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

Implementation date	Service	Service changes
27 December 2015	173	Amended to serve Beauty World Stn by skipping Jln Anak Bt.
	979	Introduced between Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk and Choa Chu Kang Cres (loop) under the LTA's BSEP, serving Bt Panjang Stn.
	983	Extended to loop at Jelebu Rd from Choa Chu Kang Int under the LTA's BSEP, serving Bt Panjang Stn.
24 April 2016	979M	Introduced as a temporary supplementary service between Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk and Choa Chu Kang Nth 5 (loop) under the LTA's BSEP, serving Bukit Panjang Stn.
29 August 2016	563	Withdrawn.
26 February 2017	973	Introduced between Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk and Hillview Ave (loop), serving Bt Panjang Stn and Hillview Stn.
21 October 2017	18	Amended to serve Tampines East Stn via Tampines St 32, 33 and 34 in both directions.
	20	Amended to serve Expo Stn via Changi Sth Ave 1 and Somapah Rd in both directions.
	118	Amended to serve Expo Stn via Changi Sth Ave 1 in both directions.
	137	Introduced between Sims Pl Ter and Upp East Coast Ter under the LTA's BSEP, serving MacPherson Stn, Ubi Stn and Bedok North Stn.
	293	Amended to serve Tampines East Stn via Tampines Ave 7, 9, St 32 and 45 as its eastern looping point.
	298	Introduced as a feeder service between Tampines Concourse Int and Tampines St 86 (loop) under the LTA's BSEP, serving Tampines Stn.
22 July 2018	979M	Integrated with Service 979 and withdrawn.
17 December 2018	658	Withdrawn.
	659
	662
	664
3 June 2019	669
30 August 2020	171	Cutback to loop at Upp Bt Timah Rd from Yishun Int.
	700	Withdrawn.
	700A
	972M	Introduced as a supplementary trunk service plying as an alternate route of service 972, plying Bt Timah Rd, Dunearn Rd and Newton Rd, serving Bt Panjang Stn, Stevens Stn and Newton Stn.
31 August 2020	971E	Converted to regular trunk service and re-numbered Service 971.
	971	Re-numbered from Service 971E and amended to ply Petir Rd and Dairy Farm Rd in both directions.