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.

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Jelapang
泽拉邦
ஜெலப்பாங்
Jelapang
Light Rail Transit (LRT) station
Platform 2 of Jelapang station
Location70 Bukit Panjang Ring Road
Singapore 679941
Coordinates1°23′12″N 103°45′52″E
Operated bySMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  Bukit Panjang LRT
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened6 November 1999 (1999-11-06)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Light Rail Transit   Following station
One-way operation
Bukit Panjang LRT
Service A
One-way operation
Bukit Panjang LRT
Service B

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.

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References
  1. "2000 Accident revealed". Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. "Jelapang LRT Station | Land Transport Guru". Land Transport Guru. 2016-02-29. Retrieved 2018-05-14.


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