Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Official route & stations

Jurong Region Line initial system map.
Source: Land Transport Authority

This morning the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced the official stations and route for the Jurong Region Line (JRL). As reflected in our new logo, the route is to be coloured teal. As previously mentioned in our final prediction post, two stations will be deferred and the remainder of stations will be built and opened over 3 separate phases.

Overlay of officially released Jurong Region Line initial system map against geographic map.
Credits: y2koh



The rough station location maps are available on the LTA website. These show the outlines of the various stations with the exception of the stations located within Tengah. One noticeable station is Bahar Junction which allows us a look into the unique way in which the JRL may be operated in future.

Station location map for Bahar Junction station showing the station outline.
Source: Land Transport Authority

In a promotional video show casing the locations served by the JRL, the LTA also provided a different map which was consistent with the display of other lines in the MRT & LRT network. This potentially shows how the Bahar Junction transfer may work.

Screen grab from LTA promotional video.
Source: Land Transport Authority
Credit: emi172
This turns Bahar Junction station into a 3-way transfer point between Westbound services to Peng Kang Hill, Northbound services to Choa Chu Kang and Southbound services to Jurong Pier. It seems that there may not be direct services that serve point to point unlike on any other current MRT or LRT line. This means that if you were travelling from Boon Lay, you would not be able to take a direct train to Choa Chu Kang but would instead need to travel to Peng Kang Hill after which the train would go through Bahar Junction station again and be routed to Choa Chu Kang finally. An illustration by our faithful visual expert y2koh shows how Bahar Junction station would function below.

Illustration of Bahar Junction station and potential operations at station.
Credit: y2koh
Bahar Junction station seems to be composed of 3 platforms each serving train service in one direction. There is a walkway linking the two platforms along Jurong West Avenue 2 to the single platform along Jurong West Streets 64 and 75. Referring to our earlier example of a passenger travelling from Boon Lay to Choa Chu Kang, a transfer is made possible at Bahar Junction by alighting and proceeding to the corresponding platform to continue the journey to Choa Chu Kang without detouring to Peng Kang Hill station.

System map of the initial JRL system showing maintenance facilities as well.
Source: Land Transport Authority
Also worth noting is that there will be an additional stabling facility near Peng Kang Hill station. This provides additional capacity for the system to launch trains into service or to take them out of service beyond utilizing the main depot located within Tengah.

Edit: We've taken out some of the maps from the LTA document for easy reference.

Phase 1 - due 2026

Station location for Choa Chu Kang - at the current site of the Choa Chu Kang bus interchange, next to North South Line.
Source: LTA

Station location for Choa Chu Kang West - along Choa Chu Kang Avenue 3 near Sunshine Place neighbourhood mall.
Source: LTA

Station location for Jurong West - along Jurong West Avenue 2 outside the boy's home & St. Joseph's home.
Source: LTA

Station location for Bahar Junction - straddling Jurong West Avenue 2, Jurong West St 64 and Jurong West St 75
Source: LTA

Station location for Boon Lay interchange - along Jurong West St 64, western end of East West Line station.
Source: LTA
Also part of phase 1 but maps currently unavailable - Tengah, Hong Kah, Corporation, Gek Poh & Tawas stations.

Phase 2 - due 2027

Station location for Tengah Park - opposite Dulwich College.
Source: LTA

Station location for Bukit Batok West - along PIE, across from Yuhua estate, near block 172 Bukit Batok West Avenue 8.
Source: LTA

Station location for Toh Guan - along Jurong East Central, next to North South Line viaduct.
Source: LTA

Station location for Jurong Town Hall - along Jurong Town Hall Road, opposite International Business Park.
Source: LTA
Also part of phase 2 but maps currently unavailable - Tengah Plantation, Jurong East interchange & Pandan Reservoir stations.

Phase 3 - due 2028

Station location for Nanyang Gateway.
Source: LTA

Station location for Nanyang Crescent.
Source: LTA

Station location for Peng Kang Hill.
Source: LTA
Station location for Enterprise - along Jalan Boon Lay.
Source: LTA

Station location for Tukang - along Jalan Boon Lay.
Source: LTA

Station location for Jurong Hill - along Jurong Pier Road.
Source: LTA

Station location for Jurong Pier - along Jurong Pier Road.
Source: LTA
With news of the line's stations being confirmed, the next step will be to bring the line to reality. As works continue at Choa Chu Kang in preparation for the relocation of the bus interchange towards the end of 2018, contracts for the construction of the line will be tendered. The JRL being an elevated line will allow one and all to track its construction progress much easier once the line reaches that milestone. Do stay tuned as we bring updates as the line progresses along.

7 comments:

  1. You’ve mentioned the JRL West Coast Extension in your previous posts, how likely do you think this will happen? Do you have a feeling that they will eventually give the extension a green light but only announce it at a later date to score “value add” points as a service provider?

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  2. This is essentially an adaptation of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in London, United Kingdom into Singapore, hoping to revitalize the sleepy Jurong region, just as DLR revitalized the Docklands region in UK.

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  3. That said, service patterns should be the same as the DLR, with train services running all possible directions.

    About “Bahar Junction”, I’m not expecting such complicated arrangement as stated above. But rather, two tracks for each platform, and infrastructure provided for trains to run from one branch to another, thus the two platforms.

    There would be through services from NTU to Boon Lay, Boon Lay to Choa Chu Kang, Choa Chu Kang to NTU, and vice-versa.

    I strongly suspect the NTU to Boon Lay through service will use the Jurong West Street 64 platform, whereas the other services that need to turn will use the Jurong West Avenue 4 platform. If so, it really makes sense.

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  4. where's the cut through from JW1 to JW2. is it through pioneer primary??

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    1. You can await an official reply through the Today Voices section: https://www.todayonline.com/voices/any-plans-pioneer-primary-school-move?fbclid=IwAR1iZbTAotHPVS6-OJv8OawSuZ39JLlyHCSVyF7z1YxgBTaG1lGq2HX0BPM
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  5. Hi,Hong Kah station(JS4)location confirmed,People from jurong west street42 can access to Hong Kah station?
    distance between JS4 and JS5(cooperation)Station seems quite far,if compare to JS5-JS6,JS6-7.Especially JS5 is only few blocks' distance to JS6,Walk from JS5 to JS6 maybe spent few mintues and may same with train spend time in the two stations.walk from JS5 to JS6 may lesser time than train running time from JS4 to JS5?

    some website picture show original JS5 concept/proposed location is behind Jurong Temple,the people along Jurong west st42 seems all easy to access the station.now the JS5 shift to more west side,seems people from all blk no. 4++ around Jurong west street 41 is too far away to access JS5,and seems more closer to JS4 than JS5.But don't know people from JW street 42 can access to JS4(HONG KAH)Station as in bewteen is PIE High way
    thks

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