Early Closure of East West Line (April 2020)

Early Closures along the East West Line (EWL) between Tanah Merah and Aljunied will take place on selected Fridays & Saturdays in April 2020 to allow for additional engineering hours, primarily for power supply system renewal works.

Due to the Singapore COVID-19 Circuit Breaker Measures, the Early Closure for rail renewal works from 17 April 2020 to 25 April 2020 will no longer take place.

The last train timings for the EWL will be brought forward, as part of network-ride train service reductions implemented by the Land Transport Authority during the Circuit Breaker period.

Covered in this article:

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

Shuttle Bus Quick Links:

• Shuttle 7: Aljunied—Tanah Merah
  

EWL Early Closure (Aljunied - Tanah Merah) - Apr 2020

Affected MRT Stations

East West Line

• EW4CG Tanah Merah
• EW5 Bedok
• EW6 Kembangan
• EW7 Eunos
• EW8CC9 Paya Lebar
• EW9 Aljunied

As a result, train services on the East West Line between EW4CG Tanah Merah and EW9 Aljunied will be unavailable during the periods of closure. Train services between Pasir Ris & Tanah Merah, Aljunied & Tuas Link, as well as between Tanah Merah & Changi Airport, will not be affected.

Affected Hours & Dates

On selected Fridays & Saturdays during Early Closure, last trains will depart at around 11:00 pm along the affected stretch.

• 3 & 4 April 2020 (Fri & Sat)
• [Cancelled] 17 & 18 April 2020 (Fri & Sat)
• [Cancelled] 24 & 25 April 2020 (Fri & Sat)

Last Train Timings at Affected Stations

During Early Closure on affected days;

Towards Tuas Link

Towards Pasir Ris

Shuttle Bus Services

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

Shuttle 7 - SMRT Buses MAN A95 (SG5865B)

Shuttle 7 - Go-Ahead Singapore Volvo B9TL Wright (SBS3979H)

[April 2020] Shuttle 7 (Aljunied – Tanah Merah) Departure Timings from Stations

Extended Bus Operating Hours

On days of Early Closure, the last buses for residential bus services will be extended to allow commuters to connect from the Shuttle Bus Services.
The last bus timings for these services will no longer be extended on cancelled Early Closure days.

Extended Last Bus Timings during Early Closure

• Bedok Bus Interchange
  Bus Services 222, 225G, 228 & 229
  Last bus at 1:10am
• Eunos Bus Interchange
  Bus Services 60A & 63M
  Last bus at 12:55am

Other Early Closures / Late Openings in April 2020

• Early Closure, Late Opening of Thomson-East Coast Line (April – July 2020)

See Also:

• Shortened Operating Hours for Rail Renewal Work

External Links & References:

• Renewal works for North-South and East-West MRT lines to take place from April to June 2020 – SMRT
• Six bus services to run later with the early closure of some MRT stations on the East West Line – SBS Transit