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Bukit Panjang LRT Line
The Bukit Panjang LRT Line
is a 7.8 km
light rail
line opened on 6 November 1999 and part of
Singapore
's
LRT system
. It is fully automated, and the project was contracted to
Adtranz
,
Keppel Corporation
and
Gammon Construction
. The line uses the
Bombardier Innovia APM 100
rolling stock supplied by then
Adtranz
, now
Bombardier
, and is similar to the ones used in the
Changi Airport Skytrain
service during until 2006. A complete loop journey on the line (excluding
Ten Mile Junction
LRT station) takes 28 minutes and all stations, except
Choa Chu Kang
and Ten Mile Junction have two opposing side platforms, like
Dover
,
Braddell
MRT stations and
Fernvale
LRT station.
Choa Chu Kang
LRT Station has an
island platform
layout like most MRT stations but
Ten Mile Junction
Station only has a single platform and the only station with
platform screen doors
. Both Bukit Panjang and Choa Chu Kang stations are the only stations with
half-height platform screen doors
.Choa Chu Kang station will have 2 additional platforms and a set of new fare gates to ease the crowding during peak hours.
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