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[[File:SBS6217C 655.jpg|thumb|right|400px|{{SBS Transit}} SBS6217C - City Direct Service 655]]
[[File:SBS6217C 655.jpg|thumb|right|350px|{{SBS Transit}} SBS6217C - City Direct Service 655]]


==Introduction==
==Introduction==
'''City Direct Services''' (CDS) are express bus routes between selected residential estates and the city. They were introduced under the Bus Services Enhancement Programme (BSEP) to benefit commuters travelling to the city with improved connectivity,
'''City Direct Services''' (CDS) are express bus routes between selected residential estates and the city. They were introduced under the Bus Services Enhancement Programme (BSEP) to benefit commuters travelling to the city with improved connectivity,


Nine new City Direct bus services ply from the housing estates of Ang Mo Kio, Bedok, Bukit Batok, Eunos, Hougang, Jurong East, Sembawang, Sengkang and West Coast to the Central Business District (CBD). With limited stops and the use of expressways, commuters using these services would have comparable journey time to taking a connecting bus or LRT service and transferring to the MRT into the city.
9 new City Direct bus services ply from the housing estates of Ang Mo Kio, Bedok, Bukit Batok, Eunos, Hougang, Jurong East, Sembawang, Sengkang and West Coast to the Central Business District (CBD). With limited stops and the usage of expressways, commuters using these services would have comparable journey time to taking a connecting bus or LRT service and transferring to the MRT into the city.


For a start, all the nine new City Direct services made two one-way trips on weekday mornings from the respective housing estates towards the CBD. Similarly, two one-way trips took commuters back home from the city in the evenings. More trips have since been added to the bus services depending on the demand for the services. The bus services operate on weekday peak periods excluding public holidays.  
For a start, all the nine new City Direct services made two one-way trips on weekday mornings from the respective housing estates towards the CBD. Similarly, two one-way trips took commuters back home from the city in the evenings. More trips have since been added to the bus services depending on the demand for the services. The bus services operate on weekday peak periods excluding public holidays.  


The move is in line with the Transport Minister’s announcement at the Committee of Supply 2013 to tap on the resources of private bus operators to run more City Direct bus services to augment the resources of the public transport operators (PTOs). Currently, express services 513, 850E, 951E and 982E are operated by PTOs and run parallel to train lines between estates and the city.
The move is in line with the Transport Minister’s announcement at the Committee of Supply 2013 to tap on the resources of private bus operators to run more City Direct bus services to augment the resources of the public transport operators (PTOs). Currently, express services introduced under the BSEP, naming 513, 850E, 951E and 982E are operated by PTOs and run parallel to train lines between estates and the city.


