Train and Bus Services during Jubilee Weekend
SBS Transit will be extending the operating hours of its train and selected bus services on the eve of the public holidays on 6, 8 and 9 August 2015. It will also be offering free travel1 on all its bus and train services on 9 August to celebrate SG50.
TRAIN SERVICE EXTENSIONS ON 6, 8 AND 9 AUGUST 2015
Train services on the North East and Downtown Lines as well as on the Sengkang and Punggol LRT systems will be extended by about half-an-hour on 6, 8 and 9 August 2015.
On the North East Line, the last train in the direction of HarbourFront will depart from Punggol Station at 12.02am, Serangoon Station at 12.13am, Dhoby Ghaut Station at 12.25am, Chinatown Station at 12.29am and Outram Park Station at 12.31am. The last train towards Punggol will leave HarbourFront Station at 12.30am, Outram Park Station at 12.33am, Chinatown Station at 12.35am, Dhoby Ghaut Station at 12.39am and Serangoon Station at 12.51am.
Services on the Punggol and Sengkang LRT systems will also be extended to coincide with the last train arrivals on the North East Line. The last train on the Sengkang LRT will depart from the Town Centre Station at 1.05am while the last train on the Punggol LRT will depart from the Town Centre at 1.07am.
On the Downtown Line, the last train in the direction of Bugis will depart Chinatown Station at 12.14am, Bayfront Station at 12.19am and Promenade Station at 12.21am. The last train towards Chinatown will leave Bugis Station at 12.16am, Promenade Station at 12.18am and Bayfront Station at 12.20am.
BUS SERVICE EXTENSIONS ON 6, 8 AND 9 AUGUST 2015
To complement the extension of train operating hours, the last bus timings of 26 selected bus services - 51A, 60A, 63M, 181, 222, 225G, 228, 229, 232, 238, 240, 241, 243G, 261, 269, 282, 291, 292, 293, 315, 325, 333, 334, 358, 359 and 410W - will also be extended at their respective bus interchanges on 6, 8, and 9 August 2015.
FREE TRAVEL ON 9 AUGUST 2015
To celebrate SG50, SBS Transit will be offering free travel on all its bus and train services on 9 August 2015. This includes its non-basic services such as Parks, Chinatown Direct and Night Owl bus services. Commuters can board any bus free of charge without having to tap in or out with their fare cards. Similarly, at all the train stations, the fare gates will also be opened to grant free travel throughout the day. This free travel is available from the first bus/train to the last bus/train on 9 August 2015.
Please refer to the attached posters for more details.
1 This was announced in a joint news release on 27 April 2015.