Petir LRT station

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Petir
柏提
பெட்டீர்
Light Rail Transit (LRT) station
BP7 Petir LRT Platform 1.jpg
Petir LRT Platform 1
General information
Location31 Petir Road
Singapore 678269
Coordinates 1°22′40″N103°46′00″E / 1.377739°N 103.766564°E / 1.377739; 103.766564
Operated by SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes
History
Opened6 November 1999;23 years ago (1999-11-06)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Light Rail Transit Following station
Pending
One-way operation
Bukit Panjang LRT
Service A
Bukit Panjang
towards Choa Chu Kang
Bukit Panjang
One-way operation
Bukit Panjang LRT
Service B
Pending
towards Choa Chu Kang

Petir LRT station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station on the Bukit Panjang LRT line in Bukit Panjang, Singapore, located at the junction of Petir Road and Gangsa Road.

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Etymology

This station is located along Petir Road. Petir means "lightning" in Malay. [1]

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References

  1. "Petir LRT Station | Land Transport Guru". Land Transport Guru. 2016-02-29. Retrieved 2018-05-14.