Aljunied MRT Station 4.81

Aljunied MRT Station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the East West Line in Geylang, Singapore. Its livery is blue. This station serves Aljunied, Geylang East and Sims Place estates, and is also close to Aljunied Road.HistoryOn 26 June 2009, train services along the East West Line were disrupted for almost 18 minutes at about 7.25 pm after a man jumped off the platform and ran towards Paya Lebar. However, SMRT staff did not manage to find the man. The Chinese man in his 40s found his way down the tracks to the street but was later arrested by the police. He sustained leg injuries and was charged with attempted suicide.In view of one incident over the years, half height platform screen doors were operational on 11 February 2011, and this station was installed with Rite Hite Revolution High Volume, Low Speed (HVLS) fans and began operating on 27 July 2012. This station was upgraded with TITAN faregates in 30 November 2013.