{"id":31601,"date":"2026-02-25T18:16:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T10:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=31601"},"modified":"2026-02-25T18:16:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T10:16:36","slug":"large-crowds-expected-at-columbaria-choa-chu-kang-cemetery-in-lead-up-to-qing-ming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=31601","title":{"rendered":"Large crowds expected at columbaria, Choa Chu Kang cemetery in lead-up to Qing Ming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>It also encouraged visitors to use free shuttle bus services available on the 11 peak days, or public transport services to reach Choa Chu Kang and Mandai Columbaria.<\/p>\n<p>Shuttle buses to Choa Chu Kang Columbarium will depart from Yew Tee MRT Station, while those to Mandai Columbarium will depart from Khatib MRT Station.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors who plan to park at Choa Chu Kang and Mandai columbaria are required to make an e-appointment, NEA said.<\/p>\n<p>At Choa Chu Kang Columbarium, e-appointments are required for visits between 6am and 4pm on Hari Raya Puasa, Qing Ming, Good Friday and the Saturdays and Sundays between Mar 21 and Apr 19.<\/p>\n<p>For Mandai Columbarium, this applies to all visits between 6am and 6pm from Mar 21 to Apr 19.<\/p>\n<p>E-appointment slots in two-hour intervals will be available for booking from 10am on Mar 9 for Choa Chu Kang Columbarium and for Mandai Columbarium.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors will be required to show proof of their successful e-appointment bookings, such as a confirmation email, before they are allowed to park in the locations during the stipulated dates and times.<\/p>\n<p>An e-appointment is not required for vehicles entering Choa Chu Kang and Mandai columbaria outside the specified dates and times, NEA said.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors taking public transport and motorists dropping off passengers also do not need appointments.<\/p>\n<p>Real-time information on the traffic conditions at the columbaria will be available online during the period.<\/p>\n<p>Access to all occupied niches in the Choa Chu Kang Columbarium is available, but visitors are reminded to keep out of the hoarded areas where there are ongoing works.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/singapore\/qing-ming-large-crowds-columbaria-choa-chu-kang-cemetery-5952031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It also encouraged visitors to use free shuttle bus services available on the 11 peak days, or public transport services to reach Choa Chu Kang&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--ZsX9w_xs--\/c_crop,h_540,w_960,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200\/f_auto,q_auto\/mandai-crematorium-and-columbarium_0.jpg?itok=U3jtTZu8","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[16617,1981,1982,16616,14450,3605,1983,6907,16618,7009,10029],"class_list":["post-31601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buzz-news-sg-global","tag-cemetery","tag-choa","tag-chu","tag-columbaria","tag-crowds","tag-expected","tag-kang","tag-large","tag-leadup","tag-ming","tag-qing","wpcat-2-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31601"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31601\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/31602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}