Ten Mile Junction Depot

Ten Mile Junction LRT Depot
Location
Location 1 Woodlands Rd, Singapore 677899
Coordinates 1°22′49″N 103°45′36″E / 1.380289°N 103.760094°E / 1.380289; 103.760094Coordinates: 1°22′49″N 103°45′36″E / 1.380289°N 103.760094°E / 1.380289; 103.760094
Characteristics
Owner(s) Land Transport Authority
Operator(s) SMRT Light Rail
Type Elevated
Rolling stock Bombardier INNOVIA APM 100 C801
Bombardier INNOVIA APM 100 C801A
Routes served Bukit Panjang LRT
History
Opened 1999

Ten Mile Junction Depot is a depot for LRT trains serving the Bukit Panjang LRT in Singapore. It is integrated with the Junction 10 shopping mall, with the depot facilities and Operations Control Centre located at the third level while the first and second levels are occupied by shops. It is the first depot in Singapore to be built in an existing building and also the first LRT depot to be built.

It was just located next to the Ten Mile Junction LRT Station which will turn the first left turn instead of second left turn which uses for the Station while the Straight is used for maintenance area and in this depot will be allowed to couple to form two carriage operation.

The depot is located between Phoenix station and Bukit Panjang station and has 2 reception tracks: 1 track Eastbound towards Bukit Panjang station and 1 track Westbound towards Phoenix station

Delivery of newer Bombardier INNOVIA APM 100 C801A

Between 2014 and 2015 they taken placed the delivery of newer Bombardier Innovia APM 100 C801A at the entrance of the loading and unloading bay to bring up to couple the older Bombardier Innovia APM 100 C801 to bring the newer train C801A to the depot for test. They were being unveiling C801As during non-operating hours along Bukit Panjang LRT Line.

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