Joo Koon MRT station

EW29  Joo Koon MRT Station 裕群地铁站 ஜூ கூன்
Rapid transit
EW29 Joo Koon Station.
General information
Location	91 Joo Koon Circle Singapore 629116
Coordinates	1°19′39.86″N 103°40′42.55″E
Line(s)	East–West Line
Platforms	Island
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	EW29
History
Opened	28 February 2009
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station Template:SMRT stations toward Template:SMRT stations Template:SMRT lines Tuas Template:SMRT stations toward Template:SMRT stations

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 was part of the Boon Lay Extension.

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.

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.

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. The station opened on 28 February 2009 and replaced Boon Lay as the western terminus of the East West Line.

Nearby Facilities

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

Train service

Destination	First Train				Last Train
	Mon - Sat		Sunday & Public Holiday		Daily
East West Line
to EW1 Pasir Ris	5.31am		6.01am		11.33pm

Current Station Layout

L3 Platforms	Platform A	Template:SMRT lines towards  EW1  Pasir Ris (→)
	Island platform, Train doors open on the right for Platform A and Train doors will open on the left for Platform B.
	Platform B	Template:SMRT lines towards  EW33  Tuas Link (←)
L2	EWL Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control
L1	Street Level

Bus services

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

Bus Stop Code: 23491 (Union Containers)
Service	Between	And
SBS Transit Industrial Services
252	Boon Lay Bus Interchange	Joo Koon Circle (Loop)

Bus Stop Code: 23499 (S'pore Shinei Sangyo)
Service	Between	And
SBS Transit Industrial Services
252	Boon Lay Bus Interchange	Joo Koon Circle (Loop)

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

Bus Stop Code: 23371 (Opp Hitachi Elect Devices)
Service	Between	And
SBS Transit Trunk Services
192	Boon Lay Bus Interchange	Tuas Bus Terminal

Bus Stop Code: 23379 (Hitachi Elect Devices)
Service	Between	And
SBS Transit Trunk Services
192	Boon Lay Bus Interchange	Tuas Bus Terminal

Joo Koon MRT station at night.

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

Shops & facilities

• 7-eleven
• Sweet talk