History of Services 980 - 989

Service 980

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
Known as prior to 10 May 2004	Admiralty Rd West ↔ Lor 1 Geylang	1998	27 December	Re-numbered from Service 160 as a service between Admiralty Rd West Ter and Lor 1 Geylang Ter.
		1999	TBC	Serves new pair of bus stops before Sembawang Stn and after Admiralty Country Club along Canberra Rd.
		2001	18 February	Serves the bus stop outside Novena Stn along Thomson Rd, skipping the bus stop outside Novena Ch.
	Sembawang ↔ Lor 1 Geylang	2005	20 November	Amended to Sembawang Int.
		2006	TBC	Last bus from Lor 1 Geylang Ter brought forward to 2330 hrs on Sundays & Public Holidays.
			3 December	Amended to ply Sembawang Dr, Admiralty Dr and Canberra Rd.
		2007	TBC	First bus from Lor 1 Geylang Ter revised to 0600 hrs daily.
		2012	15 November	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		2019	22 December	Serves new bus stop before Adana @ Thomson along Upp Thomson Rd.
		2020	8 November	Skips the bus stop opposite SLF Cplx along Thomson Rd to facilitate the construction of the North-South Corridor (NSC).
(Current)		2021	3 October	Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore.
		2023	17 December	First bus from Sembawang Int brought forward to 0530 hrs on weekdays and Saturdays, and 0545 hrs on Sundays and Public Holidays.
				Last bus to Sembawang Int from the bus stop opposite Novena Church extended to 0030h daily under Thomson-East Coast Line Bus Rationalisation.

Service 981

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
Known as prior to 10 May 2004	AMSembawang Stn → Senoko Loop PMSenoko Rd → Sembawang Stn	1999	9 November	Introduced between Canberra Rd and Senoko Loop (AM Peak) and between Senoko Rd and Canberra Rd (PM Peak) as a peak hour one-directional service on weekdays and Saturdays.
		2002	4 February	Amended to start from Sembawang Way for morning peak trips and terminate at Sembawang Way for evening peak trips.
	AMSembawang → Senoko Loop PMSenoko Rd → Sembawang	2005	20 November	Extended to Sembawang Int.
		2013	21 April	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
(Current)		2021	3 October	Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore.

Service 983

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current)	Choa Chu Kang ↺ Choa Chu Kang Ave 5	2015	25 April	Introduced between Choa Chu Kang Int and Choa Chu Kang Ave 5 (Loop) under the LTA's Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP), operating between 0545 hrs and 2345 hrs daily.
			14 June	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
	Choa Chu Kang ↺ Upp Bukit Timah Rd		27 December	Extended to loop at Bukit Panjang station.
		2016	3 January	Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite APSN along Choa Chu Kang Gr.
			24 April	Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Blk 810 CP along Choa Chu Kang Ave 7.
		2017	4 September	Serves the bus stop after Bt Panjang Stn along Upp Bt Timah Rd, skipping the removed bus stop along Petir Rd and the bus stop opposite Bt Panjang Plaza along Jelebu Rd.
	983Choa Chu Kang ↺ Upp Bukit Timah Rd 983AChoa Chu Kang Dr → Choa Chu Kang Rd	2018	30 September	983AIntroduced from Choa Chu Kang Int to Choa Chu Kang Rd (Blk 26), operating after the last bus of Service 983 daily. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch.
			16 December	Amended to new Choa Chu Kang Int.
		2019	5 October	983ALast bus extended to 0105 hrs daily.
		2024	26 August	983First bus from Choa Chu Kang Int brought forward to 0530 hrs daily.

Service 983M

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current)	Choa Chu Kang Ave 5 → Teck Whye Cres	2024	18 March	Introduced as a supplementary service from Choa Chu Kang Ave 5 (Opp Blk 486) to Teck Whye Cres (Aft Teck Whye Wk) as a morning peak hour service on weekdays (except school holidays), operating 2 trips at 0640 and 0700 hours. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch.
		2025	27 October	Enhanced to operate 3rd trip at 0650 hours.

Service 984

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current)	984Jurong Town Hall ↔ W'lands Rd 984AW'lands Rd → Brickland Rd	2025	26 October	Introduced between Jurong Town Hall Int and Woodlands Rd (Aft KJE Slip Rd), operating between 0600 hrs and 2330 hrs daily from Jurong Town Hall Int and between 0535 hrs and 2335 hrs daily from Woodlands Rd. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch.
				984AIntroduced from Woodlands Road (Aft KJE Slip Rd) to Brickland Road (Blk 805D), operating after the last bus of Service 984 daily. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch.

Service 985

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current) Known as prior to 10 May 2004	985Choa Chu Kang ↔ Lor 1 Geylang 985AChoa Chu Kang → Jln Jurong Kechil	2003	27 July	Introduced between Choa Chu Kang Int and Lor 1 Geylang Ter with the integration of Services 185 and 989.
			28 July	985AIntroduced from Choa Chu Kang Int to Jln Jurong Kechil (Bef Upp Bt Timah Rd) during morning peak hours on weekdays.
			12 October	Serves bus stop opposite Bt Timah Plaza along Jln Anak Bt with the removal of the bus stop under the PIE Flyover.
		2004	27 April	Amended to ply Geylang Rd, Kallang Rd and Sims Ave towards Choa Chu Kang Int with the temporary conversion of Lor 1 Geylang to a one-way road.
			6 December	Amended to ply the reinstated Lor 1 Geylang towards Choa Chu Kang Int, skipping Geylang Rd, Kallang Rd and Sims Ave.
		2006	30 April	Amended to ply Bt Batok West Ave 5 and Bt Batok West Ave 7.
	Choa Chu Kang ↔ Lor 1 Geylang	2008	TBC	985AShort-Trip 985A discontinued.
		2012	15 November	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
			9 December	Amended to ply Upp Bt Timah Rd and Bt Timah Lk with the partial closure of Jln Jurong Kechil to facilitate the construction of Beauty World station on the Downtown Line.
		2014	26 January	Amended to ply the reinstated Jln Jurong Kechil, skipping Upp Bt Timah Rd and Bt Timah Lk.
		2018	16 December	Amended to new Choa Chu Kang Int.

Service 985W

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
	Choa Chu Kang ↔ Lor 1 Geylang	2006	15 October	Introduced between Choa Chu Kang Int and Lor 1 Geylang Ter as a alternate route of Service 985 via Bt Batok Rd and Bt Batok West Ave 7 on a 3-month trial.
		2007	14 October	Discontinued.

Service 989

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
	Choa Chu Kang ↔ Changi Airport	2001	5 August	Introduced between Choa Chu Kang Int and Changi Airport.
		2003	TBC	Serves new bus stop outside Goh & Goh Bldg along Jln Jurong Kechil.
	Choa Chu Kang ↺ Changi Airport		TBC	Converted to loop service between Choa Chu Kang Int and Changi Airport PTB 2.
			27 July	Integrated with Service 185 to form Service 985 and discontinued.

See also

• History of Bus Services