Extended operating hours for SMRT train services and selected buses on New Year's Eve

SMRT train services on the North-South, East-West and Circle Lines, as well as the Bukit Panjang LRT, will be extended on Dec 31. -- PHOTO: ST FILE
SMRT train services on the North-South, East-West and Circle Lines, as well as the Bukit Panjang LRT, will be extended on Dec 31. -- PHOTO: ST FILE

SINGAPORE - SMRT train services on the North-South, East-West and Circle Lines, as well as the Bukit Panjang LRT, will be extended on Dec 31.

The operator said in a statement on Tuesday that the last trains towards Joo Koon, Pasir Ris and Jurong East MRT stations will depart City Hall MRT station at 2.15am.

The last train towards Marina South Pier will depart City hall at 2.00am, while the last train towards Marina Bay will leave City Hall at 2.03am.

On the Circle Line, last trains towards HarbourFront to Dhoby Ghaut will depart the respective terminals at 1.38am.

Passengers can catch the last Bukit Panjang LRT train at 3.19am.

Last bus timings for bus services 173A, 189A, 300, 302, 307, 941, 945, 947, 804, 812, 859A, 901, 911, 912 and 913 departing from five interchanges - Bukit Batok, Choa Chu Kang, Sembawang, Woodlands and Yishun - will also be extended to between 3.10am to 3.25am.

SMRT also announced that it will bring forward operating hours for certain Premium and Express Bus services.

There will also be road diversions due to the New Year Countdown at Marina Bay, with bus services 75, 77, 106, 167, 171, 700A, 857 and 960 skipping some stops in the area from 11pm on Dec 31 to 1am the next day.

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