Better file this one, guys — SBS announced today that bus and train services will be extended on the eve of the new year next Tuesday.
Bus services will also be re-routed in light of the Marina Bay Singapore Countdown and the Countdown at Boon Lay.
Full details in SBS’ statement and photo gallery below:
Train services
On the North East Line, the last train in the direction of HarbourFront will depart Punggol Station at 1.45am, Serangoon Station at 1.56am, Dhoby Ghaut Station at 2.08am and Outram Park Station at 2.14am. The last train towards Punggol will leave HarbourFront Station at 2.16am, Outram Park Station at 2.19am, Dhoby Ghaut Station at 2.25am and Serangoon Station at 2.37am.
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 the Town Centre Station at 2.52am while the last train on the Punggol LRT will leave the Town Centre at 2.55am.
On the Downtown Line, the last train in the direction of Bugis will depart Chinatown Station at 2.13am, Bayfront Station at 2.18am and Promenade Station at 2.20am. The last train towards Chinatown will leave Bugis at 2.14am, Promenade at 2.16am and Bayfront Station at 2.18am.
Bus services
To complement the extension of the train operating hours, the last bus timings of 29 selected bus services – 51A, 60A, 63M, 97, 133, 181, 222, 225G, 228, 229, 232, 238, 240, 241, 243G, 261, 269, 282, 291, 292, 293, 315, 325, 333, 334, 358, 359, 400 and 410W – will also be extended at their respective bus interchanges.
In addition, the six Nite Owl services will be extended to operate until 4.00am instead of 2.00am.
There will also be a change in the operating hours of 11 services – 10e, 14e, 30e, 74e, 89e, 97e, 128, 151e, 174e, 196e and 513. They will not be operating during the regular evening peak hours given that offices on that day will be closed earlier. However, they will operate from 1.00pm to 2.00pm instead.
Countdown @ Boon Lay
From 6.00pm on Tuesday, 31 December 2013 to 1.00am on Wednesday, 1 January 2014, three bus services – 99, 240 and 246 – will skip eight bus stops along Boon Lay Drive, Boon Lay Place and Corporation Road due to road closure.
Marina Bay Singapore Countdown
Road closures will also affect 16 bus services – 10, 36, 56, 57, 70M, 97, 100, 111, 130, 131, 133, 162M, 195, 196, 502 and 518 – which will have to skip 12 bus stops. The affected bus stops are along Bayfront Avenue, Collyer Quay, Connaught Drive, Esplanade Drive, Fullerton Road, Marina Boulevard, Raffles Avenue and Temasek Avenue, which will be closed in phases from 6.00pm on Tuesday, 31 December 2013 to 1.00am on Wednesday, 1 January 2014. At the same time, six Nite Owl services will also skip two bus stops along Raffles Avenue and commence service from the bus stop in front of St. Andrew’s Cathedral (bus stop 04167) along North Bridge Road.
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