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{{Infobox Station LRT 2
{{Infobox Station
| Terminus=  
| Terminus=  
| Code 1= '''<font color="#FFFFFF"><span style="background-color:#748477">&nbsp;BP10&nbsp;</span></font>'''
| Code 1= '''{{Code colour/LRT|Code= BP10}}'''
| Name= Fajar LRT Station<br />法嘉轻轨列车站<br />ஃபஜார்<br>Stesen LRT Fajar
| Name E= Fajar
| Name C= 法嘉
| Name T= ஃபஜார்
| Image=
| Image=
| Image Description=  
| Image Description=  
| Address= 40 Fajar Road<br />Singapore 679004
| Address= 40 Fajar Road<br>Singapore 679004
| Coordinates= 1°23′04″N 103°46′15″E
| Coordinates= 1°23′04″N 103°46′15″E
| Lines= <font color="#748477">Bukit Panjang LRT</font>
| Lines= <font color="{{Line colour/LRT}}">Bukit Panjang LRT</font>
| Connections= Bus, Taxi
| Connections= Bus, Taxi
| Structure= Elevated
| Structure= Elevated
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| Date= 6 November 1999
| Date= 6 November 1999
| Code 2= BP10
| Code 2= BP10
 
| Abbreviation=
  | Colour 1= 748477
| Services= {{Infobox Station/Transit 9
  | Previous 1= [[Segar LRT Station|Segar]]<br>
  | Colour 1= {{Line colour/LRT}}
  | Line 1= [[Bukit Panjang LRT|<font color="#748477">Bukit Panjang LRT</font>]]<br>(Service A/C)
  | Previous 1= [[Segar LRT Station|Segar]]<br><small>''via [[Senja LRT Station|Senja]]''</small>
  | Following 1= [[Bangkit LRT Station|Bangkit]]<br> <small>''towards [[Petir LRT Station|Petir]]''</small>
  | Line 1= [[Bukit Panjang LRT|<font color="{{Line colour/LRT}}">Bukit Panjang LRT</font>]]<br>(Service A)
  | Colour 2= 748477
  | Following 1= [[Bangkit LRT Station|Bangkit]]<br><small>''towards [[Choa Chu Kang LRT Station|Choa Chu Kang]]''</small>
  | Previous 2= [[Bangkit LRT Station|Bangkit]]<br>
  | Colour 2= {{Line colour/LRT}}
  | Line 2= [[Bukit Panjang LRT|<font color="#748477">Bukit Panjang LRT</font>]]<br>(Service B)
  | Previous 2= [[Bangkit LRT Station|Bangkit]]<br><small>''via [[Petir LRT Station|Petir]]''</small>
  | Following 2= [[Segar LRT Station|Segar]]<br><small>''towards [[Bukit Panjang LRT Station|Bukit Panjang]]''</small>
  | Line 2= [[Bukit Panjang LRT|<font color="{{Line colour/LRT}}">Bukit Panjang LRT</font>]]<br>(Service B)
  | Following 2= [[Segar LRT Station|Segar]]<br><small>''towards [[Choa Chu Kang LRT Station|Choa Chu Kang]]''</small>
| Colour 3= {{Line colour/LRT}}
| Previous 3= [[Segar LRT Station|Segar]]<br><small>''via [[Senja LRT Station|Senja]]''</small>
| Line 3= [[Bukit Panjang LRT|<font color="{{Line colour/LRT}}">Bukit Panjang LRT</font>]]<br>(Service C)
| Following 3= [[Bangkit LRT Station|Bangkit]]<br><small>''towards [[Ten Mile Junction LRT Station|Ten Mile Junction]]''</small>
}}
  |Maps= [[Image:fajar.jpg|center|300px]]
  |Maps= [[Image:fajar.jpg|center|300px]]
}}
}}


'''Fajar LRT Station (BP10)''' is an LRT station on the [[Bukit Panjang LRT Line]] in [[Singapore]]. It was opened in November 1999. It is operated by [[SMRT Corporation|SMRT]].
'''Fajar LRT Station (BP10)''' is an elevated [[Light Rapid Transit (Singapore)|Light Rapid Transit (LRT)]] station on the [[Bukit Panjang LRT]] in Singapore. On the Bukit Panjang LRT, it is between [[Bangkit LRT Station|Bangkit]] and [[Segar LRT Station|Segar]] stations.


==Etymology==
This station is located along Fajar Road. Fajar means "dawn" in the Malay language.
This station is located along Fajar Road. Fajar means "dawn" in the Malay language.


