Aljunied MRT Station

Aljunied MRT Station (EW9) is an above-ground station along the East West Line (EWL). It sits within the Aljunied planning subzone, and is physically located along Aljunied Road, near the junction with Sims Avenue.

The station is named after Aljunied Road, in turn named after Syed Omar Aljunied (1792-1852), a wealthy Arab merchant who owned large tracts of agricultural land in the area, and 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 around Sims Avenue Industrial Estate and the many shophouses in the Geylang area.

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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

 

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Station Layout

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

Platforms

East-West Line (L2):

Platform A: East West Line towards EW1 Pasir Ris via EW8CC9 Paya Lebar (→) Platform B: East West Line towards EW33 Tuas Link via EW10 Kallang (←)

Aljunied station has two elevated East-West Line platforms in an island platform arrangement. Half-height Platform screen doors are installed at the platform edge for the safety of commuters, and retrofitted High volume, low speed (HVLS) fans keep passengers cool. Similar to most platforms along the Eastern side of the East West Line, a barrel vault roof design allows for a spacious interior that is easily navigated.

Passenger Information Systems, which are plasma display screens located at each platform, display expected train arrival times and key messages. Tactile flooring helps to guide the visually-handicapped from the platform to station exits. Escalators, lifts and stairs connect the Platform level to the Ticket Concourse level below.

Concourse

The station has a ticket concourse located at ground level. It 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.

General Ticketing Machines allow commuters to purchase tickets for single or multiple journeys, and along with TransitLink Add Value Machines, offer contactless card transactions. The station office functions as a Passenger Service Centre, and is staffed during operating hours, where commuters may make travel inquiries. A TransitLink ticket office is also located at this station, operating from 12:00pm to 7:30pm daily, except Public Holidays.

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
• TransitLink ticket office
  Operating Hours: 12:00pm to 7:30pm daily. Closed on Public Holidays.

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

 

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Transport Connections

Aljunied station connects to several 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/s 1	81089 – Aljunied Rd (Aljunied Stn)	B	40, 62, 63, 80, 100, 137, 158
B/s 2	81081 – Aljunied Rd (Opp Aljunied Stn)	B	40, 62, 63, 80, 100, 125, 137, 158
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 25A Geylang	Taxi stand (I25), Pick-up/drop-off point

Rail Bridging Services

In the event of a MRT service disruption affecting Aljunied station, rail bridging services (also called MRT breakdown shuttle 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
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.

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Passenger Usage Patterns

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

Construction

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Brief History

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

Future Developments

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Major Incidents

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Gallery

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