Gek Poh MRT station

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Gek Poh
玉宝
ஜெக் போ
Future Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
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Gek Poh MRT station site
General information
Coordinates 1°20′54″N103°41′53″E / 1.348382°N 103.697963°E / 1.348382; 103.697963
Owned by Land Transport Authority
Line(s)
  Jurong Region Line
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
Opening2027;3 years' time (2027)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station
Bahar Junction
towards Choa Chu Kang
Jurong Region Line
Future service
 Tawas
Terminus
Location
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Gek Poh
Gek Poh station in Singapore

Gek Poh MRT station is a future elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station along the Jurong Region line in Jurong West, Singapore. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

History

On 9 May 2018, LTA announced that Gek Poh station would be part of the proposed Jurong Region line (JRL). The station will be constructed as part of Phase 1, JRL (West), consisting of 10 stations between Choa Chu Kang, Boon Lay and Tawas, and is expected to be completed in 2027. [4]

Contract J107 for the design and construction of Gek Poh station and associated viaducts was awarded to Sembcorp Design and Construction Pte Ltd at a sum of S$ 226.6 million ( US$ 166.1 million). Construction will start in 2020, with completion in 2027. [5] Contract J107 also includes the design and construction of Tawas, and associated viaducts. [6]

Initially expected to open in 2026, the restrictions on the construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to delays in the JRL line completion, and the date was pushed to 2027. [7]

In the early morning of 4 January 2024, a 27-year-old construction worker was injured when he fell from an unfinished platform. The worker was brought to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital where he died from his wounds. Work at the station site was halted while safety procedures were reviewed at all LTA construction sites. [8] [9]

Location

The station complex will be straddled over the existing Jurong West Street 75, between the junction with Jurong West Street 74, and the junction with Jurong West Avenue 5 and Jurong West Street 82. It is located within the Jurong West planning area in the Yunan Subzone, [10] nested by multiple housing estates, with Gek Poh Shopping Centre and Gek Poh Ville Community Club to the north.

Access to the station will be via 3 exits on each side of Jurong West Street 75. [11]

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References

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  5. ↑ "LTA | News Room | news-releases | LTA Awards Three Civil Contracts to Construct Four Stations for the Jurong Region Line". 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
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