Joo Koon MRT station

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

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Joo Koon
裕群
ஜூ கூன்
Joo Koon
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
The island platform of Joo Koon MRT station.
Location91 Joo Koon Circle
Singapore 629116
Coordinates1°19′39.86″N 103°40′42.55″E
Operated bySMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)
  East West Line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
ConnectionsJoo Koon Bus Interchange, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
ParkingYes (FairPrice Hub, Singapore Discovery Centre)
Bicycle facilitiesYes[1][2]
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened28 February 2009 (2009-02-28)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station
towards Pasir Ris
East West Line
towards Tuas Link
East West Line
Terminating trains
Terminus
Location
Joo Koon
Joo Koon station in Singapore

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. Two out of three trains terminate at this station during off-peak hours, alternate trains terminate at this station during peak hours.

Joo Koon MRT station at night.

History

Built along with Pioneer, it was part of the Boon Lay MRT Extension (BLE) project announced by the Land Transport Authority in December 2004 to help people working in the Jurong Industrial Area travel faster.[3]

The station opened on 28 February 2009[4] together with Pioneer. It replaced Boon Lay as the western terminus of the East West line from its opening until 18 June 2017, when the Tuas West Extension to Tuas Link began operations.

As with most of the above-ground stations built in the past along the East West line, it was built without platform screen doors that prevent commuters from falling onto the train tracks. Installations of the half-height platform screen doors were eventually started on 16 May 2011. On 26 July that year, all of the platform screen doors at the station had been installed and began operations.[5]

The station was installed with high-volume low-speed fans, which began operations on 19 August 2012.

Tuas West Extension

On 18 June 2017, Tuas Link station took over Joo Koon station as the western terminus, as part of the opening of the Tuas West Extension.[6] At that time, every other westbound train continued to terminate at this station, and was planned to remain that way until the entire line was upgraded to the new signalling system by the end of 2018.[7]

Incidents

November 15 train collision and delay
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 have been 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.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

As a result, train services between Tuas Link and Boon Lay stations were temporally suspended on both directions for 2 hours on the day itself and for the entire day on 16 November that year, resulting that the westbound trains would terminate at Boon Lay station.[15][16]

An update by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) & SMRT on that day stated that LTA and SMRT have decided to isolate for up to one month for the operations of the Tuas West Extension, which runs on the new signalling system, from the rest of the East West line, which runs on the old signalling system. This will enable LTA engineers to carry out further assurance checks together with Thales.[17]

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 continues to run on the old signalling system between Pasir Ris and Joo Koon. However, train services between Joo Koon and Gul Circle were suspended till 27 May 2018, and free bridging bus service is available between these two stations.[17][18][19][20][21][22] Continuous service to Tuas Link resumed in stages.[23]

References
  1. "SMRT > Trains > NetworkMap > JooKoon". www.smrt.com.sg. SMRT. 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017. JooKoon
  2. "SMRT Journeys". journey.smrt.com.sg. SMRT. 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017. Joo Koon
  3. "Expanding The Rail Network: LTA To Build Boon Lay MRT Extension". Land Transport Authority. 29 December 2004. Archived from the original on 2011-05-13.
  4. Cheryl Lim (27 February 2009). "Boon Lay MRT extension to open on Saturday". Channel NewsAsia.
  5. Wong, Siew Ying (January 26, 2008). "Above-ground MRT stations to have platform screen doors by 2012". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  6. "Tuas West Extension | Projects | Public Transport | Land Transport Authority". www.lta.gov.sg. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
  7. "Trains at 4 new stations on East-West Line's Tuas West Extension to start plying on June 18". The Straits Times. 5 June 2017.
  8. "Joint Statement by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) & SMRT - Joo Koon train incident". Land Transport Authority. 15 November 2017.
  9. "Joint Statement by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) & SMRT - Update on Joo Koon train incident". Land Transport Authority. 15 November 2017.
  10. "Update on Train Incident at Joo Koon Station". Land Transport Authority. 15 November 2017.
  11. "MRT train collides with stationary train at Joo Koon station: Reports". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  12. hermesauto (2017-11-15). "SMRT train hits stationary train at Joo Koon MRT station; passengers taken to hospital". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  13. "Second train delay hits EWL commuters on Wednesday morning". Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  14. "Joo Koon train collision: Total number of injured rises to 38". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
  15. "Train service between Joo Koon and Tuas Link stations suspended". Channel NewsAsia. 15 November 2017.
  16. "Train service between Joo Koon, Tuas Link stations to be suspended on Thursday". The Straits Times. 15 November 2017.
  17. "Update on Train Services on Tuas West Extension". Land Transport Authority. 16 November 2017.
  18. "Update on Train Services on Tuas West Extension - Press Room - Land Transport Authority". www.lta.gov.sg.
  19. "Tuas West Extension suspended until Sun; no service for Joo Koon-Gul Circle for 1 month".
  20. hermesauto (16 November 2017). "Tuas West stations to reopen only on Monday". Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  21. "Joo Koon MRT collision: Faulty train was transiting between old and new signalling systems".
  22. hermes (22 November 2017). "Joo Koon-Gul Circle link to remain closed till mid-2018".
  23. "Live testing of E-W Line's new signalling system on Sundays". www.straitstimes.com.
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