page_title: Jurong East MRT station
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Jurong East MRT station / History
context_page_description: Jurong East MRT station is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit interchange station on the North South and East West lines in Jurong East, Singapore, operated by SMRT Trains. It is located at the heart of the Jurong Lake District, within the vicinity of JCube, Jem, Westgate, IMM, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and Jurong East Bus Interchange.
  The station opened on 5 November 1988 as part of the MRT system extension to Jurong. The station was initially the terminus of the Branch line and now the NSL when the Branch line merged with the NSL. An additional track and platforms was added when the station went through upgrades in 2010 as part of the Jurong East Modification Project. In 2027, Jurong East station will be an interchange with the Jurong Region Line. Jurong East station is also one of the busiest MRT stations in western Singapore.
context_section_description: The Ong Chwee Kou Building Contarctors (OCK)-Sumitomo Construction partnership was pre-qualified for contracts 403 and 404 (which involves the construction of Ulu Pandan Depot to the station and from the station to Lakeside station respectively in May 1985. Originally Jurong Town and later Jurong, it was later renamed Jurong East on 27 March 1987. The station opened ahead of schedule on 5 November 1988, as part of the 6.4-kilometre (4.0 mi) first stage of Phase 2 of the system. The station became the terminus for train services to Choa Chu Kang station when the Branch line opened on 10 March 1990 and later the NSL when the line extended through Woodlands station and merged with the Branch line.
caption: Exterior view of Jurong East station, showing a Siemens C651 train pulling in. Picture was taken before the JEMP.
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