Welcome to Pioneer! Sweet words indeed… words I’ve been waiting to hear for the last 4 years since the first foundation was laid.
Pioneer and Joo Koon MRT stations, which have its open house last week, are an extension at the western end of the East-West line and start operating from 5.30am today.
The train en route from Pioneer to Joon Koon station will pass by the Jurong West stadium.
Here’s a closer shot of the train on track.
Now journey with me as I take my maiden trip from Pioneer station to Joo Koon terminal station (2 mins journey) and the return trip continues on to Boon Lay station.
The new Pioneer MRT and Joon Koon MRT station were having open house today and I was there to have a look-see and bring you some sneak peeks.
These 2 stations are an extension at the western end of the East-West line and will become operational on 28 February. It has been 4 years of waiting from me for the Pioneer station to open for service as it is located about 3 minutes walk from my flat! Here’s a look at the Pioneer station from the outside.
This was what greeted me when I approached the Pioneer station.
Inside Pioneer station, there was a party and carnival atmosphere around as game stalls were setup to enetertain the visitors.
Then I took a free train ride from Pioneer to Joon Koon station and was excited that I was among the first to be here.
That’s all for this post, I did say it was a sneak peak right? Check back here for the full story next week. In the meantime, enjoy your weekend while I’ve got a train to catch!
This news article appeared in the local newspaper today, the headline says it all, isn’t it?
I felt sheepishly ironic that I’m blogging this. 2009 will be the year of Twitter, you should get on to Twitter if you haven’t already done so and you should follow me on Twitter.
