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

SBS7382C SG

actually i think tat express services are kind of useless..being just trunk services with a very long route on the e'way......if tats the case we have many express services now e.g 966, 168 etc...

bus555 SG

How about city shopper?

SBS8533C SG

How about city shopper?

CityShopper services were scaled down gradually due to the low demand of the services and finally an abrupt end when 3 services 578, 579 & 581 were withdrawn just last year. Passengers would go for trunk services for cheaper fares rather than spending $3.30 or $3.60 fare in CityShopper.

The 7 Cityshoper services were introduced on 15 Dec 2007, as the sole purpose for direct services from HDB towns to the Orchard & Sutec areas.

$3.30 fare for 551, 575, 576, 577, 579, 580
$3.60 fare for 578 & 581

551, 575, 577 and 580 were withdrawn on 21 July 2008.
576 was withdrawn on 28 Oct 2008 (On the same day its operating hours were revised for 578, 579, 581)
578, 579, 581 were withdrawn on 27 July 2009

One Harmonius Blend SG

the SBST rego ranging from SBS 2500L-2592X when were they de-registered and what models where they?

And also other than the 8 mercz perms (TIB 551J-559M), What are the fleets 187 also get?

SBS8533C SG

the SBST rego ranging from SBS 2500L-2592X when were they de-registered and what models where they?

And also other than the 8 mercz perms (TIB 551J-559M), What are the fleets 187 also get?

SBS2500L to SBS2592X were all O305 DDs. They were deregistered between 2000 and 2001, and majority of them were based in HGDEP. Its known deployments were the following:
5, 7, 14, 51, 61, 64, 74, 97, 111, 132, 147, 153, 154, 165, 197, 321, 322, 326, 327, 328, 385

A few of the O305 DDs in this range together with SBS2478T, and partial buses ranging from SBS2481H - SBS2499H were under AMDEP back then. SBS2477X & SBS2488P was under HGDEP.

For the case of SBS2569P that became the Magic Ark bus, when SBS1793P (ex-YK5257P) became the Magic Ark SD bus, SBS2569P was deregistered straight after.

TIB551J to TIB559M were new to KJDEP 187.

Since 187 was still PAC back then, it uses the following:
1. NAC Nissan UDs. (for the case of TIB311K, TIB312H, TIB323B and some other Nissans in WLDEP, these buses can still be appeared on 187, even in year 2000)
2. OAC Nissan UDs (some ex-CSS buses also did 187, like TIB1250X was one of the first ex-CSS Nissan to appear on 187 after final touch up on its SMRT livery)
3. NAC Hino HT238
4. NAC Mercs O405 (TIB772M was one)
5. OAC Mercs O405 (largely common back then)
6. DAF Hispanos (TIB41X and TIB42X series) - they appeared in a very short while.
7. DAF WA Sentanta (TIB676H, TIB690R, TIB711P and many others did 187 too, just that it is very common on 178 as well)
8. Scania ELBOs (when 187 became WLDEP, it began to make use of ELBOs to 187, still NAC back then)
9. MB O405G bendies (the 1st & 2nd gen ones, TIB855H also did 187 when it was WLDEP 900 and WLDEP 184)
10. MB O405G Smiley buses / Habits/Volgrens (okay, its very common even today)

sbst275 SG

If I'm not wrong, Express 521 didn't seem to be an express service even when it was introduced, and its more like a trunk service. That's why feedback from commuters that they had to spend more money on 521 when it doesn't run express on any route, with a certain exception along AYE.

Peak hr express fare, off peak trunk fare.

It leap frog bus stops.

Gus.chong SG

Express 521 did not ply express along AYE. Some expressways doesn't seems to be an express route without bus stops.

SBS8533C SG

In that case, let's say if Express 521 still in existence now, it would have used the BKE/PIE and exit at Toh Tuck Rd and continue its journey via Toh Tuck Ave as an express sector and then to serve C'wealth Ave West bus stop or even amended to the current route of 963E.

