Early Closure of North South & East West Line (December 2018)

Shorter operating hours along the North South Line (NSL) between Jurong East and Woodlands, as well as along the East West Line (EWL) between Buona Vista and Boon Lay will take place on selected Fridays and Saturdays in December 2018 (including 30 November) to facilitate additional engineering hours for track maintenance and renewal works along the affected sectors. This will involve early closures along the NSL and EWL.

Covered in this article:

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

Shuttle Bus Quick Links:

• Shuttle 2: Boon Lay—Buona Vista
• Shuttle 4: Jurong East—Woodlands
• Express 17: Woodlands—Bukit Panjang

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Closed MRT Stations

As a result, train services on the North South Line between NS1EW24 Jurong East and NS9 Woodlands, as well as on the East West Line between EW21CC22 Buona Vista and EW27 Boon Lay will be unavailable during the periods of closure. Train services remain unaffected along the remaining sections of the NSL (Woodlands—Marina South Pier) and EWL (Boon Lay—Tuas Link and Buona Vista—Pasir Ris).

A Shuttle Train Service will operate between EW21CC22 Buona Vista and EW19 Queenstown at around 12-minute intervals during the periods of closure.

Affected Hours & Dates

• On days of Early Closure:
  30 Nov and 1, 7, 8, 14, 15 Dec: last trains will depart at 11:00 pm on the affected stretch.

Last Train Timings at Affected Stations

Note:

• * – The last train departing Marina Bay to Marina South Pier is at 2356hrs.

Shuttle Bus Services

Shuttle Bus Services will be provided throughout the duration of the early closures and late openings. Fares for the Shuttle Bus Services 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.

• Boon Lay
  – Services 181, 240, 241 & 243G: 1:30am
• Bukit Batok
  – Services 173A, 189A, 941, 945 & 947: 1:30am
• Choa Chu Kang
  – Services 300, 301, 302, 307 & 983A: 1:30am
• Clementi
  – Services 282, 284 & 285: 1:30am
• Jurong East
  – Services 51A, 143M, 333, 334 & 335: 1:30am
• Woodlands
  – Services 901, 911, 912 & 913: 1:30am

See Also:

• Shortened Operating Hours for Rail Renewal Work

External Links & References:

• Early Closure of MRT Stations on North-South and East-West Lines from 30 November 2018 to 12 January 2018 – SMRT

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