Jelapang LRT Station

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Jelapang LRT Station
泽拉邦轻轨列车站
ஜேலப்பாங்
Light rail
Station statistics
Address 70 Bukit Panjang Ring Road
Singapore 679941
Coordinates 1°13′53″N 103°27′19″E / 1.231253, 103.455282
Lines Bukit Panjang
Connections Bus, Taxi
Structure Elevated
Levels 2
Platforms Side
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened 6 November 1999
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access
Code BP12
Services
Preceding station   Light Rapid Transit   Following station
towards Choa Chu Kang via Fajar
Bukit Panjang LRT Line

Jelapang LRT station (BP12) is an LRT station on the Bukit Panjang LRT Line in Singapore. It was opened in November 1999.

[edit] Etymology

The station is located near Jelapang Road. Jelapang means "granary" or "rice bowl" in Malay.

[edit] Bus services nearby

The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Jelapang Road:

Service Between And Notes
SMRT Buses Feeder Services
920 Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange Bangkit Road (loop)
922 Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange Segar Road (loop)

The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Senja Link:

Service Between And Notes
SMRT Buses Feeder Services
920 Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange Bangkit Road (loop)

[edit] 2000 accident

On January 15 2000, a man died after was hit by an LRT train while crossing the tracks at the station, marking the first fatality on the LRT system.