Boon Lay MRT Station

EW27  Boon Lay 文礼 பூன் லே Boon Lay
Rapid transit
Platform level of Boon Lay MRT station, as taken in January 2014 around 4:45 pm.
Location	301 Boon Lay Way Singapore 649846
Coordinates	1°20′19.98″N 103°42′22.35″E / 1.3388833°N 103.7062083°E / 1.3388833; 103.7062083
Operated by	SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Line(s)	East West Line
Platforms	Island
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	2
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	EW27
History
Opened	6 July 1990
Previous names	Jurong West
Services
Preceding station   Mass Rapid Transit   Following station Lakeside towards Pasir Ris East West Line Pioneer towards Joo Koon
Location

Boon Lay MRT Station (EW27) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the East West Line in Jurong West, Singapore. Its station colour is blue.

This station serves people in the subzones of Boon Lay Place, Chin Bee, Wenya, Jurong West Central, Kian Teck and Yunnan, as well as those continuing their journey on buses at the Boon Lay Bus Interchange to go to places such as Tuas, Nanyang Technological University and Jurong Bird Park.

Together with Boon Lay Bus Interchange and Jurong Point Shopping Mall, it is part of the Boon Lay Integrated Public Transport Hub.

Construction began on 6 January 1987 and trackwork was completed on October 1989, this was the last station to be opened on the original Singapore MRT network, on 6 July 1990, then as the Western terminal station for the East West Line, with the station code 'W12', that was later changed to 'EW27' on 31 July 2001 when the MRT network map was revamped by the then Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Mr Yeo Cheow Tong. The original name was "Jurong West" before the construction began and was renamed to Boon Lay.

This station was built to serve residents living in the then-undeveloped Jurong West New Town and people working in the then mostly-undeveloped Tuas and Jurong Industrial Estate, since it was the only MRT station serving these areas, covering the areas Westwards from Boon Lay. As these areas develop, passenger volume has increased, leading to much congestion at this station during peak hours.