Joo Koon MRT Station
 EW29 Joo Koon MRT Station 裕群地铁站 ஜூ கூன் Stesen MRT Joo Koon Rapid transit |
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 EW29 Joo Koon Station. |
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| Address | 91 Joo Koon Circle Singapore 629116 |
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| Coordinates | 1°19′39.86″N 103°40′42.55″E / 1.3277389°N 103.6784861°E | ||||||||||
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| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
| Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Levels | 2 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Island | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 28 February 2009 | ||||||||||
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| Code | EW29 | ||||||||||
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Joo Koon MRT Station (EW29) is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit station along the East West Line in Jurong and also the western terminus for the line.
It is named after Joo Koon Circle, the road which the station lies on, and the road in turn was named after Joo Koon Village, a rural chinese settlement that stood in the area before the area became an industrial estate in the 1960s. This station links the people working in Joo Koon to the rest of the island via rail. It can also serve those working in Lok Yang and Benoi if there is proper transportation connecting them to the station.
The roof of the station resembles those of stations along the eastern section of the East West MRT Line and is curved with glass openings to allow the utilization of natural lighting, similar to that of Pioneer. Orange is the selected colour scheme for this station.
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[edit] History
Built alongside with Pioneer station, it was part of the Boon Lay MRT Extension (BLE) project 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. However, this may not last long as Tuas Link MRT Station will open in 2016.
[edit] Platform Screen Doors
As with most of the above-ground stations built in the past along the East West Line, it was initially built without Platform Screen Doors that prevent commuters from falling onto the train tracks. Installations of the half-height screen doors was eventually started on 16 May 2011. On 26 July 2011, all of the screen doors have been installed and began operating.[3]
[edit] Nearby Facilities
This station is close to the industrial factories, various military camps and places of interests in the vincity.[4]
The places of interests includes the Singapore Discovery Centre, Army Museum of Singapore and Arena Country Club.
[edit] Station Layout
| L3 Platforms |
Platform A | East West Line towards EW1 Pasir Ris (→) |
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| Platform B | East West Line towards EW1 Pasir Ris (→) |
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| L2 | EWL Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Footbridge to cross Joo Koon Circle |
| L1 | Street Level | Joo Koon Circle |
[edit] References
- ^ "Expanding The Rail Network: LTA To Build Boon Lay MRT Extension". Land Transport Authority. 29 December 2004. http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=1138.
- ^ Cheryl Lim (27 February 2009). "Boon Lay MRT extension to open on Saturday". Channel NewsAsia. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/411890/1/.html.
- ^ Wong, Siew Ying (January 26, 2008). "Above-ground MRT stations to have platform screen doors by 2012". Channel NewsAsia. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/324989/1/.html. Retrieved February 01, 2012.
- ^ map of the station
