Gek Poh MRT station is a future elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station along the Jurong Region line in Jurong West, Singapore.[1][2][3]
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Gek Poh 玉宝 ஜெக் போ | |||||||||||
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| Future Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station | |||||||||||
 Gek Poh MRT station site | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 1°20′54″N 103°41′53″E / 1.348382°N 103.697963°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Land Transport Authority | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 (2 side platforms) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opening | 2027 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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History
editOn 9 May 2018, LTA announced that Gek Poh station would be part of the proposed Jurong Region line (JRL). The station will be constructed as part of Phase 1, JRL (West), consisting of 10 stations between Choa Chu Kang, Boon Lay and Tawas, and is expected to be completed in 2027.[4]
Contract J107 for the design and construction of Gek Poh station and associated viaducts was awarded to Sembcorp Design and Construction Pte Ltd at a sum of S$226.6 million (US$166.1 million). Construction will start in 2020, with completion in 2027.[5] Contract J107 also includes the design and construction of Tawas, and associated viaducts.[6]
Initially expected to open in 2026, the restrictions on the construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to delays in the JRL line completion, and the date was pushed to 2027.[7]
In the early morning of 4 January 2024, a 27-year-old construction worker was injured when he fell from an unfinished platform. The worker was brought to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital where he died from his wounds. Work at the station site was halted while safety procedures were reviewed at all LTA construction sites.[8][9]
Location
editThe station complex will be straddled over the existing Jurong West Street 75, between the junction with Jurong West Street 74, and the junction with Jurong West Avenue 5 and Jurong West Street 82. It is located within the Jurong West planning area in the Yunan Subzone,[10] nested by multiple housing estates, with Gek Poh Shopping Centre and Gek Poh Ville Community Club to the north.
Access to the station will be via 3 exits on each side of Jurong West Street 75.[11]
References
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- ^ "Jurong Region Line". 21 September 2019. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) & SLA - Jurong Region Line: Enhancing Connectivity in the West | Press Room | Land Transport Authority". 21 September 2019. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "LTA | News Room | news-releases | LTA Awards Three Civil Contracts to Construct Four Stations for the Jurong Region Line". 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "3 civil contracts worth $596m awarded to design, construct future Jurong Region Line stations, Transport News & Top Stories - The Straits Times". 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Written Reply by Minister for Transport Ong Ye Kung to Parliamentary Question on Prioritising Early Completion of Jurong Region MRT Line". www.mot.gov.sg. 1 February 2021. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ Yufeng, Kok (5 January 2024). "Worker dies after falling 7.5m at Jurong Region Line work site". The Straits Times. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Worker dies after falling 7.5m at Jurong Region Line MRT construction site". CNA. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Singapore's Jurong West Planning Area". Key Location. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Jurong Region Line". 21 September 2019. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.