Phoenix station

BP5  Phoenix 凤凰 ஃபீனிக்ஸ்
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Address	40 Choa Chu Kang Road Singapore 689483
Coordinates	1°22′43″N 103°45′29″E
Lines	Bukit Panjang
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Structure	Elevated
Levels	2
Platforms	Side
Tracks	2
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Opened	6 November 1999
Code	BP5
Services
Preceding Station Light Rapid Transit Following Station  BP4  Teck Whye towards Choa Chu Kang 1 Bukit Panjang (A)  BP5  Phoenix 1  BP6  Bukit Panjang via Senja  BP4  Teck Whye towards Choa Chu Kang 1 Bukit Panjang (B)  BP5  Phoenix 1  BP6  Bukit Panjang via Petir
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Phoenix LRT station (BP5) is an LRT station on the Bukit Panjang LRT in Singapore. It was opened in November 1999. It is operated by SMRT.

The name derives from Phoenix Heights, a name for a cluster of private low rise houses along one side of the station. Another side consist of high rise HDB flats.

Layout

L2	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	Bukit Panjang LRT : Service A towards  BP1  Choa Chu Kang via Senja (→)  Bukit Panjang LRT : Service B towards  BP1  Choa Chu Kang via Petir (→)
	Platform 1	Bukit Panjang LRT  towards  BP1  Choa Chu Kang (←)
	Side platform, doors will open on the left
L1	Street Level	Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Shop

Nearby Buildings

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Exits

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Train service

Platform	First Train				Last Train
	Mon - Sat		Sunday & Public Holiday		Daily
Bukit Panjang LRT
Platform 1	5.07am		5.26am		12.39am
Platform 2	5.18am		5.37am		12.50am

Bus services nearby

The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Choa Chu Kang Road:

Bus Stop Code: 44141 (Phoenix Station)
Service	Between	And	Notes
SBS Transit Trunk Services
160	Jurong East Bus Interchange	Kotaraya II Bus Terminal (JB)
SMRT Buses Trunk Services
67	Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange	Tampines Bus Interchange
180	Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange	Boon Lay Bus Interchange
187	Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange	Boon Lay Bus Interchange
190	Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange	New Bridge Road Bus Terminal
975	Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange	Lim Chu Kang Bus Terminal (Loop)
SMRT Buses Short-working Trips
67A	Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange	Hwa Chong Junior College
67W	Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange	Kandang Kerbau Women's and Children's Hospital
190A	Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange	Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station
SMRT Buses NightRider Services
NR3	Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange	North Canal Road (Loop)

Bus Stop Code: 44149 (Opp Phoenix Station)
Service	Between	And	Notes
SBS Transit Trunk Services
160	Jurong East Bus Interchange	Kotaraya II Bus Terminal (JB)
SMRT Buses Trunk Services
67	Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange	Tampines Bus Interchange
180	Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange	Boon Lay Bus Interchange
187	Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange	Boon Lay Bus Interchange
190	Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange	New Bridge Road Bus Terminal
975	Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange	Lim Chu Kang Bus Terminal (Loop)
SMRT Buses NightRider Services
NR3	Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange	North Canal Road (Loop)

Incidents

2000 accident

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 three of them. The service was disrupted for seven hours but it was restored in stages and was fully functional again by 2.30pm the same day. Then Communications and Information Technology Minister Yeo Cheow Tong visited the site soon after being told of the accident.

2005 Train disruption

At 12.05 pm on 7 April 2005, all 11 trains in the LRT system were affected by a power outage. Three trains were disrupted in between stations. Following the restoration of power supply at 12.20 pm, normal train services resumed. Staff were sent to pacify passengers trapped in the three trains.

Later that day at 1.54 pm, a train that reached the station encountered a fault and was unable to release its brakes. A rescue train was used to push the train back to the depot and services resumed at 2.39 pm.

2010 Train Disruption

Train service at the Bukit Panjang LRT was disrupted at about 5.30pm on 23 April 2010 due to a power trip caused by lightning. As a result, two trains with a total of 100 passengers were stalled between Phoenix and Bukit Panjang LRT stations.

SMRT's engineers were able to restore power at 5.48pm on one of the trains, which proceeded to Phoenix Station for about 35 passengers to disembark. However, power could not be restored on the second train. Due to lightning risk and the heavy rain, a rescue train was sent to push out the train. Service was resumed at 6.30pm.

About 5,000 passengers were affected by the disruption. Preliminary investigation showed that the power rail between Phoenix and Bukit Panjang stations was hit by lightning, which caused the power trip and damage to the power equipment on the second train.

2010 accident

The first ever staff fatality on the MRT or LRT systems occurred on Oct 17 2010 at 8 am when Mr Chia Teck Heng, who was carrying out maintenance works on the tracks of a Light Rapid Transit station was hit by a train at this station while checking the power rail between Phoenix and Bukit Panjang stations. He went into a coma and was warded at the National University Hospital but died on Oct 29 2010 at about 5.45 pm.