Boon Lay MRT Station

Infobox Station
name=Boon Lay MRT Station/Xchange
文礼地铁站
பூன் லே
type=Rapid transit


image_size=300
image_caption=Boon Lay MRT Station/Xchange
address=301 Boon Lay Way
Singapore 649846
coordinates= coord|1.201998|103.422235
line=East West
other=Bus, Taxi
structure=Elevated
platform=Island
depth=
levels=2
tracks=2
parking=
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opened=6 July 1990
closed=
rebuilt=
electrified=
ADA=Yes
code=EW27
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services=s-rail|title=SMRT
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map_locator=MRT locator map|Boon Lay|px=300

Boon Lay MRT Station/Xchange (EW27) is the terminal station of the East West Line of the Mass Rapid Transit in Singapore. It is located at Jurong West Central. Boon Lay Bus Interchange, and Jurong Point Shopping Centre are located next to the station, while Nanyang Technological University is a short bus ride away. The station has a very high passenger traffic, mainly because it serves the area westwards from the station to the coastline at Tuas. It is very large area, which includes the entire Jurong and Tuas Industrial Area, Jurong Island and Jurong West New Town. Boon Lay station is the nearest MRT station to these places. This leads to congestion at peak hours.

Namesake

While Boon Lay MRT Station/Xchange, together with the bus interchange of the same name, is situated at Jurong West Central, its actual namesake is Boon Lay Place, located about 1 kilometre away.

Future plans

In 2009, Boon Lay MRT Station/Xchange will cease to be the western terminus for the East West Line. Construction works for the Boon Lay MRT Extension (BLE) began in the second half of 2005. The extension from Boon Lay MRT Station is 3.8 kilometre long and includes 2 stations, Pioneer and Joo Koon MRT Stations. The Boon Lay extension aims to provide more connectivity to residents of Jurong West and workers in the Industrial Area. It would also help to relieve the above-mentioned congestion at the station.

Bus services

Bus services are available at Boon Lay Bus Interchange and the following bus services pass by the bus stops along Boon Lay Way:

Current Station Layout

External links

* [http://www.lta.gov.sg/projects/proj_rail_blex.htm LTA - Other Rail Projects]
* [http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=1138 LTA - New Releases - Expanding The Rail Network: LTA To Build Boon Lay MRT Extension]