Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority
(LTA), SBST & SMRT - New and Extended Bus Services in December
2015
1. As part of the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP), four
new bus services – Services 47, 117, 118 and 979 – will be launched
in December 2015. Service 983, currently serving Choa Chu Kang
residents, will also be extended to Bukit Panjang from 27 December
2015.
2. In tandem with the introduction of new BSEP services, a new bus
terminal1 at
Changi Business Park will begin operations on 20 December 2015 to
serve the Changi South area.
3. The details of the services are:
Starting from Sunday, 20
December 2015
• Service 47: Changi Business Park Bus Terminal to Marine Parade
Road (loop) via Bedok South
• Service 117: Punggol Bus Interchange to Sembawang Bus Interchange
via Seletar Aerospace Park and Yishun
• Service 118: Punggol Bus Interchange to Changi Business Park Bus
Terminal via Tampines
Starting from Sunday, 27
December 2015
• Service 979: Bukit Panjang to Choa Chu Kang Crescent
(loop)
• Extension of Service 983 from Choa Chu Kang Avenue 5 to Bukit
Panjang Road (loop)
Service 47
4. New Service 47 will be introduced to improve connectivity
between the Changi Business Park and Marine Parade. Operated by SBS
Transit, this new service will enhance connectivity to Tanah Merah
MRT Station and key amenities such as Parkway Parade, Katong
Shopping Centre and Changi City Point. It will also provide
connectivity to schools such as Victoria School and Temasek Junior
College, as well as link residents from Marine Parade and Bedok
South to the Changi Business Park.
5. The service will ply Changi Business Park Central 2, Changi
South Avenue 2, Changi South Avenue 1, Xilin Avenue, Upper Changi
Road East, New Upper Changi Road, Bedok South Avenue 3, Bedok South
Road, Bedok South Avenue 1, Marine Parade Road, Amber Road
Mountbatten Road and East Coast Road before looping back to Marine
Parade Road via Still Road South. It will ply Changi Business Park
Central 1 in the return direction towards Changi Business Park Bus
Terminal.
6. Service 47 will operate from 6.00 am to 11.45 pm daily.
Service 117
7. Connectivity will be enhanced between Punggol, Seletar Aerospace
Park, Yishun and Sembawang with the introduction of Service 117.
The service, which will be operated by SBS Transit, will serve
residents from the expanding Punggol West, Yishun South and the
Canberra neighbourhood in Sembawang. It will also provide a direct
link to the Seletar Aerospace Park.
8. Service 117 will operate from Punggol Bus Interchange and ply
Punggol Central, Punggol Way, Tampines Expressway (TPE), Jalan
Kayu, Piccadilly, Seletar Aerospace Drive, Seletar West Link,
Yishun Avenue 1, Yishun Avenue 2, Canberra Link, Sembawang Way and
Sembawang Drive to Sembawang Bus Interchange.
9. The new service will operate from 5.45 am to 11.30 pm daily.
Service 118
10. Residents of Punggol and Tampines can also look forward to
Service 118 to Changi Business Park. The service will be operated
by SBS Transit and serve upcoming housing developments in Punggol
West and Tampines West, such as Matilda Portico and Tampines
Greenlace, by connecting them to key transport nodes such as
Punggol Bus Interchange and MRT Station, and the upcoming Downtown
Line 3 Tampines West Station.
11. The service will also enhance connectivity to amenities such as
Changi General Hospital and Tampines Retail Park, and schools such
as Temasek Polytechnic and ITE College East. In addition, Punggol
West residents can take Service 118 to the bus stops along the slip
road of TPE at Punggol Road to connect to other bus services to
destinations such as Bedok and Changi Airport.
12. Service 118 will operate from Punggol Bus Interchange and ply
Punggol Central, Punggol Way, Tampines Expressway (TPE), Tampines
Avenue 10, Avenue 5, Avenue 8, Avenue 1, Simei Avenue, Xilin
Avenue, Changi South Avenue 1, Changi South Avenue 2, Changi
Business Park Central 1 and Changi Business Park Central 2 to
Changi Business Park Bus Terminal.
13. Service 118 will operate from 5.45 am to 11.30 pm daily.
Service 979
14. A new loop service, Service 979, will be introduced in tandem
with the opening of Downtown Line 2 (DTL2). To be operated by SMRT,
the service will ply between Bukit Panjang and Choa Chu Kang
Crescent, enhancing connectivity between Yew Tee Estate and Bukit
Panjang Town. Residents can also access DTL2 at Bukit Panjang MRT
Station for onward travel to destinations such as Beauty World,
Little India and Bugis.
15. The service will also connect residents to amenities such as
Bukit Panjang Plaza, Junction 10 and Yew Tee Point, as well as
improving connectivity to schools such as West View Primary and De
La Salle School.
16. Service 979 will operate from Bukit Panjang Temporary Bus Park
and ply Upper Bukit Timah Road, Petir Road, Jelebu Road, Bukit
Panjang Road, Woodlands Road, Kranji Expressway (KJE), Choa Chu
Kang Drive, Choa Chu Kang North 5, Choa Chu Kang Street 52, Choa
Chu Kang Drive, Choa Chu Kang North 7 and Choa Chu Kang Crescent,
before looping back to Choa Chu Kang Drive via Choa Chu Kang North
7. When widening and modification works at the junction of
Woodlands Road with Stagmont Ring is completed, Service 979 will be
amended to ply Stagmont Ring instead of KJE, thereby increasing
coverage along Choa Chu Kang North 5.
17. Service 979 will operate from 5.45 am to 11.45 pm daily.
Service 983
18. SMRT Service 983, which currently operates from Choa Chu Kang
Bus Interchange and loops at Choa Chu Kang Avenue 5, will be
extended to Bukit Panjang. The extension will provide connections
to new housing developments such as Keat Hong Close, Keat Hong
Pride, Keat Hong Axis, Keat Hong Colours, Keat Hong Quad and Keat
Hong Mirage. It will also provide residents of Choa Chu Kang with a
direct link to Bukit Panjang MRT Station.
19. The extended route will ply Choa Chu Kang Avenue 6, Choa Chu
Kang Avenue 1, Choa Chu Kang Avenue 7, Choa Chu Kang Grove, Choa
Chu Kang Road, Upper Bukit Timah Road, Petir Road, Jelebu Road and
loop at Bukit Panjang Road.
20. Service 983 will continue to operate from 5.45 am to 11.45 pm
daily.
Annex A: Posters for BSEP routes launched/extended in December
2015
http://goo.gl/YowQ68
In view of the opening of the new Bukit Panjang and Beauty World
Downtown Line 2 (DTL2) stations on Sunday, 27 December 2015, the
following changes will take effect to provide enhanced connectivity
for commuters. Please refer to the attached poster for
more details of the affected routes in Bukit Panjang.
Please refer to attached poster for
more details.
Please refer to attached poster more
details.
Please refer to the attached poster here and here for
more details.
http://www.smrt.com.sg/Media/Press-release/News/articleid/719/%20News%20Releases/parentId/180/year/2015?category=Announcements%20
According to Alex Yam fb, they have plans to divert 979 to go
via Stagmont Link after they have completed the widening of the
road there... there will be a controlled right turn from Stagmont
Link to Woodlands...