Extended train, bus services on Thursday

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Published on Sep 08, 2015
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SBS Transit will extend operating hours on the eve of Polling Day for its North East and Downtown MRT lines, as well as its Sengkang and Punggol LRT lines.
The train services will be extended by about 30min, SBS said in a statement yesterday.
On the North East Line, the last train towards HarbourFront will depart from Punggol Station at 12.02am. The last train towards Punggol will leave HarbourFront Station at 12.30am.
The last train on the Sengkang LRT will depart from the Town Centre Station at 1.05am, while the last train on the Punggol LRT will depart from the Town Centre at 1.07am.
On the Downtown Line, the last train towards Bugis leaves Chinatown Station at 12.14am while the last train towards Chinatown leaves Bugis Station at 12.16am.
SBS will also extend the last bus timings of 26 bus services: 51A, 60A, 63M, 181, 222, 225G, 228, 229, 232, 238, 240, 241, 243G, 261, 269, 282, 291, 292, 293, 315, 325, 333, 334, 358, 359 and 410W.
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[Brightkid]

Why extend on eve of polling day when it is a cooling-off days with no rallies or whatever?
It's just a normal working day with a gag imposed on politics only.

Just curious.

 

[xebay11]

Why extend on eve of polling day when it is a cooling-off days with no rallies or whatever?
It's just a normal working day with a gag imposed on politics only.

Just curious.

More chances of it breaking down, so that ppl can vote out PAP.

 

[zookeeper]

Why extend on eve of polling day when it is a cooling-off days with no rallies or whatever?
It's just a normal working day with a gag imposed on politics only.
Just curious.

Cooling off day does not mean MIW must stay at home.

http://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_parliamentary.html

Cooling-Off Day

The eve of Polling Day is designated as Cooling-Off Day, a day when election campaigning is prohibited. This 24-hour campaign silence period is to give voters some time to reflect rationally on issues raised during the election before going to the polls.

There are some exceptions to the prohibition of campaign activities on Cooling-Off Day:

Party political broadcasts on television;
Reports in the newspapers, on radio and television relating to election matters;
Approved posters and banners that were already up, and lawful Internet advertising that was already published before the eve of Polling Day;
Books previously scheduled for publication;
The transmission of personal political views by individuals to other individuals, on a non-commercial basis, using the Internet, telephone or electronic means; and
Such activities or circumstances as may be prescribed by the Minister.


The above exception list, other than party political broadcast, also applies to Polling Day.