==Route information==
==Route information==
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!651
|Jurong West Ave 3 - Marina Blvd
|Jurong West Avenue 3 → Marina Boulevard
|Central Blvd - Jurong West Ave 3
|Central Boulevard → Jurong West Avenue 3
|{{Rui Feng Chartered}}
|{{Rui Feng Chartered}}
|3 September 2013
|3 Sep 2013
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!652
!652
|Upp Thomson Rd - Shenton Way
|Upper Thomson Road → Shenton Way
|Anson Rd - Upp Thomson Rd
|Anson Road → Upper Thomson Road
|{{Ren Quan Transport}}
|{{Ren Quan Transport}}
|6 January 2014
|6 Jan 2014
|-
|-
!653
!653
|Hume Ave - Marina Blvd
|Hume Avenue → Marina Boulevard
|Central Blvd - Hillview Ave
|Central Boulevard → Hillview Avenue
|{{SMRT Buses}}
|{{SMRT Buses}}
|13 January 2014
|rowspan="2"|13 Jan 2014
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|-
!654
!654
|Anchorvale St - Shenton Way
|Anchorvale Street → Shenton Way
|Anson Rd - Anchorvale St
|Anson Road → Anchorvale Street
|{{BT & Tan Transport}}
|{{BT & Tan Transport}}
|13 January 2014
|-
|-
!655
!655
|West Coast Rd - Marina Blvd
|West Coast Road → Marina Boulevard
|Central Blvd - West Coast Rd
|Central Boulevard → West Coast Road
|{{SBS Transit}}
|{{SBS Transit}}
|10 February 2014
|10 Feb 2014
|-
|-
!656
!656
|Canberra Rd - Shenton Way
|Canberra Road → Shenton Way
|Anson Rd - Canberra Rd
|Anson Road → Canberra Road
|{{SMRT Buses}}
|rowspan="2"|{{SMRT Buses}}
|17 February 2014
|17 Feb 2014
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|-
!657
!657
|Jurong West Ave 1 - Marina Blvd
|Jurong West Avenue 1 → Marina Boulevard
|Central Blvd - Jurong West Ave 1
|Central Boulevard → Jurong West Avenue 1
|{{SMRT Buses}}
|24 Feb 2014
|24 February 2014
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|-
!658
!658
|Bedok Reservoir Rd - Shenton Way
|Bedok Reservoir Road → Shenton Way
|Anson Rd - Jln Damai
|Anson Road → Jalan Damai
|{{Aedge Holdings}}
|rowspan="5"|{{Aedge Holdings}}
|19 May 2014
|19 May 2014
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|-
!659
!659
|Bedok South Rd - Shenton Way
|Bedok South Road → Shenton Way
|Anson Rd - Bedok South Rd
|Anson Road → Bedok South Road
|{{Aedge Holdings}}
|9 Jun 2014
|9 June 2014
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|-
!660
!660
|Buangkok Green - Shenton Way
|Buangkok Green → Shenton Way
|Anson Rd - Buangkok Green
|Anson Road → Buangkok Green
|{{Aedge Holdings}}
|23 Jun 2014
|23 June 2014
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|-
!661
!661
|Pasir Ris Dr 3 - Marina Blvd
|Pasir Ris Drive 3 → Marina Boulevard
|Central Blvd - Pasir Ris Dr 3
|Central Boulevard → Pasir Ris Drive 3
|{{Aedge Holdings}}
|rowspan="2"|22 Sep 2015
|22 September 2015
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|-
!662
!662
|Choa Chu Kang Nth 7 - Marina Blvd
|Choa Chu Kang North 7 → Marina Boulevard
|Central Blvd - Choa Chu Kang Nth 7
|Central Boulevard → Choa Chu Kang North 7
|{{Aedge Holdings}}
|22 September 2015
|-
|-
!663
!663
|Yishun Ave 6 - Shenton Way
|Yishun Avenue 6 → Shenton Way
|Anson Rd - Yishun Ave 6
|Anson Road → Yishun Avenue 6
|{{Tower Transit Singapore}}
|{{Tower Transit Singapore}}
|28 September 2015
|28 Sep 2015
|-
|-
!664
!664
|Tampines St 41 - Marina Blvd
|Tampines Street 41 → Marina Boulevard
|Central Blvd - Tampines St 41
|Central Boulevard → Tampines Street 41
|{{Aedge Holdings}}
|{{Aedge Holdings}}
|6 October 2015
|6 Oct 2015
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|-
!665
!665
|Marsiling Dr - Shenton Way
|Marsiling Drive → Shenton Way
|Anson Rd - Marsiling Dr
|Anson Road → Marsiling Drive
|{{Tower Transit Singapore}}
|{{Tower Transit Singapore}}
|12 October 2015
|12 Oct 2015
|-
|-
!666
!666
|Punggol Dr - Marina Blvd
|Punggol Drive → Marina Boulevard
|Central Blvd - Punggol Dr
|Central Boulevard → Punggol Drive
|{{BT & Tan Transport}}
|{{BT & Tan Transport}}
|29 February 2016
|29 Feb 2016
|-
|-
!667
!667
|Clementi Ave 4 - Marina Blvd
|Clementi Avenue 4 → Marina Boulevard
|Central Blvd - Clementi Ave 4
|Central Boulevard → Clementi Avenue 4
|{{Tong Tar Transport Service}}
|{{Tong Tar Transport Service}}
|8 March 2016
|8 Mar 2016
|-
|-
!668
!668
|Ang Mo Kio Ave 5 - Marina Blvd
|Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 → Marina Boulevard
|Central Blvd - Ang Mo Kio Ave 5
|Central Boulevard → Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5
|{{BT & Tan Transport}}
|{{BT & Tan Transport}}
|15 March 2016
|15 Mar 2016
|-
|-
!669
!669
|Bedok North Rd - Marina Blvd
|Bedok North Road → Marina Boulevard
|Central Blvd - Bedok North Rd
|Central Boulevard → Bedok North Road
|{{Tong Tar Transport Service}}
|rowspan="2"|{{Tong Tar Transport Service}}
|22 March 2016
|22 Mar 2016
|-
|-
!670
!670
|Yishun Ave 7 - Marina Blvd
|Yishun Avenue 7 → Marina Boulevard
|Central Blvd - Yishun Ave 7
|Central Boulevard → Yishun Avenue 7
|{{Tong Tar Transport Service}}
|29 Mar 2016
|29 March 2016
|-
|-
!671
!671
|Punggol Rd - Marina Blvd
|Punggol Road → Marina Boulevard
|Central Blvd - Punggol Rd
|Central Boulevard → Punggol Road
|{{Rui Feng Chartered}}
|rowspan="2"|{{Rui Feng Chartered}}
|17 October 2016
|17 Oct 2016
|-
|-
!672
!672
|Hougang St 51 - Marina Blvd
|Hougang Street 51 → Marina Boulevard
|Central Blvd - Hougang St 51
|Central Boulevard → Hougang Street 51
|{{Rui Feng Chartered}}
|7 Nov 2016
|7 November 2016
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Revision as of 19:55, 18 August 2018

