Difference between revisions of "Downtown Line Bus Rationalisation"

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|New service between Tampines Concourse Int and Tampines Street 86 (loop) under Bus Service Enhancement Programme
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|New supplementary service plying as an alternate route of service 972, plying Bukit Timah Road, Dunearn Road and Newton Road
|New supplementary service plying as an alternate route of service 972, plying Bukit Timah Road, Dunearn Road and Newton Road
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|New trunk service converted from the former Express 971E and amended to ply Petir Road and Dairy Farm Road in both directions
|New trunk service converted from the former Express 971E and amended to ply Petir Road and Dairy Farm Road in both directions

Revision as of 14:26, 4 September 2020

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

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, serving Bukit Panjang Stn.
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 eastern 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700 Withdrawn. Some deleted sectors covered by services 971 and 972M.
700A
972M New supplementary service plying as an alternate route of service 972, plying Bukit Timah Road, Dunearn Road and Newton Road
31 August 2020 971E Converted to trunk service and renumbered 971
971 New trunk service converted from the former Express 971E and amended to ply Petir Road and Dairy Farm Road in both directions