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Bukit Panjang LRT line
The Bukit Panjang LRT (abbreviation: BPLRT) is an 8-kilometre (5.0 mi) automated guideway transit line in Bukit Panjang, Singapore. The BPLRT is currently the only Light Rail Transit (LRT) line operated by SMRT Trains. As the name suggests, it serves 13 stations in the neighbourhoods of Bukit Panjang and Choa Chu Kang in the north-west area of the country. The line was the first LRT line constructed in Singapore, having been opened on 6 November 1999 by then-Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan.
It is a fully elevated and automated people mover system. The line currently uses the C801A and C801B rolling stock supplied by Bombardier (now Alstom), running in a two-car formation. With a 20-year design lifespan, a major overhaul of the system began in 2019 that is scheduled to complete in 2026, which include a new signalling system (Innovia APM 300R) and power rails system, as well as rolling stock.
In November 1994, Communication Minister Mah Bow Tan announced that the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRTC) was conducting studies on the feasibility of a Light Rail Transit (LRT) system in the estate of Bukit Panjang. The main purpose of the LRT system was to provide Bukit Panjang residents with a connection to the North-South Line (NSL) at Choa Chu Kang MRT station. Ridership studies had indicated that only 5% of Bukit Panjang residents were choosing the MRT compared to 29% of Choa Chu Kang residents.
Subsequently, Bukit Panjang was one of the two locations selected for the construction of the first LRT pilot systems in Singapore in December 1994, the other being at Queenstown and linked to Buona Vista MRT station, the latter of which was eventually not built.
A possible route would have encircled the present day Choa Chu Kang Central, Teck Whye and Bukit Panjang New Town - all of which would have been considered part of Bukit Panjang before 1985. Based on the map, it would have likely run along the Kranji Expressway, Bukit Timah Expressway, Cashew Road, Upper Bukit Timah Road, Choa Chu Kang Road. The LRT system would have a stop near Choa Chu Kang MRT, with the connection to be done by "a covered linkway or overhead bridge".
The tender for the design and construction of the LRT system in Bukit Panjang were called in December 1994, receiving eight bids.
In February 1996, then-Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong announced that an LRT system in Bukit Panjang had been given the go-ahead, and was expected to be completed in three years. An exhibition about the system was organised by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in April 1996, featuring models and maps of the stations on the line, and a booth at which visitors could vote for the colours of the rolling stock, and the shape of the station roofs. In the same month, the contract for the system's design and construction was awarded to a consortium consisting of Keppel Corporation, Gammon, and Adtranz for S$285 million.
The route awarded is today's current route, running along Choa Chu Kang Way, Choa Chu Kang Road, Upper Bukit Timah Road, Petir Road, Pending Road, Bukit Panjang Ring Road. A detour between Bangkit and Segar stations was made to serve Fajar Road, necessitating an at-grade section of track on the hill between Bangkit and Fajar stations. The contract awarded was for 13 stations on the 8 km line, with a notable exclusion of the Ten Mile Junction station. The LRT tracks would fly over the KTM at-grade intersection at Choa Chu Kang Road, allowing residents and commuters to commute between Choa Chu Kang and Bukit Panjang New Town when the crossing was closed for trains.
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Bukit Panjang LRT line
The Bukit Panjang LRT (abbreviation: BPLRT) is an 8-kilometre (5.0 mi) automated guideway transit line in Bukit Panjang, Singapore. The BPLRT is currently the only Light Rail Transit (LRT) line operated by SMRT Trains. As the name suggests, it serves 13 stations in the neighbourhoods of Bukit Panjang and Choa Chu Kang in the north-west area of the country. The line was the first LRT line constructed in Singapore, having been opened on 6 November 1999 by then-Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan.
It is a fully elevated and automated people mover system. The line currently uses the C801A and C801B rolling stock supplied by Bombardier (now Alstom), running in a two-car formation. With a 20-year design lifespan, a major overhaul of the system began in 2019 that is scheduled to complete in 2026, which include a new signalling system (Innovia APM 300R) and power rails system, as well as rolling stock.
In November 1994, Communication Minister Mah Bow Tan announced that the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRTC) was conducting studies on the feasibility of a Light Rail Transit (LRT) system in the estate of Bukit Panjang. The main purpose of the LRT system was to provide Bukit Panjang residents with a connection to the North-South Line (NSL) at Choa Chu Kang MRT station. Ridership studies had indicated that only 5% of Bukit Panjang residents were choosing the MRT compared to 29% of Choa Chu Kang residents.
Subsequently, Bukit Panjang was one of the two locations selected for the construction of the first LRT pilot systems in Singapore in December 1994, the other being at Queenstown and linked to Buona Vista MRT station, the latter of which was eventually not built.
A possible route would have encircled the present day Choa Chu Kang Central, Teck Whye and Bukit Panjang New Town - all of which would have been considered part of Bukit Panjang before 1985. Based on the map, it would have likely run along the Kranji Expressway, Bukit Timah Expressway, Cashew Road, Upper Bukit Timah Road, Choa Chu Kang Road. The LRT system would have a stop near Choa Chu Kang MRT, with the connection to be done by "a covered linkway or overhead bridge".
The tender for the design and construction of the LRT system in Bukit Panjang were called in December 1994, receiving eight bids.
In February 1996, then-Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong announced that an LRT system in Bukit Panjang had been given the go-ahead, and was expected to be completed in three years. An exhibition about the system was organised by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in April 1996, featuring models and maps of the stations on the line, and a booth at which visitors could vote for the colours of the rolling stock, and the shape of the station roofs. In the same month, the contract for the system's design and construction was awarded to a consortium consisting of Keppel Corporation, Gammon, and Adtranz for S$285 million.
The route awarded is today's current route, running along Choa Chu Kang Way, Choa Chu Kang Road, Upper Bukit Timah Road, Petir Road, Pending Road, Bukit Panjang Ring Road. A detour between Bangkit and Segar stations was made to serve Fajar Road, necessitating an at-grade section of track on the hill between Bangkit and Fajar stations. The contract awarded was for 13 stations on the 8 km line, with a notable exclusion of the Ten Mile Junction station. The LRT tracks would fly over the KTM at-grade intersection at Choa Chu Kang Road, allowing residents and commuters to commute between Choa Chu Kang and Bukit Panjang New Town when the crossing was closed for trains.
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