Joo Koon MRT station explained

Type:Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Address:91 Joo Koon Circle
Singapore 629116
Coordinates:1.3277°N 103.6785°W
Other:Joo Koon Bus Interchange, Taxi
Structure:Elevated
Platforms:2 (1 island platform)
Levels:1
Tracks:2
Parking:Yes (FairPrice Hub)
Bicycle:Yes[1] [2]
Passengers:14,465 per day[3]
Pass Year:June 2024
Electrified:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Operator:SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Map Type:Singapore Rail
Map Dot Label:Joo Koon
Map Alt:Singapore MRT/LRT system map
Map Size:300px
Map Label Position:bottom

Joo Koon MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station along the East West Line in Pioneer planning area, Singapore.[1]

Joo Koon station is named after Joo Koon Village, a rural Chinese settlement that once stood in the area before it was turned into an industrial estate in the 1960s. It was the western terminus of the East West line from 28 February 2009 to 18 June 2017, until Tuas Link station was built. Alternate trains terminate at this station during peak hours.

History

Joo Koon station was built together with Pioneer station; they were part of the Boon Lay extension (BLE) project announced by the Land Transport Authority in December 2004 to serve the Jurong Industrial Estate.[4]

The station opened on 28 February 2009.[5] Installations of half-height platform screen doors began on 16 May 2011 and began operations in July 2012.[6] The station platform was further retrofitted with high-volume low-speed fans, which began operations on 19 August 2012.

Station Layout

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 Gul Circle and Tuas Link will board from Platform B.

L2Platform A
Eastbound		Towards → Next Station:
Island platform | Platform Doors will open on the right |-| style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" width="100" |Platform B
Westbound| style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" width="500" |Towards ← Next Station: |-| rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" |L1| style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" |Concourse| style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" |Faregates, Top Up Kiosks, Passenger Service Centre, Retail Shops|-| style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" |Street Level| style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" |Bus stops, Taxi stand, pick-up/drop-off point, Station exits|}

Tuas West Extension

On 18 June 2017, Tuas Link station superseded Joo Koon as the western terminus of the East West Line.[7] During the initial opening stage, westbound trains alternated between terminating at both stations.[8]

Incidents

15 November train collision and delay

See main article: Joo Koon rail accident. On 15 November 2017 at approximately 8.18am, 2 C151A trains collided at Joo Koon MRT station. A train fault caused the first train heading in the direction of Tuas Link to stall at the station. A minute later, a second train stopped behind the first and then "moved forward unexpectedly", resulting in the collision. 36 passengers and 2 SMRT staff sustained light to moderate injuries, and were conveyed to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and National University Hospital. This is the second of such incidents after 5 August 1993, with the first being when 2 C151 trains collided at Clementi.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

As a result, train services between Tuas Link and Boon Lay stations were temporarily suspended on both directions for 2 hours on the day itself and for the entire day on 16 November, resulting in westbound trains terminating at Boon Lay station.[16] [17]

An update by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) & SMRT on 16 November stated that LTA and SMRT had decided to isolate for up to one month the operations of the Tuas West Extension, which ran on the new signalling system, from the rest of the East–West line, which ran on the old signalling system, in order to enable LTA and Thales engineers to carry out further assurance checks.[18]

