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{{Infobox Station
! Preceding station || + || Current Station || + || Following station
| name=<span style="background-color:#{{SLRT color|Bukit Panjang}}"><font color = "ffffff">'''&nbsp;BP10'''&nbsp;</font></span><br />Fajar LRT Station<br />法嘉轻轨列车站<br />ஃபஜார்
| type=[[Light rail]]
| image=Bukit Panjang LRT.JPG
| image_size=300
| image_caption=A [[Bombardier Innovia APM 100]] train at the station.
| address=40 Fajar Road<br />Singapore 679004
| coordinates= {{Coord|1.384533|103.770706|type:railwaystation_region:SG|format=dms}}
| line={{rail color box|system=SLRT|line=Bukit Panjang}}
| other=Bus, Taxi
| structure=Elevated
| platform=Side
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| levels=2
| tracks=2
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| opened=6 November 1999
| closed=
| rebuilt=
| electrified=
| ADA=Yes
| code=BP10
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'''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]].
 
==Etymology==
This station is located along Fajar Road. Fajar means "[[dawn]]" in [[Malay language|Malay]].
 
==Train service==
{| style="text-align:centre; font-size:95%; border:1px solid black"
|-
! Platform !! colspan="3" | First Train !! !! Last Train
|-
|-
! colspan="6" style="background-color:grey;color:white" | Bukit Panjang LRT Line
| || <small>Mon - Sat</small> || || style="text-align:center" | <small>Sunday &<br>Public Holiday</small> || || style="text-align:center" | <small>Daily</small>
|-
|-
| [[Bangkit LRT Station|Bangkit]]<br><small>''towards [[Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT Station|Choa Chu Kang]]''</small> || style="background-color:grey;color:grey" | 1 || [[Fajar LRT Station|Fajar]] || style="background-color:grey;color:grey" | 1 || [[Segar LRT Station|Segar]]<br><small>''towards [[Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT Station|Choa Chu Kang]]<br>via [[Fajar LRT Station|Fajar]]''</small>
! colspan="7" style="background-color:gray;color:white; height:25px" | Bukit Panjang LRT
|}</center><br>
==Transfer to Buses==
The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Fajar Rd :
* Bus Stop : Fajar LRT Station
{| style="text-align:centre; font-size:95%"
! Service !! Between !! And !! Notes
|-
|-
| style="background-color:lightgrey;color:black;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 922 || style="text-align:center" | [[Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange]] || style="text-align:center" | Segar Rd(Loop) || Feeder Service
| Platform 1 || style="text-align:center" | 5.11am || || style="text-align:center" | 5.29am || || style="text-align:center" | 12.29am
|-
|-
| || style="color:white" | Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange || style="color:white" | Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange
| Platform 2 || style="text-align:center" | 5.04am || || style="text-align:center" | 5.23am || || style="text-align:center" | 12.59am
|}
|}
* Bus Stop : Opposite Fajar LRT Station
 
{| style="text-align:centre; font-size:95%"
==Station layout==
! Service !! Between !! And !! Notes
{|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-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>
|-
|Platform 1
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|{{SLRT lines|Bukit Panjang}}: Service B towards [[Choa Chu Kang LRT Station|<span style="background-color:#{{SLRT color|Bukit Panjang}}"><font color = "ffffff">'''&nbsp;BP1'''&nbsp;</font></span> Choa Chu Kang]] via [[Segar LRT Station|Segar]] (→)<br />
|-
|-
| style="background-color:white;color:black;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 555 || style="text-align:center" | Bukit Panjang Ring Rd || style="text-align:center" | Fullerton Rd || Premium Service
|Platform 2
|colspan=3|<small>{{SLRT lines|Bukit Panjang}}: Service A: towards [[Choa Chu Kang LRT Station|<span style="background-color:#{{SLRT color|Bukit Panjang}}"><font color = "ffffff">'''&nbsp;BP1'''&nbsp;</font></span> Choa Chu Kang]] via [[Bangkit LRT Station|Bangkit]] (←)</small><br /><span style=color:grey> {{SLRT lines|Bukit Panjang}}: Service C towards [[Ten Mile Junction LRT Station|{{SLRT code|BP14}}<span style=color:grey> Ten Mile Junction]] via [[Bangkit LRT Station|<span style=color:grey>Bangkit]] (←) <span>
|-
|-
| style="background-color:lightgrey;color:black;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 922 || style="text-align:center" | [[Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange]] || style="text-align:center" | Segar Rd(Loop) || Feeder Service
|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="color:white" | Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange || style="color:white" | Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|'''L1'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Street Level
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=475 valign=top|Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Shop
|}
|}


