August 2001). Retrieved 31 August 2011.</ref>
In the evening of 29 August 2001, an LRT train had hit a switch beam at 5.40pm. This results in a power failure for the whole line. Train service was resumed at 10.15am the next day, affecting about 10,000 commuters. <ref>[//web.archive.org/web/20110928112432/www.getformesingapore.com/homepage2003/mrt_news.htm "10000 regular peak hour commuters stranded"]. Straits Times (31 August 2001). Archived on 28 September 2011.</ref>


===Downtown Line Station Naming Controversy===
==={{DTL|b=}} station naming controversy===
On 15 July 2008, when the precise station locations were revealed, the working name of the station was revealed as '''Petir''', named after Petir Road, but led to concerns that there would be confusion with {{Stn|Petir}}, which the station was not near to,<ref>[//app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=1969 "Downtown Line 2 Station Sites Named"]. Land Transport Authority. Retrieved 17 June 2009.</ref> despite similar names used. After a series of public polling by Land Transport Authority (LTA), on 16 June 2009, the finalised station name was revealed to be '''Bukit Panjang'''.<ref>[//app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=2146 "Circle Line, Downtown Line 1 and 2 Station Names Finalised"]. Land Transport Authority. Retrieved 17 June 2009.</ref>
On 15 July 2008, when the station locations were revealed for {{DTL|b=}} 2, the working name of the station was revealed as '''Petir''', but led to concerns that there would be confusion with {{Stn|Petir}}, which the station was not near to.<ref>[//web.archive.org/web/20110527042907/app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=1969 "Downtown Line 2 Station Sites Named"]. Land Transport Authority. Archived on 27 May 2011</ref> After a series of public polling by Land Transport Authority (LTA), on 16 June 2009, the finalised station name was revealed to be '''Bukit Panjang'''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110807024326/app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=2146 "Circle Line, Downtown Line 1 and 2 Station Names Finalised"]. Land Transport Authority. Archived on 7 August 2011.</ref>


The location of the station and the lack of a connection to the LRT system caused local Members of Parliament (MP) 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 the MRT and the LRT stations, and hinted that there may be new developments on the reserve site between the two stations.<ref>[//www.asiaone.com/print/News/the%2BStraits%2BTimes/Story/A1Story20080719-77597.html "Downtown Line can't swing sharply to meet LRT station"]. The Straits Times. Retrieved 20 July 2008.</ref> Since then, the station has been marked as an interchange station, with the [[Bukit Panjang LRT]], on the MRT System map.
The location of the station and the lack of a connection to the LRT system caused local Members of Parliament (MP) 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. However, it added that a covered linkway would be built between the MRT and the LRT stations.<ref>[//web.archive.org/web/20131224101656/app.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=3&id=67 "Why Downtown Line differs from earlier ones"]. Land Transport Authority. Archived on 24 December 2013.</ref>


===Woodlands Road sinkhole incident===
===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.<ref>[//ride.asiaone.com/news/general/story/excavation-works-new-mrt-line-caused-woodlands-sinkhole "Excavation works for new MRT line caused Woodlands sinkhole"]. The Straits Times. Retrieved 16 April 2013.</ref>
Excavation works for the {{DTL|b=}} 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 is being carried out.<ref>[//web.archive.org/web/20131216112330/ride.asiaone.com/news/general/story/excavation-works-new-mrt-line-caused-woodlands-sinkhole "Excavation works for new MRT line caused Woodlands sinkhole"]. AsiaOne. Archived on 16 December 2013.</ref>


==Art in Transit==
===Construction fire===
'''Downtown Line''': ''Punctum of the Long Hills'' by John Clang was found at the platform level, depicting the great progress Singapore has made over the years.
A fire broke out at a construction site for the {{DTL|b=}} in the early hours of 9 April 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 Junction 10 mall.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140410181141/www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/fire-at-downtown-line/1064660.html "Fire at Downtown Line construction site in Bukit Panjang"]. Channel NewsAsia. Archived on 10 April 2014.</ref>
 
==Artworks==
*[[File:DT1-Punctum of the Long Hills.png|300px]]<br>{{DTL}}: ''Punctum of the Long Hills'' by John Clang<br>Two giant-sized boys peek around public housing blocks, signifying a sense of curiosity and the spirit of adventure. The rows of tall blocks allude to the hilly landscape of Bukit Panjang, which means “long hills” in Malay.<ref>[//www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/a_better_public_transport_experience/art_in_transit.html "Art in Transit"]. Land Transport Authority.</ref>


