Train service to start later at 13 stations along NSEWL from Sunday: SMRT
02 Jun 2016|975 views
There will be new start times at 13 MRT stations along the North-South (NSL) and East-West lines (EWL) from this Sunday (June 5th). This marks the first time that MRT stations will start operations later on a Sunday. Train services from Joo Koon to Queenstown on the EWL, and Jurong East to Bukit Gombak on the NSL, will commence at 7:00am on Sundays, from this weekend till Dec 18th.
Train operator SMRT said in its reminder on Thursday (June 2nd) that this will allow its project teams, track patrol teams and maintenance teams 29 additional work nights over the six-month period. The additional time will give engineering staff more time to work on renewal work and maintenance projects, SMRT added.
"We plan to intensify our resleepering, resignalling and Third Rail replacement projects as well as carry out routine maintenance work such as track inspections, replacement of track components and the smoothening of running rails using Rail Grinding Vehicles," SMRT's Project Director (track infrastructure) Roger Lim said. "All these will be carried out concurrently. Track access is precious as such time is limited. We will utilise the opportunity productively."
Commuters are advised to consider alternative transport arrangements should they need to travel before 7:00am. This includes existing bus services to get to other train stations or the Circle Line and Downtown Line for travel towards the city centre. A new paid parallel bus service will ply the route from Joo Koon station to Bukit Gombak station (via Jurong East station) in both directions. The service will operate at 10-minute intervals between 5:30am and 7:00am on Sundays when the trains are not in service. Fares will be commensurate with the train distance travelled, SMRT said. Existing bus services are available for journeys between the Jurong East and Queenstown stations.
There will be new start times at 13 MRT stations along the North-South (NSL) and East-West lines (EWL) from this Sunday (June 5th). This marks the first time that MRT stations will start operations later on a Sunday. Train services from Joo Koon to Queenstown on the EWL, and Jurong East to Bukit Gombak on the NSL, will commence at 7:00am on Sundays, from this weekend till Dec 18th.
Train operator SMRT said in its reminder on Thursday (June 2nd) that this will allow its project teams, track patrol teams and maintenance teams 29 additional work nights over the six-month period. The additional time will give engineering staff more time to work on renewal work and maintenance projects, SMRT added.
"We plan to intensify our resleepering, resignalling and Third Rail replacement projects as well as carry out routine maintenance work such as track inspections, replacement of track components and the smoothening of running rails using Rail Grinding Vehicles," SMRT's Project Director (track infrastructure) Roger Lim said. "All these will be carried out concurrently. Track access is precious as such time is limited. We will utilise the opportunity productively."
Commuters are advised to consider alternative transport arrangements should they need to travel before 7:00am. This includes existing bus services to get to other train stations or the Circle Line and Downtown Line for travel towards the city centre. A new paid parallel bus service will ply the route from Joo Koon station to Bukit Gombak station (via Jurong East station) in both directions. The service will operate at 10-minute intervals between 5:30am and 7:00am on Sundays when the trains are not in service. Fares will be commensurate with the train distance travelled, SMRT said. Existing bus services are available for journeys between the Jurong East and Queenstown stations.
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