Jelapang LRT station
Jelapang LRT station is an LRT station on the Bukit Panjang LRT line in Singapore, located along Bukit Panjang Ring Road, near the junctions of Senja Link and Jelapang Road.
BP12 Jelapang 泽拉邦 ஜெலப்பாங் Jelapang | ||||||||||||||||
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| Light Rail Transit (LRT) station | ||||||||||||||||
 Platform 2 of Jelapang station | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | 70 Bukit Panjang Ring Road Singapore 679941 | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 1°23′12″N 103°45′52″E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) | |||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 (2 side platforms) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 6 November 1999 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Incidents
On 15 January 2000, Mr See Chau Lai, a hawker assistant, died after he was hit by a train near Jelapang Station of the same LRT line. A coroner's inquiry found that he walked along the tracks after having too much to drink.[1]
Etymology
The station is located near Jelapang Road. Jelapang means "granary" or "rice bowl" in Malay.[2]
Vicinities
These are the following vicinities nearest to this station.
- Greenridge Shopping Centre
- Zhenghua Secondary School
References
- "2000 Accident revealed". Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- "Jelapang LRT Station | Land Transport Guru". Land Transport Guru. 2016-02-29. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
External links
Media related to Jelapang LRT Station at Wikimedia Commons
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