The Bukit Panjang LRT (BPLRT) is a automated guideway transit line in Bukit Panjang, Singapore. The BPLRT is the only LRT line operated by SMRT Trains. As the name suggests, it serves 13 stations in the neighbourhood of Bukit Panjang and Choa Chu Kang. The line is the first LRT line in Singapore and was opened on 6 November 1999 by Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan. It is a fully elevated and automated people mover system. The line uses Innovia APM 100 C801 and C801A rolling stock supplied by Bombardier, running in a two-car formation. The line is infamous for its frequent breakdowns and plans have been made to overhaul the system. History The idea of Bukit Panjang LRT was first pitched in 1991 before the government announced in 1994 that it would pilot the system there. Two years later, construction began for the Bukit Panjang LRT, along which a few changes were distinguished from the MRT lines: It became the first line in Singapore with a fully automated train with no drivers (driverless trains would later become a prominent feature starting from the North East Line in 2003) There are 13 stations, a loop will be formed between stations for Bukit Panjang There was an integrated development at the Ten Mile Junction, comprising a station, depot and shopping centre. The station was decommissioned in 2019. The LRT was planned to run above ground to avoid the road safety issues of trams, and to avoid obstructing the KTM railway tracks, according to Low Seow Chay. Recalling "terrible" traffic jams at the junction of Woodlands Road and Choa Chu Kang Road during the early 90s, he explained: "The Bukit Panjang residents had trouble accessing the Choa Chu Kang MRT station and bus interchange including towards the city due to the poor traffic flow." The KJE was opened in 1994, diverting most of the heavy traffic and solving the problem. In 1994, Transport Minister Mah Bow Tan, told Parliament of the need for "efficient and affordable" public transport, and that the potential of LRT as an internal feeder service was being studied. There are other intentions of the LRT to replace all the feeder buses. Today, residents of Bukit Panjang and Choa Chu Kang have LRT and feeder bus services. The project, which was contracted to Adtranz, Keppel Corporation and Gammon Construction, was completed on 6 November 1999. On 5 August 1997,