Bus-MRT Rationalisation

On 24th January 1988, the first bus service rationalisation was conducted in conjunction with the opening of the North-South and East-West Lines of the MRT network.

These service changes were planned by SBS & TIBS before TransitLink took over the rationalisation exercise to further integrate the public transport system on 16th December 1990.

Service changes

Phase	Implementation date	Service	Service changes
1	24 January 1988	22	New service between Ang Mo Kio and Tampines.
		27	New service between Tampines and Changi Airport PTB.
		73	Shortened to Yio Chu Kang Ter.
		118	New service between Hougang and Orchard Rd (loop).
		138	Withdrawn.
		140	Withdrawn.
		141	Withdrawn.
		176	New service between Jurong East and Bt Panjang.
		305	Withdrawn.
2	10 July 1988	187	New service between Bt Panjang and Jurong.
		188	New service between Jurong and Jurong West St 91 (loop).
		306	Withdrawn.
3	11 July 1988	202	Amended to Buona Vista Ter. At the same time, amended to ply North Buona Vista Rd, Dover Rd and Dover Ave, skipping C'wealth Ave West.
		205	Amended to ply Toh Tuck Est.
		212	Merged with Service 202 and withdrawn.
4	31 July 1988	75	Extended to Choa Chu Kang Ter.
		177	Withdrawn.
		185	New service between Choa Chu Kang and Shenton Way.
		209	Withdrawn.
5	5 November 1988	76	Withdrawn.
6	18 December 1988	51	Extended to Jurong East Int.
		55	Merged with Service 195 and 203 and withdrawn.
		79	Merged with Service 97 and withdrawn.
		97	Amended to ply via AYE, skipping Pasir Panjang Rd and covers the deleted sectors of Service 79 route.
		132	Amended to Hougang Int.
		183	Withdrawn.
		192	Merged with Service 51 and withdrawn.
		195	Merged with Services 55 and 203 and re-routed to start from South Canal and loop at Commonwealth Dr.
		203	Merged with Services 55 and 195 and withdrawn.
		856	New service between Yishun and Woodlands.
7	5 March 1989	76	New service between Yio Chu Kang and Marine Parade.
		159	Amended to ply Lor Chuan, skipping CTE.
		176	Amended to ply Upp Bt Timah Rd and Bt Batok West Ave 6.
		211	Withdrawn.
8	28 May 1989	151	Withdrawn.
9	11 June 1989	94	Withdrawn.
		168	Withdrawn.
10	27 August 1989	26	Extended to Toa Payoh Int.
		145	Amended to Buona Vista Ter.
		146	Merged with Service 166 and withdrawn.
		148	Merged with Service 26 and withdrawn.
		157	Amended to Jurong East Ave 1 and Jurong West Ave 1.
		166	Merged with Service 146 and extended to Clementi Int.
		186	Merged with Service 145 and withdrawn.
11	1 October 1989	164	Withdrawn.
		855	New service between Yishun and World Trade Ctr.
12	22 October 1989	199	Amended to Yuan Ching Rd and Boon Lay Way, skipping Corporation Dr.
		406	Withdrawn.
13	5 November 1989	1	Withdrawn.
		13	Amended to Yio Chu Kang Ter.
		20	Withdrawn.
		62	Extended to Hougang Int.
		90	Withdrawn.
		91	Withdrawn.
		94	New service between Eunos and Paya Lebar Airport (loop).
		100	Extended to Ghim Moh Ter.
		111	Extended to Ghim Moh Ter.
		175	Re-routed to start from Bukit Batok Int and loop at Tuas Rd.
		192	New service between Tuas and Boon Lay Way (loop).
		303	Withdrawn.
		M2	New service between Jln Kembangan and Opera Est (loop).
14	10 March 1990	173	Re-routed to start from Bt Batok Int and loop at Jln Anak Bukit via Bt Batok Ctrl and Bt Batok St 21, skipping Bt Batok East Ave 3.
		177	Extended to Bt Batok Int. At the same time, extended to Bt Panjang Int.
		205	Amended to ply Toh Tuck Ave, skipping Old Toh Tuck Rd.
15	16 April 1990	126	Withdrawn.
16	18 May 1990	403	Amended to Pasir Ris Int.
17	2 September 1990	13	Amended to ply Bishan St 22.
		56	Extended to Marina Ctr Ter, with the merger of Services 58 and 150.
		58	Merged with Service 56 and 150 and withdrawn.
		101	Merged with Service 83 and withdrawn.
		150	Merged with Service 56 and 58 and withdrawn.

See also

• TransitLink Integration Exercise