==Layout==
==Layout==
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!rowspan=5|L2
!rowspan=5|L2
|-
|-
|colspan=2 class="platform bottom"|Platform 2
|colspan=2 class="platform bottom"|Platform 1
|-
|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'''
|-
|-
|Platform 2||{{RailRoute/6|BPLRT|right|A|{{Code|2|BPLRT|BP6|DTL|DT1}}<br>{{Stn|Bukit Panjang}}|{{BP13}}|{{BP1}}}}{{RailRoute/6|BPLRT|right|B|{{Code|2|BPLRT|BP6|DTL|DT1}}<br>{{Stn|Bukit Panjang}}|{{BP7}}|{{BP1}}}}
|colspan=3|
<div style='overflow-x:scroll;white-space:nowrap;max-width:75vw;'>
{{Layout/Map|BP6|#000|#fff|c=BPLRT}} {{Layout/Map|BP5|c=BPLRT}} {{Layout/Map|BP4|c=BPLRT}} {{Layout/Map|BP3|c=BPLRT}} {{Layout/Map|BP2|c=BPLRT}} {{Layout/Map|BP1|c=BPLRT|r=}}
</div>
|}
|-
|-
|Platform 1||{{RailRoute/5|BPLRT|left|A/B|{{BP1}}|{{Code|2|BPLRT|BP6|DTL|DT1}}<br>{{Stn|Bukit Panjang}}}}
|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:''' via {{Layout/Station|BP13}}</span><span style="display:block;text-align:left;>'''Service B:''' via {{Layout/Station|BP7}}</span></span>
|style='padding-left:.5em;border-left:1px solid;width:200px'|'''Service Map'''
|-
|-
|colspan=2 class="platform top"|Platform 1
|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|#000|#fff|c=BPLRT|l={{Layout/Map-BL|c=BPLRT|right=4em|width=6em}}|r=}}
</div>
|}
|-
|colspan=2 class="platform top"|Platform 2
|-
!rowspan=2|M
|width=125|BPLRT Concourse
|Faregates, Ticketing Machines
|-
|-
!M
|Unpaid Link
|Unpaid Link
|between [[Downtown Line]] Concourse and [[Bukit Panjang LRT]] Concourse
|between {{DTL}} Concourse and {{BPLRT}} Concourse
|-
|-
!width=25 rowspan=2|L1
!width=25 rowspan=2|L1
|width=125|LRT Concourse
|width=125|BPLRT Concourse
|Faregates, Ticketing Machines
|Faregates, Ticketing Machines
|- valign=top
|-
|Street Level
|Street Level
|Hillion Mall, Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange
|[[Hillion Mall]], Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange
|- class="restricted"
|- class="restricted"
!B1
!B1
Line 68: Line 108:
|-
|-
!rowspan=3|B3
!rowspan=3|B3
|Plaftom A||{{RailRoute/2|DTL|left|{{DT35}}|{{DT16}}|{{DT1}}}}
|colspan=2|
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%;"
!{{Layout/Platform|A|DTL}}
|style='padding-right:.5em;'|{{Layout/Arrow|DTL|180}} {{Layout/Station|DT35}}
|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|DT35|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT34|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT33|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT32|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT31|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT30|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT29|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT28|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT27|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT26|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT25|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT24|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT23|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT22|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT21|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT20|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT19|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT18|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT17|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT16|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT15|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT14|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT13|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT12|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT11|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT10|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT9|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT8|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT7|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT6|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT5|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT3|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT2|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT1|#000|#fff|c=DTL|r=}}
</div>
|}
|-
|-
|colspan=2 class="platform"|Platform A/B
|colspan=2 class="platform"|Platform A/B
|-
|-
|Plaftom B||{{RailRoute/2|DTL|left|{{DT35}}|{{DT16}}|{{DT1}}}}
|colspan=2|
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%;"
!{{Layout/Platform|B|DTL}}
|style='padding-right:.5em;'|{{Layout/Arrow|DTL|180}} {{Layout/Station|DT35}}
|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|DT35|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT34|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT33|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT32|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT31|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT30|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT29|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT28|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT27|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT26|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT25|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT24|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT23|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT22|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT21|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT20|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT19|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT18|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT17|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT16|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT15|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT14|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT13|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT12|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT11|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT10|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT9|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT8|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT7|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT6|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT5|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT3|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT2|c=DTL}} {{Layout/Map|DT1|#000|#fff|c=DTL|r=}}
</div>
|}
|}
|}


