Bus & train services on Christmas eve to be extended

SINGAPORE: SBS Transit will be extending the operating hours of its bus and train services on Christmas eve, 24 December.

On the North East Line (NEL), the last train in the direction of HarbourFront will leave Punggol Station at 1:02am, Serangoon Station at 1:04am, Dhoby Ghaut Station at 1:25am and Outram Park Station at 1:31am.

The last train towards Punggol will leave HarbourFront Station at 1:33am, Outram Park Station at 1:36am, Dhoby Ghaut Station at 1:42am and Serangoon Station at 1:54am.

Services on the Punggol and Sengkang LRT systems will also be extended to coincide with the last train arrivals on the NEL.

The last train on the Sengkang LRT will leave the Town Centre Station at 2:08am, while the last train on the Punggol LRT will leave the Town Centre at 2:10am.

The last bus timings of 29 selected bus services will also be extended at their respective bus interchanges.

The bus services are 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.

The six Nite Owl services will also be extended to operate until 4:00am instead of 2:00am.

Eleven services will not be operating during evening peak hours. These services will operate from 1:00pm to 2:00pm instead. SBS Transit said these services will not be operating during evening peak hours as offices will be closed earlier. The affected services are 10e, 14e, 30e, 74e, 89e, 97e, 128, 151e, 174e, 196e and 513.

— CNA/ck