Phoenix LRT Station

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Phoenix LRT station (BP5) is a Light Rapid Transit station on the Bukit Panjang LRT Line in Singapore. It was opened in November 1999. It is operated by SMRT.

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[edit] Etymology

The name derives from Phoenix Heights, a name for a cluster of private low rise houses near the station.

[edit] LRT accident

An LRT train with 20 passengers crashed into an empty one at Phoenix Station on Sunday 19 Nov 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. [1]

[edit] Bus services nearby

Service Between And Notes
SBS Transit Trunk Services
160 Jurong East Bus Interchange Kotaraya II Bus Terminal in Johor Bahru,Malaysia
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)

[edit] References

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


Preceding station Light Rapid Transit Lines Following station
Teck Whye   Bukit Panjang LRT Line   Bukit Panjang