Aljunied MRT Station

EW9
Aljunied
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Station Exit B
Address 81 Lorong 25 Geylang, Singapore 388310
Line Served Ā  East West Line
Operator SMRT Trains
Structure Elevated
Platform Island
Opened 4 Nov 1989

AljuniedĀ MRT Station (EW9) is an above-groundĀ station along theĀ East West Line (EWL). It is located along Aljunied Road, near the junction with Sims Avenue.

The station is named after Aljunied Road, in turnĀ named after Syed Omar AljuniedĀ (1792-1852), a wealthy Arab merchant who owned large tracts of agricultural land in the area, andĀ contributed to the development of early Singapore with his philanthropy. The station now serves the Geylang area, including nearby HDB housing blocks at Sims Place and Geylang East Central, small condominiums in many parts of Geylang, along with plenty of businesses and institutions located aroundĀ Sims Avenue Industrial Estate and the many shophouses in the Geylang area.


First / Last Train Timings

East West Line – (EW9) Aljunied
Destination First Train Last Train
Weekdays & Sat Sun & Public Holidays Daily
EW1 Pasir Ris 6:10am 6:38am 12:20am
Connecting to CG2 Changi Airport 11:36pm
EW33 Tuas Link 5:49am 6:15am 11:46pm

 


Station Layout

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

Platforms

East-West Line (L2):
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Platform A: East West LineĀ towards EW1 Pasir RisĀ via EW8CC9 Paya LebarĀ (ā†’)
Platform B: East West Line towards EW33 Tuas LinkĀ via EW10 KallangĀ (ā†)
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Aljunied station has two elevatedĀ East-West Line platforms in an island platform arrangement.

Concourse

The station has a ticketĀ concourse located at ground level. ItĀ features faregates for automatic fare collection and provides access between paid and unpaid areas of the station, with at least least one bidirectional wide-swinging gate for the benefit of passengers-in-wheelchairs and those carrying bulky items or travelling with prams.

Station Amenities

  • Retail shops and Public toilets at Concourse level (unpaid areas)
  • ATMs and Self-service machines at Concourse level (unpaid areas)
  • Bicycle racks at station exits
  • Top Up Kiosks
  • SimplyGo Ticket Office

Exits

Aljunied MRT station has two exits on the north and south side of the station.

Exit Location Nearby
A Sims Avenue Sims Avenue, Central Grove Condominium, Geylang Methodist Church, Geylang Post Office, Highpoint Social Enterprise Ark, Hotel 81 / Fragrance Hotel, KH Plaza / CPA House, Khadijah Mosque, Singapore Buddhist Free Clinic, SPCS Building / POSB Branch, Yu Li Industrial Building
B Aljunied Road Aljunied Road, Brighton Furniture Display Center, Foo Hai Monestry, Geylang East HDB Branch Office, Geylang East Public Library, Geylang Polyclinic, Geylang East Post Office, Geylang East Swimming Complex/ S’pore Basketball ACC, Geylang Methodist Primary School, Geylang Methodist Secondary School, Geylang Serai NPP, Geylang West NPP, Prosper House, Sims Drive HDB Branch Office, Sims Place Bus Terminal, Sri Sivan Temple, THK Building, Thong Teck Home for Senior Citizens, Yong Da Building

 


Transport Connections

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

Bus

There are three official bus stops linked to Aljunied station.

No. Bus stop Exit Bus Routes
B/sĀ 1 81089 – Aljunied Rd (Aljunied Stn) B 40, 62, 62A, 63, 63A, 80, 80A, 100, 100A, 137, 158, 158A
B/s 2 81081 – Aljunied Rd (OppĀ Aljunied Stn) B 40, 62, 63, 80, 100, 125, 125A, 137, 158, 158A
B/s 3 81011 – Sims Ave (Aft Aljunied Stn) A 2, 13, 21, 26, 40, 51, 67, 137, 853M

Road

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

Exit Road Provisions
A Lorong 25AĀ Geylang Taxi stand (I25), Pick-up/drop-off point

MRT Bus Bridging Service

In the event of a MRT service disruption affecting Aljunied 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 B/s 2: 81081 – Aljunied Rd (Opp Aljunied Stn) B
EW33 Tuas Link B/s 1: 81089 – Aljunied Rd (Aljunied Stn) B

In addition, passengers can board free regular bus services at Bus Stops 1 & 2 when activated.


Passenger Usage Patterns

Serving plenty of developments in theĀ Geylang East Central areas, the station encounters moderate to highĀ demand throughout the day.

Construction

Brief History

Aljunied station opened on 4 November 1989 along with all other EWL stations fromĀ Bugis toĀ Tanah Merah.

Future Developments


Gallery


External Links & References

One thought on “Aljunied MRT Station

  • 5 August 2019 at 5:36 PM
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    Must be an interchange with the ‘future line’.

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