==Train service==
==History==
{| style="text-align:centre; font-size:95%; border:1px solid black"
Before (and during) the erection of Fajar Station, residents of this part of Bukit Panjang Town were served by bus service 179 that called on the bus stop just next to the Fajar Station. This bus brought passengers around Bukit Panjang Town and towards the [[Choa Chu Kang MRT Station|Choa Chu Kang]] [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|MRT train station]] where they could transfer easily to the train system mentioned.
|-
 
! Platform !! colspan="3" | First Train !! !! Last Train
Bus service 179 has since been axed after the opening of the station. Fajar Station, thus [[Bukit Panjang LRT]], now caters to the residents living in the vicinity of the station and still brings passengers to the [[Choa Chu Kang MRT Station|Choa Chu Kang]] [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|MRT train station]].
|-
| || <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" | 5.11am || || style="text-align:center" | 5.29am || || style="text-align:center" | 1.01am
|-
| Platform 2 || style="text-align:center" | 5.04am || || style="text-align:center" | 5.23am || || style="text-align:center" | 1.09am
|}


==Station layout==
==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|'''P<br />Platforms'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=4 valign=top|'''L2<br>Platforms'''
|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>
|style="border:solid 2px black;border-top:solid 1px gray;" colspan=2|<center><small>Side platform, Doors will open on the left</small></center>
|-
|-
|Platform 2
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Platform 2
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" colspan=2|{{SLRT lines|Bukit Panjang}}: Service A: towards [[Choa Chu Kang LRT Station|{{Code colour/LRT|Code= BP1}}<font color = "ffffff">'''BP1'''&nbsp;</font>Choa Chu Kang]] via [[Petir LRT Station|Petir]] (→)<br /><span style=color:grey> {{SLRT lines|Bukit Panjang}}: Service C towards [[Ten Mile Junction LRT Station|{{Code colour/LRT|Code= BP14}}<span style=color:grey> Ten Mile Junction]] via [[Petir LRT Station|<span style=color:grey>Petir]] (→) <span>
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|'''[[Bukit Panjang LRT|<font color="{{Line colour/LRT}}">Bukit Panjang LRT</font>]]''' (Service A) towards [[Choa Chu Kang LRT Station|'''{{Code colour/LRT|Code= BP1}}{{Code colour/NSL|Code= NS4}}''' Choa Chu Kang]] (→)<br>'''[[Bukit Panjang LRT|<font color="{{Line colour/LRT}}">Bukit Panjang LRT</font>]]''' (Service C) towards [[Ten Mile Junction LRT Station|'''{{Code colour/LRT|Code= BP14}}''' Ten Mile Junction]] (→)
|-
|-
|Platform 1
|Platform 1
|{{SLRT lines|Bukit Panjang}}: Service B towards [[Choa Chu Kang LRT Station|{{Code colour/LRT|Code= BP1}}<font color = "ffffff">'''&nbsp;BP1'''&nbsp;</font></span> Choa Chu Kang]] via [[Senja LRT Station|Senja]] (←)<br />
|'''[[Bukit Panjang LRT|<font color="{{Line colour/LRT}}">Bukit Panjang LRT</font>]]''' (Service B) towards [[Choa Chu Kang LRT Station|'''{{Code colour/LRT|Code= BP1}}{{Code colour/NSL|Code= NS4}}''' Choa Chu Kang]] (←)
|-
|-
|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>
|style="border:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" colspan=2|<center><small>Side platform, Doors will open on the left</small></center>
|-
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|'''L1'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=2 valign=top|'''L1'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Street Level
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" valign=top|Concourse
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=475 valign=top|Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Shop
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" valign=top|Faregates, Ticketing Machines
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" valign=top|Street Level
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" valign=top|
|}
|}


==History==
==Rail Service==
Before (and during) the erection of Fajar Station, residents of this part of [[Bukit Panjang]] Town were served by a bus service that called on the bus stop just next to the Fajar Station, namely the late [[SMRT Buses|TIBS Bus]] number 179. This bus brought passengers around [[Bukit Panjang]] Town and towards the [[Choa Chu Kang MRT Station|Choa Chu Kang]] [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|MRT train station]] where they could transfer easily to the train system mentioned.
 
[[SMRT Buses|TIBS Bus]] number 179 has since been axed; Fajar Station, thus the [[Bukit Panjang LRT Line]], now caters to the residents living in the vicinity of the station and still brings passengers to the [[Choa Chu Kang MRT Station|Choa Chu Kang]] [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|MRT train station]].
 
==Vicinity==
Fajar station serves the residents of [[Housing and Development Board|HDB]] flats (Apartments) located along the northern part of Bukit Panjang Ring Road. The station is conveniently situated right next to [[Fajar Shopping Centre|Fajar Neighbourhood Shopping Centre]], catering to the needs of residents living near-by, be it the market, food, body wellness, etc. It is also a stone's throw away from Chi Hock Keng ([[Buddhism|Buddhist]]) Temple.
 
