Jurong East MRT Station
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 Jurong East 裕廊东 ஜூரோங் கிழக்கு | ||||||||||||||||
 Jurong East Station with Platform Screen Doors | ||||||||||||||||
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| Address | 10 Jurong East Street 12 Singapore 609690 | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 1°20′00″N, 103°44′32″E | |||||||||||||||
| Lines | North South, East West | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | |||||||||||||||
| Structure | Elevated | |||||||||||||||
| Levels | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Double Island, Triple Island (U/C) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4, 1 (U/C) | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 5 November 1988 | |||||||||||||||
| Code | NS1/EW24 | |||||||||||||||
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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 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. Therefore, the station was retrofitted with platform screen door in 2009 which became operational on Dec 18 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. 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 called "Jurong East Modification Project" (JEMP).
Also, this is one of the 4 MRT stations to appear in the original Singapore Edition of Monopoly.
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Layout
| L3 Platforms | Platform A | East West Line towards EW1 Pasir Ris (→) |
Both doors will open in the middle platform | ||
| Platform C/D | North South Line towards NS27 Marina Bay via NS9 Woodlands (←) | |
Doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform B | East West Line towards EW29 Joo Koon (←) | |
| L2 | Concourse | Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control, Transitlink Counter |
| L1 | Street Level | Jurong East Bus Interchange |
Platform Screen Doors
- Total of 108 Platform Screen Doors
- Retrofitted with platform screen door in 2009 which became operational on Dec 18 2009.
Shops and facilities
- Popular Bookstore
- Photo Processing Centre
- Hair Accessory shop
- Privately-owned General Stores
Nearby landmarks
- CPF Building
- IMM Shopping Mall
- International Business Park
- Jurong Entertainment Centre
- Jurong Regional Library
- NTUC FairPrice supermarket / Cheers
- Singapore Science Centre / Snow City
- The Enterprise
- The JTC Summit (JTC Headquarters)
- Various foodcourts
- Big Box
Exits
- A : Jurong East St 12, Jurong East Bus Interchange
Train Service
| Destination | First Train | Last Train | ||||
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| 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 EW29 Joo Koon | 5.17am | 5.37am | 12.17am | |||
| to EW1 Pasir Ris | 5.43am | 6.12am | 11.45pm | |||
Note :
- During evening peak period, some trains at Platform C/D will terminate at Yew Tee and Ang Mo Kio,
- The last few train service at Platform C/D will terminate at Ang Mo Kio and Toa Payoh instead.
Transfer to Buses
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) | |||
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| Service | Between | And | Notes |
| SBS Transit Trunk Services | |||
| 51 | Hougang Central Bus Interchange | Jurong East Bus Interchange | 
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| 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) |
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| 143 | Toa Payoh Bus Interchange | Jurong East Bus Interchange |
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| 197 | Bedok Bus Interchange | Jurong East Bus Interchange | |
| 198 | Boon Lay Bus Interchange | Bukit Merah Bus Interchange |
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| SBS Transit Feeder Service | |||
| 333 | Jurong East Bus Interchange | Jurong East Street 32 (Loop) |
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| SBS Transit Fast Forward Service | |||
| 97e | Jurong East Bus Interchange | Raffles Avenue | AM Peak
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| 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 | |
| Bus Stop Code: 28241 (Opp Jurong East Library) | |||
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| Service | Between | And | Notes |
| SBS Transit Trunk Services | |||
| 51 | Hougang Central Bus Interchange | Jurong East Bus Interchange |
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| 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) |
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| 143 | Toa Payoh Bus Interchange | Jurong East Bus Interchange |
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| 197 | Bedok Bus Interchange | Jurong East Bus Interchange | |
| 198 | Boon Lay Bus Interchange | Bukit Merah Bus Interchange |
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| SBS Transit Feeder Service | |||
| 333 | Jurong East Bus Interchange | Jurong East Street 32 (Loop) |
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| SBS Transit Fast Forward Service | |||
| 97e | Temasek Boulevard | Jurong East Bus Interchange | PM Peak
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| 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 | |
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.
Train Disruption
On 18 October 2006, westbound and eastbound train services between Jurong East and Boon Lay Stations were disrupted at 10.12 pm when a man was hit by a train at Chinese Garden Station Station.
Eastbound train service resumed at 11.04 pm, followed by the resumption of westbound service at 11.15 pm.
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.
Press Release
- Service 97e to call at additional Bus Stops
- Jurong General Hospital to be located near MRT, Bus Interchange
- Service 98 - Implementation of "M" Plate for Special Service
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