Phoenix LRT Station
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| Phoenix LRT Station 凤凰轻轨列车站 ஃபீனிக்ஸ் Light rail |
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| Address | 40 Choa Chu Kang Road Singapore 689483 |
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| Lines | Bukit Panjang | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
| Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Levels | 2 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 6 November 1999 | ||||||||||
| Accessible |  |
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| Code | BP5 | ||||||||||
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Phoenix LRT station (BP5) is a Light Rail 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 along one side of the station. Another side consist of high rise HDB flats.
[edit] LRT 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. [1]
[edit] Bus services nearby
The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Choa Chu Kang Road:
| Service | Between | And | Notes |
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| SBS Transit Trunk Services | |||
| 160 | Jurong East Bus Interchange | Kotaraya II Bus Terminal (JB) | |
| SBS Transit NiteOwl Services | |||
| 3N | Marina Centre Bus Terminal | Choa Chu Kang North 5 | |
| 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
- ^ "MRT Accidents", Singapore On The Web, 20 November 2000.
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