It’s going to be a long weekend.
Long weekend means a good opportunity for everyone to take a long rest and/or holiday domestically or abroad. But it also means our public transport engineering work is best done during long weekends. Besides major works on MRT there will be also an extension of service hour on eve of Vesak.
1) North South Line (NSL): No Service between Woodlands (NS9) and Yishun (NS13) on 18 & 19 May (Saturday & Sunday), and Woodlands (NS9) and Ang Mo Kio (NS16) on 20 May (Monday)
To facilitate testing and commissioning of new track and signalling in preparation of new Canberra MRT Station, there will be no service on selected stations on 18 May 2019 to 20 May 2019.
a) 18 May 2019 & 19 May 2019: Woodlands (NS9) and Yishun (NS13)
b) 20 May 2019: Woodlands (NS9) and Ang Mo Kio (NS16)
During the planned disruption shuttle bus will be provided to bridge passengers who wish to travel in between disrupted stations. Details of the shuttle routes below
2) Shuttle routes during NSL planned disruption.
During planned disruption of the North-South Line (NSL), replacement service (Shuttle 10 & Express 17) will be activated for passengers travelling on the affected section of NSL. Details as following
a) Shuttle 10 (18 & 19 May 2019): Woodlands – Yishun (Every 1-3 mins)
b) Shuttle 10 (20 May 2019): Woodlands – Ang Mo Kio (Every 1-3 mins)
c) Express 17: Woodlands – Bukit Panjang (Every 5-8 mins)
3) Bus Service Diversion during 2019 NDP Mobile Column Rehearsal
Apart from the changes during Sunday Morning, there will also be bus service diversion over at Tuas area from Friday Evening until Sunday morning. Here are the details
| Road Name | Stop Code | Bus Stop Description | Time | Bus Services |
| Tuas Sth Ave 4 | 26349 | Tuas Technology Pk | Fri, 8.00pm – Sun, 7.00am |
182, 182M |
| Tuas Sth Ave 5 | 26311 | Aft Tuas Sth Ave 6 | ||
| 26321 | Bef Tuas Sth St 2 | |||
| 26331 | RS Components | |||
| Tuas Sth Ave 3 | 26251 | Bef Tuas Sth Ave 2 | Sat, 10.30am – 9.30pm |
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| 26259 | Aft Tuas Sth Ave 2 | |||
| 26261 | Aft Tuas Sth Ave 4 | |||
| 26269 | Bef Tuas Sth Ave 4 | |||
| 26279 | Aft Tuas Sth Ave 4 | |||
| 26289 | Opp Caterpillar | |||
| Tuas Sth Ave 4 | 25591 | Opp Wyeth Pharmaceuticals | Sat, 7.00am – 9.30pm |
247 |
| 25599 | Wyeth Pharmaceuticals | |||
| Tuas Sth Ave 5 | 25571 | Opp West Star | ||
| 25579 | West Star | |||
| Tuas Sth Ave 6 | 25651 | Novartis | ||
| Tuas Sth Ave 7 | 25601 | Pfizer Global | ||
| 25609 | Merck Sharp & Dohme | |||
| 25611 | Opp Westlink Two | |||
| Tuas Sth Ave 9 | 25641 | Opp Roche S’pore Tech |
4) Extension of service during the eve of Vesak Day (18 May 2019)
Multiple train and bus service will be extended during the eve of Vesak to make way for the nation’s holiday.
Here’s are the lines that will be extended its operation past midnight.
B. Major MRT & LRT Lines
| Line | Departing | Terminus | Last Train (* after midnight) |
| North South Line | City Hall | Jurong East | 12:30am* |
| Marina South Pier | 12:30am* | ||
| East West Line | City Hall | Pasir Ris | 12:30am* |
| Tuas Link | 12:30am* | ||
| North East Line | HarbourFront | Punggol | 12:30am* |
| Punggol | HarbourFront | 12:02am* | |
| Circle Line | Dhoby Ghaut | HarbourFront | 11:55pm |
| HarbourFront | Dhoby Ghaut | 11:30pm | |
| Downtown Line | Bukit Panjang | Expo | 12:03am* |
| Expo | Bukit Panjang | 12:04am* | |
| Sengkang LRT | Sengkang | LRT East and West Loops | 1:05am* |
| Punggol LRT | Punggol | LRT East and West Loops | 1:07am* |
B. Bus services
| Departing From |
Routes | Last Bus (after midnight) |
| Bedok Bus Interchange | 222, 225G, 228, 229 | 12:55am |
| Bishan Bus Interchange | 410W | 1:00am |
| Boon Lay Bus Interchange | 181, 240, 241, 243G |
1:15am |
| Bukit Batok Bus Interchange | 173A, 189A, 941, 945, 947 |
1:40am |
| Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange | 920, 922, 973A | 1:20am |
| Bus Stop 44029 – Bukit Panjang Stn Exit A/LRT, Upp Bukit Timah Rd | 974A | 1:20am |
| Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange | 300, 301, 302, 307, 983A |
1.35am |
| Bus Stop 44531 – Opp Choa Chu Kang Stn, Choa Chu Kang Ave 4 | 974 | 1.35am |
| Clementi Bus Interchange | 282, 284, 285 |
1:05am |
| Eunos Bus Interchange | 60A, 63M | 12:50am |
| Hougang Central Bus Interchange | 325 | 1:05am |
| Jurong East Temporary Bus Interchange | 51A | 1:15am |
| 143M, 333, 334, 335 | 1:40am | |
| Pasir Ris Bus Interchange | 358, 359 |
1:10am |
| Punggol Temporary Bus Interchange | 83*, 382G, 386 |
1:10am |
| Sembawang Bus Interchange | 859A, 883A | 1:30am |
| Serangoon Bus Interchange | 315 | 1:05am |
| Tampines Bus Interchange | 291, 292, 293 | 1:05am |
| Toa Payoh Bus Interchange | 232, 238 | 12:55am |
| Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange | 901, 911, 912, 913 | 1:20am |
| Yishun Temporary Bus Interchange | 804, 812 | 1:30am |
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We wish everyone celebrating or not, a very Happy Vesak and Happy Holiday.
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