Past bus routes and deployment

last SG · 2009-08-18T22:50:31+00:00

Are there any bus ply Hu Ching Rd in the past?Thought saw a SBS bus pass by Jurong Town Pri Sch when i was a kid

sbst275 SG

the Volvo B55 Alisa was considered a rare item

Not many operators in Asia got it afaik

wsy1234 SG

Volvo b55 Alisa ver rare indeed. I remenber it look and sound like a volvo b57 with a extra sitting 2nd level. I wonder which bus deport it attached to ? Most of the Merc 0350s DD seems comming from the west side deport and most volvo buses seems comming from the east side deport. Toa Payoh had all the leyland buses from SD to DDs.

SBS8533C SG

If I am not mistaken service 187 for a start was under full JRBP, after which it came under full BBDEP. Btw Volvo MK3s ever did service 187 as well?

MK3s ever did 187 before.

SBS8533C SG

245 was absorbed into 78 (prev post case).

if I'm not wrong, 175 was eventually withdrawn partly due to Sv 99. Wonder wat was it's final route

Route of Service 175:

When the Service shortened to Bt Batok on 6 Nov 1989:
Bt batok int, Bt Batok Cttrl, Bt Batok West Ave 3, Bt Batok Rd, Jurong Rd, PIE, Jurong Rd, Upp Jurong Rd, Jln Ahmad Ibrahim Rd, Tuas West Rd, Pioneer Rd and Tuas Rd (Loop)

Return via Upp Jurong Rd, PIE, Jurong Rd, Bt Batok Rd, Bt Batok West Ave 3, Bt Batok Ctrl, Bt BAtok Int.

When the Service was amended to loop at Jurong West St 91 on 7 Jul 1990, the day after teh Boon Lay MRT Station opens:
Bt Batok Int, Bt Batok Ctrl, Bt Batok West Ave 3, Bt Btok Rd, Jurong Rd, PIE, Upp Jurong Rd, Jurong West St 72, Jurong West Ave 5, Pioneer Rd North, JUrong Wst St 91 (Loop)

Return via Jurong West St 92, St 91, Pioneer Rd North, Jurong West Ave 5, Jurong West St 72, Upp Jurong Rd, PIE, Jurong Rd, Bt batok Rd, Bt Batok West Ave 3, Bt Batok Ctrl, Bt Batok Int.

However, in this case, the withdrawal reasons for 175 was not because of the amendments of 99. Only service 242 used to ply along Jurong West St 72 and Ave 5. This service, together with 188 was withdrawn on 20 Jan 1991 to minimise route duplcation.

To enhance the areas of Jurong West New Town (focusing on Jurong West St 72 and Ave 5), service 99 from Clementi was amended to serve Jurong West St 72 and Ave 5 on 19 May 1991, just 4 months after the withdrawal of 175 and 188.

sbst275 SG

seems like AIRCON 192 was designed to take on 175's route.

Sadly 175 could have been kept for now. But wonders abt the load back then

SBS8533C SG

seems like AIRCON 192 was designed to take on 175's route.

Sadly 175 could have been kept for now. But wonders abt the load back then

192 was still NAC when the service was amended on 7 Jul 1990.

In its previous era (pre-Boon Lay Int, between 6 Nov 1989 to 30 Jun 1990), this service used to operate from 0630-0900 and 1430-1900 on weekdays (for saturdays, 0630-0900 and 1200-1630) and no operation on sundays & PHs.

Tuas Ter, Pioneer Rd, Tuas Cres, Tuas Ave 20, Pionerr Rd, Tuas Ave 8, Ave 9, Ave 12, Ave 1, Ave 3, Tuas Rd, Upp Jurogn Rd, Jln Boon Lay, Boon Lay Ave, Boon Lay Dr, Corportion Rd, Corporation Dr, KAng Ching Rd, Yuan Ching Rd, Boon Lay Wsy (Loop)

Return via Corportaion Rd, Boon Lay Dr, Boon Lay Ave, Jln Boon Lay, Upp Jurong Rd, Tuas Rd, Pioneer Rd, Tuas Cres, Tuas Ave 20, Pioneer Rd, Tuas Ave 8, Ave 9, Ave 12, Ave 1, Avr 3, Tuas Rd, Pioneer Rd, Tuas Ter

Between 1 to 6 Jul 1990, the route still remains the same, except for a slight amenement to and from Boon Lay Int via Boon Lay Wsy.

