SBS Transit will be extending the operating hours of its train services as well as its Chinatown Direct bus services in the weeks leading up to the Lunar New Year, so as to better cater to the travel needs of commuters.

TRAIN SERVICES

North East Line
For the next two Fridays and Saturdays, starting from 6 and 7 January, the last train in the direction of HarbourFront will depart Punggol Station at 12.02am and Chinatown Station at 12.29am while the one headed for Punggol will depart HarbourFront Station at 12.29am and Chinatown Station at 12.34am. This is about half an hour later than usual.

On Friday, 20 January, the last train in the direction of HarbourFront will depart Punggol Station at 12.32am and Chinatown Station at 1.00am. The last train towards Punggol will depart HarbourFront Station at 12.54am and Chinatown Station at 1.00am.

While on Saturday, 21 January, the last train in the direction of HarbourFront will depart Punggol Station at 1.47am and Chinatown Station at 2.15am. The last train towards Punggol will depart HarbourFront Station at 2.09am and Chinatown Station at 2.15am.

Besides extending train operating hours, commuters will also enjoy a shorter wait as more train trips will be added to the schedule. A total of 419 more trips will be operated which will enhance frequency to between four and five minutes at selected times on these days when train hours are extended.

Sengkang and Punggol LRT
In line with the NEL service extension, the operating times for the Punggol and Sengkang LRTs will similarly be extended with the last LRT train departing five minutes after the last NEL train pulls in at their respective stations.

For the two Fridays and Saturdays, starting from 6 and 7 January, the last train on the Sengkang LRT will depart from the Town Centre Station at 1.05am while that for the Punggol LRT will do so at 1.07am.

On Friday, 20 January, the last Sengkang LRT train will depart the Town Centre at 1.30am, while the last train for Punggol LRT will depart the Town Centre at 1.32am.

On Saturday, 21 January, the last Sengkang LRT train is scheduled to depart the Town Centre at 2.45am while the last train on the Punggol LRT will depart the Town Centre at 2.47am.

BUS SERVICES

For the coming Chinese New Year, Chinatown Direct Service 28 (CT28), which serves Chinatown and Clementi, will be in operation from 1 to 22 January. On the other hand, the two Chinatown Direct services - CT8 which serves Ang Mo Kio and CT18 which serves Bedok - that operate daily will be extending their operating hours in the weeks leading up to the Lunar New Year.

For the next two Fridays and Saturdays, starting from 6 and 7 January, the last bus of CT8, CT18 and CT28 heading to Chinatown will depart from their respective interchanges at 9.00pm instead of at their usual times at 5.00pm. The last bus back from Chinatown will depart at 12.30am from the bus stop opposite the Outram Park Station (bus stop number 06011).

On Friday, 20 January, the last bus to Chinatown will similarly depart from the three towns at 9.00pm while the last bus will leave Chinatown at 12.55am.

On Saturday, 21 January, the last bus will again head for Chinatown at 9.00pm, while the last bus back from Chinatown will depart at 2.10am to better cater to commuters' needs.

On all other weekdays, from January 1 to 21, the three services to Chinatown will operate from 10am to 4.30pm while the return journey will be from 11am to 5pm. On Sundays, they will operate from 10am to 8pm towards Chinatown while the return trip will be from 11am to 10pm.

Please refer to poster for details.