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 6th January 1991.

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	Discontinued.
		140	Discontinued.
		141	Discontinued.
		176	New service between Jurong East and Bt Panjang.
		305	Discontinued.
2	13 March 1988	95	Discontinued and replaced by new Service 105.
		99	Re-routed between Clementi Int and Jurong West St 91 (loop).
		105	New service between Serangoon and Clementi.
		107	Converted to full day service and amended to serve Kallang Basin and Marina Ctr.
3	10 July 1988	187	New service between Bt Panjang and Jurong.
		188	New service between Jurong and Jurong West St 91 (loop).
		190	New service between Bt Panjang and New Bridge Rd.
		306	Discontinued.
4	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 discontinued.
5	31 July 1988	75	Extended to Choa Chu Kang Ter.
		177	Discontinued.
		185	New service between Choa Chu Kang and Shenton Way.
		209	Discontinued.
6	18 December 1988	51	Extended to Jurong East Int.
		55	Merged with Service 195 and 203 and discontinued.
		79	Merged with Service 97 and discontinued.
		97	Merged with Service 79 and amended to ply AYE, skipping Pasir Panjang Rd.
		132	Amended to Hougang Int.
		183	Discontinued.
		192	Merged with Service 51 and discontinued.
		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 discontinued.
7	5 March 1989	76	New service between Yio Chu Kang and Marine Parade.
		176	Amended to ply Upp Bt Timah Rd and Bt Batok West Ave 6.
		211	Discontinued.
8	28 May 1989	151	Discontinued.
		163	Shortened to Marina Ctr Ter.
		315	Merged with Service 318 and amended to Boundary Rd, Lor Chuan and Serangoon Gdn Way.
		318	Discontinued.
9	11 June 1989	94	Discontinued.
		168	Discontinued.
		CBD1	Discontinued.
10	27 August 1989	26	Extended to Toa Payoh Int.
		145	Amended to Buona Vista Ter.
		146	Merged with Service 166 and discontinued.
		148	Merged with Service 26 and discontinued.
		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 discontinued.
11	1 October 1989	164	Discontinued.
		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	Discontinued.
13	5 November 1989	1	Discontinued.
		8	Discontinued.
		13	Amended to Yio Chu Kang Ter.
		20	Discontinued.
		62	Extended to Hougang Int.
		90	Discontinued.
		91	Discontinued.
		94	New service between Eunos and Paya Lebar Airport (loop).
		100	Extended to Ghim Moh Ter.
		111	Extended to Ghim Moh Ter.
		133	Amended to Ang Mo Kio Ave 1, Lor Chuan, Serangoon Ave 2 and Upp Serangoon Rd.
		133A	Discontinued.
		175	Re-routed to start from Bt Batok Int and loop at Tuas Rd.
		301	Discontinued.
		M2	New service between Jln Kembangan and Opera Est (loop).
14	6 November 1989	192	New service between Tuas and Lakeside MRT (loop).
		M3	New service between Bedok Gdns and Lucky Gdns (Loop).
		M4	New service between Eunos and Marine Parade Rd (Loop).
15	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.
		205	Amended to ply Toh Tuck Ave, skipping Old Toh Tuck Rd.
16	12 March 1990	177	Extended to start from Bt Batok Int and extended to loop at Bt Panjang Ter.
17	15 April 1990	126	Discontinued.
		213	Discontinued.
		216	Discontinued.
18	18 May 1990	403	Amended to Pasir Ris Int.
19	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 discontinued.
		83	Amended to Serangoon Ctrl, Yio Chu Kang Link, Yio Chu Kang Rd, Hougang Ave 2 and Hougang Ave 8.
		101	Merged with Service 83 and discontinued.
		150	Merged with Service 56 and 58 and discontinued.
		207	Discontinued.
20	16 December 1990	118	Merged with Service 111 and discontinued.
		179	Merged with Service 190 and discontinued.
		190	Merged with Service 179 and extended to Choa Chu Kang.

See also

• TransitLink Integration Exercise