Thomson-East Coast Line MRT Early Closure & Late Opening (Fri & Sat; May–Jul 2026)

Early Closures (on Fridays) & Late Openings (on Saturdays) along the entire Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) will take place across seven consecutive Fridays & Saturdays between 22 May 2026 and 4 July 2026 to provide longer engineering hours for systems integration testing across the entire TEL, in preparation for the opening of Thomson-East Coast Line Stage 5 (Bayshore – Sungei Bedok).

• Early Closure at 11.30pm (all Fridays):
  – 22 May 2026
  – 29 May 2026
  – 5 Jun 2026
  – 12 Jun 2026
  – 19 Jun 2026
  – 26 Jun 2026
  – 3 Jul 2026
• Late Opening at 8.30am (all Saturdays):
  – 23 May 2026
  – 30 May 2026
  – 6 Jun 2026
  – 13 Jun 2026
  – 20 Jun 2026
  – 27 Jun 2026
  – 4 Jul 2026

Shuttle buses are available during Late Opening (on Saturdays):

• Shuttle 51: Woodlands North – Caldecott
• Shuttle 52: Caldecott – Marina Bay
• Shuttle 53: Marina Bay – Bayshore

Shuttle 51 - SMRT Buses MAN A95 Euro 6 (SG5961G)

Shuttle 52 - Tower Transit Singapore Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (SMB3609K)

More, including train service arrangements & shuttle bus services at:

Affected MRT Stations

• TE1 Woodlands North
• TE2NS9 Woodlands
• TE3 Woodlands South
• TE4 Springleaf
• TE5 Lentor
• TE6 Mayflower
• TE7 Bright Hill
• TE8 Upper Thomson
• TE9CC17 Caldecott
• TE11DT10 Stevens
• TE12 Napier
• TE13 Orchard Boulevard
• TE14NS22 Orchard
• TE15 Great World
• TE16 Havelock
• TE17EW16NE3 Outram Park
• TE18 Maxwell
• TE19 Shenton Way
• TE20NS27CE2 Marina Bay
• TE22 Gardens by the Bay
• TE23 Tanjong Rhu
• TE24 Katong Park
• TE25 Tanjong Katong
• TE26 Marine Parade
• TE27 Marine Terrace
• TE28 Siglap
• TE29 Bayshore