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:

• Shuttle 21: Serangoon—Punggol 

In addition, Early Closures on the East West Line will also take place on selected Fridays & Saturdays in November 2019.

Affected MRT Stations

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

Northbound towards (7) Punggol

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.

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:

• Early closure of five stations on the North East Line on Fridays and Saturdays from 1 to 23 November 2019 – SBS Transit

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