From 7 Jul 1990 onwards, the route becae:

Boon Lay Int, Boon Lay Way, Jln Boon Lay, Upp Jurong Rd, Jln Ahmad Ibrahim, Tuas West Rd, Pioneer Rd and Tuas Rd (Loop)

Return via Upp Jurong Rd, Jln Boon Lay, Boon Lay Way, Boon Lay Int.

By this route information, it is clear that the stretch of Tuas West Rd, Pioneer Rd and Tuas Rd was previously used by 175. It was known that 192 had skipped the entire avenues in Tuas and continues its route via Tuas West Rd.

SBS8533C SG

BNDEP 65

iveco SG

Route of Service 175:

When the Service shortened to Bt Batok on 6 Nov 1989:
Bt batok int, Bt Batok Cttrl, Bt Batok West Ave 3, Bt Batok Rd, Jurong Rd, PIE, Jurong Rd, Upp Jurong Rd, Jln Ahmad Ibrahim Rd, Tuas West Rd, Pioneer Rd and Tuas Rd (Loop)

Return via Upp Jurong Rd, PIE, Jurong Rd, Bt Batok Rd, Bt Batok West Ave 3, Bt Batok Ctrl, Bt BAtok Int.

When the Service was amended to loop at Jurong West St 91 on 7 Jul 1990, the day after teh Boon Lay MRT Station opens:
Bt Batok Int, Bt Batok Ctrl, Bt Batok West Ave 3, Bt Btok Rd, Jurong Rd, PIE, Upp Jurong Rd, Jurong West St 72, Jurong West Ave 5, Pioneer Rd North, JUrong Wst St 91 (Loop)

Return via Jurong West St 92, St 91, Pioneer Rd North, Jurong West Ave 5, Jurong West St 72, Upp Jurong Rd, PIE, Jurong Rd, Bt batok Rd, Bt Batok West Ave 3, Bt Batok Ctrl, Bt Batok Int.

However, in this case, the withdrawal reasons for 175 was not because of the amendments of 99. Services 241 and 242 used to ply along Jurong West St 72 and Ave 5. This service, together with 188 was withdrawn on 20 Jan 1991 to minimise route duplcation.

To enhance the areas of Jurong West New Town (focusing on Jurong West St 72 and Ave 5), service 99 from Clementi was amended to serve Jurong West St 72 and Ave 5 on 19 May 1991, just 4 months after the withdrawal of 175 and 188.

I thought 99 (& 242) were amneded because of new route 243.

iveco SG

honestly 165 could have been extended to Boon Lay. So ppl now working at Boon Lay Way dun have to take 99 -> MRT -> feeder

You mean those pple working @ COugar logistics area? They have 105 tooo.

iveco SG

I believe part of the 165 route from the Clementi to Boon Lay stretch duplicates the MRT.

165 did not pass by CLE MRT when it terminated @ JUR (& then BNL). It went down CLE Rd, AYE and then on to BNL. I suspect it duplicated 30 or 154 so it was cut short. It was made to ply C'wealth Ave West when it terminated @ CLE.

iveco SG

Nope, that was because in 1998 SBS wanted to deploy full fleet AC on the more popular bus routes. Services like 2, 7, 12, 27, 30, 143, 166 etc were converted to FAC. As such services like 77 as well as 6, 79, 90, 138, 151, 156, 175 etc were converted to PAC. Feeder services only started getting PAC one year later when the NAC Volvo MK2s, Scania N113CRBs and Mercs were converted to CAC.

And I remembered service 77 converted back to FAC in Jan 2000 just before it was handed over to Tibs in Jun that year

77 & 131 were downgraded in mid-98 when the 1st round of FAC conversion started. I remember 14, 99, 106, 147 & 166 were no longer served by 2-axle DDs thereafter. Later on most Shenton Way routes became FAC. 10, 131 & 196 joined 100 as FAC routes in 1999.

