Early Closures along the North East Line (NEL) between Serangoon and Punggol will take place on selected Fridays & Saturdays in November 2019. This will facilitate additional engineering hours to support intensified maintenance that will be carried out on tracks, as well as component replacement works for the NEL’s power and signalling systems.
Covered in this article:
- Affected stations and sectors
- Last train timings
- Extended feeder bus operating hours
Shuttle Bus Quick Links:
In addition, Early Closures on the East West Line will also take place on selected Fridays & Saturdays in November 2019.
Affected MRT Stations
North East Line | |
As a result, train services on the North East Line between NE12CC13 Serangoon and NE17PTC Punggol will be unavailable during the Early Closure. Train services remain unaffected, although operating at a reduced frequency of about 9 minutes along the remaining sections of the NEL (HarbourFront — Serangoon).
Affected Hours & Dates
- On days of Early Closure:
– 1 & 2 November 2019
– 8 & 9 November 2019
– 15 & 16 November 2019
– 22 & 23 November 2019
last trains will depart at around 11:00 pm on the affected stretch.
Last Train Timings at Affected Stations
Southbound towards (6) HarbourFront
Station | Last Train to HarbourFront |
NE17PTC Punggol | 2301 |
NE16STC Sengkang | 2303 |
NE15 Buangkok | 2305 |
NE14 Hougang | 2308 |
NE13 Kovan | 2310 |
NE12CC13 Serangoon | 0015 |
NE11 Woodleigh | 0017 |
NE10 Potong Pasir | 0019 |
NE9 Boon Keng | 0021 |
NE8 Farrer Park | 0023 |
NE7DT12 Little India | 0025 |
NE6NS24CC1 Dhoby Ghaut | 0027 |
NE5 Clarke Quay | 0029 |
NE4DT19 Chinatown | 0031 |
NE3EW16 Outram Park | 0033 |
NE1CC29 HarbourFront | 0036 |
Northbound towards (7) Punggol
Station | Last Train to Punggol |
Last Train to Serangoon |
NE1CC29 HarbourFront | 2239 | 2356 |
NE3EW16 Outram Park | 2242 | 2358 |
NE4DT19 Chinatown | 2243 | 0000 |
NE5 Clarke Quay | 2245 | 0002 |
NE6NS24CC1 Dhoby Ghaut | 2248 | 0004 |
NE7DT12 Little India | 2250 | 0006 |
NE8 Farrer Park | 2252 | 0008 |
NE9 Boon Keng | 2254 | 0010 |
NE10 Potong Pasir | 2256 | 0013 |
NE11 Woodleigh | 2258 | 0015 |
NE12CC13 Serangoon | 2301 | 0018 |
NE13 Kovan | 2303 | — |
NE14 Hougang | 2305 | — |
NE15 Buangkok | 2308 | — |
NE16STC Sengkang | 2310 | — |
NE17PTC Punggol | 2312 | — |
Extended Train Operating Hours
During periods of Early Closure, Operating Hours for the North East Line Southbound Train Service towards HarbourFront, Sengkang LRT and Punggol LRT will be extended.
- Southbound train services on the North East Line from NE12CC13 Serangoon to NE1CC29 HarbourFront will be extended to 12:15am.
- Sengkang LRT services on the East and West Loop will be extended to depart Sengkang at 1:10am.
- Punggol LRT services on the East and West Loop will be extended to depart Punggol at 1:15am.
Shuttle Bus Service
Shuttle 21 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 | Service No. |
MRT Stations Served |
Shuttle 21 | 602 | Serangoon, Kovan, Hougang, Buangkok, Sengkang, Punggol |
Extended Bus Operating Hours
On days of Early Closure, several residential bus services will be extended to allow commuters to connect from the Shuttle Bus Services.
- Hougang Central Bus Interchange
Service 325 – 12:50am - Punggol Temporary Bus Interchange
Service 83 – 1:15am (Ends at Sengkang Int)
Service 382G – 1:15am
Service 386 – 1:15am
If the shuttle service number is ‘bus 602’, we can introduce bus service 602 plying from Serangoon interchange to Punggol interchange, serving the following MRT stations:
Serangoon MRT
Kovan MRT
Hougang MRT
Buangkok MRT
Sengkang MRT &
Punggol MRT. It’s operator is SBS Transit.😀😀😀😀😀😀