History of Services 971 - 993

Service 971

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
Template:SMRT Buses (Current)	2020	31 August	Re-numbered from Express Service 971E between Bt Panjang Ring Rd and Cecil St (AM Peak) and between Anson Rd and Bt Panjang Ring Rd (PM Peak) as a peak hour one-directional service on weekdays. Wheelchair-accessible at launch.

Service 972

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
Template:SMRT Buses (Current)	2013	17 November	Introduced between Bt Panjang Temp Bus Park and Bencoolen St (Loop) under the LTA's Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).
	2014	2 March	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
	2015	14 June	Amended to ply Senja Rd and Senja Link.
		16 August	Serves 2 new bus stops between Blks 443A and 443B and outside Blk 442D along Fajar Rd.
		6 September	Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Blk 635C along Senja Rd.
			Serves new pair of bus stops outside Blk 548B and outside Blk 547C along Segar Rd.
		27 December	Serves the bus stop opposite Blk 183 along Bt Panjang Rd, skipping the bus stop outside Blk 604.
	2016	11 December	Skips abolished bus stop outside SMU along Bencoolen St.
	2017	4 September	Amended to Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub.

Short Trip 972A

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
Template:SMRT Buses (Current)	2013	17 November	Introduced from Bt Panjang Temp Bus Park to Orchard Rd (Dhoby Ghaut Stn), operating after the last bus of Service 972 daily.
	2014	2 March	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
	2015	14 June	Amended to ply Senja Rd and Senja Link.
		16 August	Serves 2 new bus stops between Blks 443A and 443B and outside Blk 442D along Fajar Rd.
		6 September	Serves new bus stop outside Blk 635C along Senja Rd.
			Serves new bus stop outside Blk 548B along Segar Rd.
		27 December	Serves the bus stop opposite Blk 183 along Bt Panjang Rd, skipping the bus stop outside Blk 604.
	2017	4 September	Amended to Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub.

Service 972M

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
Template:SMRT Buses (Current)	2020	30 August	Introduced as a supplementary service between Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub and Orchard Rd (Loop), plying an alternate route of Service 972 via Dunearn Rd, Scotts Rd and Bukit Timah Rd, replacing the deleted sectors of Service 171, 700 and 700A, skipping Stevens Rd. Wheelchair-accessible at launch.

Service 973

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
Template:SMRT Buses (Current)	2017	26 February	Introduced between Bt Panjang Temp Bus Park and Hume Ave (Loop). Wheelchair-accessible at launch.
		14 May	Serves additional bus stop opposite Hillview Stn along Upp Bt Timah Rd.
		4 September	Amended to Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub.
			Serves 3 new bus stops before and after Dairy Farm Heights along Dairy Farm Rd and before Hillview Stn along Upp Bt Timah Rd.

Short Trip 973A

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
Template:SMRT Buses (Current)	2019	13 January	Introduced from Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub to Pending Rd (Bef Pending Stn), operating after the last bus of Service 973 daily. Wheelchair-accessible at launch.

Service 974

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
Template:Tower Transit Singapore	2018	8 April	Introduced between Upp Bt Timah Rd (Bt Panjang Stn Exit A/LRT) and Joo Koon Int. Wheelchair-accessible at launch.
	2021	23 January	Amended to loop at Upp Bt Timah Rd from Joo Koon Int, skipping the bus stop after Bt Panjang Stn along Upp Bt Timah Rd with the closure of Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk.
Template:SBS Transit (Current)		29 May	Operations transferred to SBS Transit.

Short Trip 974A

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
Template:Tower Transit Singapore	2019	13 January	Introduced from Upp Bt Timah Rd (Bt Panjang Stn Exit A/LRT) to Choa Chu Kang Ave 4 (Lot 1 Shoppers' Mall), operating after the last bus of Service 974 daily. Wheelchair-accessible at launch.
	2021	23 January	Extended to start from Joo Koon Int with the amendment of Service 974 to loop at Upp Bt Timah Rd from Joo Koon Int.
Template:SBS Transit (Current)		29 May	Operations transferred to SBS Transit.

Service 975

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
Template:SMRT Buses (Current)	2005	27 February	Re-numbered from Service 175 as a service between Bt Panjang Int and Lim Chu Kang Rd (Loop).
	2010	28 November	Amended to ply Lor Rusuk with the partial closure of Old Lim Chu Kang Rd.
	2011	23 October	Skips a pair of abolished bus stops after LP 222 and B27 Old Choa Chu Kang Rd along Old Choa Chu Kang Rd.
	2012	16 December	Amended to start from and terminate at Jelebu Rd with the opening of Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk and the closure of Bt Panjang Int.
	2015	27 December	Serves additional bus stop outside Bt Panjang Stn along Petir Rd.
	2017	16 July	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		4 September	Amended to Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub.

