Difference between revisions of "Downtown Line Bus Rationalisation"
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|New service between Tampines Concourse Int and Tampines Street 86 (loop) under Bus Service Enhancement Programme | |New service between Tampines Concourse Int and Tampines Street 86 (loop) under Bus Service Enhancement Programme | ||
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!rowspan="4"|30 August 2020 | !rowspan="4"|30 August 2020 | ||
!171 | !171 | ||
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|New supplementary service plying as an alternate route of service 972, plying Bukit Timah Road, Dunearn Road and Newton Road | |New supplementary service plying as an alternate route of service 972, plying Bukit Timah Road, Dunearn Road and Newton Road | ||
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!31 August 2020 | !rowspan="2"|31 August 2020 | ||
!971E | |||
|Converted to trunk service and renumbered 971 | |||
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!971 | !971 | ||
|New trunk service converted from the former Express 971E and amended to ply Petir Road and Dairy Farm Road in both directions | |New trunk service converted from the former Express 971E and amended to ply Petir Road and Dairy Farm Road in both directions | ||
Revision as of 14:26, 4 September 2020
Introduction
In conjunction with the opening of the Downtown MRT Line, the existing bus service network along the Downtown Line was rationalised to reduce route duplication and to complement the MRT system within the period in December 2015 to August 2020.
Service changes
| Phase | Implementation date | Service | Service changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 December 2015 | 979 | New service between Bukit Panjang Temp Bus Park and Choa Chu Kang Crescent (loop) under Bus Service Enhancement Programme |
| 983 | Extended to loop at Jelebu Road from Choa Chu Kang Int, serving Bukit Panjang Stn. | ||
| 2 | 21 October 2017 | 18 | Amended to serve Tampines East Stn via Tampines St 32, 33 and 34 in both directions. |
| 137 | New service between Sims Place Ter and Upper East Coast Ter under Bus Service Enhancement Programme | ||
| 293 | Amended to serve Tampines East Stn via Tampines Ave 7, 9, St 32 and 45 as its eastern looping point | ||
| 298 | New service between Tampines Concourse Int and Tampines Street 86 (loop) under Bus Service Enhancement Programme | ||
| 3 | 30 August 2020 | 171 | Cutback to loop at Upper Bukit Timah Road from Yishun Int. |
| 700 | Withdrawn. Some deleted sectors covered by services 971 and 972M. | ||
| 700A | |||
| 972M | New supplementary service plying as an alternate route of service 972, plying Bukit Timah Road, Dunearn Road and Newton Road | ||
| 31 August 2020 | 971E | Converted to trunk service and renumbered 971 | |
| 971 | New trunk service converted from the former Express 971E and amended to ply Petir Road and Dairy Farm Road in both directions |