Travel Smart Journeys

Travel Smart Journeys (TSJ) Programme

Do you have to beat the morning rush hour crowd to take the North-East Line (NEL) to work? From 2 January 2025 you can look forward to an enhanced TSJ programme that offers more alternative travel options. What’s more? You can even earn reward points that can be redeemed for travel credits!

Eligible TSJ participants can choose to re-mode and/or re-time their journeys for reward points worth up to 80% of their journey fares. Read on to find out how.

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Re-mode

Switch from taking the train on the NEL to an eligible peak hour express bus service* during the morning operating hours and earn reward points worth 80% of the journey fare! A re-moded journey must fulfil both conditions listed below:

1. Board and tap in on an eligible bus service at any bus stop listed under the “Board” segment; and
2. Tap out and alight from the same bus at any of the bus stops listed under the “Alight” segment.

*The eligible bus services are listed below. Click the links for more information on the respective bus services.

Bus Service 43e	Punggol Bus Interchange to Marine Parade Road
City Direct Service 654	Anchorvale Street to Shenton Way
City Direct Service 660	Buangkok Green to Shenton Way
City Direct Service 660M	Buangkok Crescent to Shenton Way
City Direct Service 666	Punggol Drive to Marina Boulevard
City Direct Service 671	Punggol Road to Marina Boulevard
City Direct Service 672	Hougang Street 51 to Marina Boulevard
City Direct Service 673	Punggol Way to Temasek Boulevard
City Direct Service 675	Yio Chu Kang Road to Temasek Boulevard
City Direct Service 676	Upper Serangoon Road to Temasek Boulevard
City Direct Service 677	Punggol Road to Temasek Boulevard
City Direct Service 678	Punggol Central to Temasek Boulevard

Re-time

Shift to travel on the NEL outside the morning peak period and earn reward points worth up to 80% of the journey fare. A re-timed journey must fulfil both conditions listed below:

1. Tap in before 7:15am or between 8:45am and 9:45am at either Punggol Coast, Punggol, Sengkang, Hougang, Buangkok MRT NEL station, or any station on the Sengkang and Punggol LRT lines; and
2. Tap out at any MRT or LRT station, excluding stations on the Punggol and Sengkang LRT lines.

	Pre-peak	Post-peak
Timeband	Before 7:15am	8:45am - 8.59am	9:00am - 9:30am	9:31am - 9:45am
Incentive percentage of the journey fare	80%	40%	80%	40%

 

Combination of re-mode and re-time

If your commute includes both re-mode and re-time, you can earn reward points based on the incentive percentage for either re-mode or re-time, whichever is higher.

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Here are some examples:

1. Re-moded journey: Commuter takes a non-TSJ eligible bus service then transfers to a TSJ eligible bus service during morning operating hours (5:30am to 9:30am).

• Taps in on bus service 381 at Aft Soo Teck Station and taps out at Punggol Temp Interchange.
• Transfers and taps in on bus service 43e at Punggol Temp Interchange and taps out at Paya Lebar Exit B.

	Total Journey Fare	Reward Points (equivalent cash value)
Adult	$2.58	206 ($2.06)
Senior Citizen	$1.48	118 ($1.18)
Student	$1.04	83 ($0.83)

 

2. Re-timed (pre-peak) journey: Commuter takes a non-TSJ eligible bus service then transfers to NEL and taps in before 7:15am.

• Taps in on bus service 381 at Aft Soo Teck station and taps out at Punggol Temp Interchange.
• Transfers and taps in at Punggol MRT station and taps out at Dhoby Ghaut MRT station.

	Total Journey Fare	Reward Points (equivalent cash value)
Adult	$1.48	118 ($1.18)
Senior Citizen	$0.69	55 ($0.55)
Student	$0.52	42 ($0.42)

 

3. Re-timed (post-peak) journey: Commuter taps in at selected NEL or Sengkang/Punggol LRT stations after 8:45am and transfers to a non-TSJ eligible bus service.

• Taps in at Punggol MRT station and taps out at Hougang MRT station.
• Transfers and taps in on bus service 165 (non-TSJ eligible) at Hougang Central Interchange and taps out at Opp Ang Mo Kio station.

	Total Journey Fare	Reward Points (equivalent cash value)
		8:45am – 8:49am	9:00am – 9:30am	9:31am – 9:45am
Adult	$1.77	71 ($0.71)	142 ($1.42)	71($0.71)
Senior Citizen	$1.03	41 ($0.41)	82 ($0.82)	41 ($0.41)
Student	$0.74	24 ($0.24)	59 ($0.59)	24 ($0.24)

 

4. Re-timed and re-moded journey: Commuters taps in at selected NEL or Sengkang/Punggol LRT stations before 7:15am, then transfers to a TSJ eligible bus service.

• Taps in at Compassvale LRT station and taps out at Buangkok MRT station.
• Transfers and taps in on bus service 43e at Buangkok station Exit B and taps out at Paya Lebar station Exit B.

	Total Journey Fare	Reward Points (equivalent cash value)
Adult	$1.95	156 ($1.56)
Senior Citizen	$0.98	78 ($0.78)
Student	$0.54	43 ($0.43)

Enrolment for TSJ Programme

To enrol for TSJ, check that you have fulfilled the following conditions in the preceding 30 calendar days prior to the day of your registration: 

• Tap in on at least 6 weekdays (excluding public holidays) between 7:15am and 8:45am;
• Origin station from –
  • Punggol Coast, Punggol, Sengkang, Buangkok, or Hougang MRT station, or
  • Any Punggol or Sengkang LRT station; and
• Destination station – Any MRT or LRT station, excluding stations on the Punggol and Sengkang LRT lines.