SMRT to extend some train and bus services on Jan 31, Feb 14

SINGAPORE — To cope with the festive crowd for this year’s Chinese New Year celebrations, SMRT will be extending service hours for their train and bus operations on two Saturdays, Jan 31 and Feb 14. Additionally on Jan 31, five bus services will be temporarily diverted to make way for the Chinese New Year Light-Up Ceremony that will take place on the main street at Chinatown.

SERVICE EXTENSIONS

For the North-South and East-West lines, the last trains towards Joo Koon, Pasir Ris, Marina Bay and Jurong East MRT stations will depart from the City Hall station at 12.30am. Passengers on the last northbound train can connect to the last Bukit Panjang LRT train at 1.31am.

On the Circle line, the last train from Dhoby Ghaut station will depart at 11.55pm, while the last train from Habourfront station will depart at 11.30pm.

Passengers on the last trains can subsequently hop on the buses from the interchanges at Bukit Batok, Choa Chu Kang, Sembawang, Woodlands, and Yishun.

BUS DIVERSIONS

SMRT buses that service New Bridge Road and Eu Tong Sen Street at Chinatown will be diverted from 2pm to 11pm on Jan 31 as the roads will be closed for the Chinese New Year Light-Up Ceremony. The affected bus services will be skipping the following bus stops:

For more information, passengers may visit www.smrt.com.sg or contact SMRT’s customer relations centre at 1800-336-8900 from 7.30am to 6.30pm on weekdays (excluding Sundays and public holidays).