Pending LRT Station

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Pending LRT Station
秉定轻轨列车站
பெண்டிங்
Light rail
Station statistics
Address 9 Pending Road
Singapore 678296
Coordinates 1°22′34″N 103°46′17″E / 1.376182, 103.77126
Lines Bukit Panjang
Connections Bus, Taxi
Structure Elevated
Levels 2
Platforms Side
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened 6 November 1999
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access
Code BP8
Services
Preceding station   Light Rapid Transit   Following station
Bukit Panjang LRT Line
towards Choa Chu Kang via Fajar

Pending LRT station (BP8) (pronounced as pern ding) is an LRT station on the Bukit Panjang LRT Line in Singapore. It was opened in November 1999. It is operated by SMRT.

[edit] Etymology

The station is located along Pending Road. Pending refers to a large waist buckle in Malay. The word is not to be confused with the English word "pending", which means "while awaiting, until".

[edit] Vicinity

Pending station serves the residents of HDB flats (Apartments) located in the southern part of Bukit Panjang Town. The station is convienently situated right next to Bukit Panjang Community Centre as well as the Bukit Panjang South Neighborhood Police Post; where the former caters to the recreational and well-being needs of residents living near-by, and the latter for the safety of the residents.

[edit] Bus services nearby

The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Pending Road:

Service Between And Notes
SMRT Buses Trunk Services
171 Yishun Bus Interchange Marina Centre Bus Terminal
184 Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange Clementi New Town (loop)
700 Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange Shenton Way Bus Terminal
700A Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange Temasek Avenue (loop)
960 Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange Marina Centre Bus Terminal
963 Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange HarbourFront Bus Interchange
966 Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange Marine Parade Road (loop)
SMRT Buses Express Services
963E Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange HarbourFront Bus Interchange Operates on weekdays peak hours only