Phoenix LRT Station

Infobox Station
name=Phoenix LRT Station
凤凰轻轨列车站
ஃபீனிக்ஸ்
type=Light rail


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address= 40 Choa Chu Kang Road
Singapore 689483
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line=Bukit Panjang
other=Bus, Taxi
structure=Elevated
platform=Side
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levels=2
tracks=2
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opened=6 November 1999
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ADA=Yes
code=BP5
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Phoenix LRT station (BP5) is a Light Rapid Transit station on the Bukit Panjang LRT Line in Singapore. It was opened in November 1999. It is operated by SMRT.

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.

Incidents

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. [ cite news | title = MRT Accidents | publisher = Singapore On The Web | date = 20 November 2000 | url = http://singaporeontheweb.net/homepage2003/singaporemrtaccidents.htm ]

Train disruption

At 12.05 pm on 7 April 2005, all 11 trains in the LRT system were affected by a power outage. Three trains were disrupted in between stations. Following the restoration of power supply at 12.20 pm, normal train services resumed. Staff were sent to pacify passengers trapped in the three trains.

Later that day at 1.54 pm, a train that reached the station encountered a fault amd was unable to release its brakes. A rescue train was used to push the train back to the depot and services resumed at 2.39 pm.

Bus services nearby

The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Choa Chu Kang Road:

References