View source for Bus Service 868E

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{{Infobox
 |title=Service 868E
 |img=[[File:SG6116Z 868E.jpg|centre|300px]]
 |info=
  {{Infohead|Route Information}}
  {{Infoline|Route|Bukit Batok West Avenue 5 → Temasek Avenue}}
  {{Infoline|Route Length|23.2 km}}
  {{Infoline|Travelling Time|66 mins<br><small>(1 h 6 mins)</small>}}
  {{Infoline|Operator|{{SMB}}<br>([[Choa Chu Kang – Bukit Panjang Bus Package]])}}
}}

{{SMB/1| Express Service 868E}} is a morning peak one-way limited-stop express bus route which offers quicker links for the residential areas of [[Bukit Batok]] and [[Jurong East]] to the business districts in [[Downtown Core]]. 

This route bears similarities to [[Bus Service 188e|express bus service 188e]] in its local sector from Bukit Gombak to Toh Guan Rd, then plies a different route, going on express sectors of [[Ayer Rajah Expressway|Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE)]] and Keppel Rd before reaching the Central Business District. 

==Service Information==
===Bus Duty & Fleet===
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|+ Service 868E
!style='{{CSS/SMRT|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Depot
!style='{{CSS/SMRT|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Fleet Size
!colspan=2 style='{{CSS/SMRT|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Fleet
|-
!rowspan=2 style='{{CSS/SMRT|bgop=c0|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Kranji Depot (KJDEP)
|rowspan=2|2
!2 Double Deckers
|-
|
{{Fleet
|fleet={{Col|SG6116Z}}
|model=MAN ND323F
}}
|}

===Route Information===
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!style='{{CSS/SMRT|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Period
!style='{{CSS/SMRT|xfc=|xbc=}}' colspan=5|Weekdays
|-
!towards Temasek Ave
|07:30<br><small>(''SG6116Z {{Bus/190}}'')</small>||07:45<br><small>(''{{Bus/190}} DD Duty'')</small>
|}

====Direction 1 (Bukit Batok West Avenue 5 → Temasek Avenue)====
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==Historical Information==
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!style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Operator
!style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Route
!style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Year
!style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Date
!style='{{CSS/BUS|xfc=|xbc=}}'|Service changes
|-
|rowspan=7|{{SMB}}<br>'''(Current)'''
|rowspan=4|{{Bus/D|AM|style=border:1px solid|note=Bt Batok West Ave 5 → Temasek Ave}}
|'''2010'''
|'''28 September'''
|style='text-align:left'|Introduced from Bt Batok West Ave 5 (Blk 347) to Temasek Ave (Opp Millenia Twr) as a peak hour one-directional service, operating 2 trips during weekday mornings, numbered Service 868.
|-
|'''2017'''
|'''17 September'''
|style='text-align:left'|{{DWAB}}
|-
|rowspan=2|'''2018'''
|'''9 April'''
|style='text-align:left'|Serves 2 additional bus stops opposite HomeTeamNS and outside Blk 334 along Bt Batok West Ave 7.
|-
|'''13 August'''
|style='text-align:left'|Renumbered as Service 868E.
|-
|rowspan=2 {{N/A}}
|rowspan=3|'''2020'''
|'''8 April'''
|style='text-align:left'|Temporarily suspended due to COVID-19 Circuit Breaker measures in Singapore until 4 May 2020.
|-
|'''5 May'''
|style='text-align:left'|Temporary suspension of service due to COVID-19 Circuit Breaker measures in Singapore extended until 1 June 2020.
|-
|{{Bus/D|AM|style=border:1px solid|note=Bt Batok West Ave 5 → Temasek Ave}}
|'''2 June'''
|style='text-align:left'|Resumed normal operations.
|}

==External Links==
* [https://svc.simplygo.com.sg/eservice/eguide/service_route.php?service=868E SimplyGo eGuide]
* [https://busrouter.sg/#/services/868E Bus Service Route Map]

{{Choa Chu Kang – Bukit Panjang Bus Package}}