Stations along North-South and East-West MRT lines to close early
25 Mar 2020|1,133 views
Several stations along the North-South Line (NSL) and East-West Line (EWL) will close earlier for three months, starting from April 2020 for maintenance work.
In April, the Paya Lebar, Eunos, Kembangan and Bedok stations along the EWL will shut at about 11:00pm on all Fridays and Saturdays, except for the 10th and 11th.


During the May and June closures, train services on the EWL between Queenstown and Buona Vista stations will operate as a two-way shuttle, with longer service intervals of up to 12 minutes.
"This arrangement allows train services to continue between these stations using a single track, while facilitating the turn-around of trains for the rest of the EWL," transport operator SMRT said in a press release on 25 March 2020.
The early station closures are to allow for the installation of 22kV power cables, as part of the renewal of the power supply system. SMRT added that where feasible, work on railway noise barriers and replacement of track circuits will also be carried out along the early closure sectors in May and June.


SMRT said more time will be needed for travel between the affected MRT stations using the shuttle bus services, and has advised commuters to plan their journeys ahead.
Singapore's rail reliability has been on an uptick, with train-km between delays breaching the one million mark in the first nine months of 2019. The Government has pledged to invest more than $60 billion over the next decade to expand and renew the rail network. To facilitate improvements, simulation facilities have been built to test signalling software before it is loaded onto actual train lines.
Several stations along the North-South Line (NSL) and East-West Line (EWL) will close earlier for three months, starting from April 2020 for maintenance work.
In April, the Paya Lebar, Eunos, Kembangan and Bedok stations along the EWL will shut at about 11:00pm on all Fridays and Saturdays, except for the 10th and 11th.


During the May and June closures, train services on the EWL between Queenstown and Buona Vista stations will operate as a two-way shuttle, with longer service intervals of up to 12 minutes.
"This arrangement allows train services to continue between these stations using a single track, while facilitating the turn-around of trains for the rest of the EWL," transport operator SMRT said in a press release on 25 March 2020.
The early station closures are to allow for the installation of 22kV power cables, as part of the renewal of the power supply system. SMRT added that where feasible, work on railway noise barriers and replacement of track circuits will also be carried out along the early closure sectors in May and June.


SMRT said more time will be needed for travel between the affected MRT stations using the shuttle bus services, and has advised commuters to plan their journeys ahead.
Singapore's rail reliability has been on an uptick, with train-km between delays breaching the one million mark in the first nine months of 2019. The Government has pledged to invest more than $60 billion over the next decade to expand and renew the rail network. To facilitate improvements, simulation facilities have been built to test signalling software before it is loaded onto actual train lines.
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