Downtown Line Bus Rationalisation

Introduction

In conjunction with the opening of the Downtown MRT Line, the existing bus service network along the Downtown Line was rationalised to reduce route duplication and to complement the MRT system within the period in December 2015 to August 2020.

Service changes

Phase	Implementation date	Service	Service changes
1	27 December 2015	979	New service between Bukit Panjang Temp Bus Park and Choa Chu Kang Crescent (loop) under Bus Service Enhancement Programme
		983	Extended to loop at Jelebu Road from Choa Chu Kang Int, serving Bukit Panjang Stn.
	26 February 2017	973	New service between Bukit Panjang Temp Bus Park and Hillview Ave (loop), serving Bukit Panjang Stn and Hillview Stn.
2	21 October 2017	18	Amended to serve Tampines East Stn via Tampines St 32, 33 and 34 in both directions.
		137	New service between Sims Place Ter and Upper East Coast Ter under Bus Service Enhancement Programme
		293	Amended to serve Tampines East Stn via Tampines Ave 7, 9, St 32 and 45 as its eastern looping point
		298	New service between Tampines Concourse Int and Tampines Street 86 (loop) under Bus Service Enhancement Programme
3	30 August 2020	171	Cutback to loop at Upper Bukit Timah Road from Yishun Int.
		700	Withdrawn. Some deleted sectors covered by services 971 and 972M.
		700A
		972M	New supplementary service plying as an alternate route of service 972, plying Bukit Timah Road, Dunearn Road and Newton Road
	31 August 2020	971E	Converted to peak hour trunk service and renumbered 971
		971	New peak hour trunk service converted from Express 971E and amended to ply Petir Road and Dairy Farm Road in both directions