- Chinese Garden MRT Station
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EW25
Chinese Garden MRT Station
裕华园地铁站
சீனத் தோட்டம்
Stesen MRT Chinese Garden
Rapid transit
Chinese Garden MRT Station, on the East-West Line.Station statistics Address 151 Boon Lay Way
Singapore 609959Coordinates 1°20′33.76″N 103°43′56.88″E / 1.3427111°N 103.7324667°E Lines Connections Bus, Taxi Structure Elevated Levels 2 Platforms Island Tracks 2 Other information Opened 5 November 1988 Accessible Code EW25 Services Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station towards Pasir RisEast West Line towards Joo KoonLocation Chinese Garden MRT Station (EW25) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the East West Line in Singapore. It serves residents in Yuhua and Jurong Lake and those visiting the nearby Chinese Garden, which the station derived its name from.
The colour scheme of the station is mostly brown, red and green. It is similar to the colour used in the interior of classical Chinese buildings.
Contents
Platform Screen Doors
As with most of the stations along the East West Line, it was initially built without Platform Screen Doors to prevent commuters from falling onto the train tracks. After several successful test at Jurong East, Yishun and Pasir Ris and eventually, installation of the half-height screen doors started on 14 August 2010 and operations commenced on 1 October 2010.
Shops
- Cheers by Fairprice
- Mr Bean
Station vicinity
- Chinese Garden
- Japanese Garden
- Jurong East Stadium
- Jurong East Sports Hall
- Jurong East Swimming Complex
- Jurong Lake Park
- Parc Oasis Condominium
Schools nearby
Train service
Destination First Train Last Train Mon - Sat Sunday &
Public HolidayDaily East West Line to EW1 Pasir Ris 5.41am 6.10am 11.43pm to EW29 Joo Koon 5.19am 5.49am 12.20am Current Station Layout
L2
PlatformsPlatform A East West Line towards EW1 Pasir Ris (→) Island platform, Doors open on the right Platform B East West Line towards EW29 Joo Koon (←) L1 EWL Concourse Faregates, Ticketing Machines, Station Control Street Level Bus services
The following bus services pass by the bus stops of Boon Lay Way:
Bus Stop Code: 28341 (Chinese Garden Station) Service Destination Note SMRT Buses Trunk Service 180 Boon Lay Bus Interchange SBS Transit Feeder Service 335 Jurong West Avenue 1 (loop) Bus Stop Code: 28349 (Opposite Chinese Garden Station) Service Destination Note SMRT Buses Trunk Service 180 Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange SBS Transit Feeder Service 335 Jurong East Bus Interchange 2006 accident
In the evening of 18 October 2006, Tan Jee Suan, 46, was killed at the MRT station after being hit by a train going towards Boon Lay. The victim had reportedly flung himself onto the train tracks and was suspected of committing suicide, aggravated by poverty. He had died with little more than ten dollars in his pocket. Train services towards Jurong East were disrupted. Upon hearing about the plight of the victim's family, the public donated money to the widow which amounted to more than S$500,000 by the fourth day of the wake.[1][2]
This accident is also made unusually significant by the Wee Shu Min elitism scandal.
References
- ^ "MRT Accidents". GetForMe Singapore. 2006-03-25. http://www.getformesingapore.com/Info_gettingaround_MRT.htm.
- ^ "妻子连搭车去认尸的钱都没有…… 跳轨男子山穷水尽走绝路", 林晓玲、杨荣发, Lianhe Zaobao, 20 October 2006 (Chinese)
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- Jurong East
- Railway stations opened in 1988
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