Downtown Line Bus Rationalisation

Introduction

In conjunction with the opening of Stage 2 of the Downtown MRT Line, the existing bus service network in the North-West corridor was rationalised to reduce route duplication and to complement the MRT system within the period in 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
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 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		700	Withdrawn.
		700A
		972M	New supplementary service plying as an alternate route of 972, plying Bukit Timah Road, Dunearn Road and Newton Road
	31 August 2020	971	New trunk service converted from the former Express 971E and amended to ply Petir Road and Dairy Farm Road in both directions