Chinese Garden MRT station

**EW25**
Chinese Garden
裕华园
சீனத் தோட்டம்
Chinese Garden
EW25 ; Chinese Garden; 裕华园; சீனத் தோட்டம்; Chinese Garden
	Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
	A bird-eye view of Chinese Garden MRT station
Location	151 Boon Lay Way ; Singapore 609959
Coordinates	1°20′33.76″N 103°43′56.88″E
Operated by	SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)	East West Line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	1
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	5 November 1988
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Jurong Lake[1][2][3]
Services
Location
	Chinese Garden Chinese Garden station in Singapore

Chinese Garden MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East West Line in Jurong East, Singapore. It primarily serves the residential estate of Yuhua, as well as the various tourist attractions in Jurong Lake, including the Chinese Garden, where the station derived its name from.

The roof of Chinese Garden station is based on traditional Chinese architectural design.[4]

History

The roof of Chinese Garden station is based on traditional Chinese architectural design.

The station was opened on 5 November 1988, as part of the first portion of Phase 2 of the MRT system.[5]

As with most of the stations along the East West Line, it was built without platform screen doors to prevent commuters from falling onto the train tracks. After several successful test at Jurong East, Yishun and Pasir Ris and eventually, installation of the half-height platform screen doors started on 14 August 2010 and operations commenced on 1 October 2010.[6]

The station was installed with high-volume low-speed fans, which commenced operations on 16 November 2012.

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References

"Names for 42 MRT stations". Singapore Monitor. 20 September 1984.
"New names for eight stations". Singapore Monitor. 30 November 1982.
"Six stations are renamed and others moved". The Straits Times. 21 September 1984. p. 10. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
"MRT station roofs to show Singapore's cultural mix". The Straits Times. 13 April 1987. Retrieved 20 October 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
"Three more stations for MRT system". The Business Times. 5 November 1988. Retrieved 20 October 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
Wong, Siew Ying (January 26, 2008). "Above-ground MRT stations to have platform screen doors by 2012". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2012.

External links

Official website
Media related to Chinese Garden MRT Station at Wikimedia Commons

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[1] "Names for 42 MRT stations". Singapore Monitor. 20 September 1984.

[2] "New names for eight stations". Singapore Monitor. 30 November 1982.

[thestraitstimes19840921-3] "Six stations are renamed and others moved". The Straits Times. 21 September 1984. p. 10. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.

[4] "MRT station roofs to show Singapore's cultural mix". The Straits Times. 13 April 1987. Retrieved 20 October 2017 – via NewspaperSG.

[5] "Three more stations for MRT system". The Business Times. 5 November 1988. Retrieved 20 October 2017 – via NewspaperSG.

[6] Wong, Siew Ying (January 26, 2008). "Above-ground MRT stations to have platform screen doors by 2012". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2012.