Senja LRT Station

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Senja LRT Station
信佳轻轨列车站
செஞ்சா
Light rail

Senja LRT station (August 2005)
Station statistics
Address 90 Bukit Panjang Ring Road
Singapore 679942
Coordinates 1°13′34″N 103°27′16″E / 1.225986, 103.454376
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 BP13
Services
Preceding station   Light Rapid Transit   Following station
towards Choa Chu Kang via Fajar
 Bukit Panjang LRT Line

Senja LRT station (BP13) 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.

The LRT station serves the residents of HDB flats located along Senja Road, as well as students in West View Primary School and West Spring Secondary School.

A new bus service, 922, have been started recently around the area to complement the LRT service.

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[edit] Etymology

The station is located near Senja Road. Senja means "dusk, twilight" in Malay.

[edit] Incidents

On October 21 2002, the entire Bukit Panjang LRT service was shut down at 6.40 am after a disruption caused by a dislodged train wheel, which led to the power system being crippled between Bukit Panjang and Senja stations. Normal LRT services only resumed the next day. [1]

[edit] Bus services nearby

The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Bukit Panjang Ring Road:

Service Between And Notes
SBS Transit Premium Services
555 Bukit Panjang Ring Road Fullerton Road
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 Bukit Panjang Road:

Service Between And Notes
SBS Transit Premium Services
555 Bukit Panjang Ring Road Fullerton Road
SBS Transit NiteOwl Services
3N Marina Centre Bus Terminal Choa Chu Kang North 5
SMRT Buses Trunk Services
171 Yishun Bus Interchange Marina Centre Bus Terminal
176 Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
177 Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange Bukit Batok Bus Interchange Operates on weekdays peak hours only
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
960 Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange Marina Centre Bus Terminal
963 Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange HarbourFront Bus Interchange
970 Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange Shenton Way Bus Terminal
975 Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange Lim Chu Kang Bus Terminal (loop)
SMRT Buses Express Services
963E Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange HarbourFront Bus Interchange Operates on weekdays peak hours only
SMRT Buses NightRider Services
NR3 Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange North Canal Road (loop)

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Entire LRT system broke down", The Straits Times, 22 October 2002. 
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