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{{Station Infobox
{{Station Infobox
|Terminus=
|Terminus=
|Code={{Code/1|C1=FFF|L1=BPLRT|Code1=BP5}}
|Code={{Code|1|BPLRT|BP5}}
|Name=Phoenix<br>凤凰<br>ஃபீனிக்ஸ்
|Name=Phoenix<br>凤凰<br>ஃபீனிக்ஸ்
|Image=
|Image=
|Image Description=
|Image Description=
|Info 1=
|Info 1=
  {{Infobox |Header=Address |Content=40 Choa Chu Kang Road<br>Singapore 689483}}
  {{Infobox|Address|40 Choa Chu Kang Road<br>Singapore 689483}}
  {{Infobox |Header=Coordinates |Content=1°22′43″N 103°45′29″E}}
  {{Infobox|Coordinates|1°22′43″N 103°45′29″E}}
  {{Infobox |Header=Line(s) |Content={{BPLRT}}}}
  {{Infobox|Line(s)|{{BPLRT}}}}
  {{Infobox |Header=Connection |Content=Bus, Taxi}}
  {{Infobox|Connection|Bus, Taxi}}
  {{Infobox |Header=Structure Type |Content=Elevated}}
  {{Infobox|Structure Type|Elevated}}
  {{Infobox |Header=Levels |Content=2}}
  {{Infobox|Levels|2}}
  {{Infobox |Header=Platforms |Content=Side}}
  {{Infobox|Platforms|Side}}
  {{Infobox |Header=Tracks |Content=2}}
  {{Infobox|Tracks|2}}
|Info 2=
|Info 2=
  {{Infobox |Header=Opened |Content=6 November 1999}}
  {{Infobox|Opened|6 November 1999}}
  {{Infobox |Header=Operator |Content={{SMRT}}}}
  {{Infobox |Header=Operator |Content={{SMRT}}}}
|Transit Type=Light Rail Transit
|Transit Type=Light Rail Transit
|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|Pre={{Line T|L|Teck Whye|Choa Chu Kang}}|Next={{Line V|L|Bukit Panjang|Choa Chu Kang|Senja}}|BPLRT|<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)}}
  {{Line|Pre={{Line T|L|Teck Whye|Choa Chu Kang}}|Next={{Line V|L|Bukit Panjang|Choa Chu Kang|Petir}}|BPLRT|<br>(Service B)}}
|Maps=
|Maps=
}}
}}


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


==History==
==History==
===Train disruptions===
{|class="wikitable"
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
==Etymology==
|-
The name is derived from Phoenix Heights, a name for a cluster of private low rise houses along one side of the station.
|6 November 1999||Station officially as part of the Bukit Panjang LRT.
|}


==Layout==
==Layout==
{|table cellspacing=0 style="border-collapse:collapse;border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:left;"
{|table cellspacing=0 style="border-collapse:collapse;border-top:1px solid #888;border-bottom:1px solid #888;text-align:left;"
!rowspan=5 valign=top|L2
|-
|-
!rowspan=5 valign=top|L2
|style="border:2px solid;border-top:1px solid #888;text-align:center;" colspan=2|Side Platform
|- style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"
|style="border:solid 2px;text-align:center;border-top:none" colspan=2|<small>Side platform
|-
|-
|Platform 2
|Platform 2
|{{BPLRT}}<br>
|{{BPLRT}}<br>
'''Service A:''' towards {{Terminus BPLRT 1}} <small>via {{BPLRT via BP13}}</small> (→)<br>
'''Service A:''' towards {{Terminus BPLRT 1|via {{BPLRT via BP13}}}} (→)<br>
'''Service B:''' towards {{Terminus BPLRT 1}} <small>via {{BPLRT via BP7}}</small> (→)
'''Service B:''' towards {{Terminus BPLRT 1|via {{BPLRT via BP7}}}} (→)
|- style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"
|- style="border-top:1px solid #888"
|Platform 1
|Platform 1
|{{BPLRT}}<br>
|{{BPLRT}}<br>
towards {{Terminus BPLRT 1}} (←)
'''Service A/B:''' 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:2px solid;border-bottom:none;text-align:center;" colspan=2|Side platform
|- style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" valign=top
|- style="border-top:1px solid #888" valign=top
!width=25 rowspan=2|L1
!width=25 rowspan=2|L1
|width=125 |Concourse
|width=125|Concourse
|width=550 |Faregates, Ticketing Machines
|width=550|Faregates, General Ticketing Machines
|- style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" valign=top
|- style="border-top:1px solid #888" valign=top
|Street Level
|Street Level
|
|
|}
|}


==Rail Service==
==Exits==
*A - Choa Chu Kang Rd
 
==Transport Services==
===Rail===
{{Rail Head}}
{{Rail Head}}
{{Rail Line |L=BPLRT |C=FFF |Name=Bukit Panjang LRT}}
{{Rail Line|BPLRT|Bukit Panjang LRT}}
{{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|BPLRT|BP1|NSL|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}}
{{Rail Service|2|BPLRT|BP1|NSL|NS4 |Name=Choa Chu Kang (Platform 2) |T1=05:18|T2=05:18|T3=05:37|T4=01:00}}
|}
|}
==Notable Incidents==
===2000 Train Collision===
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. Retrieved 20 November 2000.</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 22:18, 25 November 2016

Template:Station Infobox

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

History

Date Event
6 November 1999 Station officially as part of the Bukit Panjang LRT.

Layout

L2
Side Platform
Platform 2 Bukit Panjang LRT

Service A: towards Template:Terminus BPLRT 1 (→)
Service B: towards Template:Terminus BPLRT 1 (→)

Platform 1 Bukit Panjang LRT

Service A/B: towards Template:Terminus BPLRT 1 (←)

Side platform
L1 Concourse Faregates, General Ticketing Machines
Street Level

Exits

  • A - Choa Chu Kang Rd

Transport Services

Rail

Template:Rail Head Template:Rail Line Template:Rail Service Template:Rail Service |}

Notable Incidents

2000 Train Collision

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.[1]

References

  1. "MRT Accidents". Singapore On The Web. Retrieved 20 November 2000.

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