Jurong East MRT Station

Infobox Station
name=Jurong East MRT Station
裕廊东地铁站
ஜூரோங் கிழக்கு
type=Rapid transit


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image_caption=North South Line platform of NS1/EW24 Jurong East Station
address=10 Jurong East Street 12
Singapore 609690
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line=North South, East West
other=Bus, Taxi
structure=Elevated
platform=Double Island
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levels=3
tracks=3
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opened=5 November 1988
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ADA=Yes
code=NS1/EW24
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map_locator=MRT locator map|Jurong East|px=300

Jurong East MRT Station (NS1/EW24) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station that is part of the North South Line 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. [ [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/339270/1/.html Channelnewsasia.com ] ]

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. It is announced that Jurong East MRT Station will be retrofitted with platform screen door in 2009.cite web| url=https://app-pac.mica.gov.sg/data/vddp/embargo/6260896.htm | title=SPEECH BY MR RAYMOND LIM,MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT, AT THE VISIT TO KIM CHUAN DEPOT, 25 January 2008, 9.00 AM | publisher=Singapore Government Media Release | date=2008-01-25 ]

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. [cite web|url=http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=1964|title=The Jurong East Modification Project (JEMP)] 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.

hops 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
* Jurong Regional Library
* NTUC FairPrice supermarket / Cheers
* Science Centre / Snow City
* The Enterprise
* The JTC Summit (JTC Headquarters)
* Various foodcourts
* Big Box

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:

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 Straits Times", "Man Jailed For Bomb Hoax", 11 March 2005]

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.

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.

References

[http://www.myhometown.sg/Forum/tabid/84/view/topic/forumid/321/postid/31714/Default.aspx Jurong East Station Modification Project]