If you notice when 521 was converted to trunk service and numbered as 963, it was made to call at bus stops along Toh Tuck Rd.

sbst275 SG

If I did remembered it was just Bt Panjang <> HarbourFront.

It only calls Petir Rd, Cashew Rd, Upp Bt Timah, Hillview Ave, Bt Batok East Ave 2/ East Ave 6/ East Ave 3, C'wealth Ave West (Blk 203), Clementi Ave 6, AYE (Blk 426 & ITE Dover), Buona Vista Flyover, AYE, Alexandra Rd, Telok Blangah Rd.

muziq bus SG

If I did remembered it was just Bt Panjang <> HarbourFront.

yes. you remembered correctly. Bt Panjang indeed.

to add on, when it was renumbered to 963, the service was amended to Woodlands.
also, no longer plied Bt Batok East Ave 6 instead, amended to BB East Ave 4.

One Harmonius Blend SG

So how did the former 0305 DDs look like? does anyone has an image of it?

As for the second part, the Hino HT238 when where they gone?

Can I still see the magic ark bus, Is it still roaming?

When 178 came under WLDEP in 1999, How long did TIB 637X,638T,639R,659H permed 178 and the remaining fleets (of which 637X-639R + 654X and 659H came back to perm 178)

Gus.chong SG

How about city shopper?

THE HISTORY OF CITYSHOPPER SERVICES

Cityshopper Services were only introduced by SBS Transit once - on 15 December 2007. They were introduced to cater commuters to the city in shopping comfort. Unlike normal bus services, these services have been introduced to cater specifically to a group of commuters who are willing to pay a bit more for a more comfortable and convenient ride. They are also designed to make maximum use of expressways to offer commuters a more direct and faster journey.

The routes of the 8 services is here as shown below:

Cityshopper 551 - Upp Serangoon Road - Orchard Road/Suntec City

Upp Serangoon Road, Hougang Avenue 8, Hougang Avenue 2, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3, CTE, Moulmein Road, Newton Road, Scotts Road, Orchard Road, Bras Basah Road, Temasek Boulevard, Rochor Road, Rochor Canal Road, Bukit Timah Road, CTE, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3, Hougang Avenue 2, Hougang Avenue 8, Upp Serangoon Road. (Resting point at Hougang Central Interchange.)

Cityshopper 575 - Bedok South Road - Orchard Road/Suntec City

Bedok South Road, Bedok South Avenue 3, New Upp Changi Road, Bedok North Road, PIE, Moulmein Road, Newton Road, Scotts Road, Orchard Road, Bras Basah Road, Temasek Boulevard, Temasek Avenue, Raffles Boulevard, Republic Boulevard, ECP, Bedok South Avenue 1, Bedok South Rd, Bedok South Avenue 3, New Upp Changi Road, Bedok North Road. (Resting point at Bedok Interchange.)

Cityshopper 576 - Tampines Avenue 7 - Orchard Road/Suntec City

Tampines Avenue 7, Tampines Avenue 4, Tampines Avenue 3, Tampines Avenue 8, Tampines Avenue 1, Bedok North Road Extension, Bedok North Road, PIE, CTE, Moulmein Road, Newton Road, Scotts Road, Orchard Road, Bras Basah Road, Temasek Boulevard, Temasek Avenue, Raffles Boulevard, Republic Boulevard, ECP, PIE, TPE, Tampines Avenue 7, Tampines Avenue 4, Tampines Avenue 3, Tampines Avenue 8. (Resting point at Tampines Interchange.)

Cityshopper 577 - Ang Mo Kio Avenue 9 - Orchard Road/Suntec City

Ang Mo Kio Avenue 9, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1, CTE, Moulmein Road, Newton Road, Scotts Road, Orchard Road, Bras Basah Road, Temasek Boulevard, Rochor Road, Rochor Canal Road, Bukit Timah Road, CTE, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 9. (Resting point at Yio Chu Kang Terminal.)

