EWL Rail Replacement Services (Apr & May 2017)

Temporary rail replacement services between Lakeside – Joo Koon and Tanah Merah – Changi Airport operated across 3 Friday nights in April 2017 to facilitate early closures. The shuttle services operated on 14 April 2017 & 21 April 2017 for Lakeside – Joo Koon, as well as 28 April 2017 for Tanah Merah – Changi Airport.

The 5 May 2017 early closure for Tanah Merah – Changi Airport was lifted as works were able to be completed without necessitating a second early closure.

The rail replacement service operates in lieu of the early closure of East-West Line stations to facilitate track maintenance and renewal work at railway junctions as part of ongoing efforts to renew the North-South and East-West Lines (NSEWL).

Operating hours of Bus Services 181, 240, 241 and 243G were also extended till 0100hrs (early morning of 15 & 22 April 2017) as a result of the early closure of the affected MRT Stations.

The affected East-West Line MRT Stations were:

14 April 2017 & 21 April 2017

• EW26  Lakeside 
• EW27  Boon Lay
• EW28  Pioneer
• EW29  Joo Koon

28 April 2017

• EW4  Tanah Merah 
• CG1  Expo
• CG2  Changi Airport

The last train timings at the affected MRT Stations are as listed below:

Additional information on the last through (Pasir Ris to Joo Koon) westbound train timings at non-affected stations as well as last Changi Airport-bound train connecting times can be found at SMRT’s Press Release (Annexe A, See below).  

Bus Parallel Services

Lakeside – Joo Koon (Click to expand)

Operating Days: 14 April 2017 & 21 April 2017

Lakeside – Joo Koon Bus Parallel Service
Direction 1 – Towards Joo Koon	Direction 2 – Towards Lakeside
Boon Lay Way – Lakeside Stn  EW26 – Opp Boon Lay Stn  EW27 Jurong West St 63 – Pioneer Stn Exit A  EW28 Joo Koon Circle – Joo Koon Stn Exit A  EW29	Joo Koon Circle – Joo Koon Stn Exit B  EW29 Jurong West St 63 – Pioneer Stn Exit B  EW28 Boon Lay Way – Boon Lay Stn  EW27 – Opp Lakeside Stn  EW26

Departure Times:

Station	Towards Joo Koon		Towards Lakeside
	First Bus	Last Bus	First Bus	Last Bus
EW26  Lakeside	2305	0030	2328 (Arrive)	0005 (Arrive)
EW27  Boon Lay	2308	0040	2318	2355
EW28  Pioneer	2316	0050	2315	2345
EW29  Joo Koon	2330 (Arrive)	0105 (Arrive)	2315	2330

Buses calling at all stations will operate at a frequency of 5 minutes.

In addition, express services between Lakeside and Boon Lay station will operate at 3-minute intervals.

Special Departures:

• Boon Lay Way (Lakeside Stn) → Boon Lay Way (Opp Boon Lay Stn)
  2303hrs – 0030hrs | 3 min frequency
• Boon Lay Way (Boon Lay Stn) → Boon Lay Way (Opp Lakeside Stn)
  2318hrs – 2355hrs | 3 min frequency

Fares:

• EZ-Link Card:
  Commensurate with the train distance travelled
  Train, bus and hybrid concession passes will be accepted, and distance fare rules will apply.
• Cash:
  $1.00 flat fare for Adults
  $0.50 flat fare for Students, Senior Citizens & Persons With Disabilities

SMRT Buses deployed its own buses on the Lakeside – Joo Koon Parallel Bus Service, while SBS Transit assisted with the Lakeside – Boon Lay special departures. Buses were operating to a pre-planned schedule programmed into the Trapeze CFMS, with Service 601 for the Lakeside – Joo Koon route, and Service 602 for the Lakeside – Boon Lay route. 

SMRT Buses deployed articulated and double deck buses on the long route serving all stations, while SBS Transit deployed only double deck buses on its shorter route.

Service 600 was previously used for the Joo Koon – Bukit Gombak Parallel Bus Service.

Tanah Merah - Changi Airport (Click to expand)

Extension of Bus Operating Hours

SBS Transit extended the operating hours of Services 181, 240, 241 and 243G on Fridays, 14 and 21 April 2017, as the MRT stations between Lakeside and Joo Koon closed earlier. The four bus services operated until 1.00am from the Boon Lay Bus Interchange on these two evenings.

Lifting of Early Closure on 05 May 2017 for Tanah Merah – Changi Airport

On 04 May 2017, SMRT posted on their Official Facebook Page as well as their Twitter account that train service between Tanah Merah and Changi Airport will no longer close at 11pm on 05 May 2017 as planned. This is due to the required maintenance works being completed without necessitating a second early closure.

Early closure lifted: Tanah Merah, Expo & Changi Airport (both bounds), 5 May’17. These stations will resume normal operating hours.

— SMRT Corporation (@SMRT_Singapore) May 4, 2017

As a result, the Parallel Bus Service between Tanah Merah & Changi Airport (Direct / via Expo) will not operate on the night of 05 May 2017.

Gallery (Tanah Merah – Changi Airport):

Buses:

On the Ground:

Gallery (Lakeside – Joo Koon):

Buses:

On the Ground:

Gallery (Past Bridging Buses):

See Also:

• SMRT Joo Koon – Bukit Gombak Parallel Bus Service (PBS)

External Links & References:

• SMRT Press Release
• SMRT Press Release Annex A – Last Train Departure Times at Affected MRT Stations Along the East-West Line (EWL) due to Early Closure
• SMRT Press Release Annex C – Bus Shuttle Services for Affected Stations along the East-West Line (Lakeside – Joo Koon and Tanah Merah – Changi Airport)
• SBST Press Release
• Early closure lifted – SMRT Twitter

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