Selected public train, bus services to end later on eve of Deepavali

SINGAPORE - Commuters travelling late on the eve of Deepavali will still be able to catch public transport, as SMRT and SBS Transit will extend selected train and bus services.

The North-South Line (NSL), East-West Line (EWL), Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) and Circle Line (CCL) will be extended into the early hours of Nov 8.

On NSL and EWL, the last trains towards Jurong East, Marina South Pier, Pasir Ris and Tuas Link stations will depart from City Hall station at 12.30am.

The last TEL train leaving Woodlands North for Bayshore will depart at midnight, and the train travelling in the other direction will depart at 12.12am.

For CCL, the last train from Dhoby Ghaut to Stadium will leave at 12.17am. Meanwhile, the last train from Marina Bay (anti-clockwise) towards Caldecott will depart at 12.21am, while the last train from Marina Bay (clockwise) towards Botanic Gardens will leave at 12.29am.

There will be no extension for Bukit Panjang LRT service and Changi Airport service.

Train services on the North East Line (NEL) and the Downtown Line (DTL) as well as on the Sengkang-Punggol Light Rail Transit systems will be extended by about half an hour.

The last NEL train to Punggol Coast will leave HarbourFront at 12.30am, while the train headed in the opposite direction will leave at midnight.

On the DTL, the last train bound for Expo will depart Bukit Panjang at 12.03am, while the last train towards Bukit Panjang will leave Expo at 12.04am.

The last LRT trains from Sengkang and Punggol stations will depart at 1.06am and 1.09am respectively.

The operating hours for 54 bus services will also be extended across the island, including from the bus interchanges in Bedok, Boon Lay, Bukit Batok, Jurong East, Punggol and Woodlands. These also include bus routes operated by Go-Ahead and Tower Transit.

Services 143M, 333, 334 and 335 will depart the Jurong East interchange at 1.50am, the latest among the bus routes whose operational hours are extended.

For more information, commuters can visit the websites of the public transport operators.