Early Closure of North East Line (November 2019)

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

External Links & References:

Back to Shortened Operating Hours for Rail Renewal Work

One thought on “Early Closure of North East Line (November 2019)

  • 11 November 2019 at 3:28 PM
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    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.😀😀😀😀😀😀

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