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32-512: Facing the reservoir on one side is the town of Pandan Gardens and Teban Gardens along West Coast Road, while the industrial areas of Penjuru Road and Jalan Buroh flank the other faces. It is also home to the Singapore Rowing Association and Easter Rowing Club boathouse, which has its gate along Jalan Buroh. Pandan Reservoir took the name from the area which it is located at Pandan Estate. This Singapore location article

64-507: A S$ 17 million (US$ 12.7 million) contract awarded to CKT Thomas Pte Ltd in January 2015. Another set of noise barriers from Boon Lay Way to Jurong East Avenue 1 were installed from 2018 to 2020. As part of a joint emergency preparedness exercise by the LTA and train operator SMRT trains, security screenings were held at this station on 5 April 2019. Metal detectors and X-ray machines were deployed for

96-609: A crowd for suspicious items. As part of feasibility studies in the 1990s for building future LRT lines in Singapore, the LTA considered building an LRT system in the Jurong area. While the Jurong Region Line (JRL) was first announced on 23 October 2001, the project was put on hold. The JRL was included as part of the 2013 Land Transport Masterplan announced by transport minister Lui Tuck Yew in January that year. On 9 May 2018,

128-760: A joint venture between Aoki Corporation and Lim Kah Ngam Construction for S$ 64.75 million ( US$ 108 million in 2022 ). The contract included the construction of the Chinese Garden and Lakeside stations . In 1988, Communications Minister Yeo Ning Hong proposed allowing people to set up discos in the station to increase the station's vibrancy. Jurong Town station was renamed to Jurong in September 1984, and to Jurong East in March 1987. As announced by MRT Corporation chairman Michael Fam on 10 March 1988, Jurong East station opened on 5 November that year. An opening ceremony

160-655: A well connected road access. As of May 2020 , Pandan Gardens is a part of Ayer Rajah ward within the West Coast GRC . Together with Teban Gardens , parts of Jurong East New Town and Clementi West New Town , the four estates formed the Single Member Constituency (SMC) of Ayer Rajah SMC prior to being absorbed into the West Coast Group Representation Constituency during the 2006's election in Singapore. Dr Tan Cheng Bock

192-558: Is NS1/EW24. Being part of the NSL and EWL, the station is operated by SMRT Trains . Jurong East station is planned to be a future interchange with the JRL located between the Toh Guan and Jurong Town Hall stations. The station is located along Jurong Gateway Road near the junction with Venture Avenue. Surrounding landmarks of the station include Jurong East Bus Interchange , Jem , Westgate , IMM ,

224-615: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Pandan Gardens Pandan Gardens is a housing estate which is part of Jurong East New Town in the West Region of Singapore. Immediately north of Pandan Reservoir and adjacent to Teban Gardens , it comprises exclusively public housing built by the JTC Corporation and Housing and Development Board . Its namesake road connects Jurong Town Hall Road to West Coast Road. Like its sister town – Teban Gardens , Pandan Gardens

256-558: Is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North–South (NSL) and East–West (EWL) lines in Jurong East , Singapore . Situated along Jurong Gateway Road, the station is located within the vicinity of Jem , Westgate , IMM , Ng Teng Fong General Hospital , Jurong East Bus Interchange and Jurong Town Hall Bus Interchange . The station is operated by SMRT Trains . The station opened on 5 November 1988 as part of

288-658: Is planned to be integrated into the Jurong East Integrated Transport Hub – an integrated civic, retail and commercial complex. The station, initially named Jurong Town, was announced in October 1983 to be built as part of Phase II of the initial MRT system. Initially expected to be completed by 1992, the completion date of Phase II was pushed earlier to 1990. The station would be part of the Phase II MRT segment from Clementi to Lakeside . The contract for

320-659: The Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced the Jurong East Modification Project (JEMP), which involved the construction of a new platform and tracks to increase train frequency for the NSL. At the time, NSL trains could only terminate at the middle platform of the station. The contract for the construction of the new platform and viaducts was awarded to Sato Kagyo Pte Ltd in September 2008. Originally projected to be completed in 2012, Transport Minister Raymond Lim announced on 12 February 2009 that

