Pioneer MRT Station

Pioneer MRT Station (EW28) is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit station along the East West Line in Jurong.

Located at Jurong West Street 63, between Jurong West Street 61 and Pioneer Road North, it serves people in the sub-zones of Jurong West Central, Yunnan and Kian Teck, as well as those in Nanyang Technological University. The name of the station is derived from Pioneer Road North, the street adjacent to the station that passes through all these areas.

The roof of the station resembles those of stations along the eastern section of the East West Line and is curved with glass openings to allow sunlight through, similar to that of Joo Koon. Blue is the selected colour scheme of this station. It is the only station along the East West Line with a privacy screen built along the tracks at the side of the station (eastbound platform) facing these apartment blocks so as to ensure the privacy of the residents, and it is also the second along the NSEWL, the other is Marsiling. This station resembles Queenstown and Commonwealth, where it is built in between the road and beside it are only housing estates.



History
Built alongside with Joo Koon, it was part of the Boon Lay Extension (BLE) project announced by the Land Transport Authority in December 2004 to help people working in the Jurong Industrial Area travel faster.

The station opened on 28 February 2009 and following the opening, SBS Transit introduced a new feeder bus service 241 to provide bridging services for the N9 residents and the Land Transport Authority carried out amendments and additions (A&A) works on Pioneer Road North, such as expanding the road and constructing an overhead pedestrian ramp bridge, as complements to the station to serve the residents of Nanyang and Pioneer.

Platform screen doors
As with most of the above-ground stations built in the past along the East West Line, it was initially built without platform screen doors that prevent commuters from falling onto the train tracks. Installations of the half-height screen doors was eventually started on 21 June 2011. On 24 August 2011, all of the screen doors have been installed and began operating.

High volume, low speed (HVLS) fans
The second station, installed with Rite Hite Revolution High Volume, Low Speed (HVLS) fans, after Tampines. Commenced operations on 10 June 2012.

Nearby facilities

 * Jurong West Sports and Recreation Centre
 * Nanyang Community Club
 * City Harvest Church
 * Nanyang Technological University
 * Pioneer Mall
 * Jurong West Primary School
 * Frontier Primary School