Jurong East MRT station: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Content deleted Content added
Rescuing 1 sources and tagging 1 as dead. #IABot (v1.6.1)
Line 90: Line 90:
* On 4 February 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.<ref>''The Straits Times'', "Man Jailed For Bomb Hoax", 11 March 2005</ref> The restaurant supervisor told 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 10 March 2005, he pleaded guilty under the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Regulations to trying to hoax Yeow about a bomb on 4 February 2005 at 8 pm and was jailed for 2{{1/2}}years. He admitted that at the time he tried to fool 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.
* On 4 February 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.<ref>''The Straits Times'', "Man Jailed For Bomb Hoax", 11 March 2005</ref> The restaurant supervisor told 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 10 March 2005, he pleaded guilty under the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Regulations to trying to hoax Yeow about a bomb on 4 February 2005 at 8 pm and was jailed for 2{{1/2}}years. He admitted that at the time he tried to fool 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.


* A 62-year-old woman was found injured at the station at about 2:35 pm on 24 November 2011. The woman was taken to the [[National University Hospital]] where she subsequently died from her injuries. Police subsequently arrested a 55-year-old man for the alleged murder the following day.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20111124-312513.html | title=Murder at Jurong East MRT station | publisher=AsiaOne | date=24 November 2011 | accessdate=1 October 2013}}</ref>
* A 62-year-old woman was found injured at the station at about 2:35 pm on 24 November 2011. The woman was taken to the [[National University Hospital]] where she subsequently died from her injuries. Police subsequently arrested a 55-year-old man for the alleged murder the following day.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20111124-312513.html | title=Murder at Jurong East MRT station | publisher=AsiaOne | date=24 November 2011 | accessdate=1 October 2013 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215822/http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20111124-312513.html | archivedate=4 October 2013 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>


==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
Line 101: Line 101:
* {{Official website|http://www.smrt.com.sg/Trains/NetworkMap/JurongEast.aspx}}
* {{Official website|http://www.smrt.com.sg/Trains/NetworkMap/JurongEast.aspx}}
* [http://blog.smrt.com.sg/?p=176 Official blogsite]
* [http://blog.smrt.com.sg/?p=176 Official blogsite]
* [http://www.myhometown.sg/Forum/tabid/84/view/topic/forumid/321/postid/31714/Default.aspx Jurong East Station Modification Project]
* [http://www.myhometown.sg/Forum/tabid/84/view/topic/forumid/321/postid/31714/Default.aspx Jurong East Station Modification Project]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [http://www.mynetbizz.com/MRT/To-Changi-Airport-MRT-Station/Jurong-East-To-Changi-Airport-MRT-Station.cfm Jurong East to Changi Airport MRT Station route]
* [http://www.mynetbizz.com/MRT/To-Changi-Airport-MRT-Station/Jurong-East-To-Changi-Airport-MRT-Station.cfm Jurong East to Changi Airport MRT Station route]
{{North South MRT Line navbox}}
{{North South MRT Line navbox}}

Revision as of 08:28, 3 December 2017


 NS1  EW24 
Jurong East
裕廊东
ஜூரோங் கிழக்கு
Rapid transit
File:Jurong East MRT Station with PSDs.jpg
East West Line platform of Jurong East MRT Station
General information
Location10 Jurong East Street 12
Singapore 609690
Coordinates1°20′00″N 103°44′32″E / 1.333415°N 103.742119°E / 1.333415; 103.742119
Operated bySMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
PlatformsTriple Island
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels3
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code NS1  EW24 
History
Opened5 November 1988; 35 years ago (1988-11-05) (Platforms C (Eastbound), D (Southbound), E (Southbound) & F (Westbound))
27 May 2011; 13 years ago (2011-05-27) (Platforms A (Southbound/Peak hour only) & B (Eastbound/Peak hour only)
Previous namesJurong, Jurong Town
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
TerminusTemplate:SMRT lines
Template:SMRT lines
Exterior view of Jurong East Station, showing a Siemens C651 Train pulling in.

Jurong East MRT Station (NS1/EW24) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) cross-platform interchange station that is part of the North South Line (Branch Line before 1996) and the East West Line in Jurong East, Singapore. Currently, it is one of the three interchange stations in the system to be fully elevated and not serve any underground lines (before Jurong Region Line opens in 2025), and the only one to serve two separate MRT lines (the other two elevated interchange stations are Tanah Merah, which is an interchange with the Changi Airport branch of the East West Line, and Choa Chu Kang, which is an interchange to the Bukit Panjang LRT Line). It is currently the only elevated station with a triple island platform.

It is located at the eastern end of Jurong East, linking residential precincts Yuhua and Teban Gardens, as well as the International Business Park and Toh Tuck to the rest of the island through rail. Since the opening of Jem, JCube, Westgate and Big Box, the station has had the highest passenger traffic of the MRT stations in the west.[1]

On the North South Line, it is the first station for south-bound trains and the last station for north-bound trains. On the East West Line, it is between Chinese Garden and Clementi. During the morning and evening peak periods, trains arrive directly from Ulu Pandan Depot to start service on the North South Line. This station was also the first station to make announcements about train services when the Branch Line opened in 1990.[2] The tracks between this station and Clementi is the second longest between any two stations on the East West Line, the longest being the tracks between Expo and Changi Airport MRT Stations. It takes four minutes for trains to travel between these two stations.

