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Pasir Ris MRT station (EW1/CR5) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East West line in Pasir Ris, Singapore.[3][4] The station serves as a terminus for the East West MRT Line. It was the first station to be fitted with platform screen doors.
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Location | 10 Pasir Ris Central Singapore 519634 | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 1°22′20.68″N 103°56′57.73″E | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation) (East West Line) | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Cross Island Line | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Connections | Pasir Ris Bus Interchange, Taxi | |||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated (EWL) Underground (CRL) | |||||||||||||||
Platform levels | 3 (2 U/C) | |||||||||||||||
Parking | Yes (White Sands Shopping Centre) | |||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes[1][2] | |||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Station code | EW1 CR5 | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 16 December 1989 (East West Line) 2029 (Cross Island Line) | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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This station opened on 16 December 1989, and it was one of the last to open along the East West MRT line. On 1 November 2009, platform screen doors were installed along with Jurong East as part of a trial programme.
The Pasir Ris rail accident was a train accident that occurred on 22 March 2016, at the track switch on the East West MRT Line. A C151 train ran into two SMRT Trains trainee track workers at around 60 km/h, which resulted in their deaths. The two deceased workers were working on a track signalling issue at that time as part of a team of 15 track personnel. This incident was "the worst train accident" in Singapore MRT's history.[5][6]
SMRT Trains and one SMRT management staff were charged for violating the Workplace Safety and Health Act that led to this accident, and were fined $400,000 and $55,000 respectively.[5] The SMRT engineer who led the track team at the scene of the accident was dismissed from SMRT Trains and charged with negligence causing death under the Penal Code.[7]
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