Pioneer MRT Station

EW28 Pioneer 先驱 \| பயனியர்
Station Exit A
Address	31 Jurong West Street 63, Singapore 648310
Line Served	East West Line
Operator	SMRT Trains
Structure	Elevated
Platform	Island
Opened	28 Feb 2009

Pioneer MRT Station (EW28) is an above-ground station along the East West Line (EWL). It is located along Jurong West Street 63, near the junction with Pioneer Road North.

The station opened in February 2009 as part of the Boon Lay Extension of the EWL. It takes its name from the nearby Pioneer Road North, an extension of the Pioneer Road that stretches far into Tuas. Formerly called Jalan Besi, it was later renamed after the pioneering National Iron & Steel Mills.

Pioneer station is built in the heart of the Jurong West residential estate, serving nearby HDB residential developments, community amenities, and schools. Bus services connect the station with Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the Jurong Industrial Estate, and other parts of the Jurong West estate.

First / Last Train Timings

East West Line – (EW28) Pioneer
Destination	First Train		Last Train
Destination	Weekdays & Sat	Sun & Public Holidays	Daily
EW1 Pasir Ris	5:32am	6:02am	11:32pm
Connecting to CG2 Changi Airport	–	–	10:47pm
EW33 Tuas Link	5:23am	5:53am	12:35am

Station Layout

L3	Platform A	East West Line towards EW1 Pasir Ris
L3	Platform B	East West Line towards EW33 Tuas Link
L2	Concourse	Faregates, Ticketing Service Kiosks, Passenger Service Centre, Retail Shops, Footbridge across Jurong West Street 63
L1	Street Level	Bus stops, Taxi stand, pick-up/drop-off point, Station exits

Platforms & Train Services

Platform A: East West Line towards EW1 Pasir Ris via EW27 Boon Lay (→)
Platform B: East West Line towards EW33 Tuas Link via EW29 Joo Koon (←)

Pioneer station has two elevated East-West Line platforms in an island platform arrangement.

Concourse

The station has a ticket concourse located at Level 2.

A linkbridge across Jurong West Street 63 connects to two exits on either side of the road.

Station Amenities

Retail Shops and Public toilets at Concourse Level (L2)
ATMs at Concourse level (L2)
Bicycle racks at station exits
Top Up Kiosks

Exits

Built in-between two carriageways of Jurong West Street 63, Pioneer MRT station has one ground-level exit on both sides of the road, linked to the ticket concourse level by a pedestrian overpass. All exits are barrier-free.

Passengers heading to Nanyang Technological University or Jurong Industrial Estate should use Exit A and transfer to other bus services.

Exit	Location	Nearby
A	Jurong West Street 63 (Westbound)	Jurong West Street 63, Pioneer Road North, Blue Stars Dormitory, Frontier Primary School, Kian Teck Hostel, Kian Teck Industrial Estate, Soon Lee Industrial Estate, HDB Blks 651 – 658D, HDB Blks 986 – 990C — Public buses to NTU / NIE, Jurong Industrial Estate
B	Jurong West Street 63 (Eastbound)	Jurong West Street 63, Jurong West Primary School, Jurong West Sports Hall, Jurong West Stadium, Nanyang Community Club, Pioneer Mall, HDB Blks 601 – 613, HDB Blks 639 – 650 — NTU Shuttle Bus to NTU / NIE

Transport Connections

Pioneer MRT station connects to several bus stops in the vicinity, as well as taxi stands and passenger pick-up points.

Bus

There are two bus stops linked to Pioneer station.

Bus Stop	Exit	Bus Routes
Pioneer Stn Exit A (22521) Jurong West St 63	A	179, 179B, 192, 241, 258, 258M, 974
Pioneer Stn Exit B (22529) Jurong West St 63	B	179, 179B, 192, 241, 241A, 258, 258M, 974, 974A, NTU CR, NTU CWR

Road

Taxi stands and pick-up/drop-off points are located near station exits:

Exit	Road	Provisions
A	Jurong West Street 63 (Westbound)	Pick-up/drop-off point
B	Jurong West Street 63 (Eastbound)	Taxi stand (J16)

MRT Bus Bridging Service

In the event of a MRT service disruption affecting Pioneer station, MRT Bridging Buses may be activated to ply affected stretches of the East West Line. In which case, the buses can be boarded from the following bus stops:

Towards	Bus Stop	Exit
East West Line (EWL Bridging Bus)
EW1 Pasir Ris	Pioneer Stn Exit B (22529) Jurong West St 63	B
EW33 Tuas Link	Pioneer Stn Exit A (22521) Jurong West St 63	A

In addition, passengers can board free regular bus services at Bus Stops 22521 & 22529 when activated.

Passenger Usage Patterns

Serving residential estates and schools, as well as being a transfer node for commuters heading to the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) / National Institute of Education (NIE) and the Jurong Industrial Estate, Pioneer station encounters low to moderate demand throughout the day.

Construction

Pioneer station was constructed along with Joo Koon station as part of the Boon Lay extension, a 3.8-kilometre fully elevated extension linking residential and industrial areas of Pioneer and Joo Koon to the existing East-West Line from Boon Lay Station.

Costing S$436 million, construction of the Boon Lay extension started in August 2005. With the opening of the BLE, the East-West Line was extended to 49.2km and 31 stations.

Brief History

Pioneer station opened on 28 February 2009.