SINGAPORE: Up to 400,000 commuters may be affected by
service disruptions over two weekends due to modification works at
the Jurong East train station.
On September 4 and 5, there will be no train services between the
Jurong East and Clementi stations on the East West Line.
Train services will also not be available on September 18 and 19
between the Jurong East and Bukit Batok stations on the North South
Line.
Buses will be deployed to provide free bridging services.
An additional train platform and track are being constructed to
better serve commuters travelling through western Singapore.
Under this project, 22 new trains will also be progressively
deployed through the Jurong East Station at shorter
intervals.
This is expected to reduce waiting time for commuters by half and
also increase the passenger carrying capacity of the North South
and East West train services by about 15 per cent.
While modification works are ongoing, the authorities urge
commuters to use alternative transport and plan ahead for their
journeys.
"However, should commuters be at the affected stations, and need to
travel between the affected stretches, we have in place free bus
bridging service so that to enable commuters to come out of the
train at Jurong East for example, and then take the bus, and then
afterwards, travel to Clementi, and then board the train at
Clementi and continue the journey," Thomson and Existing Lines
group director Chua Chong Kheng said.
More than 70 bus shuttles
will be deployed, leaving from affected train stations at
three-minute intervals.
"We are (also) actively working with the advisors and the
grassroots to make sure that the residents in the area affected are
informed," he said.
The Jurong East Modification Project is on track to be completed
next year
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