An open-space court is right next to (and across the main ''Fajar Road'') where one can find residents from all walks of life utilizing the big concrete space for recreational needs and sometimes, the space can be converted to cater for big community events or festival-related entertainment such as small scale concerts, [[Chinese New Year]] celebrations, and the like...
 
==Bus services nearby==
The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Fajar Road:
 
{| style="text-align:centre; font-size:95%; border:1px solid black"
{| style="text-align:centre; font-size:95%; border:1px solid black"
! colspan="4" | Bus Stop Code: 44779 (Opp Fajar Station)
|-
! Service !! Between !! And !! Notes
|-
! colspan="4" style="background-color:purple;color:orange; height:35px" | SBS Transit Premium Service
|-
| style="background-color:purple;color:orange;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 555 || Bukit Panjang Ring Road || Fullerton Road
|-
! colspan="4" style="background-color:Red;color:white; height:35px" | SMRT Buses Feeder Service
|-
|-
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 922 || [[Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange]] || Bangkit Road (loop)
! width=150 | Platform (LRT)
! colspan="5" | First Train
!
! Last Train
|-
|-
! colspan="4" style="background-color:Brown;color:white; height:35px" | SMRT Bus Services
|
| width=60 style="text-align:center" | <small>Mon - Fri</small>
|
| width=60 style="text-align:center" | <small>Sat</small>
|
| width=60 style="text-align:center" | <small>Sun & P.H.</small>
|
| width=60 style="text-align:center" | <small>Daily</small>
|-
|-
| style="background-color:Brown;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 971E || [[Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange]] || Cecil St (Loop)
! colspan="8" style="background-color:{{Line colour/LRT}};color:white; height:25px" | Bukit Panjang LRT
|}
 
{| style="text-align:centre; font-size:95%; border:1px solid black"
! colspan="4" | Bus Stop Code: 44771 (Fajar Station)
|-
|-
! Service !! Between !! And !! Notes
| Platform 1
| style="text-align:center" | 5.11am
|
| style="text-align:center" | 5.11am
|
| style="text-align:center" | 5.29am
|
| style="text-align:center" | 1.01am
|-
|-
! colspan="4" style="background-color:Red;color:white; height:35px" | SMRT Buses Feeder Service
| Platform 2
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 5.04am
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 922 || [[Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange]] || Bangkit Road (loop)
|
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 5.04am
| style="background-color:Brown;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 971E || [[Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange]] || Cecil St (Loop)
|
| style="text-align:center" | 5.23am
|
| style="text-align:center" | 1.09am
|}
|}


==Related Links==
{{Singapore LRT stations}}
{{Singapore LRT stations}}
 
{{Bukit Panjang LRT}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fajar Lrt Station}}

Revision as of 21:29, 27 November 2012

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Fajar LRT Station (BP10) is an elevated Light Rapid Transit (LRT) station on the Bukit Panjang LRT in Singapore. On the Bukit Panjang LRT, it is between Bangkit and Segar stations.

This station is located along Fajar Road. Fajar means "dawn" in the Malay language.

History

Before (and during) the erection of Fajar Station, residents of this part of Bukit Panjang Town were served by bus service 179 that called on the bus stop just next to the Fajar Station. This bus brought passengers around Bukit Panjang Town and towards the Choa Chu Kang MRT train station where they could transfer easily to the train system mentioned.

Bus service 179 has since been axed after the opening of the station. Fajar Station, thus Bukit Panjang LRT, now caters to the residents living in the vicinity of the station and still brings passengers to the Choa Chu Kang MRT train station.

Layout

L2
Platforms
Side platform, Doors will open on the left
Platform 2 Bukit Panjang LRT (Service A) towards [[Choa Chu Kang LRT Station|Template:Code colour/LRTTemplate:Code colour/NSL Choa Chu Kang]] (→)
Bukit Panjang LRT (Service C) towards [[Ten Mile Junction LRT Station|Template:Code colour/LRT Ten Mile Junction]] (→)
Platform 1 Bukit Panjang LRT (Service B) towards [[Choa Chu Kang LRT Station|Template:Code colour/LRTTemplate:Code colour/NSL Choa Chu Kang]] (←)
Side platform, Doors will open on the left
L1 Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines
Street Level

Rail Service

Platform (LRT) First Train Last Train
Mon - Fri Sat Sun & P.H. Daily
colspan="8" style="background-color:Template:Line colour/LRT;color:white; height:25px" | Bukit Panjang LRT
Platform 1 5.11am 5.11am 5.29am 1.01am
Platform 2 5.04am 5.04am 5.23am 1.09am

Related Links

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FormerTen Mile Junction
Rolling Stock 801 • 801A • 801B
Depots Ten Mile Junction
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