Early Closure of East West Line (October 2018)

Shorter operating hours along the East West Line (EWL) between Tiong Bahru and Clementi will take place on Fridays & Saturdays in October 2018 to facilitate additional engineering hours to renew and upgrade the EWL power supply system safely, conduct ongoing maintenance works and install noise barriers along the railway tracks. This will involve early closures along the EWL.

The early closures in October 2018 are on top of Sunday late opening on the Bukit Panjang LRT between July to October 2018.

Shuttle Bus Quick Links:

• Shuttle Bus Service 1: Jurong East—Outram Park

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Affected MRT Stations

• EW17 Tiong Bahru
• EW18 Redhill
• EW19 Queenstown
• EW20 Commonwealth
• EW21CC22 Buona Vista
• EW22 Dover
• EW23 Clementi

As a result, train services on the East West Line between EW16NE3 Outram Park and EW24NS1 Jurong East will be unavailable during the periods of closure. Train services between Pasir Ris – Outram Park, Jurong East – Tuas Link and Tanah Merah – Changi Airport, will not be affected.

Affected Hours & Dates

• On days of Early Closure (5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27 October 2018), last trains will depart at 11:00 pm on the affected stretch.

Last Train Timings at Affected Stations

Note:

• * The last train departing Changi Airport for connection at Tanah Merah to Tuas Link is at
  2218hrs, and for connection at Tanah Merah to Outram Park is at 2318hrs.

Shuttle Bus Services

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.

• Clementi
  – Services 282, 284 & 285: 1:30am
• Jurong East
  – Services 51A, 143M, 333, 334 & 335: 1.30am

More details will be announced at a later date.

See Also:

• Early Closure, Late Opening of North South & East West Line (August & September 2018)
• Early Closure of North South Line (July 2018)
• Bukit Panjang LRT – Sunday Late Opening (July – October 2018)
• Sunday Closure on the Bukit Panjang LRT (April – June 2018)
• Early Closure, Late Opening of North South Line (May 2018)
• Early Closure, Late Opening of East West Line (Apr 2018)
• Shortened East West Line Operating Hours in Mar 2018
• Shortened East West Line Operating Hours in Feb 2018
• Shortened East West Line Operating Hours in Jan 2018
• Shorter Operating Hours on East West & North South Lines in Dec 2017

External Links & References:

• Early Closure of MRT stations along East-West Line in October 2018 – SMRT Corporation

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