Train and Bus Services on Eve of Lunar New Year

The operating hours of train and selected bus services will be extended on the eve of the Lunar New Year, 7 February 2016. Some bus services will also be affected by road closures due to the Chinese New Year Countdown Celebration.

A. EXTENSION OF HOURS

1. TRAIN SERVICES

Train services on the North East and Downtown Lines as well as on the Sengkang and Punggol LRT systems will be extended by about 2 hours on the eve of the Lunar New Year, 7 February 2016.

On the North East Line, the last train in the direction of HarbourFront will depart from Punggol Station at 1.33am, Sengkang Station at 1.35am, Serangoon Station at 1.44am, Little India Station at 1.54am, Dhoby Ghaut Station at 1.56am, Chinatown Station at 2.00am and Outram Park Station at 2.02am. The last train towards Punggol will leave HarbourFront Station at 1.55am, Outram Park Station at 1.58am, Chinatown Station at 2.00am, Dhoby Ghaut Station at 2.04am, Little India Station at 2.06am, Serangoon Station at 2.16am and Sengkang Station at 2.26am.

Services on the Punggol and Sengkang LRT systems will similarly 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 2.31am while the last train on the Punggol LRT will leave the Town Centre at 2.33am.

The last train on the Downtown Line in the direction of Bukit Panjang will depart Chinatown Station at 2.02am, Bayfront Station at 2.07am, Promenade Station at 2.09am, Bugis Station at 2.11am, Little India Station at 2.14am, Newton Station at 2.16am and Botanic Gardens Station at 2.21am. The last train towards Chinatown will leave Bukit Panjang Station at 1.24am, Botanic Gardens Station at 1.39am, Newton Station at 1.43am, Little India Station at 1.46am, Bugis Station at 1.49am, Promenade Station at 1.51am and Bayfront Station at 1.53am.

2. BUS SERVICES

To complement the extension of train operating hours, the last bus timings of 35 selected bus services - 2, 12, 33, 51A, 60A, 63/63M, 80, 97, 124, 133, 147, 181, 197, 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.

In addition, the operating hours of the three Chinatown Direct Services - CT8, CT18 and CT28 - will be extended. The last bus heading to Chinatown will depart from their respective heartlands at 11.00pm instead of their usual time at 8.00pm. The last bus back from Chinatown will depart at 1.55am from the bus stop after Hospital Drive (bus stop number 10017) along Eu Tong Sen Street.

B. BUS STOPS SKIPPED DUE TO ROAD CLOSURES

Fifteen SBS Transit bus services - 2, 12, 33, 54, 63, 80, 124, 143, 145, 147, 166, 197, CT8, CT18 and CT28 - will skip eight bus stops in the vicinity of Chinatown due to road closures for the Chinese New Year Countdown Celebration. This will be from 5.00pm on Sunday, 7 February 2016, to 3.00am on Monday, 8 February 2016.

The affected bus stops are:

Please refer to the attached posters details.