Bus Service 979M

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Service 979M (Defunct)
SMB3540Z 979M.jpg
Route Information
Former Route Bukit Panjang Interchange ↺ Choa Chu Kang North 5 (Loop)
Former Route Length 9.0 km
Former Operator SMRT Buses
(Choa Chu Kang – Bukit Panjang Bus Package)

Bus Service 979M was an interim supplementary route variant of Service 979 that operated between Bukit Panjang Town Centre and Choa Chu Kang Neighbourhood 7 via the Kranji Expressway (KJE). This service was discontinued following the completion of junction widening works at Stagmont Ring and Woodlands Road.

Service Information[edit]

Route Information[edit]

Departure Timings[edit]

From
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45009
Bt Panjang Int
Petir Rd

Departure Time
Daily
06:00
06:30
07:00
07:30
08:00
08:30
09:00
09:30
10:00
10:30
11:00
11:30
12:00
12:30
13:00
13:30
14:00
14:30
15:00
15:30
16:00
16:30
17:00
17:30
18:00
18:30
19:00
19:30
20:00
20:30
21:00
21:30
22:00
22:30
23:00
23:30

Frequency[edit]

Period AM Peak
(First Bus - 08:30)
AM Off Peak
(08:31 - 16:59)
PM Peak
(17:00 - 19:00)
PM Off Peak
(19:01 - Last Bus)
Loop Service 30 minutes

Loop Service[edit]

Bus Stops
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45009
Bt Panjang Int
Petir Rd
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44259
Blk 183
Bt Panjang Rd
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44041
Ten Mile Junction Stn
W'lands Rd
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44051
Opp Blk 632 CP
W'lands Rd
Express
KJE
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45291
Opp Blk 704
Choa Chu Kang Dr
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45371
Opp Yew Mei Green Condo
Choa Chu Kang Nth 6
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45361
Opp Blk 765
Choa Chu Kang Nth 5
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45301
Blk 708
Choa Chu Kang Nth 5
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45299
Blk 702
Choa Chu Kang Dr
Express
KJE
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44069
Aft KJE Slip Rd
W'lands Rd
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44059
Blk 632 CP
W'lands Rd
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44049
Opp Ten Mile Junction Stn
W'lands Rd
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44031
Aft Bt Panjang Stn
Upp Bt Timah Rd
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45009
Bt Panjang Int
Petir Rd

Historical Information[edit]

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
SMRT Buses Bukit Panjang ↺ Choa Chu Kang North 5 2016 24 April Introduced as a temporary supplementary service between Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk and Choa Chu Kang Nth 5 (Loop) under the LTA's Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP), operating between 0555 hrs and 2325 hrs daily. Wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB) at launch. WAB
2017 4 September Amended to Bt Panjang Integrated Transport Hub.[1]
2018 22 July Integrated with Service 979 and discontinued.[2]

References[edit]

  1. "Route Amendment For Service 979/979M From Monday, 4 September 2017" Land Transport Authority, 8 August 2017. Archived 20 March 2022.
  2. "Route Amendment For Service 979 From Sunday, 22 July 2018" SMRT Corporation, 6 July 2018
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Choa Chu Kang – Bukit Panjang Bus Package
[ VTE]
Services 616775172176180184188188e190868E927970972972M973975976979979X982E983983M985991 SMRT Buses
Operated under Negotiated Contract
Choa Chu Kang Feeders 300301302307
Bukit Panjang Feeders 920922
Defunct 188R308700700A971971E979MBPS1NR3NR8
Bus Fleet Kranji Depot (KJDEP)
Single Decker Linkker LM312 • MAN NL323F (Euro V, Batch 1Euro V, Batch 2Euro V, Batch 3Euro VI Retrofitted Electric) • Mercedes-Benz OC500LE (Batch 1Batch 2) • Volvo B5LH
Double Decker Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (3-DoorBatch 1Batch 2) • MAN ND323F (3-DoorEuro V, Batch 1Euro V, Batch 2Euro V, Batch 3Euro VI, Batch 1Euro VI, Batch 2) • Volvo B9TL (Wright Eclipse Gemini 2) (Batch 4)
Articulated Buses MAN NG363F