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Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore

Aljunied EW9

阿裕尼
அல்ஜூனிட்

Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station

Aerial view of Aljunied MRT station

General information

Location

81 Lorong 25 Geylang
Singapore 388310

Coordinates

1°18′59.19″N 103°52′58.73″E / 1.3164417°N 103.8829806°E / 1.3164417; 103.8829806

Operated by

SMRT Trains Ltd (SMRT Corporation)

Line(s)

East–West Line

Platforms

2 (1 island platform)

Tracks

Connections

Bus, Taxi

Construction

Structure type

Elevated

Platform levels

Bicycle facilities

Yes

Accessible

Yes

History

Opened

4 November 1989; 35 years ago (1989-11-04)

Electrified

Yes

Passengers

June 2024

21,402 per day

Services

Preceding station	Mass Rapid Transit			Following station
Paya Lebartowards Pasir Ris		East–West Line		Kallangtowards Tuas Link

Location
AljuniedAljunied station in Singapore

Aljunied MRT station 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

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

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 viaduct over the Kallang River as well as viaducts from the west side of the river to Paya Lebar station Ultimately, Contract 302 was awarded to Lee Kim Tah Ltd at a contract sum of S$59.52 million in November 1985. The contractor had partnered with a French company Societe Generale D'Enterprises Sainrapt Et Brice (SGE) for the construction. The station opened earlier than expected on 4 November 1989.

On 26 June 2009, train services along the East West line were disrupted for almost 18 minutes at about 7:25 pm after a man jumped off the platform and ran towards Paya Lebar station. However, SMRT staff did not manage to find the man. The Chinese man in his 40s found his way down the tracks to the street but was later arrested by the police. He sustained leg injuries and was charged with attempted suicide.

As part of efforts to improve overall accessibility of public transport, the overhead pedestrian bridge near Aljunied and other stations (Sengkang, Bishan, Khatib, Kranji and Yew Tee) have lifts installed to improve barrier free accessibility to major transport nodes. The lifts were installed progressively, from the first quarter of 2013, with all completed by end 2013. Aljunied station was also 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. The installation was completed in October 2012.

As with most of the elevated stations along the EWL, the station was initially built without platform screen doors. 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. 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. The station was installed with high-volume low-speed fans by the first quarter of 2013.

Station details

The station serves the EWL between the Paya Lebar and Kallang stations with the station code EW9. Being part of the EWL, the station is operated by SMRT Trains. Next to Aljunied Road, the station has two exits serving the Geylang Methodist Primary and Secondary School, Geylang East Public Library, and Victoria Centre.

In 2018, Aljunied was the temporary terminus for train services from Joo Koon station during the early closures, late openings and full closures of the line, from 5 January to 4 February.

Like most EWL elevated stations on the eastern segment on the line (after Kallang station), Aljunied station has the notable feature of the dome-shaped roof, segmented like a caterpillar, over the platform level. The design was an attempt by the MRT Corporation (MRTC) to give the stations on the EWL an "attractive look".