352-502: The JEMP were integrated into the station design. Jurong East is a three-level station with three island platforms and four tracks. When the Jurong East Integrated Transport Hub designed by Aedas is completed, a 90 m (300 ft) link bridge over the tracks will connect the two buildings flanking the station. The JRL station will have a stacked platform configuration. As part of SMRT's heritage-themed artwork showcase Comic Connect ,

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384-587: The JTC Summit, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital , CPF Jurong Building and Jurong Regional Library, which are connected to the station via J-Walk, an elevated pedestrian network. Jurong East station is also near the Jurong Town Hall Bus Interchange . The station is planned to be integrated with the Jurong East Integrated Transport Hub, which will include the new offices of the Ministry of Transport and

416-464: The LTA announced that Jurong East station would interchange with the proposed 24-kilometre (15 mi) JRL. The JRL station would be constructed as part of Phase 2 (JRL East), a branch line consisting of seven stations branching from Tengah to Pandan Reservoir . Phase 2 was expected to be completed in 2027. However, the restrictions on construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic have led to delays, with

448-413: The LTA, community and civic institutions, an office tower and a bus interchange. Jurong East station was designed by Scott Danielson of Parsons Brinckerhoff, who took inspiration from the adjacent Jurong East Bus Interchange and designed the space-frame roof of the station – a geometric pattern of cylindrical steel tubes connected by ball joints and topped with a flat lid. The new platform and tracks of

480-496: The MRT extension to Lakeside. The station was the terminus of the Branch line which later merged into the NSL. Through the Jurong East Modification Project, an additional track and platform were built in 2011 to improve train frequencies on the NSL. In May 2018, it was announced that the station would be an interchange with the Jurong Region Line when the second stage opens in 2028. The station

512-482: The Sungai Pandan. JTC Corporation undertook the construction of the public housing blocks in the estate as a means to provide additional housings for the families of the workers from the nearby areas of Jurong Industrial Estate . This was done to help ease the housing problem due in part by the overcrowding in the then nearby Taman Jurong housing estate, which was also built by JTC in 1969. The first housing block

544-586: The completion date of the JEMP was brought forward by a year to 2011. To facilitate turnout installation works, train services between Jurong East and Clementi were suspended from 4 to 5 September 2010 and subsequently between Jurong East and Bukit Batok from 18 to 19 September. As announced on 16 May 2011, operations of the new platform commenced on 27 May that year. The new platform initially operated only during weekday morning peak hours, but from 27 December, it also began operating during weekday evening peak hours. On 25 January 2008, Minister Lim announced

576-536: The completion date pushed to 2028. The contract for the design and construction of Jurong East JRL station and associated viaducts was awarded to Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd for S$ 197.4 million (US$ 143.1 million) in February 2020. In addition, the contract for the construction of the Jurong East Integrated Transport Hub was awarded to China Communications Construction Company Limited (Singapore Branch) for S$ 447.4 million (US$ 333.9 million) in February 2021. To facilitate

608-465: The construction of Jurong station was awarded to a joint venture between Jurong Engineering and JDC Corporation in October 1985. The S$ 79.58 million contract ( US$ 108 million in 2022 ) also included the construction of 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) of viaducts and the Ulu Pandan Depot . In November that year, the contract for the construction of viaducts from this station to Lakeside was awarded to

640-520: The construction of the JRL station, the Jurong East Bus Interchange was relocated on 6 December 2020 to a new site along Jurong Gateway Road. A sheltered pedestrian bridge was built to connect the MRT station to the temporary bus interchange, which was to operate until the completion of the Jurong East Integrated Transport Hub in 2027. A temporary protection enclosure was installed over the NSL and EWL tracks to prevent debris from falling on

672-453: The installation of half-height platform screen doors on elevated stations to improve safety on elevated stations. Jurong East station was among the first stations to have the screen doors installed as part of the pilot project carried out in 2009. High-volume low-speed fans were installed at the station between 2012 and 2013. Noise barriers were installed along the viaduct stretch from Jurong East Central to Jurong East Street 13 as part of

