East-West Line disruption: What to know about alternative travel arrangements

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East-West Line disruption: What to know about alternative travel arrangements
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SINGAPORE: Regular train services between Jurong East and Buona Vista stations remain unavailable as the East-West Line disruption

To help commuters navigate the disruption, train operator SMRT has these shuttle train and bridging bus services in place.For shuttle trains, they are operating between Boon Lay and Jurong East, as well as between Queenstown and Buona Vista stationsIf commuters are heading to the city centre, they may consider three alternative routes.

They can travel on the North-South Line , the Thomson-East Coast Line and the Downtown Line .SMRT and the Land Transport Authority , as well as LTA’s MyTransport app.For those who are taking the Primary School Leaving Examination written exams on Thursday, the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board has assured exam candidates that they would not be penalised for being late due to train service disruptions.

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