Template:SMRT Buses SG5598Y - City Direct Service 653
File:SBS6217C 655.jpg
Template:SBS Transit SBS6217C - City Direct Service 655

Introduction

City Direct Services (CDS) are express bus routes between selected residential estates and the city. They were introduced under the Bus Services Enhancement Programme (BSEP) to benefit commuters travelling to the city with improved connectivity,

9 new City Direct bus services ply from the housing estates of Ang Mo Kio, Bedok, Bukit Batok, Eunos, Hougang, Jurong East, Sembawang, Sengkang and West Coast to the Central Business District (CBD). With limited stops and the usage of expressways, commuters using these services would have comparable journey time to taking a connecting bus or LRT service and transferring to the MRT into the city.

For a start, all the nine new City Direct services made two one-way trips on weekday mornings from the respective housing estates towards the CBD. Similarly, two one-way trips took commuters back home from the city in the evenings. More trips have since been added to the bus services depending on the demand for the services. The bus services operate on weekday peak periods excluding public holidays.

The move is in line with the Transport Minister’s announcement at the Committee of Supply 2013 to tap on the resources of private bus operators to run more City Direct bus services to augment the resources of the public transport operators (PTOs). Currently, express services introduced under the BSEP, naming 513, 850E, 951E and 982E are operated by PTOs and run parallel to train lines between estates and the city.

Route information

Service Route Operator Introduction date
AM Peak PM Peak
651 Jurong West Avenue 3 → Marina Boulevard Central Boulevard → Jurong West Avenue 3 Rui Feng Chartered 3 Sep 2013
652 Upper Thomson Road → Shenton Way Anson Road → Upper Thomson Road Ren Quan Transport 6 Jan 2014
653 Hume Avenue → Marina Boulevard Central Boulevard → Hillview Avenue Template:SMRT Buses 13 Jan 2014
654 Anchorvale Street → Shenton Way Anson Road → Anchorvale Street BT & Tan Transport
655 West Coast Road → Marina Boulevard Central Boulevard → West Coast Road Template:SBS Transit 10 Feb 2014
656 Canberra Road → Shenton Way Anson Road → Canberra Road Template:SMRT Buses 17 Feb 2014
657 Jurong West Avenue 1 → Marina Boulevard Central Boulevard → Jurong West Avenue 1 24 Feb 2014
658 Bedok Reservoir Road → Shenton Way Anson Road → Jalan Damai Aedge 19 May 2014
659 Bedok South Road → Shenton Way Anson Road → Bedok South Road 9 Jun 2014
660 Buangkok Green → Shenton Way Anson Road → Buangkok Green 23 Jun 2014
661 Pasir Ris Drive 3 → Marina Boulevard Central Boulevard → Pasir Ris Drive 3 22 Sep 2015
662 Choa Chu Kang North 7 → Marina Boulevard Central Boulevard → Choa Chu Kang North 7
663 Yishun Avenue 6 → Shenton Way Anson Road → Yishun Avenue 6 Template:Tower Transit Singapore 28 Sep 2015
664 Tampines Street 41 → Marina Boulevard Central Boulevard → Tampines Street 41 Aedge 6 Oct 2015
665 Marsiling Drive → Shenton Way Anson Road → Marsiling Drive Template:Tower Transit Singapore 12 Oct 2015
666 Punggol Drive → Marina Boulevard Central Boulevard → Punggol Drive BT & Tan Transport 29 Feb 2016
667 Clementi Avenue 4 → Marina Boulevard Central Boulevard → Clementi Avenue 4 Tong Tar Transport Service 8 Mar 2016
668 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 → Marina Boulevard Central Boulevard → Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 BT & Tan Transport 15 Mar 2016
669 Bedok North Road → Marina Boulevard Central Boulevard → Bedok North Road Tong Tar Transport Service 22 Mar 2016
670 Yishun Avenue 7 → Marina Boulevard Central Boulevard → Yishun Avenue 7 29 Mar 2016
671 Punggol Road → Marina Boulevard Central Boulevard → Punggol Road Rui Feng Chartered 17 Oct 2016
672 Hougang Street 51 → Marina Boulevard Central Boulevard → Hougang Street 51 7 Nov 2016

Bus Deployments

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