[AGAIN] train schedule out liao

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http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/all-ewl-stations-see-early-closures-late-openings-weekends-and-select-weekdays-march

 

All EWL stations to see early closures, late openings on weekends and select weekdays in March  

SINGAPORE ―  All 35 stations along the East-West Line (EWL) will have shorter operating times in March, SMRT said on Friday (Jan 19) in an update of the train service schedule, to free up more hours for maintenance and rail renewal works.

 

In a statement, the rail operator said that the changes will be more extensive. Two weekdays during the week-long March school holidays — Monday March 12 and Wednesday March 14 — will see the entire line shut down at 10.30pm.

 

Previous decisions to shorten operational hours on certain stretches of the EWL and the North-South Line (NSL) were carried out over Fridays and weekends.

In March, all 35 stations on the EWL will start services later at 8am every weekend until the first Sunday of April. They will close at 11pm every Friday and Saturday during this period as well.

However, there will not be full-day shutdowns on the EWL in February and March.

 

In December, stretches of the EWL and NSL were fully shut on two Sundays, while 10 stations saw full-day closures on Jan 21 and 28.

SMRT said in its latest statement that the shorter hours on 35 MRT stations in the month of March will allow multiple teams to carry out maintenance and rail renewal works concurrently. "This will also accelerate the implementation of the communications-based train control system on the EWL by June 2018."

As for ongoing early closures over the weekend for 10 stations on EWL, from Paya Lebar to Pasir Ris and from Tanah Merah to Changi Airport, they will continue to the first weekend of February.

These stations will close earlier on Friday Feb 2 and Saturday Feb 3, and open later on Saturday Feb 3 and Sunday Feb 4.

Shuttle bus service will be available for affected commuters during this period.

 

From Feb 2 to 4, there will be no train service between City Hall and Raffles Place MRT stations on the NSL. "Commuters travelling between these stations will need to use the EWL," SMRT said.

During this period, commuters should also expect a longer wait for trains travelling between Orchard and Marina South Pier stations. SMRT said that trains on this affected stretch of the NSL will arrive at longer intervals of 10 to 15 minutes after 11pm on Friday Feb 2 and Saturday Feb 3, and before 7am on Saturday Feb 3 and Sunday Feb 4.

Companies and commuters interviewed by TODAY said that they are going to make alternative transport plans, especially on the two weekdays in March when the entire line will close early at 10.30pm.

 

Ms Pauline Chua, office manager of shipping company Anchor Marine Supplies, which is located near Joo Koon MRT Station, said: “Our staff members work round the clock… some of them will not have trains home by the time they knock off.”

This is particularly for boarding officers who work at shipyards, she added. “They have staggered work timings… (and) end work at around 11pm, sometimes even past midnight, depending on duties for the day.”

Ms Chua said that car-pooling may be a possible option, where a driver drops off workers on the late shift. The company could then reimburse the driver for the amount of petrol used and overtime hours.

 

“Otherwise, the last resort is to reimburse each one of them for their taxi fares home,” she said.

Commuters such as freelance designer Hakim Samat, 24, who frequently takes the last train from Somerset to Lakeside stations, said that he would either take a taxi or bus when the line closes early.

His friend Ryemie Muhaimin, 25, a film student who lives in Bukit Batok and normally takes the EWL home, said that taking taxis can be costly. “But I guess there is no choice if we wish to get home.”
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smells like somebody told them to get this shit fixed before the next elections... if they succeed, would you forgive them for cleaning up their own mess?