City Direct Services
SBS6217D - City Direct Service 655Introduction
City Direct Services (CDS) are express bus routes between selected residential estates and the city. They were introduced under the Bus Services Enhancement Programme (BSEP) to benefit commuters travelling to the city with improved connectivity,
9 new City Direct bus services ply from the housing estates of Ang Mo Kio, Bedok, Bukit Batok, Eunos, Hougang, Jurong East, Sembawang, Sengkang and West Coast to the Central Business District (CBD). With limited stops and the usage of expressways, commuters using these services would have comparable journey time to taking a connecting bus or LRT service and transferring to the MRT into the city.
For a start, all the nine new City Direct services made two one-way trips on weekday mornings from the respective housing estates towards the CBD. Similarly, two one-way trips took commuters back home from the city in the evenings. More trips have since been added to the bus services depending on the demand for the services. The bus services operate on weekday peak periods excluding public holidays.
The move is in line with the Transport Minister’s announcement at the Committee of Supply 2013 to tap on the resources of private bus operators to run more City Direct bus services to augment the resources of the public transport operators (PTOs). Currently, express services introduced under the BSEP, naming 513, 850E, 951E and 982E are operated by PTOs and run parallel to train lines between estates and the city.
Route information
| Service | Route | Operator | Introduction date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM Peak | PM Peak | |||
| 651 | Jurong West Avenue 3 → Marina Boulevard | Central Boulevard → Jurong West Avenue 3 | 
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2 Sep 2013 |
| 652 | Upper Thomson Road → Shenton Way | Anson Road → Upper Thomson Road | 
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6 Jan 2014 |
| 653 | Hume Avenue → Marina Boulevard | Central Boulevard → Hillview Avenue | 
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13 Jan 2014 |
| 654 | Anchorvale Street → Shenton Way | Anson Road → Anchorvale Street | 
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20 Jan 2014 |
| 655 | West Coast Road → Marina Boulevard | Central Boulevard → West Coast Road |
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17 Feb 2014 |
| 656 | Canberra Road → Shenton Way | Anson Road → Canberra Road |
| |
| 657 | Jurong West Avenue 1 → Marina Boulevard | Central Boulevard → Jurong West Avenue 1 | 24 Feb 2014 | |
| 658 | Bedok Reservoir Road → Shenton Way | Anson Road → Jalan Damai | 
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19 May 2014 |
| 659 | Bedok South Road → Shenton Way | Anson Road → Bedok South Road | 9 Jun 2014 | |
| 660 | Buangkok Green → Shenton Way | Anson Road → Buangkok Green | 23 Jun 2014 | |
| 661 | Pasir Ris Drive 3 → Marina Boulevard | Central Boulevard → Pasir Ris Drive 3 | 22 Sep 2015 | |
| 662 | Choa Chu Kang North 7 → Marina Boulevard | Central Boulevard → Choa Chu Kang North 7 | ||
| 663 | Yishun Avenue 6 → Shenton Way | Anson Road → Yishun Avenue 6 | Template:Tower Transit Singapore | 28 Sep 2015 |
| 664 | Tampines Street 41 → Marina Boulevard | Central Boulevard → Tampines Street 41 |
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6 Oct 2015 |
| 665 | Marsiling Drive → Shenton Way | Anson Road → Marsiling Drive | Template:Tower Transit Singapore | 12 Oct 2015 |
| 666 | Punggol Drive → Marina Boulevard | Central Boulevard → Punggol Drive |
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29 Feb 2016 |
| 667 | Clementi Avenue 4 → Marina Boulevard | Central Boulevard → Clementi Avenue 4 | 
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8 Mar 2016 |
| 668 | Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 → Marina Boulevard | Central Boulevard → Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 |
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15 Mar 2016 |
| 669 | Bedok North Road → Marina Boulevard | Central Boulevard → Bedok North Road |
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22 Mar 2016 |
| 670 | Yishun Avenue 7 → Marina Boulevard | Central Boulevard → Yishun Avenue 7 | 29 Mar 2016 | |
| 671 | Punggol Road → Marina Boulevard | Central Boulevard → Punggol Road |
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17 Oct 2016 |
| 672 | Hougang Street 51 → Marina Boulevard | Central Boulevard → Hougang Street 51 | 7 Nov 2016 | |