SBS8533C SG

I thought 99 (& 242) were amneded because of new route 243.

service 243 was purely introduced as a new feeder service in 1993, to extend its coverage around Jurong West (st 75, st 81). Hoever, both 99 and 242 were not amended as they still serve the ave 5 and st 72 sector and does not result in the introduction of 243.

SBS8533C SG

But 70, 107, 186 remains PAC until 2003, when LO2x were withdrawn, VO2x were transfer to SLBP and 107 became HGDEP.

28 was still PAC, during the SBST times, in 2002, when the service receives a new batch of VSO, then the service was made FAC.

SBS8533C SG

===== THE SHIFT TO BOON LAY BUS INTERCHANGE ON 1 JULY 1990 =====

Boon Lay Bus Interchange (aka Blk 699/699A) commences its operations on 1 Jul 1990. The main focus of the interchange is basically connects to the new Boon Lay MRT Station which opened to the public on 6 Jul 1990.

Its suggestions from the public in the past had paid-off and was in a due consideration that a new interchange to be erected, when the MRT was still under construction in 1988-89. The new interchange in Boon Lay became a virtue to the residents of the new satellite town in Jurong West/Boon Lay area. However, its existing Jurong Interchange which was opened on 1 JUne 1978 as part of the Jurong Bus Rationalisation was proven useful and strategically loacted at Jurong Port Rd. Jurong Interchage became an integrated hub with a well-organised bus service (you may wish to refer back to this thread on Rationalisation of Jurong Bus Service article)

As the Jurong West New twon being developed in rapid stages during the period of 1980s, Jurong Interchange would became out of step as time goes by. Those commuters from Jurong West would have to take a bus down to Jurong Int and transfer another bus to their workplace in Tuas/Jurong Ind Estates. In the past, the Jurong Interchange served the public well as it was then a bustling interchange with shipyardds, factrories and industrial estates surrounding the Jurong area as that part of Boon Lay still undeveloped. With the new Boon Lay Int and the direct connection to the MRT, commuters had welcomed the move and was pleased with the new and spacious interchange that SBS had undertaken to improve the standards on its bus services.

It is also noticed that Jurong Interchange had constructed an annex to expand its passenger concourse to ease the passenger flow by relocating its services to different berths in 2 phases on 30 Nov and 7 Dec 1987.

We take an overview of the major changes in the Jurong Trunk services, Industrial & Residential feeder services

TURNK SERVICES
30 - To Bedok Interchange
To extend to Boon Lay Int via Corporation Rd and Boon lay Way, Will also ply to Teban Gdns Rd and Penjuru Rd, in the direction towards Boon Lay Int.

154 - To Eunos Interchange
To extend at both ends to ply betwewen Boon Lay Int and Eunos Int

157 - To Toa PAyoh Interchange
To plt via Boon Lay ave and Jln Boon Lay to Boon Lay Int

178 - To Woodlands Interhcange (TIBS)
To ply via Boon Lay Ave and Corporation Rd to Boon Lay Int

187 - To Bt Panjang Termianl
To ply via Jurong East AVe 1 and Boon Lay Way to Boon Lay Int

192 - To Tuas
From 7 Jul 1990, Service 192 will cover Jln Ahmad Ibrahim, Taus West Rd and Pioner Rd.

196 - To Marina Parade Termial
To extend to Boon Lay Int via Corporation Rd and Boon Lay Way

197 - To Geylang Termianl
To ply via Jurong Town Hall Rd, Jurong EAst/West AVe 1, and Boon LAy ave to Boon Lay Int.

198 - To Sims Plaece Terminal
To extend to Boon Lay Int via Corporation Rd and Boon Lay Way

199 - To Nanyang Technologiacl Institute

206 - To Lim Chu akng terminal

951 - To Marsiling Rd Terminal (TIBS)

INDUSTRIAL FEEDER SERVICES
246 - To ply via Boon Lay Gans and Taman Jurong to loop at 3rd CHin Bee Rd.

