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After Singapore's independence in 1965, the government adopted new road-naming policies as part of its nation-building effort. [11] A Street Naming Advisory Committee was appointed in February 1967 by the Minister of Finance, [12] and priority was given to local names and Malay names, while names of prominent figures and British places and people were discouraged. [11]
Bukit Panjang is a suburban town in western Singapore. Before redevelopment, Kampong Bukit Panjang used to exist in the area. Initially, instead of using the original place name, Bukit Panjang, there were plans to open up the new town using the name, Zhenghua, [6] derived from Jalan Cheng Hwa that used to ply the area.
System Map, including lines under construction. This is a list of all stations on the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system in Singapore. [1] As of 2024, the Singapore MRT has approximately 242.6 km (150.7 mi) of system length spread across six operational lines, the 19th highest in the world.
Hillview station in Singapore Hillview MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Downtown Line , situated on the boundaries of Hillview and Nature Reserve planning subzones of Bukit Batok and Bukit Panjang respectively, Singapore .
Choa Chu Kang – Bukit Panjang 188e: Express 189 Bukit Batok Bus Interchange: Clementi Avenue 1 Trunk Tower Transit Singapore: Bulim 189A Bukit Batok Street 23 Short-Trip Extended operating hours on eve of public holidays. 190 Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange: Kampong Bahru Bus Terminal Trunk SMRT Buses: Choa Chu Kang – Bukit Panjang 190A
The contract for the construction of Bukit Panjang station was awarded to a joint venture between RSEA International and Hock Lian Seng for S$99.8 million (US$131 million in 2021 [6] [7]) in January 1986. The contract also included the construction of the Bukit Batok and Bukit Gombak stations, alongside 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) of viaducts.
The Bukit Panjang LRT (abbreviation: BPLRT) is an 8-kilometre (5.0 mi) [2] automated guideway transit line in Bukit Panjang, Singapore. The BPLRT is currently the only Light Rail Transit (LRT) line operated by SMRT Trains . [ 5 ]
[9] [10] [11] The LRT station opened along with the Bukit Panjang LRT line on 6 November 1999. [12] [13] [14] An LRT train had hit a switch beam at the Bukit Panjang station at about 5:40 pm on 29 August 2001, resulting in the power failure. As a result, 10,000 peak-hour commuters were stranded at the station the next morning for repair works ...