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704-461: The island towards the various industrial estates located within Jurong , Tuas and the nearby Jurong Island . The name was derived from the former Malay village in the area, Kampong Sungei Pandan . Although the land reclamation of the estate began in 1970, the actual construction did not commence until after 1975 as the land needed time to settle after being reclaimed from the mangrove swampland of

736-566: The market with the residents of Teban Gardens. Also located in Teban Gardens is the Ayer Rajah Neighbourhood Police Post (NPP) of Clementi Police Division at block No.43, which continues to serve the residents since its inauguration in 1985. For entertainment and shopping, there was the nearby Jurong Entertainment Centre which has been replaced with JCube , managed by CapitaMalls Asia & IMM Shopping Mall . Nearby

768-542: The old Pandan Gardens Swimming Complex was re-opened as Playlor! Arena , which is a multi-sports complex. It features 2 astroturf courts for futsal use, 1 multipurpose court, and 1 indoor beach court. Pandan Gardens is accessible via public transport service by taking Bus services 51 or 143 to the Jurong East MRT station and the Jurong East Bus Interchange , while Ayer Rajah Expressway provides it with

800-462: The screening of commuters and their belongings during the exercise. Such exercises were conducted to test established response protocols and maintain vigilance for quicker and more effective responses during emergencies and heightened security situations. The exercise saw the first deployment of the Human Security Radar – a fully automatic walk-through system with the ability to screen through

832-595: The station. A defunct coin lift, which was used to transport coins for the old Transitlink ticketing system, had to be demolished for a new staircase. Jurong East station is an interchange station on the North–South (NSL) and East–West (EWL) lines. The station is the terminus of the NSL with the adjacent station being Bukit Batok station. On the EWL, the station is between the Clementi and Lakeside stations. The official station code

864-460: The tracks during construction works. To control the movements of the MRT viaduct superstructure and transfer loads to the columns and piles, the existing bearings at the viaducts were replaced. The Hub Plaza of Jurong East station had to be reconstructed. The escalator and staircase leading to the Hub Plaza were closed on 18 December 2022 with new temporary linkways constructed to connect to Exit A of

896-579: The two shopping centres, there is also the Jurong Regional Library which is a regional public library serving the needs of all the residents and students in the surrounding region, including Pandan Gardens. In year 2014 & early 2015 respectively, there will be a new hospital, locating right in front of the IMM Shopping Mall , and that is, Ng Teng Fong Hospital (previously Jurong General Hospital), managed by Jurong Health. In January 2013,

928-488: Was a patch of mangrove swamp bordering on the banks of Sungai Pandan but was subsequently reclaimed to make way for housing development projects by the JTC Corporation in 1970. Flanked on the south side by the Pandan Reservoir and the east side by the bank of Sungai Pandan , it sits situated at the fringe of Jurong Industrial Estate as well as being on the crossroad from Singapore's city center and other parts of

960-406: Was completed around 1978 with a running sequence from block No.401 through to 416 (both 415 and 416 are four-storey shophouses). Currently, Pandan Gardens and Teban Gardens are satellite towns to the nearby Jurong East New Town . Although Pandan has a few shophouses of its own at block No. 415 and 416, it lacks a wet market like the one found in Teban Gardens, hence it gets to share the service of

992-573: Was held at the station to inaugurate the 6.4-kilometre (4.0 mi) MRT extension to Lakeside station, attended by Yeo and Members of Parliament of the surrounding constituencies. The station was the terminus for train services to Choa Chu Kang station when the Branch line opened on 10 March 1990. The Branch line was later incorporated into the North–South Line (NSL) with the Woodlands Extension on 10 February 1996. In July 2008,

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1024-591: Was the incumbent member of Parliament, since the formation of the ward in 1980. Dr Tan subsequently retired in 2006 after making way for his successor – Mr S Iswaran. After the 2011 Singaporean general election , the Members of Parliament (MPs) within the constituency was reshuffled and Mr Iswaran was reassigned to become the MP for West Coast , while Ms Foo Mee Har took over as MP for Ayer Rajah (Now Ayer Rajah - Gek Poh). Jurong East MRT station Jurong East MRT station

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