Ten Mile Junction LRT Station

 BP14 
Ten Mile Junction
十里广场
பத்தாம் கல் சந்திப்பு
Ten Mile Junction
Light rail

Interior of Ten Mile Junction LRT station.
Location 1 Woodlands Road
Singapore 677899
Coordinates 1°22′49″N 103°45′36″E / 1.380289°N 103.760094°E / 1.380289; 103.760094
Operated by SMRT Light Rail (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
Platforms Side
Tracks 1
Connections Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Platform levels 3
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code  BP14 
History
Opened 6 November 1999 (Initial opening)
30 December 2011 (Reopened)
Closed 10 December 2010 (Renovation)
Services
Preceding station   Light Rail Transit   Following station
TerminusBukit Panjang LRT
Service C
towards Ten Mile Junction via Senja (clockwise / outer)
One-way operation
Bukit Panjang LRT
Service C
Terminus

Ten Mile Junction LRT Station (BP14) is an LRT station on the Bukit Panjang LRT Line in Singapore. This LRT station is the only one that is air conditioned, has platform screen doors and only one track.

Due to insufficient demand, train services are provided at a lower frequency than the other LRT stations, and only arrive every 20 minutes. The two-car configuration is not deployed for this service.

History

Station closure

This station was closed from 10 December 2010 till 30 December 2011 for retrofitting works due to the closure and redevelopment of Ten Mile Junction shopping mall (now known as Junction 10), marking the first time an LRT or MRT Station completely closed in Singapore after opening. LRT Service C, which operates from Ten Mile Junction, was also withdrawn during this time.[1] On 30 December 2011, this station was reopened for revenue service, coinciding with the soft launch of the newly redeveloped Junction 10 shopping mall. Despite the mall renovation, the old station's interior design has been retained. [2]

Etymology

The station and the building is located in the Junction 10 (formerly as Ten Mile Junction), which was named after the distance (10 miles/16 kilometers) of the junction located outside it as calculated from the city along Bukit Timah Road and Upper Bukit Timah Road.

Station layout

This station is the only one on the Bukit Panjang LRT with three levels – other stations only have two. Despite this, Bukit Panjang and Choa Chu Kang each have a mezzanine level, but it is not counted in the floor numbering system.

U3 Restricted Area Linkbridge to Ten Mile Junction Depot
L3
Platforms
Platform 1 Bukit Panjang LRT: Service C towards  BP14  Ten Mile Junction via  BP6  DT1  Bukit Panjang (←)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Express LRT Track (Non-stop) Express LRT track towards Ten Mile Junction Depot
Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines
L2 Shopping Mall Junction 10
L1 Street Level Junction 10, Bus stops

Transport connections

Rail

Platform First Train Last Train
Mon - Sat Sunday &
Public Holiday
Daily
Bukit Panjang LRT
Platform 1 10.00am 10.00am 11.10pm

References

  1. "Ten Mile Junction LRT to be closed for retrofitting works". Channel NewsAsia. 2010-12-06.
  2. "Ten Mile Junction LRT station reopens". asiaone. December 30, 2011. Retrieved December 19, 2012.


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