History of Toa Payoh Feeder Services

Service 230

1^st Generation (1976 - 1983)

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
	Toa Payoh ↺ Lor 8 Toa Payoh	1976	13 December	Introduced between Toa Payoh Town Ctr Ter and Lor 8 Toa Payoh (Loop).
	Toa Payoh Ctrl ↺ Lor 8 Toa Payoh	1980	27 October	Amended to Toa Payoh Ctrl Ter.
		1983	26 December	Discontinued with the introduction of Service 238.

2^nd Generation (since 2023)

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current)	Toa Payoh ↺ Kim Keat Ave	2023	24 September	Introduced between Toa Payoh Int and Kim Keat Ave (Loop). Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch.
	Caldecott Stn ↺ Lor 8 Toa Payoh	2025	26 January	Extended to start from Toa Payoh Lk (Caldecott Stn) and loop at Lor 8 Toa Payoh under the LTA’s Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP).

Service 230M

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current)	Toa Payoh ↺ Kim Keat Ave	2025	8 June	Introduced between Toa Payoh Int and Kim Keat Ave (Loop) under LTA's Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP), operating between 0630 hrs and 2100 hrs on Weekdays and between 0900 hrs and 2100 hrs on Weekends & Public Holidays. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch.

Service 231/G/W

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current) Known as prior to 1 November 2001	231Toa Payoh → Lor 4 Toa Payoh ↺ Lor 1 Toa Payoh 231Toa Payoh → Lor 1 Toa Payoh ↺ Lor 1 Toa Payoh	1983	26 December	Introduced between Toa Payoh Int and Lor 1 Toa Payoh (Loop) as a bi-direction dual plate feeder service.
		1994	TBC	231First bus revised to 0515 hrs daily.
		1998	31 May	Amended to Toa Payoh Temp Int.
				Served a new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Toa Payoh Swim Cplx along Lor 6 Toa Payoh.
		2002	19 May	Amended to Toa Payoh Integrated Transport Hub.
	231GToa Payoh → Lor 4 Toa Payoh ↺ Lor 1 Toa Payoh 231WToa Payoh → Lor 1 Toa Payoh ↺ Lor 1 Toa Payoh	2010	2 December	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
	Toa Payoh ↺ Lor 5 Toa Payoh	2012	11 March	Shortened to loop at Lor 5 Toa Payoh and converted to a single plate feeder service, skipping Lor 6 Toa Payoh.

Service 232/G/W

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current) Known as prior to 1 November 2001	232Toa Payoh → Lor 6 Toa Payoh ↺ Lor 2 Toa Payoh 232Toa Payoh → Lor 2 Toa Payoh ↺ Lor 2 Toa Payoh	1983	26 December	Introduced between Toa Payoh Int and Lor 2 Toa Payoh (Loop) as a bi-directional dual plate feeder service.
		1993	12 February	232Amended to ply Lor 6 Toa Payoh, Lor 4 Toa Payoh and Toa Payoh Ctrl.
		1998	31 May	Amended to Toa Payoh Temp Int.
				Serves a new pair of bus stop outside and opposite Toa Payoh Swim Cplx along Lor 6 Toa Payoh.
	Toa Payoh ↺ Toa Payoh East	2002	19 May	Amended to Toa Payoh Integrated Transport Hub, integrated with Service 237, extended to loop at Toa Payoh East/Lor 7 Toa Payoh and converted to a single plate feeder service.
		2008	2 December	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		2019	5 October	Last bus extended to 0035 hrs daily.

Service 235

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current) Known as prior to 1 November 2001	Toa Payoh ↺ Lor 1 Toa Payoh	1983	26 December	Introduced between Toa Payoh Int and Lor 3 Toa Payoh (Loop).
		1998	31 May	Amended to Toa Payoh Temp Int.
				Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Toa Payoh Swim Cplx along Lor 6 Toa Payoh.
		2002	19 May	Amended to Toa Payoh Integrated Transport Hub.
		2010	31 January	Amended to ply Lor 6 Toa Payoh and Toa Payoh East, skipping Lor 4 Toa Payoh.
			18 October	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
	Toa Payoh ↺ Toa Payoh Link	2012	11 March	Extended to loop at Toa Payoh Rise.
		2021	28 August	Serves new bus stop outside Caldecott Stn Exit 4 along Toa Payoh Lk.
		2024	24 March	Serves new bus stop outside Blk 131B along Toa Payoh Rise.

Service 237

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
Known as prior to 1 November 2001	Toa Payoh ↺ Lor 7 Toa Payoh	1983	26 December	Introduced between Toa Payoh Int and Lor 7 Toa Payoh (Loop).
		1998	31 May	Amended to Toa Payoh Temp Int.
				Served new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Toa Payoh Swim Cplx along Lor 6 Toa Payoh.
		2002	19 May	Integrated with Service 232 and discontinued.

Service 238

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
(Current) Known as prior to 1 November 2001	Toa Payoh ↺ Lor 8 Toa Payoh	1983	26 December	Introduced between Toa Payoh Int and Braddell Rd (Loop).
		1998	31 May	Amended to Toa Payoh Temp Int.
				Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Toa Payoh Swim Cplx along Lor 6 Toa Payoh.
		2002	19 May	Amended to Toa Payoh Integrated Transport Hub.
		2012	3 December	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).

Service 239

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
	Toa Payoh ↺ Kim Keat Ave	1983	26 December	Introduced between Toa Payoh Int and Kim Keat Ave (Loop).
		1985	15 December	Discontinued.

See also

• History of Bus Services