==Exits==
==Exits==
'''MRT Station'''
'''MRT station'''
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!width=50|Exit!!width=50|Disabled-Access!!Location/Nearby
!width=50|Exit!!width=50|Disabled-Access!!Location/Nearby
|-
|-
|A||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Upper Bukit Timah Road, Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange, Hillion Mall
|A1, A2||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Upper Bukit Timah Road, Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange, [[Hillion Mall]]
|-
|-
|B||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Upper Bukit Timah Road, Sri Murugan Hill Temple
|B||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Upper Bukit Timah Road, Sri Murugan Hill Temple
Line 86: Line 146:
|C||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Bukit Panjang Road, Senja Estate
|C||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Bukit Panjang Road, Senja Estate
|-
|-
|D||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Hillion Mall
|D||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|[[Hillion Mall]], Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange
|}
|}


'''LRT Station'''
'''LRT station'''
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!width=50|Exit!!width=50|Disabled-Access!!Location/Nearby
!width=50|Exit!!width=50|Disabled-Access!!Location/Nearby
|-
|-
|A||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Petir Road, Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange, Hillion Mall, Bukit Panjang Plaza
|A||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Petir Road, Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange, [[Hillion Mall]], Bukit Panjang Plaza
|-
|-
|B||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Petir Road, Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange, Hillion Mall, Bukit Panjang Plaza
|B||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Petir Road, Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange, [[Hillion Mall]], Bukit Panjang Plaza
|-
|-
|C||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Hillion Mall, Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange
|C||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|[[Hillion Mall]], Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange
|-
|-
|D||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|Hillion Mall, Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange
|D||{{WAB}}||style="text-align:left;"|[[Hillion Mall]], Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange
|}
|}


Line 109: Line 169:
!width=70|Mon − Fri!!width=70|Sat!!width=70|Sun & P.H.!!width=70|Daily
!width=70|Mon − Fri!!width=70|Sat!!width=70|Sun & P.H.!!width=70|Daily
|-
|-
!colspan=5 class="BPLRT" style="text-align:center;"|[[File:LRTFFF.png|20px|link=|alt=]] Bukit Panjang LRT
!colspan=5 style="{{CSS/DTL|s=|t=}}text-align:center;"|{{Icon|MRT|W|20px|d=inline}} {{DTL|style={{CSS/DTL|bg=none|s=|t=}}}}
{{MRTTime|BPLRT|BP1|Choa Chu Kang|05:05|05:05|05:24|23:30}}
{{Timing|DT35||05:30|05:30|05:50|23:35|nv=}}
{{LRTTime|BPLRT|BP1|Choa Chu Kang|Fajar|04:59|04:59|05:18|23:37}}
|-
|-
!colspan=5 class="DTL" style="text-align:center;"|[[File:MRTFFF.png|20px|link=|alt=]] Downtown Line
!colspan=5 style="{{CSS/BPLRT|s=|t=}}text-align:center;"|{{Icon|LRT|W|20px|d=inline}} {{BPLRT|style={{CSS/BPLRT|bg=none|s=|t=}}}}
{{MRTTime|DTL|DT35|Expo|05:30|05:30|05:50|23:35}}
{{Timing|BP1||05:05|05:05|05:24|23:30|nv=}}
{{Timing|BP1|BP13|04:59|L=20:07}}
{{Timing|BP1|BP7|05:05|04:59|05:18|23:17}}
{{Timing|BP6|BP7|L=23:37}}
|}
|}


