Bus Service 971E

Service 971E (Defunct)
Route Information
Former Route	Bukit Panjang ↔ Central Business District
Former Route Length	24.0 km (towards Central Business District) 21.4 km (towards Bukit Panjang)
Former Operator	(Choa Chu Kang – Bukit Panjang Bus Package)

Express Service 971E was a weekday peak hour limited-stop express route between Bukit Panjang and the Central Business District (CBD) via the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) and Pan Island Expressway (PIE).

This service was converted and re-numbered as Trunk Service 971 and amended to ply Petir Road on Monday, 31 August 2020.

Service Information

Route Information

Departure Timings

From 48009 Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk W'lands Rd Departure Time
Weekdays	07:05 07:12 07:19 07:26 07:33 07:39 07:45

From 03223 Tanjong Pagar Stn Exit C Anson Rd Departure Time
Weekdays	18:05 18:15 18:30

Direction 1 (Bukit Panjang → Cecil Street)

Bus Stops
48009 Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk W'lands Rd
44641 Blk 602 Bt Panjang Ring Rd
44651 Blk 617 Bt Panjang Ring Rd
44661 Blk 532 Jelapang Rd
44611 Blk 516 Jelapang Rd
44701 Blk 548B Segar Rd
44691 Blk 485 Segar Rd
44771 Fajar Stn Fajar Rd
44349 Bet Blks 443A/443B Fajar Rd
44339 Blk 442D Fajar Rd
44329 Bangkit Stn Bt Panjang Ring Rd
Non-Stop Bt Panjang Rd
Express BKE, PIE
40239 Aft Tanglin CC Whitley Rd
Non-Stop Stevens Rd
09219 Far East Plaza Scotts Rd
09047 Orchard Stn/Tang Plaza Orchard Rd
09037 Opp Mandarin Orchard Orchard Rd
08138 Concorde Hotel S'pore Orchard Rd
08057 Dhoby Ghaut Stn Orchard Rd
Non-Stop Bras Basah Rd
02119 Opp War Memorial Pk Nicoll Highway
03019 OUE Bayfront Collyer Quay
03059 One Raffles Quay Raffles Quay
03129 UIC Bldg Shenton Way
03217 Opp AXA Twr Shenton Way
03223 Tanjong Pagar Stn Exit C Anson Rd
03151 Opp GB Bldg Cecil St
03021 Prudential Twr Cecil St

Direction 2 (Anson Road → Bukit Panjang)

Bus Stops
03223 Tanjong Pagar Stn Exit C Anson Rd
03151 Opp GB Bldg Cecil St
03021 Prudential Twr Cecil St
03011 Fullerton Sq Fullerton Rd
02111 Esplanade Bridge Esplanade Dr
04111 Capitol Bldg Stamford Rd
04121 SMU Stamford Rd
08041 YMCA Orchard Rd
08031 Dhoby Ghaut Stn Exit B Penang Rd
08111 Winsland Hse Penang Rd
08121 Somerset Stn Somerset Rd
09059 Natl Youth Council Grange Rd
Non-Stop Orchard Blvd
09213 Thong Teck Bldg Scotts Rd
Non-Stop Stevens Rd
40231 Raffles Town Club Whitley Rd
Express PIE, BKE
Non-Stop Bt Panjang Rd
44321 Opp Bangkit Stn Bt Panjang Ring Rd
44331 Blk 239 Fajar Rd
44341 Blk 401A CP Fajar Rd
44779 Opp Fajar Stn Fajar Rd
44699 Blk 457 Segar Rd
44709 Blk 547C Segar Rd
44619 Blk 506 Jelapang Rd
44669 Opp Blk 532 Jelapang Rd
44659 Blk 537A CP Bt Panjang Ring Rd
44649 Blk 541A CP Bt Panjang Ring Rd
48009 Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk W'lands Rd

Historical Information

Operator	Route	Year	Date	Service changes
	AMBukit Panjang → Cecil St	2011	14 March	Introduced from Bt Panjang Int to Cecil St (Prudential Twr) as a peak hour one-directional service, operating 2 trips during weekday mornings.
			28 March	3rd AM peak trip added at 0715 hrs.
	AMBukit Panjang → Cecil St PMAnson Rd → Bukit Panjang		29 August	Extended to operate 2 trips between Anson Rd (Intl Plaza) and Bt Panjang Int during weekday evenings.
			31 October	4th AM peak trip added at 0745 hrs.
		2012	16 July	5th AM peak trip added.
			TBC	6th AM peak trip added.
			16 December	Amended to start from and terminate at Jelebu Rd with the closure of Bt Panjang Int.
		2013	15 April	7th AM peak trip added. 3rd PM peak trip added at 1805 hrs.
		2015	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 Blk 548B and outside Blk 547C along Segar Rd.
		2017	4 September	Skips a pair of bus stops outside and opposite Blk 180 along Jelebu Rd.
			17 September	Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
	N/A	2020	8 April	Temporarily suspended due to COVID-19 Circuit Breaker measures.
	AMBukit Panjang → Cecil St PMAnson Rd → Bukit Panjang		2 June	Resumed normal operations.
			31 August	Converted to regular trunk service, re-numbered Service 971, amended to ply Pending Rd, Petir Rd and Dairy Farm Rd and serves all bus stops along Stevens Rd and Bras Basah Rd.

External Links

• TransitLink eGuide (Archived)