Bangkit LRT Station

BP9 Bangkit 万吉 | பங்கிட்
Address	20 Bukit Panjang Ring Road, Singapore 679939
Line Served	Bukit Panjang LRT
Operator	SMRT Trains
Structure	Elevated
Platform	Side
Opened on	6 Nov 1999

Bangkit LRT Station (BP9) is a light rail station along the Bukit Panjang LRT (BPLRT). Located within the Bukit Panjang estate, the station is overground and located near the junction of Bukit Panjang Ring Road and Bangkit Road.

Named after the adjacent Bangkit Road, which means “rise” in Malay, the station largely serves schools and HDB residential estates in the vicinity.

First / Last Train Timings

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) from 1 Dec 2019.
• Operating hours for Bukit Panjang LRT from 13 January 2019 are revised to close earlier daily to facilitate maintenance works.

Station Layout

Platforms

Bukit Panjang LRT (L2):

Platform 1: Service B towards BP1NS4 Choa Chu Kang via BP10 Fajar and BP6–DT1 Bukit Panjang (→)

Platform 2: Service A towards BP1NS4 Choa Chu Kang via BP8 Pending and BP6–DT1 Bukit Panjang (Weekday Peak 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

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

Exit	Location	Nearby
A	Bangkit Road	Al-Iman Mosque, Bangkit Road Market, Beacon Primary School, Cheng Hwa Cher Siah Temple, Greenridge Secondary School, Holland-Bukit Panjang Town Council, New Creation Church – NKF Dialysis Centre, Zhenghua Park, Zhenghua Primary School

Transport Connections

Bangkit station connects to two bus stops in the vicinity.

LRT Bus Bridging Service

In the event of a LRT service disruption affecting Bangkit 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 bus stops:

In addition, passengers can board free regular bus services at Bus Stops 44321 & 44329 when activated.

Construction Trivia

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Gallery

External Links & References

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