Joo Koon MRT Station

EW29  Joo Koon MRT Station 裕群地铁站 ஜூ கூன் Stesen MRT Joo Koon
Rapid transit
Platform of Joo Koon MRT station.
Location	91 Joo Koon Circle Singapore 629116
Coordinates	1°19′39.86″N 103°40′42.55″E / 1.3277389°N 103.6784861°E / 1.3277389; 103.6784861Coordinates: 1°19′39.86″N 103°40′42.55″E / 1.3277389°N 103.6784861°E / 1.3277389; 103.6784861
Operated by	SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)	East West Line
Platforms	Island
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	2
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	EW29
History
Opened	28 February 2009
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station Pioneer towards Pasir Ris East West Line Terminus East West Line Future service Gul Circle towards Tuas Link (under construction)
Location

Joo Koon is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit station along the East West Line in Jurong and also the western terminus for the line. It is named after Joo Koon Village, a rural Chinese settlement that stood in the area before the area became an industrial estate in the 1960s. This station serves people in Joo Koon, Gul Circle, Benoi, Kian Teck and Safti.

The roof of the station resembles those of stations along the eastern section of the East West Line and is curved with glass openings to allow the utilization of natural lighting, similar to that of Pioneer.

Joo Koon MRT station at night.

History

Built alongside with Pioneer, it was part of the Boon Lay MRT Extension (BLE) project announced by the Land Transport Authority in December 2004 to help people working in the Jurong Industrial Area travel faster.^[1]

The station opened on 28 February 2009^[2] along with Pioneer and replaced Boon Lay as the western terminus of the East West Line. However, this will not last long as Tuas Link is scheduled to open in 2016 as the next terminus.

As with most of the above-ground stations built in the past along the East West Line, it was built without platform screen doors that prevent commuters from falling onto the train tracks. Installations of the half-height platform screen doors was eventually started on 16 May 2011. On 26 July 2011, all of the platform screen doors at the station have been installed and began operating.^[3]

The station was installed with Rite Hite Revolution High Volume, Low Speed (HVLS) fans and in operation since 19 August 2012.

Exits

• A: Joo Koon Circle, Joo Koon Bus Interchange, Joo Koon Mall
• B: Singapore Discovery Centre, SAFTI Military Institute, Pasir Laba

Station layout

Transport connections

Rail

References

External links

• Official website