From RK 2010:
"How did Kent Ridge services came about?"
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In the past, Kent Ridge services terminate at Pasir Panjang Rd
(near Clementi Rd) ans South Buona Vista Rd (sv 200).
Below shows the list of the services after the 1971
re-organatisation
- Services from Pasir Panjang Rd (near Clementi Rd) -
33 - To Changi Rd (near Siglap Rd)
145 - To Toa Payoh Town Centre
146 - To Toa Payoh Town Centre
192A - To South Canal
201 - To Jln Jurong Kechil
- Services from South Buona Vista Rd -
200 - To Up Bt Timah Rd (10 ms)
During the 1974 rationalisation, certain alternate routes were
withdrawn to aviod duplication of existing service that ply on the
same route.
192A - Renumbered to 192
201 - Amended to Toh Tuck Rd with integration of former 207.
Now let's emphasise about the late 1970s till the 1980s of the Kent
Ridge Services
Kent Ridge Services were termianted in a new location at Clementi
Rd, previous location was at Pasir Panjang Rd, which is known as
the Kent Ridge Ter on which the name 'Kent Ridge' was taken from
the NUS Kent Ridge Campus as well as the proposed Kent Ridge
Hospital (now known as NUH).
- List of services in Kent Ridge Ter -
33 - To Chai Chee [was extended to Bedok in mid-1984 when Chai Chee
Ter closed]
145 - To Toa Payoh
200 - To Jln Anak Bukit (Loop)
201 - To Jln Anak Bukit (Loop)
216 - To C'wealth Ave (Loop)
Here are the kent Ridge services that were
introduced/amended/withdrawn from the 1980s to present.
10 - Service amended to serve Kent Ridge Ter in 1999.
95 - Routing change to start from Kent Ridge Ter instead of Buona
Vista Ter in Dec 2006.
145 - Service amended to ply Buona Vista Ter in 1989 in conjunction
of Service 186 merger.
151 - Service introduced as Kent Ridge to Hougang South int in
1993. Amended to ply Hougang Ave 3 and then Kent Ridge Cres in
1994. On 15 Feb 2004, service extended to Hougang Ctrl Int with the
closure of Hougang South int.
183 - Service introduced as Kent Ridge to Jurong East. It was
amended to loop via Science Park Rd in Oct 2005.
189 - Service loops at Kent Ridge Ter
200 - Service re-routed to serve Buona Vista Ter in Dec 2006
201 - Service withdrawal due to MRT rationalisation.
202 - Service withdrawal in 1993. Part of 202 route became part of
74.
216 - Service withdrawal in 1990.
On a side note about 216, there were mixed reactions by NUS
students who were being left out with the withdrawal of 216 and had
to take the alternate bus 96 to NUS, which leads to long queues in
the Clementi Bus Interchange.
Exteacted from a TNP article on 27/7/1990:
"The withdrawal of a bus service to the Kent Ridge campus from
April has upset some undergraduates because it now takes longer to
get to their classes."
"The National University of Singapore Students Union (Nussu) said
the withdrawal has led to long queues at the Clementi interchange
for service 96."
"As a result, some students spend more time travelling, Nussu said.
It added that its feedback showed that many undergraduates wanted a
return of service 216."
"An SBS spokesman said a new bus service, No. 95, was started in
January. It connects Buona Vista MRT Station to NUS/National
University Hospital near the science faculty."
"Moreover, the savings from scrapping services 216 had been
channeled to improve service 96."
"SBS said service 216 was getting less popular, so it was
scrapped."
"With the MRT now serving major housing estates, many NUS students
have switched to service 96, which provides the link to the nearest
MRT station, at Clementi."
"Although service 216 linked NUS to the MRT system at Buona Vista,
it was less popular as the transfer between bus and MRT involved a
long walk, SBS said."
"Also the trip by service 96 between NUS and the MRT station is
some 2km shorter than that by service 216."
Certain factors on why 216 was withdrawn was been drawn out and
explained in detail by SBS. That's why 216 was never being
re-introduced, despite many feedbacks from the NUSSU to get the
service 216 back and they had no choice they had to take 95 or 96
to get to NUS campus.
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I know something about the
Kent Ridge Bus Services.
Service 10 - Shortened to
Kent Ridge from Clementi to serve Tampines in
1998.
Service 33 - Originally
owned by ABC. To Changi area. Amended to Chai Chee and later to
Bedok in 1985.
Service 95 - Extended from
Lower Kent Ridge area to Kent Ridge in 2001. To Buona Vista. In
2006, extended to Holland Village.
Service 145 - Extended
from Keppel Harbour to serve Toa Payoh. In 1989, merged with 186 to
Buona Vista.
Service 146 - Route
identical to 145, before extending to Clementi.
Service 151 - Introduced
in 1993 to replace 201. To Hougang South. Extended to Hougang
Central in 2004.
Service 183 - Introduced
in 2004 to replace Express 507. To Jurong East. Extended to Science
Park 2 area in 2005.
Service 189 - Shortened
from West Coast Ferry Terminal to serve Bukit Batok in
2001.
Service 192A - Similar to
192 serving South Canal but it serve Kent Ridge while 192
served Commonwealth & Buona Vista. In 1974, merged with 192 and
in 1978, extended to Jurong.
Service 200 - South Buona
Vista / Pasir Panjang - Upper Bukit Timah. Extended to Kent Ridge.
In 1993, shortened to Holland Village. In 2006, shortened to Buona
Vista.
Service 201 - To Jalan
Jurog Kechil. Merged with 207 to be extended to Toh Tuck area.
Withdrawn and replaced by 151 in 1993.
Service 216 - Shortened
from Commonwealth / Buona Vista to National University Of
Singapore. Withdrawn in 1990.