Train service on the Tuas West Extension between Gul Circle and Tuas Link resumed operations on 20 November that year, using the new signalling system. The rest of the East West line continued to run on the old signalling system between Pasir Ris and Joo Koon. However, train services between Joo Koon and Gul Circle were suspended until 27 May 2018, though free bridging bus service was available between the two stations.[19] [20] [21] [22] [23] Continuous service to Tuas Link resumed in stages.[24]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SMRT > Trains > NetworkMap > JooKoon. www.smrt.com.sg. SMRT. 10 June 2017. 2017. JooKoon. 5 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170805090936/http://www.smrt.com.sg/Trains/NetworkMap/JooKoon. live.
  2. Web site: SMRT Journeys. journey.smrt.com.sg. SMRT. 10 June 2017. 2017. Joo Koon. 3 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170903120241/http://journey.smrt.com.sg/journey/station_info/joo-koon/amenities/. live.
  3. Web site: Land Transport DataMall . mytransport.sg . . 14 August 2024 . 14 August 2024 . https://archive.ph/YCbCx . live.
  4. News: Land Transport Authority . Expanding The Rail Network: LTA To Build Boon Lay MRT Extension . 29 December 2004 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110513234003/http://app.lta.gov.sg/corp_press_content.asp?start=1138 . 13 May 2011 .
  5. News: Cheryl Lim . Boon Lay MRT extension to open on Saturday . Channel NewsAsia . 27 February 2009 . 28 February 2009 . 28 February 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090228060947/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/411890/1/.html . dead .
  6. Web site: Above-ground MRT stations to have platform screen doors by 2012 . https://archive.today/20120730183552/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/324989/1/.html . dead . 30 July 2012 . Channel NewsAsia . 26 January 2008 . 1 February 2012 . Wong, Siew Ying.
  7. Web site: Tuas West Extension Projects Public Transport Land Transport Authority. www.lta.gov.sg. en. 3 June 2017. 11 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170811182644/https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltaweb/en/public-transport/projects/tuas-west-extension.html. live.
  8. Web site: Trains at 4 new stations on East-West Line's Tuas West Extension to start plying on June 18. 5 June 2017. The Straits Times. 6 June 2017. 6 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170606121145/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/trains-at-4-new-stations-on-east-west-lines-tuas-west-extension-to-start-plying. live.
  9. Web site: Joint Statement by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) & SMRT - Joo Koon train incident . 15 November 2017 . Land Transport Authority . 16 November 2017 . 16 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171116134453/https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=0a99a84b-b37a-400a-bead-83855347d3af . live .
  10. Web site: Joint Statement by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) & SMRT - Update on Joo Koon train incident . 15 November 2017 . Land Transport Authority . 16 November 2017 . 16 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171116133620/https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=82623f37-722b-4c4f-8a39-08955a74ed80 . live .
  11. Web site: Update on Train Incident at Joo Koon Station . 15 November 2017 . Land Transport Authority . 16 November 2017 . 16 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171116132726/https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=9bff1b53-0fef-4063-984a-a21205dc045b . live .
  12. News: MRT train collides with stationary train at Joo Koon station: Reports. Channel NewsAsia. 15 November 2017. en-US. 19 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200919193041/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/mrt-train-collides-with-stationary-train-at-joo-koon-station-29-9407266. live.
  13. News: SMRT train hits stationary train at Joo Koon MRT station; passengers taken to hospital. hermesauto. 15 November 2017. The Straits Times. 15 November 2017. en. 15 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171115083417/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/smrt-train-hits-stationary-train-at-joo-koon-mrt-station-passengers-taken-to. live.
  14. News: Second train delay hits EWL commuters on Wednesday morning. 15 November 2017. en-SG. 15 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171115012149/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/second-train-delay-hits-ewl-commuters-wednesday-morning-004854684.html. live.
  15. News: Joo Koon train collision: Total number of injured rises to 38. Channel NewsAsia. 5 January 2018. en-GB. 6 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180106063810/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/joo-koon-train-collision-total-number-of-injured-rises-to-38-9420752. live.
  16. Web site: Train service between Joo Koon and Tuas Link stations suspended . 15 November 2017 . Channel NewsAsia . 16 November 2017 . 16 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171116024525/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/train-service-between-joo-koon-and-tuas-link-stations-suspended-9409106 . live .
  17. Web site: Train service between Joo Koon, Tuas Link stations to be suspended on Thursday . 15 November 2017 . The Straits Times . 16 November 2017 . 16 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171116140745/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/train-service-between-joo-koon-tuas-link-stations-to-be-suspended-on-thursday . live .
  18. Web site: Update on Train Services on Tuas West Extension . 16 November 2017 . Land Transport Authority . 17 November 2017 . 17 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171117122926/https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=9530d061-9d0b-4e3e-9636-d48aed3a9e41 . live .
  19. Web site: Update on Train Services on Tuas West Extension - Press Room - Land Transport Authority. www.lta.gov.sg. 17 November 2017. 17 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171117122926/https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=9530d061-9d0b-4e3e-9636-d48aed3a9e41. live.
  20. Web site: Tuas West Extension suspended until Sun; no service for Joo Koon-Gul Circle for 1 month. 17 November 2017. 12 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210612125309/https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/day-after-joo-koon-collision-some-commuters-leave-home-earlier-precaution. live.
  21. Web site: Tuas West stations to reopen only on Monday. hermesauto. 16 November 2017. 1 May 2018. 12 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210612125313/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/train-services-between-joo-koon-to-tuas-west-extension-will-be-unavailable-for-a-month. live.
  22. Web site: Joo Koon MRT collision: Faulty train was transiting between old and new signalling systems. 19 November 2017. 18 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171118151527/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/tuas-west-extension-suspended-until-sunday-khaw-disturbed-disabling-critical-safety. live.
  23. Web site: Joo Koon-Gul Circle link to remain closed till mid-2018. hermes. 22 November 2017. 22 November 2017. 23 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171123140255/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/joo-koon-gul-circle-link-to-remain-closed-till-mid-2018. live.
  24. Web site: Live testing of E-W Line's new signalling system on Sundays. www.straitstimes.com. 25 April 2018. 25 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180425161836/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/live-testing-of-e-w-lines-new-signalling-system-on-sundays. live.

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