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Thomson-East Coast Line MRT Early Closure & Late Opening (Fri & Sat; May–Jul 2026)
2026-05-22 - 2026-07-05
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:

Early Closure & Late Opening of Thomson-East Coast Line (May–Jul 2026)

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

Downtown Line MRT Early Closure & Late Opening (Fri & Sat; Jul–Sep 2026)
2026-07-10 - 2026-09-06
Early Closures (on Fridays) & Late Openings (on Saturdays) along the entire Downtown Line (DTL) will take place across nine consecutive Fridays & Saturdays between 10 July 2026 and 5 September 2026 to provide longer engineering hours for systems integration testing across the entire DTL, in preparation for the opening of Downtown Line Stage 3 Extension (Expo – Sungei Bedok).

Early Closure at 11.30pm (all Fridays):
– 10 Jul 2026
– 17 Jul 2026
– 24 Jul 2026
– 31 Jul 2026
– 7 Aug 2026
– 14 Aug 2026
– 21 Aug 2026
– 28 Aug 2026
– 4 Sep 2026
Late Opening at 8.30am (all Saturdays):
– 11 Jul 2026
– 18 Jul 2026
– 25 Jul 2026
– 1 Aug 2026
– 8 Aug 2026
– 15 Aug 2026
– 22 Aug 2026
– 29 Aug 2026
– 5 Sep 2026

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

Shuttle 41: MacPherson – Expo
Shuttle 42: Bugis – MacPherson
Shuttle 43: Bukit Panjang – Bugis

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

Early Closure & Late Opening of Downtown Line (Jul–Sep 2026)

Affected MRT Stations

DT1–BP6 Bukit Panjang
DT2 Cashew
DT3 Hillview
DT4 Hume
DT5 Beauty World
DT6 King Albert Park
DT7 Sixth Avenue
DT8 Tan Kah Kee
DT9CC19 Botanic Gardens
DT10TE11 Stevens
DT11–NS21 Newton
DT12NE7 Little India
DT13 Rochor
DT14EW12 Bugis
DT15CC4 Promenade
DT16CE1 Bayfront
DT17 Downtown
DT18 Telok Ayer
DT19NE4 Chinatown
DT20 Fort Canning
DT21 Bencoolen
DT22 Jalan Besar
DT23 Bendemeer
DT24 Geylang Bahru
DT25 Mattar
DT26CC10 MacPherson
DT27 Ubi
DT28 Kaki Bukit
DT29 Bedok North
DT30 Bedok Reservoir
DT31 Tampines West
DT32–EW2 Tampines
DT33 Tampines East
DT34 Upper Changi
DT35CG1 Expo
