Bahar Junction MRT station

JS7  Bahar Junction 峇哈路口 பஹார் சந்திப்பு
Future Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Bahar Junction construction site
General information
Coordinates	1°20′43.52″N103°42′9.15″E / 1.3454222°N 103.7025417°E / 1.3454222; 103.7025417
Owned by	Land Transport Authority
Line(s)	Jurong Region Line
Platforms	3 (1 island platform, 1 side platform)
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opening	2027;3 years' time (2027)
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station Jurong West towards Choa Chu Kang Jurong Region Line Future service Boon Lay Terminus Boon Lay One-way operation Gek Poh towards Tawas
Track layout Legend to Gek Poh to Jurong West to Boon Lay
Location Bahar Junction Bahar Junction station in Singapore

Bahar Junction MRT station is a future elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station in Jurong West, Singapore. Serving the Jurong Region line (JRL), the station will be located at the junction of Jurong West Avenue 4 and Jurong West Street 75.

Bahar Junction station was first announced along with the 24 JRL stations in May 2018. The station is slated to open in 2027 along with JRL Stage 1. Bahar Junction station will have two platforms to serve three branches converging at this station.

History

On 9 May 2018, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced Bahar Junction station as part of the proposed 24-kilometre (15 mi) Jurong Region line (JRL). ^[1] The station will be constructed as part of Stage 1, consisting of 10 stations from Choa Chu Kang to this station and two branches to Gek Poh and Boon Lay. This stage was expected to be completed in 2026. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

The contract for the design and construction of Bahar Junction station and the adjacent Jurong West station was awarded to China Railway 11 Bureau Group (Singapore Branch) in December 2019. The S$210.1 million (US$154.01 million) contract also included the construction of 1.15 kilometres (0.71 mi) of associated viaducts. ^[5] Construction was scheduled to start in 2020, with a scheduled completion date of 2026. ^[6] However, the restrictions on construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to delays, with the completion date pushed to 2027. ^[7]

Details

The station will serve the JRL with the three branches converging at this station. The adjacent stations will be Jurong West on the Choa Chu Kang branch, Gek Poh on the Peng Kang Hill branch and Boon Lay station on the Jurong Pier branch. The official station code will be JS7. ^[8] The station will have six entrances and will be located over Jurong West Avenue 4 and the junction with Jurong West Street 75 and Jurong West Street 64. ^[9]

The T-shaped station will have two platforms – an island platform for services towards Choa Chu Kang or Jurong Pier and a side platform for services towards Peng Kang Hill. A bridge will link the two platforms for transfers between services. ^{[5] [10]} Hence, commuters from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) on the Peng Kang Hill branch have to alight at this station to transfer for services towards Boon Lay. With the need for a transfer, however, plenty of NTU students have commented they would prefer taking a direct bus route instead of taking the JRL when travelling between the school and Boon Lay. ^[11]

References

1. Lim, Adrian (9 May 2018). "New Jurong Region Line to boost access for NTU students". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
2. "News Room – News Releases – Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) & SLA – Jurong Region Line: Enhancing Connectivity in the West". Land Transport Authority. 9 April 2021. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
3. "Jurong Region Line to serve NTU, Tengah estate, Jurong Industrial Estate". Channel NewsAsia . Mediacorp. 9 May 2018. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
4. Lim, Adrian (9 May 2018). "Jurong Region Line, Singapore's 7th MRT line, to open in three phases from 2026". The Straits Times. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
5. "LTA Awards Civil Contract to Construct Two Stations for the Jurong Region Line". Land Transport Authority . 9 December 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
6. "Construction of Jurong West, Bahar Junction stations on Jurong Region Line to start in 2020, end in 2026, Singapore News & Top Stories – The Straits Times". 9 December 2019. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
7. "Written Reply by Minister for Transport Ong Ye Kung to Parliamentary Question on Prioritising Early Completion of Jurong Region MRT Line". Ministry of Transport. 1 February 2021. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
8. "Future system map" (PDF). Land Transport Authority . Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
9. "JS7". Land Transport Authority . Retrieved 29 July 2022.
10. "Annex A – Details of Contract J105 stations" (PDF). Land Transport Authority . Retrieved 29 July 2022.
11. "Residents and students welcome Jurong Region Line but find it confusing". TODAYonline . Mediacorp. 21 September 2019. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.