===Bus===
===Bus===
:''More travel information: [[Alternative Travel Method/Bukit Panjang|Alternative Travel Method]]''
{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
!width=240|Bus Stop!!width=30|Exit!!width=300|Bus Service
!width=240|Bus Stop!!width=30|Exit!!width=300|Bus Service
{{BusGuide|45009|Bt Panjang Int|A/B}}{{Bus|176|SMRT}} {{Bus|180|SMRT}} {{Bus|920|SMRT}} {{Bus|922|SMRT}} {{Bus|970|SMRT}} {{Bus|972|SMRT}} {{Bus|973|SMRT}} {{Bus|975|SMRT}} {{Bus|979|SMRT}}  
{{BusGuide|{{BS45009}}| {{Exit/Cell|A}} {{Exit/Cell|B}} }}{{Bus/176}} {{Bus/180}} {{Bus/920}} {{Bus/922}} {{Bus/970}} {{Bus/972}} {{Bus/972|a=M}} {{Bus/973}} {{Bus/975}} {{Bus/976}} {{Bus/979}}  
{{BusGuide|44029|Bt Panjang Stn Exit A/LRT|A}}{{Bus|67|SMRT}} {{Bus|170|SBST}} {{Bus|171|SMRT}} {{Bus|176|SMRT}} {{Bus|178|SMRT}} {{Bus|180|SMRT}} {{Bus|961|SMRT}} {{Bus|961C|SMRT}} {{Bus|963|SMRT}} {{Bus|970|SMRT}} {{Bus|974|TTS}}
{{BusGuide|{{BS44029}}| {{Exit/Cell|A}} }}{{Bus/67}} {{Bus/170}} {{Bus/171}} {{Bus/176}} {{Bus/178}} {{Bus/180}} {{Bus/961}} {{Bus/961|a=M}} {{Bus/963}} {{Bus/970}} {{Bus/974}}
{{BusGuide|44021|Bt Panjang Stn Exit B|B}}{{Bus|67|SMRT}} {{Bus|170|SBST}} {{Bus|171|SMRT}} {{Bus|176|SMRT}} {{Bus|177|TTS}} {{Bus|178|SMRT}} {{Bus|961|SMRT}} {{Bus|961C|SMRT}} {{Bus|963|SMRT}} {{Bus|970|SMRT}}
{{BusGuide|{{BS44021}}| {{Exit/Cell|B}} }}{{Bus/67}} {{Bus/170}} {{Bus/176}} {{Bus/177}} {{Bus/178}} {{Bus/961}} {{Bus/961|a=M}} {{Bus/963}} {{Bus/970}}
|}
|}


Latest revision as of 10:18, 12 January 2023


!
 TRAVEL ADVISORY
!
SMRT Trains
  • From Sunday, 14 November 2024 to 31 October 2025, Train Services on the Bukit Panjang LRT will end an hour earlier at 22:30 every Thursday to Sunday (except Public Holidays). This is to facilitate the upgrading of the BPLRT signalling system, as well as the testing of the new and retrofitted Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs) on the BPLRT network. Please refer here for more information.
Land Transport Authority SMRT Trains
  • From Saturday, 7 December 2024 to 10 December 2024. There will be no train service between Tampines station and Tanah Merah station with Simei station being closed. This is to prepare for the opening of the new East Coast Integrated Depot (ECID) in 2026, LTA and SMRT will be undertaking a series of works to facilitate the connection of tracks from the existing East–West Line to the ECID. Shuttle Buses will be operating at intervals of 5 mins.
  • Please refer
    • here for more information on the adjustments.
    • here for Shuttle Bus and Train arrangements.
    • here for the work map.
Land Transport Authority SBS Transit
Land Transport Authority Tower Transit
  • From Monday, 25 November 2024, City Direct Service will be introduced from Tengah Drive to the Central Business District (CBD), operating during morning and evening peak hours. Please refer here for more information.
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DT1BP6
Bukit Panjang
武吉班让
புக்கிட் பாஞ்சாங்
Bukit Panjang-DTL.png
Bukit Panjang-BPLRT.png
*Graphic From SGTrains/Wikipedia/LTA
Statistics
Address (DTL) 950 Upper Bukit Timah Road
Singapore 678213
Address (BPLRT) 11 Petir Road
Singapore 678268
Line(s) Downtown Line
Bukit Panjang LRT
Structure Underground (DTL)
Elevated (BPLRT)
Connections Bus Taxi
Abbreviation BKP

Bukit Panjang (DT1/BP6) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Downtown Line and a Light Rail Transit (LRT) station on the Bukit Panjang LRT.

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 Note: Commuters transferring between the Downtown Line and the Bukit Panjang LRT have to tap out and in again within 15 minutes for a valid transfer and no extra fare will be charged for their journey.