247- To ply via Jurong Peir Rd and Jln Buorh to loopa t Fishery Port Rd

248 - To ply via Jln Boon Lay and Enterprise Rd to loop at Neythal Rd

249 - To pyl via Jln Burioh and Tg Kilng Rd to loopa t Jln Samulun.

250 - To ply via International Rd to loop at 6th Lokyang Rd.

251 - To ply via Jln Ahmad Ibrahim and Pioneer Rd to loop at Refiunery Rd.

252 - To ply via Joo Koon Circle and GUl Way to loop at Gul Circle.

253 - To ply via JLn Ahmad Ibbrahim and Benoi Secotr to lop at Benoi Rd.

254 - To ply via Tuas Rd, and Pionerr Rd to loop at Tuas Ave 1.

255 - To ply via Jln Ahmad Ibrahim and Gul Circle to loop at Gul Cres

257 - To ply via Pioneer Rd to loop at Gul Rd

RESIDENTIAL FEEDER SERVICES
240 - To extend to Boon Lay Int via Boon Lay Way
To loop at Jln Ahmad Ibrahim

244 - To extend to Boon Lay Int via Boon Lay Way
To loop at Corporation Drive

OTHER AFFECTED SERVICES
10 - Clementi int to Tampines Int
To reocate from Jurong Int to Clementi Int

78 - Jurong East to Clementi
To ply into Pandan Rd

98 - Jurong East to Jln Ahmad Ibrahim

165- Clementi to Ang Mo Kio
To relocate from Jurong Int to Clementi Int from 7 JUly 1990. Will ply from Boon Lay to Ang Mo Kio from 1-6 JUl 1990.

175 - Bukit Batok to Jurong West St 91
Instaead of plying to Tuas, Service 175 will ply to Jurong Wset St 91 from 7 July 1990

176 - To intergrate with service 184 to ply between Bt Panjang Ter to Bt Merah Int.

188 - Jutrong Bus Park to Jurogn West St 91.

FEEDER SERVICES
241 - To oeprate from Jurong East to serve Teban Gdns/Pandan Gdns

245 - To Be Withdrawn

450 - To Be Weithdrawn

vicamour SG

Thanks for the write up.

Scania BR112DH double decker demo use to operate in service 10 or 30 from old jurong interchange to Bedok interchange. I took it for a joy ride during my school holiday in the later 80s and early 90s. This bus has the same feeling as today Scania buses which the engine sound like the n113crb, not really as comfort as the 0305s DD. But it better than all leyland DDs that time. Volvo DDs that time was on service 7 and 65. I like the volvo DD that operate on service 7 it very smooth. I also had taken volvo DD that had a front engine on service 65, the driver complained very noisy and hot and the shake like leyland DD bus, I discovered it had the same gear changes as leyland. Still that time it was the merc 0305 the best DD bus I had taken. It use to operate on Toa Payoh service 143. I think the service 143 had 4 or 5 merc 0305 the rest is leyland DDs that time when the bus is new. And it the only merc DDs operated from Toa Payoh bus terminal in the early 80s, before later years service 26 came to join in at the new toa payoh interchange. I taken it to my school.

You are lucky.

I never get the chance to sit them at all.

Anyway, is there a bus terminus along Outram Road (beside the old flats near Outram MRT)???

What happened to it??? What services plied there before???

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sbst275 SG

Seems like 254 was later amended to serve bigger coverage of Tuas.

I believe 192 was initally peak hr sv was because Tuas was still under developed then

sbst275 SG

You mean those pple working @ COugar logistics area? They have 105 tooo.

nope

Tat stretch along Boon Lay Way (Bet Toh Tuck Ave & Jurong East St 11/ Toh Guan Rd) has developed so much so tat the whole stretch are industrial bldgs these days

the peak hours has super long crowd for Sv 99

sbst275 SG

107 was still AMDEP until it was extended to Hougang to partly replace Sv 82.

Bet VO2x's transfer and extension, it used NAC SDs

Yongjunzer SG

sv159 was also belong to amdep until sep 2005 something like that, at thatt time i remember sbs161u also cameo on that service before.

Yongjunzer SG

then sv 156 is it controlled by bbdep and am,dep that time until 2005?

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