1971 Bus Reorganisation
Introduction
The 1971 Bus Reorganisation was conducted on 11th April 1971 and all 130 existing bus routes, operated by 12 different bus operators were rationalised and reorganised. The aim for the Bus Reorganisation was to minimise the possible duplication of bus routes. Besides that, a new fare stage based fare was also introduced.
In the Bus Reorganisation, the bus services were operated by 4 bus companies as a result of the merger. They are the Amalgamated Bus Co. (ABC), Associated Bus Services (ABS) and United Bus Co. (UBC), together with the Singapore Traction Co. (STC), whereby STC had lose its monopolisation to run its bus routes within the city.
However, the STC had suffered great financial losses within the period of 1971 and had to permanently closed its bus operations on 1st December 1971, with the revocation of its omnibus license. Affected bus services operated by the STC were evenly distributed to the remaining 3 existing bus operators, i.e. ABC, ABS & UBC, until the remaining 3 bus companies merged to the Singapore Bus Services (SBS) on 1st November 1973. The distribution of the former bus services operated by STC are highlighted accordingly on the STC section of the "List of Bus Routes" table below.
List of Bus Routes
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| Bus operator | Service | Route |
| ABC | 5 | Upp Changi Rd (8¼ m.s.) - Commonwealth Ave/North Buona Vista Rd |
| 21 | Fidelio St/Aida St - Delta Circus | |
| 22 | Fidelio St/Aida St - Alexandra Rd/Pasir Panjang Rd | |
| 32 | Changi Rd (near Siglap Rd) - Mei Chin Rd (loop) | |
| 33 | Changi Rd (near Siglap Rd) - Clementi Rd (opp Jln Bendera) | |
| 41 | Telok Kurau - Redhill Close | |
| 41A | Joo Chiat Place - Redhill Close | |
| 44 | Telok Kurau - Delta Circus | |
| 62 | MacPherson Est - Alexandra Hill Est | |
| 63 | MacPherson Est - Gagak Selari Barat | |
| 65 | MacPherson Est - Gagak Selari Barat | |
| 90 | Paya Lebar Airport - Henderson Rd (near Jln Bt Merah) | |
| 122 | St. Michael's Est - Commonwealth Ave/North Buona Vista Rd | |
| 148 | Kim Keat Ave (Toa Payoh) - Commonwealth Ave/North Buona Vista Rd | |
| 190 | Delta Circus - South Canal Rd | |
| 192 | Commonwealth Ave/North Buona Vista Rd - South Canal Rd | |
| 192A | Clementi Rd (opp Jln Bendera) - South Canal Rd | |
| 193 | Commonwealth Ave/North Buona Vista Rd - South Canal Rd | |
| 193A | Commonwealth Ave/North Buona Vista Rd - Tg Pagar Rd (loop) | |
| 194 | South Canal Rd - Tiong Bahru Est (loop) | |
| 195 | Crawford St - Gagak Selari Barat (loop) | |
| 197 | Keppel Rd (near Cantonment Rd) - Jurong Shipyard | |
| 198 | New Market Rd - Jln Boon Lay/Jurong Rd (Jurong Ind Est) | |
| ABS | 1 | Changi Point - Delta Circus |
| 2 | Changi Point - Commonwealth Ave/North Buona Vista Rd | |
| 4 | Changi Point - Lloyd Leas Estate (loop) | |
| 10 | Bedok Rd/Upp Changi Rd - Prince Edward Rd (via East Coast Rd) | |
| 11 | Bedok Rd/Upp Changi Rd - Tg Pagar Rd/Anson Rd (via East Coast Rd) | |
| 12 | Bedok Rd/Upp Changi Rd - Commonwealth Ave/North Buona Vista Rd (via East Coast Rd) | |
| 13 | Bedok Rd/Upp Changi Rd - Commonwealth Ave/North Buona Vista Rd (via East Coast Rd) | |