Cityshopper 578 - Compassvale Street - Orchard Road/Suntec City

Compassvale Street, Punggol Road, Sengkang East Avenue, Sengkang West Avenue, Fernvale Lane, Jalan Kayu, Yio Chu Kang Road, CTE, Moulmein Road, Newton Road, Scotts Road, Orchard Road, Bras Basah Road, Temasek Boulevard, Rochor Road, Rochor Canal Road, Bukit Timah Road, CTE, Yio Chu Kang Road, Jalan Kayu, Fernvale Lane, Sengkang West Avenue, Sengkang East Avenue, Punggol Road, Compassvale Street. (Resting point at Sengkang Interchange.)

Cityshopper 579 - Tampines Street 41 - Orchard Road/Suntec City

Tampines Street 41, Tampines Avenue 9, Tampines Street 45, Tampines Street 34, Tampines Street 32, Tampines Avenue 2, Simei Road, Simei Street 1, Simei Street 3, PIE, CTE, Moulmein Road, Newton Road, Scotts Road, Orchard Road, Bras Basah Road, Temasek Boulevard, Temasek Avenue, Raffles Boulevard, Republic Boulevard, ECP, Xilin Avenue, Simei Avenue, Simei Street 3, Simei Road, Tampines Avenue 2, Tampines Street 32, Tampines Street 34, Tampines Street 45, Tampines Avenue 9, Tampines Street 41. (Resting point at Tampines Interchange.)

Cityshopper 580 - Teban Gardens Road - Orchard Road/Suntec City

Teban Gardens Road, West Coast Road, West Coast Highway, West Coast Road, Clementi Road, AYE, CTE, Tiong Bahru Road, Zion Road, Hoot Kiam Road, Paterson Hill, Paterson Road, Orchard Road, Bras Basah Road, Temasek Boulevard, Temasek Avenue, Raffles Boulevard, Republic Boulevard, ECP, AYE, Clementi Road, West Coast Road, West Coast Highway, West Coast Road, Teban Gardens Road. (Resting point at Jurong East Interchange.)

Cityshopper 581 - Punggol Central - Orchard Road/Suntec City

Punggol Central, Punggol East, Punggol Field, Punggol Way, TPE, CTE, Moulmein Road, Newton Road, Scotts Road, Orchard Road, Bras Basah Road, Temasek Boulevard, Rochor Road, Rochor Canal Road, Bukit Timah Road, CTE, TPE, Punggol Way, Punggol Field, Punggol East, Punggol Central. (Resting point at Punggol Interchange.)

The fare for adults is $3.30 for commuters on 551, 575, 576, 577, 579 & 580 and $3.60 for commuters on 578 & 581. Child's fare is $1 on all service. (However, in Mighty Minds Bus Guide 2008 & 2009, there is an error stating that the services' fare are paid by fare stages.)

Due to Cityshopper 575 & 576 plying the same stops before & after plying the city, there will be a terminating sign to show that it is terminating.

Initially at first, the demand was quite good, but due to the expensive fare, the demand decreased and on 21 July 2008, Cityshopper 551, 575, 577 & 580 were withdrawn.

Onn 28 October 2008, Cityshopper 576 was suspended, but was never re-introduced and was subsequently counted as withdrawn. The other 3 services' timing was also adjusted. Finally, on 27 July 2009, the 3 services were withdrawn and this removed the Cityshopper Services concept.

Gus.chong SG

SBS8533C, can you tell me about Sembawang bus services after the 90s?

SBS8533C SG

So how did the former 0305 DDs look like? does anyone has an image of it?

As for the second part, the Hino HT238 when where they gone?

Can I still see the magic ark bus, Is it still roaming?

