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!<font style="color:white;">Phase
!<font style="color:white;">Implementation date
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!<font style="color:white;">Service
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!rowspan="3"|1
!rowspan="3"|27 December 2015
!rowspan="3"|27 December 2015
!173
!173
|Amended to serve Beauty World Stn by skipping Jln Anak Bt.
|Amended to serve Beauty World Stn via Upp Bt Timah Rd in the direction towards Clementi Int, skipping Jln Anak Bt.
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!979
!979
Line 21: Line 19:
|Extended to loop at Jelebu Rd from Choa Chu Kang Int under the LTA's BSEP, serving Bt Panjang Stn.
|Extended to loop at Jelebu Rd from Choa Chu Kang Int under the LTA's BSEP, serving Bt Panjang Stn.
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!2
!24 April 2016
!24 April 2016
!979M
!979M
|Introduced as a temporary supplementary service between Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk and Choa Chu Kang Nth 5 (loop) under the LTA's BSEP, serving Bukit Panjang Stn.
|Introduced as a temporary supplementary service between Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk and Choa Chu Kang Nth 5 (loop) under the LTA's BSEP, serving Bt Panjang Stn.
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!3
!26 February 2017
!26 February 2017
!973
!973
|Introduced between Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk and Hillview Ave (loop), serving Bt Panjang Stn and Hillview Stn.
|Introduced between Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk and Hillview Ave (loop), serving Bt Panjang Stn and Hillview Stn.
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!rowspan="6"|4
!rowspan="6"|21 October 2017
!rowspan="6"|21 October 2017
!18
!18
|Amended to serve Tampines East Stn via Tampines St 32, 33 and 34 in both directions.
|Amended to serve Tampines East Stn via Tampines St 32, Tampines St 33 and Tampines St 34 in both directions.
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!20
!20
Line 40: Line 35:
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!118
!118
|Amended to serve Expo Stn via Changi Sth Ave 1 in both directions.
|Amended to serve Expo Stn via Changi Sth Ave 1 and Changi Business Pk Ave 1 in both directions.
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!137
!137
|Introduced between Sims Pl Ter and Upp East Coast Ter under the LTA's BSEP, serving MacPherson Stn, Ubi Stn and Bedok North Stn.
|Introduced between Sims Pl Ter and Upp East Coast Ter under the LTA's BSEP, serving MacPherson Stn, Ubi Stn and Bedok Nth Stn.
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!293
!293
|Amended to serve Tampines East Stn via Tampines Ave 7, 9, St 32 and 45 as its eastern looping point.
|Amended to serve Tampines East Stn via Tampines Ave 7, Tampines Ave 9, Tampines St 42 and Tampines St 45 as its eastern looping point.
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!298
!298
|Introduced as a feeder service between Tampines Concourse Int and Tampines St 86 (loop) under the LTA's BSEP, serving Tampines Stn.
|Introduced as a feeder service between Tampines Concourse Int and Tampines St 86 (loop) under the LTA's BSEP, serving Tampines Stn.
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!5
!rowspan="2"|22 July 2018
!22 July 2018
!979
|Merged with Service 979M and amended to ply Woodlands Rd, Stagmont Ring, Choa Chu Kang Lk and Choa Chu Kang Nth 5, skipping KJE and Choa Chu Kang Dr.
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!979M
!979M
|Integrated with Service 979 and withdrawn.
|Merged with Service 979 and discontinued.
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!rowspan="6"|6
!rowspan="4"|30 August 2020
!rowspan="4"|30 August 2020
!171
!171
|Shortened to loop at Upp Bt Timah Rd from Yishun Int.
|Shortened to loop at Upp Bt Timah Rd (Bt Panjang Stn) from Yishun Int.
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!700
!700
|rowspan="2"|Withdrawn.
|rowspan="2"|Discontinued.
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!700A
!700A
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!972M
!972M
|Introduced as a supplementary trunk service plying as an alternate route of service 972, plying Bt Timah Rd, Dunearn Rd and Newton Rd, serving Bt Panjang Stn, Stevens Stn and Newton Stn. Replaces deleted sectors of services 171 and 700/700A.
|Introduced as a supplementary trunk service plying an alternate route of service 972 via Bt Timah Rd, Dunearn Rd and Newton Rd, serving Bt Panjang Stn, Stevens Stn and Newton Stn. Replaced deleted sectors of Services 171 and 700/700A.
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!rowspan="2"|31 August 2020
!rowspan="2"|31 August 2020
!971E
!971E
|Converted to regular trunk service and re-numbered Service 971.
|Converted to peak hour trunk service and re-numbered Service 971.
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!971
!971
|Re-numbered from Service 971E and amended to ply Petir Rd and Dairy Farm Rd in both directions.
|Re-numbered from Service 971E as a peak hour trunk service, amended to ply Pending Rd, Petir Rd and Dairy Farm Rd in both directions, and serves additional bus stops along Stevens Rd and Bras Basah Rd.
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!rowspan="3"|7
!rowspan="3"|11 April 2021
!rowspan="3"|11 April 2021
!67
!67
|rowspan="3"|Amended to serve Beauty World Stn via extended southbound Upp Bt Timah Rd, skipping Jln Anak Bukit.
|rowspan="3"|Amended to serve Beauty World Stn via extended southbound Upp Bt Timah Rd, skipping Jln Anak Bt.
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!75
!75
Line 85: Line 80:
!170
!170
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|-
!rowspan="4"|8
!rowspan="4"|12 December 2021
!rowspan="4"|12 December 2021
!22
!22
Line 91: Line 85:
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!65
!65
|Amended to ply Tampines Ave 4 instead of Tampines Ave 1 and 5, replacing deleted sectors of Service 22.
|Amended to ply Tampines Ave 4, skipping Tampines Ave 1 and Tampines Ave 5. Replaced deleted sectors of Service 22.
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!66
!66
|Shortened to loop at Upp Bt Timah Rd from Jurong East Int.
|Shortened to loop at Upp Bt Timah Rd (Beauty World Stn) from Jurong East Int.
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!506
!506
|Shortened to terminate at Serangoon Int from Jurong East Int.
|Shortened to terminate at Serangoon Int from Jurong East Int.
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!rowspan="2"|9
!3 April 2022
!rowspan="2"|3 April 2022
!972M
|Merged with Service 971 and amended to ply Pending Rd, Petir Rd and Dairy Farm Rd, skipping Bt Panjang Rd.
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!4 April 2022
!971
!971
|Integrated with Service 972M and withdrawn.
|Merged with Service 972M and discontinued.
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!972M
|Amended to ply Dairy Farm Rd, Pending Rd and Petir Rd in both directions, replacing Service 971.
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[[Category: Buses]]
[[Category: Buses]]