| 13A | Bedok Rd/Upp Changi Rd - Commonwealth Ave/North Buona Vista Rd (via East Coast Rd) | |
| 31 | Changi Rd (near Siglap Rd) - Prince Edward Rd (via East Coast Rd) | |
| 31A | Changi Rd (near Siglap Rd) - Prince Edward Rd (via Joo Chiat Place) | |
| 45 | Kallang Park - Haig Rd (loop) | |
| 46 | Kallang Park - Kreta Ayer Rd (Via Shenton Way) (loop) | |
| 50 | Kaki Bukit Malay Settlement - Prince Edward Rd | |
| 50A | Kaki Bukit Malay Settlement - Stamford Rd (loop) | |
| 51 | Jln Eunos (end) - Alexandra Rd/Pasir Panjang Rd | |
| 70 | Jln Kayu (RAF Seletar) - Lor 5 Geylang | |
| 71 | Yio Chu Kang Rd/Upp Thomson Rd - Lor 5 Geylang | |
| 72 | Serangoon Gdn Est - Rhu Cross (Tg Rhu) | |
| 80 | Upp Changi Rd (near Tampines Rd) - Prince Edward Rd (via Tampines) | |
| 80A | Upp Serangoon Rd (6½ m.s.) - Prince Edward Rd | |
| 81 | Upp Changi Rd (near Tampines Rd) - New Bridge Rd/Neil Rd (via Tampines) | |
| 81A | Upp Serangoon Rd (6½ m.s.) - New Bridge Rd/Neil Rd | |
| 82 | Punggol Rd (end) - Prince Edward Rd | |
| 83 | Punggol Rd (end) - New Bridge Rd/Neil Rd | |
| 103 | Serangoon Gdn Est - Commonwealth Ave/North Buona Vista Rd | |
| 103A | Serangoon Gdn Est - Commonwealth Ave/North Buona Vista Rd | |
| 144 | Kim Keat Ave (Toa Payoh) - Commonwealth Ave/North Buona Vista Rd | |
| 147 | Lor 6 Toa Payoh - Commonwealth Ave/North Buona Vista Rd | |
| 152 | Lor 1 Toa Payoh - Telok Kurau | |
| 155 | Kim Keat Ave (Toa Payoh) - Bedok Rd/Upp Changi Rd (via MacPherson Est) | |
| 155A | Lor 1 Toa Payoh - Bedok Rd/Upp Changi Rd (via MacPherson Est) | |
| 156 | Lor 1 Toa Payoh - Upp Serangoon Rd (end) (via Serangoon Gdn Est) | |
| STC | 20 | Fidelio St/Aida St - Prince Edward Rd |
| 30/30A | Changi Rd (near Siglap Rd) - Prince Edward Rd | |
| 30A | Changi Rd (near Siglap Rd) - Stamford Rd (loop) | |
| 40 | Telok Kurau - Prince Edward Rd | |
| 42 | Telok Kurau - International Rd (Jurong Ind Est) | |
| 43 | Telok Kurau - Prince Edward Rd | |
| 60 | MacPherson Est - Prince Edward Rd | |
| 60A | MacPherson Est - Stamford Rd (loop) | |
| 61 | MacPherson Est - Alexandra Rd/Pasir Panjang Rd | |
| 64 | MacPherson Est - Commonwealth Ave/North Buona Vista Rd | |
| 91 | Paya Lebar Airport - Prince Edward Rd | |
| 94 | Jln Kolam Ayer - Ulu Pandan Rd/Clementi Rd | |
| 100 | Serangoon Gdn Est - Prince Edward Rd (via MacPherson Est) | |
| 100A | Serangoon Gdn Est - Finlayson Green (loop) | |
| 101 | Serangoon Gdn Est - New Bridge Rd/Neil Rd | |
| 101A | Serangoon Gdn Est - New Bridge Rd/Neil Rd | |
| 102 | Serangoon Gdn Est - Prince Edward Rd | |
| 102A | Serangoon Gdn Est - Prince Edward Rd | |
| 110 | Upp Serangoon Rd (6½ m.s.) - Prince Edward Rd | |
| 111 | Upp Serangoon Rd (6½ m.s.) - Commonwealth Ave/North Buona Vista Rd | |
| 112 | Upp Serangoon Rd (6½ m.s.) - Commonwealth Ave/North Buona Vista Rd | |
| 120 | St Michael's Est - Prince Edward Rd | |
| 120A | St Michael's Est - Stamford Rd (loop) | |
| 121 | St Michael's Est - Prince Edward Rd | |
| 123 | St Michael's Est - South Canal Rd | |
| 124 | St Michael's Est - Kg Bahru Rd/Keppel Rd | |
| 125 | St Michael's Est - Alexandra Rd/Pasir Panjang Rd | |
