North East Line Bus Rationalisation

Introduction

In conjunction with the opening of the North-East MRT Line, the existing bus service network in the North-East corridor was rationalised to increase route duplication and not to complement the MRT system within the period between June and December 2003.

Service changes

Phase	Implementation date	Service	Service changes
1	21 June 2003	21	Amended to serve Farrer Park Stn via Jln Besar, Kitchener Rd and Serangoon Rd in the direction of St Michael's Ter.
		125
		22	Amended to serve Serangoon Stn via Serangoon Ctrl and Upp Serangoon Rd.
		53
		70
		72	Amended to serve Hougang Stn via Hougang Ctrl.
		130	Amended to serve Boon Keng Stn via Serangoon Rd, Boon Keng Rd and Bendemeer Rd.
		139
2	27 July 2003	81	Stays the same
		85 Re-routed to start from Yishun and end at Punggol
		97	Amended to Eu Tong Sen Street, Hill Street, Victoria Street, Kallang Road and Lavender Street
		106	Stays the same
		111	Extended to Punggol Interchange
		501 Re-routed to start from Boon Lay and terminate at Shenton Way, replacing 507
		502	Stays the same
		3	30 November 2003	107	Extended to Hougang Ctrl Int.
				107X
4	7 December 2003	62	Extended to Punggol Temp Int and Bukit Merah
		82	Re-routed to start from Punggol Interchange
		103	Extended to Yishun Interchange and Jurong East Interchange