Latest revision as of 21:25, 10 July 2024

Introduction[edit]

In conjunction with the opening of the Downtown MRT Line, the existing bus service network in Bukit Panjang, Bukit Timah and Bedok Reservoir was rationalised to reduce route duplication and to complement the MRT system within the period from December 2015 to April 2022.

Service changes[edit]

Implementation date Service Service changes
27 December 2015 173 Amended to serve Beauty World Stn via Upp Bt Timah Rd in the direction towards Clementi Int, skipping Jln Anak Bt.
979 Introduced between Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk and Choa Chu Kang Cres (loop) under the LTA's BSEP, serving Bt Panjang Stn.
983 Extended to loop at Jelebu Rd from Choa Chu Kang Int under the LTA's BSEP, serving Bt Panjang Stn.
24 April 2016 979M Introduced as a temporary supplementary service between Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk and Choa Chu Kang Nth 5 (loop) under the LTA's BSEP, serving Bt Panjang Stn.
26 February 2017 973 Introduced between Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk and Hillview Ave (loop), serving Bt Panjang Stn and Hillview Stn.
21 October 2017 18 Amended to serve Tampines East Stn via Tampines St 32, Tampines St 33 and Tampines St 34 in both directions.
20 Amended to serve Expo Stn via Changi Sth Ave 1 and Somapah Rd in both directions.
118 Amended to serve Expo Stn via Changi Sth Ave 1 and Changi Business Pk Ave 1 in both directions.
137 Introduced between Sims Pl Ter and Upp East Coast Ter under the LTA's BSEP, serving MacPherson Stn, Ubi Stn and Bedok Nth Stn.
293 Amended to serve Tampines East Stn via Tampines Ave 7, Tampines Ave 9, Tampines St 42 and Tampines St 45 as its eastern looping point.
298 Introduced as a feeder service between Tampines Concourse Int and Tampines St 86 (loop) under the LTA's BSEP, serving Tampines Stn.
22 July 2018 979 Merged with Service 979M and amended to ply Woodlands Rd, Stagmont Ring, Choa Chu Kang Lk and Choa Chu Kang Nth 5, skipping KJE and Choa Chu Kang Dr.
979M Merged with Service 979 and discontinued.
30 August 2020 171 Shortened to loop at Upp Bt Timah Rd (Bt Panjang Stn) from Yishun Int.
700 Discontinued.
700A
972M Introduced as a supplementary trunk service plying an alternate route of service 972 via Bt Timah Rd, Dunearn Rd and Newton Rd, serving Bt Panjang Stn, Stevens Stn and Newton Stn. Replaced deleted sectors of Services 171 and 700/700A.
31 August 2020 971E Converted to peak hour trunk service and re-numbered Service 971.
971 Re-numbered from Service 971E as a peak hour trunk service, amended to ply Pending Rd, Petir Rd and Dairy Farm Rd in both directions, and serves additional bus stops along Stevens Rd and Bras Basah Rd.
11 April 2021 67 Amended to serve Beauty World Stn via extended southbound Upp Bt Timah Rd, skipping Jln Anak Bt.
75
170
12 December 2021 22 Shortened to terminate at Eunos Int from Ang Mo Kio Int.
65 Amended to ply Tampines Ave 4, skipping Tampines Ave 1 and Tampines Ave 5. Replaced deleted sectors of Service 22.
66 Shortened to loop at Upp Bt Timah Rd (Beauty World Stn) from Jurong East Int.
506 Shortened to terminate at Serangoon Int from Jurong East Int.
3 April 2022 972M Merged with Service 971 and amended to ply Pending Rd, Petir Rd and Dairy Farm Rd, skipping Bt Panjang Rd.
4 April 2022 971 Merged with Service 972M and discontinued.