Joo Koon MRT Station

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EW29  Joo Koon MRT Station 裕群地铁站 ஜூ கூன் Rapid transit
EW29 Joo Koon Station.
Station statistics
Address	91 Joo Koon Circle Singapore 629116
Coordinates	1°19′39.86″N 103°40′42.55″E / 1.3277389°N 103.6784861°E / 1.3277389; 103.6784861
Lines	East West
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Structure	Elevated
Levels	2
Platforms	Island
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	28 February 2009
Accessible
Code	EW29
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station Pioneer towards Pasir Ris East West Line Proposed station towards Tuas
Location

Joo Koon MRT Station (EW29) is a Mass Rapid Transit station, built above ground level. It is part of the East West Line and also the western terminus, taking the title from Boon Lay MRT Station. Alongside Pioneer, it is part of the Boon Lay Extension and it is the most recently opened MRT station in Singapore. It is operated by SMRT Corporation.

The station roof is of a curved design with glass openings to allow the utilisation of natural lighting, similar to that of Pioneer. Orange is the selected colour scheme for this station.

It is also close to the Singapore Discovery Centre and various military camps.

[edit] Joo Koon Temporary Bus Terminal

In 2006, the then Transport Minister, Mrs Lim Hwee Hua, announced that a new bus interchange would be built near Joo Koon MRT Station. In 2008, her successor, Mr Raymond Lim announced that it would be an integrated transport hub to be built at the junction of Benoi Road and Joo Koon Circle. A temporary 14 bay bus terminal is currently being built at Joo Koon Circle road end and will open in 2010 after the new air-conditioned Boon Lay bus interchange is opened in December 2009. Some bus services that could be rerouted to this bus terminal are 182, 182M, 192, 193, 249, 251, 254, 255, and 257 as a tender released by LTA showed the layout to accommodate 9 services with 2 bays each. It is most likely that no boarding/alighting would be allowed. 8 of the lots are the end-on type, facing Benoi Road. The remaining 6 lots are in a straight line, sawtooth style. The tender release could mean that the construction of the transport hub could begin by early 2010. Private bus companies who ferry workers to Jurong and Tuas industrial estates can continue to use the bus stop at Jurong West Street 64 as a pick-up and drop-off point or switch to the bus stop at Benoi Road which the LTA has constructed for this purpose.

This station is currently the westernmost MRT station in Singapore.

[edit] History

This station is part of the Boon Lay extension, announced by the Land Transport Authority in December 2004 to help people working in the Jurong Industrial Area travel faster^[1]. The station opened on 28 February 2009^[2] and replaced Boon Lay as the western terminus of the East West Line.

[edit] Extension

It is expected that by 2015, Joo Koon will cease to be the western terminus of the East West Line as the line will be further extended to Tuas West. The Tuas West extension will continue from Joo Koon for another 7.5-km westwards with 4 new stations, a MRT depot to be named Tuas depot near the Tuas Bus Terminal and a provision for a future extension to the Tuas Checkpoint. It will be completed in the 2nd quarter of 2015. The Tuas South Extension will continue southwards from the next station (EW30) with 2 new stations with the first station possibly near Tuas bay and the other possibly at the southernmost point of Tuas South Ave 9. It will only be completed by 2020 since Tuas South is less developed than Tuas West.

[edit] Nearby Facilities

• Singapore Discovery Centre
• Army Museum Of Singapore
• Arena Country Club

[edit] Train Service

[edit] Current Station Layout

[edit] Bus services

The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Joo Koon Circle:

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

Joo Koon MRT station at night.

An extension and break of MRT track from Joo Koon MRT station. It will be extended for Tuas Extension.

[edit] Shops & facilities

• 7-eleven
• Sweet talk

[edit] References