SINGAPORE - Commuters will be able to board public buses and trains without having to tap in and out with their fare cards on August 9, following announcements by both public transport operators that they will be offering free travel to mark National Day.
SBS Transit said in a statement today that the free travel will start from the first bus or train and end with the last, and will also apply to the non-basic Parks, Chinatown Direct, and Night Owl bus services.
Operating hours of SBS Transit's LRT and MRT train and selected bus services will also be extended on August 6, 8, and 9.
On the North-East MRT Line, the last train towards HarbourFront will depart Punggol station at 12.02am, Serangoon station at 12.13am, Dhoby Ghaut station at 12.25am, Chinatown station at 12.29am, and Outram Park station at 12.31am. The last train towards Punggol will leave HarbourFront station at 12.30am, Outram Park station at 12.33am, Chinatown station at 12.35am, Dhoby Ghaut station at 12.39am, and Serangoon station at 12.51am.
To complement these later timings, the last LRT trains will depart the Sengkang Town Centre and Punggol Town Centre stations at 1.05am and 1.07am respectively.
On the Downtown MRT Line, the last train towards Bugis will depart Chinatown station at 12.14am, Bayfront station at 12.19am, and Promenade station at 12.21am. The last train towards Chinatown will leave Bugis station at 12.16am, Promenade Station at 12.18am, and Bayfront station at 12.20am.
Earlier on Saturday, SMRT had announced that commuters would be able to board its trains and buses, including NightRider, for free.
SMRT operates rail services on the North-South, East-West, and Circle Lines as well as on the Bukit Panjang LRT.