Short Trip 975A (2014 - 2018)

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
Template:SMRT Buses	2014	12 May	Introduced from Jelebu Rd (Opp Blk 180) to Lor Rusuk (Aft Old Lim Chu Kang Rd) during peak hours on weekdays.
	2015	27 December	Extended to start from Petir Rd (Bt Panjang Stn).
	2017	16 July	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		4 September	Amended to Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub.
	2018	28 October	Integrated with Short Trip 975B and withdrawn.

Short Trip 975A (since 2020)

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
Template:SMRT Buses (Current)	2020	28 January	Introduced from Choa Chu Kang Ave 4 (Opp Choa Chu Kang Stn) to Brickland Rd (Aft Hai Inn See Tp) during evening peak hours daily. Wheelchair-accessible at launch.

Short Trip 975B

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
Template:SMRT Buses (Current)	2016	24 April	Introduced from Choa Chu Kang Ave 4 (Opp Choa Chu Kang Stn) to Lim Chu Kang Rd (Opp Lim Chu Kang Lane 3) on Sundays and Public Holidays.
	2017	13 February	Enhanced to operate on weekday and Saturday evenings.
		16 July	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
	2018	28 October	Integrated with Short Trip 975A and enhanced to operate during morning peak hours on weekdays.

Short Trip 975C

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
Template:SMRT Buses (Current)	2021	11 April	Introduced from Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub to Lim Chu Kang Rd (Police Coast Guard), operating after the last bus of Service 975 daily. Wheelchair-accessible at launch.

Service 976

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
Template:SMRT Buses (Current)	2019	10 November	Introduced between Choa Chu Kang Int and Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub, replacing Service BPS1. Wheelchair-accessible at launch.

Service 979

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
Template:SMRT Buses (Current)	2015	27 December	Introduced between Bt Panjang Temp Bus Park and Choa Chu Kang Cres (Loop) under the LTA's Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP). Wheelchair-accessible at launch.
	2017	4 September	Amended to Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub.
	2018	22 July	Integrated with Service 979M and amended to ply Woodlands Rd, Stagmont Ring and Choa Chu Kang North 5.
	2020	13 April	Last bus extended to 2400 hrs on weekdays.

Service 979M

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
Template:SMRT Buses	2016	24 April	Introduced as a temporary supplementary service between Bt Panjang Temp Bus Park and Choa Chu Kang North 5 (Loop) under the LTA's Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP). Wheelchair-accessible at launch.
	2017	4 September	Amended to Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub.
	2018	22 July	Integrated with Service 979 and withdrawn.

Service 980

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
	1998	27 December	Re-numbered from Service 160 as a service between Admiralty Rd West Ter and Lor 1 Geylang Ter.
	1999	TBC	Serves new pair of bus stops before Sembawang Stn and after Admiralty Country Club along Canberra Rd.
	2001	18 February	Serves the bus stop outside Novena Stn along Thomson Rd, skipping the bus stop outside Novena Church.
Template:SMRT Buses (Current)	2005	20 November	Amended to Sembawang Int.
	2006	3 December	Amended to ply Sembawang Dr, Admiralty Dr and Canberra Rd.
	2012	15 November	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
	2019	22 December	Serves new bus stop before Adana @ Thomson along Upp Thomson Rd.

Service 981

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
	1999	TBC	Introduced between Canberra Rd and Senoko Loop (AM Peak) and between Senoko Rd and Canberra Rd (PM Peak) as a peak hour one-directional service on weekdays and Saturdays.
	2002	4 February	Amended to start from Sembawang Way for morning peak trips and terminate at Sembawang Way for evening peak trips.
Template:SMRT Buses (Current)	2005	20 November	Extended to Sembawang Int.
	2013	21 April	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).

Service 983

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
Template:SMRT Buses (Current)	2015	25 April	Introduced between Choa Chu Kang Int and Choa Chu Kang Ave 5 (Loop) under the LTA's Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).
		14 June	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		27 December	Extended to loop at Jelebu Rd.
	2016	3 January	Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite APSN along Choa Chu Kang Grove.
		24 April	Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Blk 810 CP along Choa Chu Kang Ave 7.
	2017	4 September	Serves the bus stop after Bt Panjang Stn along Upp Bt Timah Rd, skipping the abolished bus stop along Petir Rd and the bus stop opposite Bt Panjang Plaza along Jelebu Rd.
	2018	16 December	Amended to new Choa Chu Kang Int.

