Jurong East MRT station

Jurong East MRT Station 裕廊东地铁站 ஜூரோங் கிழக்கு
Rapid transit
North South Line platform of NS1/EW24 Jurong East Station
General information
Location	10 Jurong East Street 12 Singapore 609690
Coordinates	1°20′00″N 103°44′32″E
Line(s)	North South, East West
Platforms	Double Island
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	3
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	NS1/EW24
History
Opened	5 November 1988
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station Terminus Template:SMRT lines Template:SMRT stations toward Template:SMRT stations Template:SMRT stations toward Template:SMRT stations Template:SMRT lines Template:SMRT stations toward Template:SMRT stations

Exterior view of Jurong East Station, showing a Kawasaki C151 Train pulling in.

Jurong East MRT Station (NS1/EW24) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station that is part of the North South Line and the East West Line in Singapore, and serves as an interchange station between the two lines. It is located in the eastern portion of the town of Jurong, serving Jurong East New Town and the commercial centre of the upcoming Jurong Gateway precinct in the Jurong Lake District.

On the North South MRT Line, it is the first station for south-bound trains and the last station for north-bound trains. On the East West MRT Line, it is between the Chinese Garden and the Clementi MRT stations. During the morning and evening peak periods, there will be trains departing from Ulu Pandan Depot to arrive at the middle platform of the station to travel towards Marina Bay. During peak periods, some trains at the middle platform will terminate at Yew Tee and Ang Mo Kio, when the MRT service is about to end for the day, trains at the middle platform will terminate at Ang Mo Kio and Toa Payoh instead.

Jurong East MRT Station was one of the many stations was built in the past above ground with no platform screen doors to prevent commuters from falling into the train tracks. It is announced that Jurong East MRT Station will be retrofitted with platform screen door in 2009.

A new platform and a new track will be built to serve the North South Line to hasten the traffic boarding and alighting to and from the North South Line trains. Construction will start in 2009 and will be ready by 2012. When it is completed, the waiting time for commuters using the North South Line during peak hours will be reduced from 4 to 2 minutes.

Shops and facilities

• Popular Bookstore
• Photo Processing Centre
• Hair Accessory shop
• Privately-owned General Stores

Nearby landmarks

• CPF Building
• IMM Building
• International Business Park
• Jurong Entertainment Centre
• Jurong Regional Library
• NTUC FairPrice supermarket / Cheers
• Science Centre / Snow City
• The Enterprise
• The JTC Summit (JTC Headquarters)
• Various foodcourts
• Big Box

Bus services

Links within Jurong East and some parts of Jurong West, and to other parts of Singapore are available at the nearby Jurong East Bus Interchange.

The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Jurong Town Hall Road:

Service	Between	And	Notes
SBS Transit Trunk Services
51	Hougang Central Bus Interchange	Jurong East Bus Interchange
78	Jurong East Bus Interchange	Clementi Ave 2 (Loop)
79	Jurong East Bus Interchange	Boon Lay Bus Interchange (Loop)
97	Jurong East Bus Interchange	Marina Centre (Loop)
143	Toa Payoh Bus Interchange	Jurong East Bus Interchange
197	Bedok Bus Interchange	Jurong East Bus Interchange
198	Boon Lay Bus Interchange	Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
SBS Transit Feeder Service
333	Jurong East Bus Interchange	Jurong East Street 32 (Loop)
SBS Transit Fast Forward Service
97e	Jurong East Bus Interchange Collyer Quay	Fullerton Road Jurong East Bus Interchange	Morning Peak Evening Peak
SBS Transit Stadium Direct Service
SS4	Stadium Walk	Boon Lay Bus Interchange
SMRT Buses Trunk Services
176	Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange	Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
178	Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange	Boon Lay Bus Interchange

The following bus services pass by the bus stops along Jurong East Central:

Service	Between	And	Notes
SBS Transit Trunk Services
52	Bishan Bus Interchange	Jurong East Bus Interchange
98	Jurong East Bus Interchange	Jurong Pier Road (Loop)
98M	Jurong East Bus Interchange	Corporation Road (Loop)	Formerly known as Service 98A before 28 January 2008
105	Jurong East Bus Interchange	Serangoon Bus Interchange
183	Jurong East Bus Interchange	Science Park 2 (Loop)
SBS Transit Express Service
506	Jurong East Bus Interchange	Upper East Coast Bus Terminal
SBS Transit Feeder Service
334	Jurong East Bus Interchange	Jurong West Street 42 (Loop)
SBS Transit Stadium Direct Service
SS4	Stadium Walk	Boon Lay Bus Interchange
SBS Transit NiteOwl Service
5N	Marina Centre Bus Terminal	Jurong West Street 92
SMRT Buses Trunk Service
176	Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange	Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
SMRT Buses Premium Service
586	Bukit Panjang Ring Road	Jurong East Bus Interchange

Current Station Layout

L3 Platforms	Platform A	Template:SMRT lines towards  EW1  Pasir Ris (→)
	Island platform, Doors will open on the right Both doors will open in the middle platform
	Platform C/D	Template:SMRT lines towards  NS27  Marina Bay (←)
	Island platform, Both doors will open in the middle platform Doors will open on the right
	Platform B	Template:SMRT lines towards  EW27  Boon Lay (←)
L2	Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Transitlink Counter
L1	Street Level	Jurong East Bus Interchange

Incidents

Bomb hoax

On February 4, 2005, a 29-year old man, Mak Hoy Meng went up to an SMRT employee at this station and gave him two handwritten notes that declared there was a bomb at one of the stations.

The restaurant supervisor told Mr Yeow Meng Chai that he saw a man drop the notes and even described the fellow in detail, down to the brand of the bag he was carrying. But under questioning by the police, he admitted he had written them himself and there were no bombs. His story came apart when his description differed in later versions. By then, police officers had searched extensively for the man. However, trains were not stopped.

On March 10, 2005, he pleaded guilty under the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Regulations to trying to hoax Mr Yeow about a bomb on February 4 2005 at 8 pm, and was jailed for 2 1/2 years.

He admitted that at the time he tried to fool Mr Yeow, he was disgruntled with the police and society in general, because he had been charged with theft and was out on bail. The theft charge - stealing $50 from a restaurant was considered during sentencing.

Escalator Incident

A man was injured when he fell through a gap between the escalator and staircase at the station on the morning of July 6 2007. The police said he fell onto the concourse of the first floor of the station at about 10 am. The man, who is in his early 50s, suffered head injuries and was warded at the National University Hospital.

References

Jurong East Station Modification Project