When 178 came under WLDEP in 1999, How long did TIB 637X,638T,639R,659H permed 178 and the remaining fleets (of which 637X-639R + 654X and 659H came back to perm 178)

The production batch of O305s are WAs, similar to the front bodyworks of LAs and LO2xes

The Hino HT238K were phased out at the end of 2001. Its last operations were 172 and 175. 188 was made FAC at the end of 2000

Magic Ark bus is no longer in use. Previously, it was sponsored by SBS & Apple Computer. Once the bus had ended life as Magic Ark bus, they were scrapped off and never return back.

The Scania Striders on 178 are almost running on 178 for about 8-10 years or so. Not too sure about it.

SBS8533C SG

SBS8533C, can you tell me about Sembawang bus services after the 90s?

SEMBAWANG BUS SERVICES

Previously, at that time Sembawang was in a prelimary stage in development. The only TIBS service that serve that area was 160, that plies along Canberra Rd. Some ex-RAF private roads, such as Old Nelson Rd, Kowloon Rd, were still in existence.

When Sembawang New Town began to sprung up at the middle stage of development in 1998/99, a new bus service 859, connects to the new Sembawang New Town, but however, there were no plans for a new terminal to be constructed at that time, and was made to loop st Sembawang from Yishun.

Later on, a new peak hour one-directional service, 981, was introduced from Sembawang Way to Senoko Loop (for the AM Peak); whereas for the PM Peak, it served vice-versa.

It was planned that a new bus interchange should be erected near their doorstep. The Sembawang Bus Interchange began constructed in early 2004 and began its opeartions on 20th November 2005. Refer to the post on "Sembawang Bus Interchange" below.

SBS8533C SG

SEMBAWANG BUS INTERCHANGE

The Sembawang Bus Interchange, commenced its operations on 20th November 2005. It's main purpose is to house some existing services plying along the Sembawang area into a one-stop public transport hub in Sembawang, except for 169, 856, 962, on which its route remains unchanged and will still serve the Sembawang area.

Services 167, 859, 980 & 981 were amended to the new Sembawang Interchange and a new service 882, was introduced to link from Sembawang to Sembawang Rd End Terminal (Loop)

Its route changes:

1) Service 167, previously from Sembawang Rd End Ter to Bt Merah, was amended to Sembawang Vista, Canberra Rd, Canberra Link, Sembawang Rd and continue its route to Bt Merah

2) Service 859, previously from Yishun to Sembawang Cres (loop), was amended to Sembwang Vista, Canberra Rd, Admiralty Lane, Admiralty Link, Sembawang Dr, Sembawang Cres and continue its route to Yishun Int

3) Service 980, previously from Admiralty Rd West to Lor 1 Geylang, was amended to Sembawang Vista, Sembawang Dr, Sembawang Ave,and continue its route to Lor 1 Geylang

4) Service 981, previously from Sembawang Way to Senoko Loop (One-directional), was amended to Sembawang Vista and Sembawang Dr and continue its route to Senoko Loop.

New Service

Service 882, was introduced on 20th November 2005, the same day Sembawang Interhcange commenced its operations. It plies from Sembawang Int to Sembawang Rd End Ter (Loop)

(Service 882 was also being amended to serve Montreal Dr, Montral Link, Wellington Circle a few years later)

SBS8533C SG

For the CityShopper Services, there was 578A, 579A and 581A, which operates only on weekends.

578A - Compassvale St (Blk 291A) - Temasek Blvd (Suntec Twr 2)
579A - Tampines St 41 (Blk 417) - Temasek Blvd (Suntec Twr 2)
581A - Punggol Ctrl (Opp Blk 293) - Temasek Blvd (Suntec Twr 2)

sbst275 SG

aiya.

Watever e case, CityShopper could only work on e year end festive shopping spree period.. Tat's e time everyone has big bags n not enough taxis to go around.

sinicker SG

my CityShopper 576. :(

Gus.chong SG

my CityShopper 576. :(

The service belongs to the company and not you.

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