Jelapang LRT Station

BP12
Jelapang
泽拉邦 | ஜெலப்பாங்
Station Exit
Address 70 Bukit Panjang Ring Road, Singapore 679941
Line Served   Bukit Panjang LRT
Operator SMRT Trains
Structure Elevated
Platform Side
Opened on 6 Nov 1999

Jelapang LRT Station (BP12) is a light rail station along the Bukit Panjang LRT (BPLRT). Located within the Bukit Panjang estate, the station is overground and located along Bukit Panjang Ring Road.

Named after the nearby Jelapang Road, which means “granary” or “rice bowl” in Malay, the station largely serves schools and HDB residential estates in the vicinity.

This station is affected by the Bukit Panjang LRT Early Closure on Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays from 22 March 2024 to 30 June 2024. Click here for more details.


First / Last Train Timings

Bukit Panjang LRT – (BP12) Jelapang
Destination First Train Last Train
Weekdays Saturdays Sun & Public Holidays Daily
BP1 Choa Chu Kang
(Service B | Platform 1)
5:14am 5:14am 5:32am
BP6 Bukit Panjang
(Service B | Platform 1)
11:47pm
BP1 Choa Chu Kang
(Service A | Platform 2)
5:01am 8:09pm

Notes:

  • Service A (at Platform 2) operates only during Peak Hours on Weekdays, except Public Holidays (Start of Service – 9.00am & 5.00pm – 8.00pm) & selected hours on Saturdays (11.00am – 1.00pm & 5.00pm – 7.00pm) from 16 March 2024.
  • Operating hours for Bukit Panjang LRT from 13 January 2019 are revised to close earlier daily to facilitate maintenance works.

Station Layout

L2 BPLRT Platform 1 Service B towards BP1NS4 Choa Chu Kang
BPLRT Platform 2 Service A towards BP1NS4 Choa Chu Kang (Weekday Peak Hours & Selected Saturday Hours)
L1 Concourse Street Level | Faregates, Top Up Kiosk, Retail Shop

Platforms

Bukit Panjang LRT (L2):
Platform 1: Service B towards BP1NS4 Choa Chu Kang via BP13 Senja and BP6DT1 Bukit Panjang (→)
Platform 2: Service A towards BP1NS4 Choa Chu Kang via BP11 Segar and BP6DT1 Bukit Panjang (Weekday Peak Hours & Selected Saturday Hours) (←)

The Bukit Panjang LRT station is overground with two side platforms, used for trains travelling in either direction.

Passenger Information Systems, which are LED displays located at each platform, display expected train arrival times and scrolls through messages, while an analog clock gives the time. Tactile flooring helps to guide the visually-handicapped from the platform to the station exits. Staircases and lifts connect both platforms to the ticket concourse, which leads to street level.

Fixed platform barriers (without platform doors) are installed at the platform edge for commuters’ safety, and ceiling fans at the platform keep passengers cool.

Concourse

The station concourse feature faregates for automatic fare collection and provides access between paid and unpaid areas of the station, with at least one bidirectional wide-swinging gate for the benefit of passengers-in-wheelchairs and those carrying bulky items or travelling with prams.

Station Amenities

  • Retail Shop at Concourse
  • Top Up Kiosk

Exits

Jelapang LRT station has a single exit at street level. Barrier-free accessibility is offered via wheelchair ramps.

Exit Location Nearby
A Bukit Panjang Ring Road Greenridge Shopping Centre, Zhenghua Secondary School, Convenant Evangelical Church

Transport Connections

Jelapang station connects to two bus stops in the vicinity.

Bus stop Exit Bus Routes
44729 – Bt Panjang Ring Rd (Jelapang Stn) A — [Not In Use]
44721 – Bt Panjang Ring Rd (Opp Jelapang Stn) A 920, 972, 972M, 976

LRT Bus Bridging Service

In the event of a LRT service disruption affecting Jelapang station, LRT Bridging Buses may be activated to ply affected stretches of the Bukit Panjang LRT. In which case, the buses can be boarded from the following locations:

Towards Pick up point Exit
Bukit Panjang LRT (LRT Bridging Bus)
BP1NS4 Choa Chu Kang via BP11 Segar
LRT Shuttle A
44729 – Bt Panjang Ring Rd (Jelapang Stn) A
BP1NS4 Choa Chu Kang via BP13 Senja
LRT Shuttle B
44721 – Bt Panjang Ring Rd (Opp Jelapang Stn) A

In addition, passengers can board free regular bus services at Bus Stops 44721 & 44729 when activated.


Construction Trivia


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