Bukit Panjang MRT/LRT Station

Bukit Panjang MRT/LRT Station (BP6-DT1) is the western terminus of the Downtown Line (DTL), as well as an interchange station with the Bukit Panjang LRT (BPLRT). Located near the Bukit Panjang town centre, the DTL station is built underground, underneath Upper Bukit Timah Road, while the BPLRT station is overground, next to Petir Road.

Bukit Panjang means “long hill” in Malay, which gets its name from the range of hills stretching from Mandai to the north to Bukit Timah to the south. The station serves the Bukit Panjang housing estate, along with residential developments and shopping malls in the vicinity of Bukit Panjang Town Centre.

The two lines are connected by an unpaid link owing to construction limitations. Commuters transferring between lines would have to tap out of the network, walk along a public linkway and re-enter the network, with a transfer window of 15 minutes.

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First / Last Train Timings

Downtown Line – (DT1) Bukit Panjang
Destination	First Train			Last Train
	Weekdays & Saturdays		Sun & Public Holidays	Daily
DT35 Expo	5:30am		5:50am	11:35pm
Bukit Panjang LRT – (BP6) Bukit Panjang
Destination	First Train			Last Train
	Weekdays	Saturdays	Sun & Public Holidays	Daily
BP1 Choa Chu Kang	5:05am	5:05am	5:24am	11:30pm
Service A via BP13 Senja	4:59am	4:59am	5:18am	–
Service B via BP7 Petir	–	–	–	11:37pm

Notes:

As part of the Bukit Panjang LRT Overhaul;

• Early Closure for Bukit Panjang LRT services at 10:30pm will take place on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays (except Public Holidays) from 14 Nov 2024 to 31 Oct 2025.
• On Weekdays (except Public Holidays), Service A (via Senja) operates during peak hours (Start of Service – 9.00am & 5.00pm – 8.00pm) from 1 December 2019. It resumed full day operations on Weekends & Public Holidays from 28 September 2024.
  [Service A resumes full day operations daily from 30 December 2024]
• Operating hours for Bukit Panjang LRT are revised to close earlier daily to facilitate maintenance works from 13 January 2019.

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Station Layout

Platforms

Bukit Panjang LRT (L2):

Bukit Panjang LRT station is overground with two side platforms, utilized by Services A & B.

From Platform 1, Service A and B both head to Choa Chu Kang station.

From Platform 2, LRT services loop around the Bukit Panjang estate before returning to Bukit Panjang station. Service A ply the clockwise route (via  BP13  Senja), while Service B plies the counter-clockwise route (via  BP7  Petir).

Fixed platform barriers (without platform doors) are installed at the platform edge for commuters’ safety.

Downtown Line (B3):

Platform A: Downtown Line towards DT35CG1 Expo via DT2 Cashew (←) Platform B: Downtown Line towards DT35CG1 Expo via DT2 Cashew (←)

The underground Downtown Line station also has two platforms, but in an island platform arrangement.

As the terminus of the Downtown Line, both platforms are utilized alternatively for train turnarounds. Further up the line is Gali Batu Depot, and withdrawal trains will also pass by these platforms.

Concourse

Both BPLRT and DTL concourses 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.

The BPLRT Mezzanine concourse links both platforms to an overhead bridge connecting to the DTL station (Level 2). With no paid link, commuters must tap out and then tap in again when transferring lines, with a transfer window of 15 minutes. Commuters who take longer than 15 minutes will have their connecting rail journey considered as a new ride.

Art in Transit: “Punctum of the Long Hills” by John Clang

Placed in the DTL concourse, “Punctum of the Long Hills” showcases giant piggybacking Kampong boys peeking beyond HDB flats, a reference to Bukit Panjang which means “long hills” in Malay. The curiosity displayed encourages citizens to be adventurous, taking risks in exploring or identities and seeking out better opportunities. 

Civil Defence shelter

Bukit Panjang DTL station is one of six stations along the Downtown Line 2 designated as Civil Defence (CD) shelters, which will be activated in times of national emergency. Apart from reinforced construction, the stations are designed and equipped with facilities to ensure the shelter environment is tolerable for all shelterees during shelter occupation. These facilities include protective blast doors, decontamination facilities, ventilation systems, power and water supply systems and a dry toilet system.

Station Amenities

• Retail Shops at BPLRT Concourse (L1) & DTL Concourse (B2)
• Public Toilets at DTL Concourse (B2)
• Top Up Kiosks
• SimplyGo Ticketing Service Centre at DTL Concourse
  Open from 1000hrs to 1800hrs daily, except public holidays.
  Closed for mealbreak between 1400hrs – 1500hrs.

Exits

Bukit Panjang MRT station has three exits at ground level (A1, A2, B). Exit A1 comprises a lift and staircase leading to the bus stop. Exit A2 comprises escalators, a lift and stairs leading to street level, as well as the transfer linkway to Bukit Panjang LRT. Basement Exit D leads directly to the basement level of Hillion Mall.

Exit C, which leads to Bukit Panjang Road (near Senja estate) opened on 09 February 2018, instead of 10 Feb 2018.

 

Bukit Panjang LRT station has two exits at ground level (A, B) with two additional exits Exit C and D at mezzanine level leading to Hillion Mall and Residences.

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Transport Connections

Bukit Panjang station connects to several bus stops in the vicinity, as well as taxi stands and passenger pick-up points at selected exits.

Bus

There are three official bus stops linked to Bukit Panjang station. Other bus stops are added for a better representation of the surrounding area. The Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub is located inside Hillion Mall.

Road

Taxi stands and pick-up/drop-off points are located next to Downtown Line station exits:

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MRT / LRT Bus Bridging Service

In the event of a MRT/LRT service disruption affecting Bukit Panjang station, MRT or LRT Bridging Buses may be activated to ply affected stretches of the Bukit Panjang LRT Line or Downtown Line. In which case, the buses can be boarded from the following bus stops:

In the event of a large-scale rail disruption affecting multiple stations, a special bridging bus service may be activated in addition to the usual bus bridging services.

• (Service EX1) Woodlands – Bukit Panjang

In addition, passengers can board free regular bus services at the following bus stops when activated:

• Bukit Panjang LRT
  Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange, Bus Stop 44731
• Downtown Line
  Bus Stops 1, 2 & 3

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Passenger Usage Patterns

As an interchange station in the heart of Bukit Panjang town, Bukit Panjang MRT/LRT station is well-utilized by commuters living in the area, or heading to various amenities in the vicinity such as Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange, Hillion Mall and Residences, Bukit Panjang Plaza, Bukit Panjang Public Library, Sri Murugan Hill Tp, Econ Medicare Centre and Junction 10. This station also serves plenty of transfer commuters between both rail lines, as the Downtown Line connects to the City Centre and other parts of the island, while the Bukit Panjang LRT provides the final connection to within walking distance of most of the estate’s residential apartments.

Owing to good bus connections in the vicinity, many bus routes also serve between Bukit Panjang and other stations down the line. Between Bukit Panjang and the City, several BKE-PIE express bus services offer comparable travel times (if not faster) than the Downtown Line.

Construction Trivia

Contract 912 for the Downtown Line Stage 2 (DTL2) for the design and construction at Bukit Panjang station and its associated tunnels was awarded to Lum Chang Building Contractors Pte Ltd at approximately S$452.4 million. The working name for this station was Petir station.

Future Developments

As part of the Land Transport Master Plan 2040, the Downtown Line Stage 2 extension would extend the Downtown line further to Sungei Kadut.

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Gallery

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