| 130 | Balestier Rd (near Thomson Rd) - Tg Pagar Rd/Anson Rd | |
| 131 | Balestier Rd (near Thomson Rd) - Tg Pagar Rd/Anson Rd | |
| 141 | Kim Keat Ave (Toa Payoh) - Prince Edward Rd | |
| 141A | Lor 6 Toa Payoh - Finlayson Green (loop) | |
| 142 | Lor 1 Toa Payoh - South Canal Rd | |
| 143 | Lor 6 Toa Payoh - Jurong Rd 10 m.s. Market | |
| 145 | Lor 1 Toa Payoh - Keppel Harbour | |
| 146 | Lor 1 Toa Payoh - Keppel Harbour | |
| 191 | Ulu Pandan Rd/Clementi Rd - Prince Edward Rd | |
| 191A | Commonwealth Ave/North Buona Vista Rd - Prince Edward Rd | |
| UBC | 92 | Paya Lebar Airport - Gagak Selari Barat |
| 93 | Paya Lebar Airport - Alexandra Rd/Pasir Panjang Rd | |
| 93A | Paya Lebar Airport - Jln Bt Merah | |
| 95 | Paya Lebar Airport - Havelock Rd (loop) | |
| 140 | Lor 6 Toa Payoh - Prince Edward Rd | |
| 140A | Lor 1 Toa Payoh - Stamford Rd (loop) | |
| 149 | Kim Keat Ave (Toa Payoh) - Prince Edward Rd | |
| 149A | Lor 1 Toa Payoh - Finlayson Green (loop) | |
| 150 | Lor 1 Toa Payoh - Crawford St | |
| 151 | Kim Keat Ave (Toa Payoh) - South Canal Rd | |
| 153 | Lor 1 Toa Payoh - Jln Bt Merah (near Henderson Rd) | |
| 154 | MacPherson Est - International Rd (Jurong Ind Est) (via Toa Payoh) | |
| 154A | New Bridge Rd/Neil Rd - Jln Besi (Mobil Refinery) (Jurong Ind Est) | |
| 160 | Crawford St - Rotherham Gate (H.M. Naval Dockyard) | |
| 161 | Sembawang Rd (end) - Prince Edward Rd | |
| 162 | Crawford St - Nee Soon Transit Camp | |
| 163 | Upp Thomson Rd (near Sembawang Hills Circus) - Prince Edward Rd | |
| 164 | Sembawang Rd (end) - New Bridge Rd/Neil Rd | |
| 165 | Upp Thomson Rd (near Sembawang Hills Circus) - Jln Boon Lay/Jurong Rd (Jurong Ind Est) | |
| 166 | Nee Soon Village - Sembawang Rd (end) | |
| 170 | Johore Bahru - Queen St | |
| 171 | Mandai Rd (near Sembawang Rd) - Queen St | |
| 172 | Lim Chu Kang Rd (end) - Prince Edward Rd | |
| 173 | Princess Elizabeth Est - New Bridge Rd/Neil Rd | |
| 174 | Nanyang University - New Bridge Rd/Neil Rd | |
| 175 | Upp Jurong Rd (end) - Prince Edward Rd | |
| 176 | Corporation Dr (Blk 61) - Prince Edward Rd | |
| 180 | Upp Bukit Timah Rd (near Ewart Circus) - Prince Edward Rd | |
| 180A | Upp Bukit Timah Rd (near Ewart Circus) - Stamford Rd (loop) | |
| 181 | Upp Bukit Timah Rd (near Ewart Circus) - Commonwealth Ave/North Buona Vista Rd | |
| 182 | Upp Bukit Timah Rd (near Ewart Circus) - Jln Besi (Mobil Refinery) (Jurong Ind Est) | |
| 196 | Gagak Selari Barat - Jurong Shipyard | |
| 200 | Upp Bukit Timah Rd (near Ewart Circus) - South Buona Vista Rd/Pasir Panjang Rd | |
| 201 | Jln Jurong Kechil - Clementi Rd/Pasir Panjang Rd | |
| 202 | Corporation Dr (Blk 61) - International Rd (near Philip Machine Fty) (Jurong Ind Est) | |
| 203 | Corporation Dr (Blk 61) - Jln Boon Lay/Jurong Rd (Jurong Ind Est) | |
| 204 | Corporation Dr (Blk 61) - Jln Besi (Mobil Refinery) (Jurong Ind Est) | |
| 205 | Corporation Dr (Blk 61) - Jurong Shipyard | |
| 206 | Choa Chu Kang Rd (end) - Tg Kling | |
| 207 | Bt Timah Rd 7 m.s. (outside Green Bus Garage) - Toh Tuck Rd (end) | |
| 208 | Marsiling Ave - Kranji Rd/Jln Chuan Seng | |