Joo Koon MRT Station, Singapore (29 July 2017)
Joo Koon MRT Station (GPS: 1.32778, 103.67853; EW29) is an above ground station of the
Singapore MRT on the western extension of the
East-West Line. The station was the terminus of the East-West Line after the
Pioneer MRT Station (EW28). With the extension, it is now between Pioneer and
Gul Circle MRT Station (EW30).
The Joo Koon MRT Station opened on 28 February, 2009. This is the station to go to the
Singapore Discovery Centre. The train on the East-West Line came to a sudden halt just before the station, causing passengers to lose their balance and fall. The accident happened around 8:20am in the morning.
Updates on Joo Koon MRT Station
16 November, 2017
The Straits Times reports that a software glitch in the signalling system caused a stalled MRT train near the Joo Koon MRT Station to be hit by another MRT train.
15 November, 2017
A stalled train was hit by another train at the Joo Koon MRT station, injuring 28 commuters, two of whom seriously.
Joo Koon MRT Station (29 July 2017)
Joo Koon MRT Station (29 July 2017)
Joo Koon MRT Station (29 July 2017)
Joo Koon MRT Station, as seen from the outside (11 July, 2011)
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