Type: | Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station |
Address: | 151 Boon Lay Way Singapore 609959 |
Other: | Bus, Taxi |
Structure: | Elevated |
Platform: | 2 (1 island platform) |
Levels: | 1 |
Tracks: | 2 |
Passengers: | 9982 per day[1] |
Pass Year: | June 2024 |
Electrified: | Yes |
Accessible: | Yes |
Operator: | SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation) |
Former: | Jurong Lake[2] [3] [4] |
Map Type: | Singapore Rail |
Map Dot Label: | Chinese Garden |
Map Alt: | Singapore MRT/LRT system map |
Map Size: | 300px |
Chinese Garden MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East–West line in Jurong East, Singapore. It primarily serves the residential estate of Yuhua, as well as the various tourist attractions in Jurong Lake, including the Chinese Garden, where the station derived its name from.
The roof of Chinese Garden station is based on traditional Chinese architectural design.[5]
The station was opened on 5 November 1988, as part of the first portion of Phase 2 of the MRT system.[6]
As with most of the stations along the East–West line, it was built with 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 platform screen doors started on 14 August 2010 and operations commenced on 1 October 2010.[7]
The station was installed with high-volume low-speed fans, which commenced operations on 16 November 2012.
This MRT station comprises of 2 elevated platforms in an Island Platform arrangement, where passengers heading towards Jurong East, Raffles Place, City Hall, Changi Airport and Pasir Ris will board from Platform A and heading towards Joo Koon and Tuas Link will board from Platform B.
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