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Boon Lay MRT Station
文礼地铁站
பூன் லே
Rapid transit
Boon Lay MRT Station
General information
Location301 Boon Lay Way
Singapore 649846
Coordinates1°20′19.98″N 103°42′22.35″E / 1.3388833°N 103.7062083°E / 1.3388833; 103.7062083
Line(s)East West
PlatformsIsland
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeEW27
History
Opened6 July 1990
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
Template:SMRT lines
Interior of Boon Lay MRT Station with the MRT train.
Exterior view of Boon Lay MRT Station

Boon Lay MRT Station (EW27) is the terminal station of the East West Line of the Mass Rapid Transit in Singapore. It is located at Jurong West Central. Boon Lay Bus Interchange, and Jurong Point Shopping Centre are located next to the station, while Nanyang Technological University is a short bus ride away. The station has a very high passenger traffic, mainly because it serves the area westwards from the station to the coastline at Tuas. It is very large area, which includes the entire Jurong and Tuas Industrial Area, Jurong Island and Jurong West New Town. Boon Lay station is the nearest MRT station to these places. This leads to congestion at peak hours.

Namesake

While Boon Lay MRT Station, together with the bus interchange of the same name, is situated at Jurong West Central, its actual namesake is Boon Lay Place, located about 1 kilometre away.

Future plans

In 2009, Boon Lay MRT Station will cease to be the western terminus for the East West Line. Construction works for the Boon Lay MRT Extension (BLE) began in the second half of 2005. The extension from Boon Lay MRT Station is 3.8 kilometre long and includes 2 stations, Pioneer and Joo Koon MRT Stations. The Boon Lay extension aims to provide more connectivity to residents of Jurong West and workers in the Industrial Area. It would also help to relieve the above-mentioned congestion at the station.

Bus services

Bus services are available at Boon Lay Bus Interchange and the following bus services serve the bus stops along Boon Lay Way:

Service Between And
SMRT Buses NightRider Services
NR5 Marina Centre Bus Terminal Jurong West Street 75

The following bus services serve the bus stop along Jurong West Street 64:

Service Between And
SBS Transit NiteOwl Services
5N Marina Centre Bus Terminal Jurong West Street 92
SMRT Buses NightRider Services
NR5 Marina Centre Bus Terminal Jurong West Street 75

The following bus services serve the bus stops along Jurong West Street 63:

Service Between And
SBS Transit Trunk Services
179 Boon Lay Bus Interchange Nanyang Technological University (loop)
SBS Transit Industrial Services
255 Boon Lay Bus Interchange Gul Crescent (loop)
SBS Transit NiteOwl Services
5N Marina Centre Bus Terminal Jurong West Street 92

Current Station Layout

L2
Platforms
Platform A Template:SMRT lines towards  EW1  Pasir Ris (→)
Island platform, Doors open on the right at Platform A and doors open on the left at Platform B
Platform B Template:SMRT lines towards  EW1  Pasir Ris (→)
L1 EWL Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Boon Lay Xchange
Street Level Boon Lay Bus Interchange, Jurong Point Shopping Centre