Aljunied MRT station[a] is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East West line (EWL) in Geylang, Singapore. Named after Aljunied Road, this station primarily serves Aljunied, one of the subzones that make up Geylang planning area.

The station opened on 4 November 1989 as part of the MRT eastern line extension to Tanah Merah station. The station exterior has the characteristic dome-shaped segmented roof also seen on other elevated EWL stations.

History

Exit A of the station.

Aljunied station was first announced in May 1982 in the initial MRT plans.[4] It was later announced that the station would be part of Phase II of the MRT system in October 1983.[5]

There were several joint ventures between companies that prequalified for Contract 302 by May 1985, which detailed the construction for this station, Kallang station, and a 115m long[6] viaduct over the Kallang River as well as viaducts from the west side of the river to Paya Lebar station.[7][8] Ultimately, Contract 302 was awarded to a partnership between Lee Kim Tah Ltd and French company Societe Generale D'Enterprises Sainrapt Et Brice (SGE) at a contract sum of S$59.52 million (US$27.05 million) in November 1985.[6] Work on the station began in early 1986,[9] with it opening earlier than expected on 4 November 1989.[10][11][12][13]

As part of efforts to improve barrier free accessibility for major transport nodes, overhead pedestrian bridges near Aljunied and five other stations had lifts installed.[14][15] They were installed progressively from the third quarter of 2012 to the end of 2013.[16][17] Aljunied was also part of the first batch of ten stations announced in 2010 to have additional bicycle parking facilities as a response to the growing demand of bicycle parking spots.[18] The installation was completed in October 2012.[19] Following a rise in track intrusions as well as commuters slipping when rushing for the train, the LTA and SMRT decided to install platform screen doors.[20] After several successful tests at Jurong East, Yishun and Pasir Ris stations, half-height platform screen doors were eventually installed and commenced operations at Aljunied station by August 2011.[21] The station was installed with high-volume low-speed fans by the first quarter of 2013.[22] In 2018, Aljunied was the temporary terminus for train services during the early closures, late openings and full closures of ten stations in the eastern portion of the East–West Line (EWL), from 5 January to 4 February as a part of works for rail maintenance and checks for the new signalling system.[23][24]

Station details

The inside of Aljunied Station's domed roof

Operated by SMART Trains, it is between Tanah Merah and Kembangan stations on the East–West Line with the station code EW9.[25] When it opened, it had the station code of E4[26] before being changed to its current station code in August 2001 as a part of a system-wide campaign to cater to the expanding MRT system.[27][28] Like many stations on the initial MRT network, Kembangan is an elevated station and has an island platform.[29][30]

Next to Aljunied Road, the station has two exits serving the Geylang Methodist Primary and Secondary School, Geylang East Public Library, and Victoria Centre.[31] Like many EWL stations in the East, Aljunied station has a dome-shaped roof,[b] which was an attempt by the MRT Corporation (MRTC) to give the stations on the EWL an "attractive look".[32]

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ (IPA: /ælˈdʒuːnɪd/, al-JOO-nid)
  2. ^ The Straits Times has compared the roof to a caterpillar in one article[32] and a rib cage in another article[33]

References

  1. ^ "System Map" (PDF). LTA (in Chinese). Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 December 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  2. ^ "System Map" (PDF). LTA (in Tamil). Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Land Transport DataMall". mytransport.sg. Land Transport Authority. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Proposed MRT stations". The Straits Times. 23 May 1982. p. 1. Retrieved 23 September 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  5. ^ "Phase 2 gets go-ahead to ensure continuity". The Straits Times. 26 October 1983. p. 8. Retrieved 14 September 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  6. ^ a b Lye, Jaime (8 November 1985). "Lee Kim Tah wins MRT contract". The Business Times.
  7. ^ Yap, Boh Hoon (13 May 1985). "MRTC prequalifies 37 for 11 engineering contracts". The Business Times. p. 1. Retrieved 7 October 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  8. ^ "List of pre-qualified contractors — MRT Phase IIA, IIB". The Business Times. 14 May 1985. p. 3. Retrieved 6 October 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  9. ^ Lim, Edward (18 December 1987). "MRT will only come to the East in 1990". Weekend East. p. 12. Retrieved 6 October 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  10. ^ "MRT eastern line to start operating on Nov 18". The Business Times. 4 August 1989.
  11. ^ "On right track". The Straits Times. 4 November 1989.
  12. ^ Dhaliwal, Rav (5 November 1986). "MRT Trains to Pasir Ris from Dec 16". The Straits Times.
  13. ^ "18 mins from City Hall to Tanah Merah by MRT from Nov 4". The Straits Times. 15 October 1984.
  14. ^ "Installing Lifts at Pedestrian Overhead Bridges (POBs) | Road & Commuter Facilities | Projects | Roads & Motoring | Land Transport Authority". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016.
  15. ^ "Improving Accessibility to Public Transport Network Lifts at Selected Pedestrian Overhead Bridges near MRT stations | Press Room | Land Transport Authority". www.lta.gov.sg. 8 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2 December 2012.
  16. ^ "LTA Installing Lifts at Pedestrian Overhead Bridges at Six MRT Stations | Press Room | Land Transport Authority". www.lta.gov.sg. 9 July 2012. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013.
  17. ^ "Installing Lifts at Pedestrian Overhead Bridges (POBs) Road & Commuter Facilities Projects Roads & Motoring Land Transport Authority". www.lta.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012.
  18. ^ "Look out for better bike facilities close to MRT stations | Press Room | Land Transport Authority". www.lta.gov.sg. 16 July 2012. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013.
  19. ^ "More Bicycle Parking Facilities with Enhanced Security Features at MRT Stations Islandwide | Press Room | Land Transport Authority". www.lta.gov.sg. 29 October 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014.
  20. ^ Wong, Siew Ying (26 January 2008). "Above-ground MRT stations to have platform screen doors by 2012". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  21. ^ "Completion of Half Height Platform Screen Doors on East West Line". LTA (Press release). 31 August 2011. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  22. ^ "Enhancing Connectivity and Comfort for Commuters". LTA. 13 October 2011. Archived from the original on 25 December 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  23. ^ "Sunday closures, shorter weekend service hours on another part of East-West line in January". Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  24. ^ Abdullah, Zhaki (15 December 2017). "Shorter weekend hours on some East-West line stations next month for engineering work". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  25. ^ "System Map" (PDF). LTA. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  26. ^ "Going to N1, B3, W11, El2, anyone?". The Straits Times. 25 October 1985. p. 21. Retrieved 19 November 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  27. ^ Salim, Shazalina (3 August 2001). "Red, green and grey". Today. p. 9. Retrieved 15 December 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  28. ^ "New Signage System For MRT And LRT Network". LTA. Archived from the original on 1 August 2003. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  29. ^ Dhaliwal, Rav (28 April 1987). "Getting to know the network and how it will work". The Straits Times. Singapore Press Holdings. p. 19. Retrieved 19 December 2020 – via NewspaperSG.
  30. ^ "MRT will only come to the East in 1990". Weekend East. 18 December 1987. p. 12. Retrieved 6 October 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  31. ^ "Aljunied – Exits". SMRT Journeys. 13 September 2024. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  32. ^ a b "Roof to make heads turn". The Straits Times. 20 April 1986. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  33. ^ "Residents get sneak preview of three new MRT stations". The Straits Times. 15 December 1989. p. 32. Retrieved 9 October 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
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