Bukit Panjang station
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2 Bukit Panjang 武吉班让 புக்கிட் பாஞ்சாங்   | |||
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| Address | 950 Upper Bukit Timah Road 11 Petir Road Singapore 678213/678268 | ||
| Line(s) | Bukit Panjang LRT Downtown Line | ||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi
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| Abbreviation | BKP | ||
Bukit Panjang (DT1/BP6) is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station on the Bukit Panjang LRT and an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Downtown Line, and serves as an interchange station between the two lines.
There will be no paid link between the Bukit Panjang LRT and Downtown Line, meaning commuters would be required to tap out and then tap in again when transferring lines. However, there will not be any extra fare charged as long as the transfer is made within 15 minutes.[1]
History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 6 November 1999 | Station officially opens |
| 27 December 2015 | Station interchanges with Downtown Line |
2001 LRT 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.[2]
Downtown Line 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 Petir, which the station was not near to,[3] 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.[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. 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.[5] Since then, the station has been marked as an interchange station, with the Bukit Panjang LRT, on the MRT System map.
Woodlands Road 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.[6]
Art in Transit
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.
Layout
| L2 | ||
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| Platform 2 | ||
| Platform 2 | Bukit Panjang LRT Service A: Template:Terminus Service B: Template:Terminus Service C: Template:Terminus | |
| Platform 1 | Bukit Panjang LRT Service A/B: Template:Terminus Service C: Template:Terminus | |
| Platform 1 | ||
| M | Unpaid Link | between Downtown Line Concourse and Bukit Panjang LRT Concourse |
| L1 | LRT 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 | Plaftom A | Downtown Line Template:Terminus |
| Platform A/B | ||
| Plaftom B | Downtown Line Template:Terminus | |
Exits
MRT Station
| Exit | Disabled-Access | Location/Nearby |
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| A |  |
Upper Bukit Timah Road, Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange, Hillion Mall |
| B | |
Upper Bukit Timah Road, Sri Murugan Hill Temple |
| C | |
Bukit Panjang Road, Senja Estate |
| D | |
Hillion Mall |
LRT Station
| Exit | Disabled-Access | Location/Nearby |
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| A | |
Petir Road, Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange, Hillion Mall, Bukit Panjang Plaza |
| B | |
Petir Road, Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange, Hillion Mall, Bukit Panjang Plaza |
| C | |
Hillion Mall, Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange |
| D | |
Hillion Mall, Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange |
Transport Services
Rail
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Bus
| Bus Stop | Exit | Bus Service |
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| 45009 | Bt Panjang Int |
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| 44029 | Bt Panjang Stn Exit A/LRT |
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| 44021 | Bt Panjang Stn Exit B |
References
- ↑ "Tapping out needed for line transfers at Newton, Bukit Panjang stations; no extra fares: LTA". Channel NewsAsia (1 December 2015). Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ↑ "10000 regular peak hour commuters stranded". The Straits Times (31 August 2001). Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ↑ "Downtown Line 2 Station Sites Named". Land Transport Authority. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ↑ "Circle Line, Downtown Line 1 and 2 Station Names Finalised". Land Transport Authority. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ↑ "Downtown Line can't swing sharply to meet LRT station". The Straits Times. Retrieved 20 July 2008.
- ↑ "Excavation works for new MRT line caused Woodlands sinkhole". The Straits Times. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
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| FormerTen Mile Junction | ||
| Rolling Stock | 801 • 801A • 801B | |
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