F1 Singapore Grand Prix: Bus, train services to be extended during race weekend
If you are heading to Marina Centre over the F1 Singapore Grand Prix race weekend to soak up the atmosphere, there's now good news if you are concerned about transport.Public transport operators SBS Transit and SMRT will extend the operating hours of train services by about 30 minutes on Oct 9 and 10 — when first practice and qualifying takes place — and by about 45 minutes on race night (Oct 11). In addition, the operating hours of 55 bus services will also be extended to complement the extension of train operating hours. Commuters are advised to plan their journeys early and note the changes. NSL, EWL, CCL and TELSMRT will extend the departure time of its last train on the North-South and East-West lines to leave City Hall MRT station for Jurong East, Marina South Pier and Tuas Link stations at 12.30am on Oct 9 and 10. The last trains on the two lines will leave at 12.45pm on Oct 11.