==Rail Lines in Singapore==
==History==
===MRT Lines===
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.
{| style="text-align:centre; font-size:95%"
 
[[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"
! colspan="4" | Bus Stop Code: 44779 (Opp Fajar Station)
|-
|-
| style="background-color:green;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | EWL || [[East West MRT Line|East West Line]]
! Service !! Between !! And !! Notes
|-
|-
| style="background-color:green;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | CG || [[Changi Airport Line|Changi Airport Extension]]
! colspan="4" style="background-color:purple;color:orange; height:35px" | SBS Transit Premium Service
|-
|-
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | NSL || [[North South MRT Line|North South Line]]
| style="background-color:purple;color:orange;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 555 || Bukit Panjang Ring Road || Fullerton Road
|-
|-
| style="background-color:purple;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | NEL || [[North East MRT Line|North East Line]]
! colspan="4" style="background-color:Red;color:white; height:35px" | SMRT Buses Feeder Service
|-
|-
| style="background-color:orange;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | CCL || [[Circle MRT Line|Circle Line]] <small>''(under construction)''</small>
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 922 || [[Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange]] || Bangkit Road (loop)
|-
! colspan="4" style="background-color:Brown;color:white; height:35px" | Transcity Bus Service (Evening Trip)
|-
| style="background-color:Brown;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 722 || [[Robinson Road]] || Senja Road
|-
|-
| style="background-color:brown;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | DTL || [[Downtown Extension|Downtown Line]] <small>''(under construction)''</small>
|}
|}
===LRT Lines===
 
{| style="text-align:centre; font-size:95%"
{| style="text-align:centre; font-size:95%; border:1px solid black"
! colspan="4" | Bus Stop Code: 44771 (Fajar Station)
|-
|-
| style="background-color:grey;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | BP || [[Bukit Panjang LRT Line|Bukit Panjang LRT]]
! Service !! Between !! And !! Notes
|-
|-
| style="background-color:grey;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | PG || [[Punggol LRT Line|Punggol LRT]]
! colspan="4" style="background-color:Red;color:white; height:35px" | SMRT Buses Feeder Service
|-
|-
| style="background-color:grey;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | SK || [[Sengkang LRT Line|Sengkang LRT]]
| style="background-color:red;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold" | 922 || [[Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange]] || Bangkit Road (loop)
|-
|-
| style="color:white" | LINE ||
|}
|}
{{Singapore LRT stations}}
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[[Category:Bukit Panjang]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1999]]
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Revision as of 11:56, 3 January 2011

Template:Unreferenced stub Template:Infobox Station 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.

Etymology

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

Train service

Platform First Train Last Train
Mon - Sat Sunday &
Public Holiday
Daily
Bukit Panjang LRT
Platform 1 5.11am 5.29am 12.29am
Platform 2 5.04am 5.23am 12.59am

Station layout

P
Platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 1 Template:SLRT lines: Service B towards  BP1  Choa Chu Kang via Segar (→)
Platform 2 Template:SLRT lines: Service A: towards  BP1  Choa Chu Kang via Bangkit (←)
Template:SLRT lines: Service C towards [[Ten Mile Junction LRT Station|Template:SLRT code Ten Mile Junction]] via Bangkit (←)
Side platform, doors will open on the left
L1 Street Level Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Shop

History

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 TIBS Bus number 179. 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.

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 train station.

Vicinity

Fajar station serves the residents of HDB flats (Apartments) located along the northern part of Bukit Panjang Ring Road. The station is conveniently situated right next to 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 (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:

Bus Stop Code: 44779 (Opp Fajar Station)
Service Between And Notes
SBS Transit Premium Service
555 Bukit Panjang Ring Road Fullerton Road
SMRT Buses Feeder Service
922 Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange Bangkit Road (loop)
Transcity Bus Service (Evening Trip)
722 Robinson Road Senja Road
Bus Stop Code: 44771 (Fajar Station)
Service Between And Notes
SMRT Buses Feeder Service
922 Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange Bangkit Road (loop)

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