Early Closure of East West Line (May & June 2019)

Shorter operating hours along the East West Line (EWL) between Bugis and Tanah Merah will take place on selected Fridays & Saturdays in May & June 2019 to facilitate additional engineering hours for power supply system renewal and maintenance works. This will involve early closures along the EWL.

Covered in this article:

• Affected stations and sectors
• Last train timings
• Extended feeder bus operating hours

Shuttle Bus Quick Links:

• Shuttle 6: Bugis—Tanah Merah

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Affected MRT Stations

As a result, train services on the East West Line between EW12DT14 Bugis and EW4CG Tanah Merah will be unavailable during the periods of closure. Train services between Tuas Link – Bugis, Tanah Merah – Pasir Ris, and Tanah Merah – Changi Airport will not be affected.

Affected Hours & Dates

On days of Early Closure:

• May 2019
  Fridays: 3, 10 & 31 May 2019
  Saturdays: 4 & 11 May 2019
• June 2019
  Fridays: 7, 14, 21 & 28 June 2019
  Saturdays: 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 June 2019

Last trains will depart around 11:00 pm on the affected stretch.

Last Train Timings on Affected Days

Shuttle Bus Service

A Shuttle Bus Service will be provided throughout the duration of the early closure. Fares for the Shuttle Bus Service are equivalent to the distance travelled by train.

Extended Bus Operating Hours

On days of Early Closure, the last buses for residential bus services would be extended to allow commuters to connect from the Shuttle Bus Services.

• Bedok
  Bus Services 222, 225G, 228 & 229 – 1.30am
• Eunos
  Bus Services 60A & 63M – 1.20am

See Also

• 3 Day Closure on North South Line for Canberra Track Works (May 2019)

External Links & References:

• Longer Train Intervals at Selected North-South Line Stations in April 2019 and Early Closure of Selected East-West Line Stations in May and June 2019 – SMRT
• Selected bus services to operate later in May and June with the early closure of the East West MRT Line – SBS Transit

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