Bukit Panjang MRT/LRT station

BP6  DT1  Bukit Panjang 武吉班让 புக்கிட் பாஞ்சாங் Bukit Panjang
Light rail / Rapid transit
Bukit Panjang DTL MRT station
General information
Location	950 Upper Bukit Timah Road Singapore 678213 (MRT) 11 Petir Road Singapore 678268 (LRT)
Coordinates	1°22′42″N 103°45′42″E
Operated by	SMRT Light Rail (SMRT Corporation) (Bukit Panjang LRT) SBS Transit DTL (Downtown Line)
Line(s)	Bukit Panjang LRT   Downtown line
Platforms	Side (Bukit Panjang LRT Line) Island (Downtown Line)
Tracks	4 (2 MRT, 2 LRT)
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Elevated (Bukit Panjang LRT Line) Underground (Downtown Line)
Platform levels	5
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	BP6  DT1
History
Opened	6 November 1999 (1999-11-06) (Bukit Panjang LRT Line) 27 December 2015 (2015-12-27) (Downtown Line)
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Light Rail Transit   Following station Phoenix One-way operation Bukit Panjang LRT A Senja toward Choa Chu Kang via Senja (clockwise / outer) Petir One-way operation Phoenix toward Choa Chu Kang via Phoenix Phoenix One-way operation Bukit Panjang LRT B Petir toward Choa Chu Kang via Petir (anticlockwise / inner) Senja One-way operation Phoenix toward Choa Chu Kang via Phoenix Mass Rapid Transit Terminus Downtown line Cashew towards Expo

Bukit Panjang Station (BP6/DT1) is an MRT Station in Singapore. It is along the Bukit Panjang LRT Line and Downtown MRT Line. It is located at the boundary of Bukit Panjang, Bukit Batok, and Choa Chu Kang planning areas. It is the terminus station for the Downtown MRT Line.

It is one of the stations that is not connected to Downtown line. The station transit area is public. One has to use the paid linkway and another one had a prominent shopping mall to take a rest - Bukit Panjang Plaza.

Formerly the station was called Petir MRT Station. Due to confusion, the name was changed to Bukit Panjang MRT Station in 2009.

History

This station was opened on 6 November 1999, as a LRT station. The former code was A6 until 2001. Later on, on 27 December 2015, the Downtown Line opened. On 21 November 2017, cash top ups are no longer accepted at the Passenger Service Centre at this station.