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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]

JW1  Gek Poh 玉宝 ஜெக் போ Gek Poh
Future Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station
Gek Poh MRT station site
General information
Coordinates	1°20′54″N 103°41′53″E
Owned by	Land Transport Authority
Line(s)	Jurong Region Line
Platforms	Side
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opening	2027; 5 years' time (2027)
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Mass Rapid Transit Following station Bahar Junction One-way operation Jurong Region Line Future service Tawas Terminus Tawas One-way operation Bahar Junction towards Choa Chu Kang
Location
Gek Poh Gek Poh station in Singapore

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]

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,[8] 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.[9]

References

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