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Commuters have more reasons to celebrate this festive season as selected SBS Transit bus and train services will be operating beyond the usual hours on Christmas Eve (Thursday, 24 December 2009) and New Year's Eve (Thursday, 31 December 2009).
CHRISTMAS EVE (Thursday, 24 December 2009)
Bus Services
Service 128 and the two Fast Forward services – Services 97e and 174e – will operate special noon peak runs from 1.00pm to 2.00pm. There will be no operation during the evening peak hours. Please refer to the poster for details.
The six Nite Owl services – 1N, 2N, 3N, 4N, 5N and 6N – will be in service and extended to operate from midnight to 4.00am. Please refer to poster for details.
North East Line (NEL) Services
The last North–bound train will depart HarbourFront Station at 1.36am and the last South–bound train will depart Punggol Station at 1.08am. From Dhoby Ghaut Station, the last North–bound train towards Punggol Station will depart at 1.45am while the South–bound train towards HarbourFront Station at 1.30am.
Sengkang and Punggol LRT Services
The last Sengkang LRT train (East and West Loops) will depart Sengkang Town Centre Station at 2.15am while the last Punggol LRT train will depart Punggol Town Centre Station at 2.18am.
CHRISTMAS – Friday, 25 December 2009
Diversion of Bus Services in Orchard Road – “Celebrate Christmas in Singapore”
20 bus services – Services 7, 14, 16, 36, 65, 111, 123, 124, 143, 162M, 174, 175, 502 and 518 and the six Nite Owls – will be temporarily diverted as Orchard Road, between the junction of Scotts Road and Bideford Road, will be closed to vehicular traffic from 25 December 2009 at 1.00pm to 26 December 2009 at 1.00am. Affected services will not be able to call at the two bus stops in front of Tang Plaza and Lucky Plaza. Please refer to poster for details.
NEW YEAR'S EVE – Thursday, 31 December 2009
Bus Services
Service 128 and the two Fast Forward services – Services 97e and 174e – will operate special noon peak runs from 1.00pm to 2.00pm. There will be no operation during the evening peak hours. Please refer to the poster for details.
The six Nite Owl services – 1N, 2N, 3N, 4N, 5N and 6N – will be in service and extended to operate from midnight to 4.00am. Please refer to poster for details.
Marina Bay Singapore Countdown:
16 bus services – 10, 36, 57, 70M, 97, 111, 133, 162M, 196, 502 and the six Nite Owl services – will also be affected due to the following road/lane closures between Thursday, 31 December 2009 at 5.00pm and Friday, 1 January 2010 at 2.00am, for this event:
| Full Road Closure | Closure Time |
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| Esplanade Drive | 8pm to 2 am |
Temasek Avenue
– Between Raffles Boulevard and Raffles Avenue | 9pm to 2 am |
| Lanes Closure | Closure Time |
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| Raffles Avenue | 5pm to 2 am |
Fullerton and Collyer Quay
– Towards Shenton Way | 9pm to 2 am |
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Buses will not be able to call at affected bus stops along the closed roads/lanes. Please refer to poster for details.
Countdown 2009 @ Boon Lay
Along Boon Lay Place, three services – Services 99, 240 and 246 – will also be temporarily diverted when the road is closed to vehicular traffic from 6pm on Thursday, 31 December 2009 to 1am on Friday, 1 January 2009 for this celebration. Please refer to poster for details.
Countdown Party @ Marina Barrage
The operating hours for Service 400 will be extended on 31 December 2009 for this event. The last bus will depart from Shenton Way Terminal at 1.30am on 1 January 2010. Please refer to poster for details.
North East Line (NEL) Services
The last North–bound train will depart HarbourFront Station at 2.06am and the last South–bound train will depart Punggol Station at 1.38am. From Dhoby Ghaut Station, the last North–bound train towards Punggol Station will depart at 2.15am while the South–bound train towards HarbourFront Station at 2.00am.
Sengkang and Punggol LRT Services
The last Sengkang LRT train (East and West Loops) will depart Sengkang Town Centre Station at 2.45am while, the last Punggol LRT train will depart Punggol Town Centre Station at 2.47am.
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