Short Trip 983A

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
Template:SMRT Buses (Current)	2018	30 September	Introduced from Choa Chu Kang Int to Choa Chu Kang Rd (Blk 26), operating after the last bus of Service 983 daily. Wheelchair-accessible at launch.
		16 December	Amended to new Choa Chu Kang Int.
	2019	5 October	Last bus extended to 0105 hrs daily.

Service 985

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
	2003	27 July	Introduced between Choa Chu Kang Int and Lor 1 Geylang Ter with the integration of Services 185 and 989.
		12 October	Serves the bus stop opposite Bt Timah Plaza along Jln Anak Bt with the abolition of the bus stop under the PIE Flyover.
	2004	27 April	Amended to ply Geylang Rd, Kallang Rd and Sims Ave towards Choa Chu Kang Int with the temporary conversion of Lor 1 Geylang to a one-way road.
Template:SMRT Buses (Current)		6 December	Amended to ply the reinstated Lor 1 Geylang towards Choa Chu Kang Int, skipping Geylang Rd, Kallang Rd and Sims Ave.
	2006	30 April	Amended to ply Bt Batok West Ave 5 and Bt Batok West Ave 7.
		TBC	Serves new pair of bus stops outside Blk 336 and opposite Blk 334 along Bt Batok West Ave 7.
	2012	15 November	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
		9 December	Amended to ply Upp Bt Timah Rd and Bt Timah Link with the partial closure of Jln Jurong Kechil to facilitate the construction of Beauty World MRT station on the Downtown MRT Line.
	2014	26 January	Amended to ply the reinstated Jln Jurong Kechil, skipping Upp Bt Timah Rd and Bt Timah Link.
	2018	16 December	Amended to new Choa Chu Kang Int.

Service 985W

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
Template:SMRT Buses	2006	15 October	Introduced between Choa Chu Kang Int and Lor 1 Geylang Ter via Bt Batok Rd and Bt Batok West Ave 7 on a 3-month trial.
	2007	14 October	Withdrawn.

Service 989

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
	2001	5 August	Introduced between Choa Chu Kang Int and Changi Airport.
	2003	TBC	Serves new bus stop outside Goh & Goh Bldg along Jln Jurong Kechil.
		TBC	Converted to loop service between Choa Chu Kang Int and Changi Airport PTB 2.
		27 July	Integrated with Service 185 to form Service 985 and withdrawn.

Service 990

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
Template:SMRT Buses	2014	15 November	Introduced between Bt Batok Int and Jurong Gateway Rd (Loop) under the LTA's Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).
	2015	14 March	Serves new bus stop opposite The JTC Summit along Jurong Gateway Rd.
		22 March	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
Template:Tower Transit Singapore (Current)	2016	29 May	Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore.

Service 991

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
Template:SMRT Buses (Current)	2018	8 July	Introduced between Bt Batok Int and Bt Batok West Ave 5 (Loop). Wheelchair-accessible at launch.
		30 September	Integrated with Service 308 and extended to Choa Chu Kang Int.
		16 December	Amended to new Choa Chu Kang Int.
		23 December	Serves new pair of bus stops outside Blk 485B and opposite Blk 485A along Brickland Rd.

Short Trip 991A

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
Template:SMRT Buses (Current)	2018	8 July	Introduced from Bt Batok Int to Bt Batok West Ave 3 (Princess E Pr Sch), operating after the last bus of Service 991 daily. Wheelchair-accessible at launch.

Short Trip 991B

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
Template:SMRT Buses (Current)	2018	30 September	Introduced from Choa Chu Kang Int to Choa Chu Kang Ave 1 (Opp Choa Chu Kang Mkt), operating after the last bus of Service 991 daily. Wheelchair-accessible at launch.
		16 December	Amended to new Choa Chu Kang Int.

Short Trip 991C

Operator	Year	Date	Service changes
Template:SMRT Buses (Current)	2020	26 October	Introduced from Choa Chu Kang Ave 3 (Opp Blk 464) to Bt Batok West Ave 5 (Bt Gombak Stn) during morning peak hours on weekdays. Wheelchair-accessible at launch.