Jurong East MRT station

NS1  EW24  Jurong East MRT Station 裕廊东地铁站 ஜூரோங் கிழக்கு
Rapid transit
File:Jurong East MRT Station with PSDs.jpg East West Line Pasir-Ris-Bound Platform of 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 Line   East–West Line
Platforms	Double Island, Triple Island (U/C)
Tracks	4, 1 (U/C)
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 (Branch Line before 1996) 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 Neighbourhoods 1, 2 and 4 and the commercial centre of the upcoming Jurong Gateway precinct in the Jurong Lake District.

On the North South Line, it is the first station for south-bound trains and the last station for north-bound trains. On the East West 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.

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 by half from 4 minutes. On 12 February 2009, Minister Raymond Lim Announced that the completion date for this project is brought forward by a year, to 2011. This project is called "Jurong East Modification Project" (JEMP).

Also, this is one of the 4 MRT stations to appear in the original Singapore Edition of Monopoly.

Platform Screen Doors

As with most of the stations along the East West Line and North South Line, it was one of the many above-ground stations was built in the past without Platform Screen Doors to prevent commuters from falling into the train tracks. Therefore, the station was retrofitted with Platform Screen Doors in 2009 and operations commenced on Dec 18 2009.. It was the 3rd above-ground station to have Half-Height Platform Screen Doors installed and in operational.

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 (currently closed and to be replaced by JCube)
• Jurong Regional Library
• NTUC FairPrice supermarket / Cheers
• Science Centre / Snow City
• The Enterprise
• The JTC Summit (JTC Headquarters)
• Various foodcourts
• Big Box

Train service

Destination	First Train				Last Train
	Mon - Sat		Sunday & Public Holiday		Daily
North South Line
to NS27 Marina Bay	5.16am		5.35am		10.53pm
to NS19 Toa Payoh	-		-		11.28pm
to NS16 Ang Mo Kio	-		-		12.17am
East West Line
to EW1 Pasir Ris	5.43am		6.12am		11.45pm
to EW29 Joo Koon	5.17am		5.47am		12.17am

Current Station Layout

L3 Platforms		Future Trackway reserved for North South Line (Ready by May 2011)
	Island platform, Doors will open on the right Both doors will open in the middle platform. (Ready by May 2011) (Covered by granite slabs)
	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 via  NS9  Woodlands (←)
	Island platform, Both doors will open in the middle platform Doors will open on the right
	Platform B	Template:SMRT lines towards  EW29  Joo Koon (←)
L2	Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Transitlink Counter
L1	Street Level	Jurong East Bus Interchange

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:

Bus Stop Code: 28249 (Jurong East Library)
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 Bus Terminal
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	Marina Centre Bus Terminal	AM Peak
SMRT Buses Trunk Services
176	Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange	Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
178	Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange	Boon Lay Bus Interchange

Bus Stop Code: 28241 (Opp Jurong East Library)
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 Bus Terminal
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	Marina Centre Bus Terminal	Jurong East Bus Interchange	PM Peak
SMRT Buses Trunk Services
176	Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange	Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
178	Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange	Boon Lay 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 2½ 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 (NUH).

2010 Station closure

The station's services along the East West Line from Clementi to Jurong East were unavailable from Sep 4 2010 to Sep 5 2010 to facilitate the construction of the connector track as part of the Jurong East Modification Project.

Station's services along the North South Line from Jurong East to Bukit Batok will be unavailable from Sep 18 2010 to Sep 19 2010 for the same reason.

References

Jurong East Station Modification Project