Train, bus services to be extended on eve of Labour Day

Train services on the North East Line and Downtown Line will be extended by about half an hour on April 30. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

SINGAPORE – Public transport users who stay out late on the eve of the Labour Day public holiday will be able to get a train or bus back at a later time than usual, with selected services to be extended by SBS Transit and SMRT.

Train services on the North East Line (NEL) and Downtown Line (DTL) will be extended by about half an hour on April 30, SBS Transit said on April 16.

On the DTL, the last train towards Expo will depart from Bukit Panjang station at 12.03am. The last train in the other direction will leave at 12.04am.

The last train on the NEL towards Punggol will depart from HarbourFront station at 12.30am, while the last train in the other direction will leave at 12.02am.

The Sengkang-Punggol LRT service will also be extended until after the last NEL trains arrive at town centre stations.

To complement the extension of train operational hours, last bus departure times will also be extended for the following services under SBS Transit: 60A, 63M, 114A, 181, 222, 225G, 228, 229, 232, 238, 240, 241, 243G, 291, 292, 293, 315, 325, 410W, 804, 812 and 974A.

More information can be found on SBS Transit’s website at www.sbstransit.com.sg

Train service on the North-South Line (NSL), East-West Line (EWL), Circle Line (CCL), and Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) will also be extended on April 30.

There will be no extension for the Bukit Panjang LRT service and Changi Airport service, SMRT said on April 16.

The last EWL trains from City Hall bound for both Pasir Ris and Tuas Link will depart at 12.30am.

The last NSL trains towards Jurong East and Marina South Pier will depart from City Hall at 12.30am.

The last CCL train towards HarbourFront will depart from Dhoby Ghaut at 11.55pm, while the last train in the other direction will leave at 11.30pm.

The last TEL train towards Gardens by the Bay will depart from Woodlands North at 12.02am, and the train travelling in the other direction will depart at 12.25am.

The operating hours for selected bus services across three interchanges will also be extended, SMRT said.

The last buses for services 300, 301, 302, 307 and 983A will depart from Choa Chu Kang bus interchange at 1.40am.

The last buses for services 901, 911, 912A, 912B and 913 will depart from Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub at 1.25am.

The last buses for services 920, 922 and 973A will depart from Bukit Panjang bus interchange at 1.25am.

For more information, the public can visit www.smrt.com.sg or contact SMRT’s customer hotline at 1800-336-8900 from 7.30am to 8pm daily.

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