Jurong East station may become an interchange with the Jurong Region Line in 2025.

Design

The station was designed by Scott Danielson, and it has a roof which utilises a geometric design similar to the original Jurong East Bus Interchange, in order to fit with the adjacent structure.[3]

History

The station was opened on 5 November 1988, as part of the first stage of Phase 2 of the system.[4]

In 1999, upgrading work was carried out at Jurong East to cater to rising passenger volumes. Six existing openings between the concourse level and platform level were covered to make the platform more spacious. Construction cost $350,000 and took around 6 months to complete.[citation needed]

The Jurong East Modification Project (JEMP) was a key infrastructural upgrading project involving the construction of two new platforms and a new track at Jurong East, allowing two trains along the North South Line to enter and depart the station at the same time. Previously, trains had to take turns to arrive and depart from the station using a shared middle track. The new platforms and track allow for shorter train intervals, reducing waiting times and reducing the crowding in trains.[5]

The station was retrofitted with half-height platform screen doors in 2009 which commenced operations on 18 December 2009.[6] It was the third above-ground station to have half-height platform screen doors installed and in operation. Platform screen doors were also installed for the new platforms from the JEMP and went into operation on 27 May 2011.

Originally projected to be opened in 2012, then Minister for Transport, Mr Raymond Lim, announced on 12 February 2009 that the date was pushed forward by a year, to 2011. Construction started in 2009 and was completed and handed to the operator at around the first quarter of 2011, with the new platforms and track being tested since then, before the announcement on 16 May 2011 about its operation date on 27 May 2011.[7][8]

To connect the new train tracks to the existing tracks, train services between Jurong East and Clementi were halted on 4 & 5 September 2010[9], followed by train services between Jurong East and Bukit Gombak on 18 & 19 September 2010[10]. SMRT deployed high-frequency bus bridging services across the affected stretches on both weekends.

During the initial operation period, the new platforms and track were only operated on weekdays except public holidays, during the morning peak hour period, from 7:00 am to 9:00 am, as there were only five new C151A trains ready for revenue service. Evening peak hour operation from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm on weekdays started from 27 December 2011 while the morning peak hour period was extended to end an hour later at 10:00 am after the next batch of trains became ready for revenue service.[11][12]

The station has the most MJ Air Tech High Volume, Low Speed (HVLS) Pro-Jet fans installed due to station's size, out of the 36 elevated stations. The fans commenced operations on 30 June 2012 together with Ang Mo Kio.[13]

Aerial perspective of Jurong East Interchange

Noise barriers (from PIE to Block 266 Jurong East Avenue 1) and privacy screens (from Block 266 Jurong East Avenue 1 to Boon Lay Way and Block 108 Jurong East Street 13 to Jurong Town Hall Road) were also installed to reduce the amount of noise generated by the residents between January 2011 and September 2014.[14][15]

Cash top-ups are no longer accepted at Passenger Service Centres from 1 September 2017, at Jurong East MRT Station.[16]

Incidents

  • On 4 February 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.[17] The restaurant supervisor told 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 10 March 2005, he pleaded guilty under the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Regulations to trying to hoax Yeow about a bomb on 4 February 2005 at 8 pm and was jailed for 212years. He admitted that at the time he tried to fool 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.
  • A 62-year-old woman was found injured at the station at about 2:35 pm on 24 November 2011. The woman was taken to the National University Hospital where she subsequently died from her injuries. Police subsequently arrested a 55-year-old man for the alleged murder the following day.[18]

The station appeared as one of the four MRT stations in the original Singapore edition of the board game Monopoly.

References

  1. ^ "Government announces plans for Jurong Lake District".
  2. ^ "Jurong East Interchange Station in 1991".
  3. ^ "MRT station roofs to show Singapore's cultural mix". The Straits Times. 13 April 1987. Retrieved 29 October 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
  4. ^ "Three more stations for MRT system". The Business Times. 5 November 1988. Retrieved 20 October 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
  5. ^ "The Jurong East Modification Project (JEMP)". Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Speech by Mr Raymond Lim, Minister for transport, at the visit to Kim Chuan Depot, 25 January 2008, 9.00 AM". Singapore Government Media Release. 25 January 2008.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "New Platform at Jurong East Station To Open on 27 May". Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Waiting times cut with new platform at Jurong East MRT station".
  9. ^ Temporary MRT service disruption
  10. ^ LTA and SMRT gear up for disruption over the weekend
  11. ^ "New platforms at Jurong East Interchange to operate in evenings".
  12. ^ Jamie Ee Wen Wei (28 May 2011). "Jurong East platform opens". The Straits Times.
  13. ^ "Enhancing Connectivity and Comfort for Commuters". Land Transport Authority. 13 October 2011. Archived from the original on 25 December 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ Mustafa Shafawi (14 June 2011). "LTA to study noise levels along elevated MRT tracks". Channel News Asia.
  15. ^ Railway Noise Barriers on Track
  16. ^ Min Zhang, Lim (31 August 2017). "11 train stations will no longer accept cash-top ups at counters from Sept 1". The Straits Times. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  17. ^ The Straits Times, "Man Jailed For Bomb Hoax", 11 March 2005
  18. ^ "Murder at Jurong East MRT station". AsiaOne. 24 November 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

Template:North South MRT Line navbox Template:East West MRT Line navbox