History[edit]

Date Event
6 November 1999 Station officially opened
27 December 2015 Station interchanged with Downtown Line
4 October 2020 Station (Bukit Panjang LRT) closed due to the upgrading of signaling system on the Bukit Panjang LRT[1]
11 October 2020
18 October 2020
25 October 2020

2001 train disruption[edit]

In the evening of 29 August 2001, an LRT train had hit a switch beam at 5.40pm. This results in a power failure for the whole line. Train service was resumed at 10.15am the next day, affecting about 10,000 commuters. [2]

Downtown Line station naming controversy[edit]

On 15 July 2008, when the station locations were revealed for Downtown Line 2, the working name of the station was revealed as Petir, but led to concerns that there would be confusion with Petir, which the station was not near to.[3] After a series of public polling by Land Transport Authority (LTA), on 16 June 2009, the finalised station name was revealed to be Bukit Panjang.[4]

The location of the station and the lack of a connection to the LRT system caused local Members of Parliament (MP) 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. However, it added that a covered linkway would be built between the MRT and the LRT stations.[5]

Sinkhole incident[edit]

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 is being carried out.[6]

Construction fire[edit]

A fire broke out at a construction site for the Downtown Line in the early hours of 9 April 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 Junction 10 mall.[7]

Artworks[edit]

  • DT1-Punctum of the Long Hills.png
    Downtown Line: Punctum of the Long Hills by John Clang
    Two giant-sized boys peek around public housing blocks, signifying a sense of curiosity and the spirit of adventure. The rows of tall blocks allude to the hilly landscape of Bukit Panjang, which means “long hills” in Malay.[8]

Layout[edit]

L2
Platform 1
1Platform ➔ Service A/B: BP1Choa Chu Kang Service Map
2Platform ➔ Service A: via BP13SenjaService B: via BP7Petir Service Map

BP10Fajar BP9Bangkit BP8Pending BP7Petir BP11Segar BP12Jelapang BP13Senja BP6Bukit Panjang

Platform 2
M BPLRT Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines
Unpaid Link between Downtown Line Concourse and Bukit Panjang LRT Concourse
L1 BPLRT Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines
Street Level Hillion Mall, Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange
B1 Service Level Restricted access
B2 DTL Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Passenger Service Centre
B3
APlatform ➔ DT35Expo Service Map
Platform A/B
BPlatform ➔ DT35Expo Service Map

Exits[edit]

MRT station

Exit Disabled-Access Location/Nearby
A1, A2 Handicapped/disabled access Upper Bukit Timah Road, Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange, Hillion Mall
B Handicapped/disabled access Upper Bukit Timah Road, Sri Murugan Hill Temple
C Handicapped/disabled access Bukit Panjang Road, Senja Estate
D Handicapped/disabled access Hillion Mall, Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange

LRT station

Exit Disabled-Access Location/Nearby
A Handicapped/disabled access Petir Road, Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange, Hillion Mall, Bukit Panjang Plaza
B Handicapped/disabled access Petir Road, Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange, Hillion Mall, Bukit Panjang Plaza
C Handicapped/disabled access Hillion Mall, Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange
D Handicapped/disabled access Hillion Mall, Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange

Transport Services[edit]

First/Last Train Timing[edit]

Destination First Train Last Train
Mon − Fri Sat Sun & P.H. Daily
icon Downtown Line
DT35Expo 05:30 05:30 05:50 23:35
icon Bukit Panjang LRT
BP1Choa Chu Kang 05:05 05:05 05:24 23:30
BP1Choa Chu Kang
   via BP13Senja 		04:59 – – 20:07
BP1Choa Chu Kang
   via BP7Petir 		05:05 04:59 05:18 23:17
BP6Bukit Panjang
   via BP7Petir 		– – – 23:37

Bus[edit]

More travel information: Alternative Travel Method
Bus Stop Exit Bus Service
Bt Panjang Int icon45009
Petir Rd
A B
Bt Panjang Stn Exit A/LRT icon44029
Upp Bt Timah Rd
A
Bt Panjang Stn Exit B icon44021
Upp Bt Timah Rd
B

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Renewal works for Bukit Panjang LRT to be conducted on Sundays in October". SMRT (18 September 2020).
  2. ↑ "10000 regular peak hour commuters stranded". Straits Times (31 August 2001). Archived on 28 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Downtown Line 2 Station Sites Named". Land Transport Authority. Archived on 27 May 2011
  4. ↑ "Circle Line, Downtown Line 1 and 2 Station Names Finalised". Land Transport Authority. Archived on 7 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "Why Downtown Line differs from earlier ones". Land Transport Authority. Archived on 24 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Excavation works for new MRT line caused Woodlands sinkhole". AsiaOne. Archived on 16 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Fire at Downtown Line construction site in Bukit Panjang". Channel NewsAsia. Archived on 10 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Art in Transit". Land Transport Authority.
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FormerTen Mile Junction
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