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ITS HISTORY OF PRINCE EDWARD RD TERMINAL AND SHENTON
WAY TERMINAL AND ITS BUS SERVICES
Back to the 1950s and 1960s, the Singapore Traction Company was the
only bus company that monopolizes the city area such as Shenton
Way, Tanjong Pagar and New Bridge Rd. It restricts other chinese
bus companies from entering the city area, as the roads in the city
area was specially used for STC buses.
(STC was owned and incorporated in United Kingdom, as Singapore was
a British colony)
If you look back to the Singapore Street Dirctory in the 1960s
(those back pages), you would only see STC bus services plying
around the city area while the 10 Chinese bus companies, would
operate services in the repsective rural districts and new
towns.
Shenton Way Bus Terminal was only a roadside terminal located at
Shenton Way with boarding bus stops that were frequently
over-crowding. There wasn't a proper bus parking bays and its buses
were simply parked on the road side leading to congestion.
When the re-organisation of the bus service started on 11th Apr
1971, its bus services were then extended to Prince Edward Rd. It
was not known exactly, if the STC services were ever terminate at
the Prince Edward Rd before its re-organisation. The terminal was
located just a walk away from Singapore Polytechnic and Shenton
Way.
The Prince Edward Rd Terminal survived for only 16 years. A new
terminal, Shenton Way Bus Terminal (working name was Palmer Rd
Terminal, but was renamed), was the first bus terminal to be built
under Benjamin Sheares Bridge. With this construction as a first of
a kind, this had known to free up more space for urban
redevelopment.
Shenton Way Bus Terminal began its operations on 28th June 1987,
with SBS Services 60, 70, 82, 130, 131, 172, 175, 186, 193 and TIBS
Service 161 were made to terminate at the new terminal. Back then,
boarding was allowed at Palmer Rd, with 4 new berths erected. THe
alighting point was at Marina House, Shenton Way.
(On 5th July 1987, Service 188 was abolished and the terminus at
Ulu Pandan ceased to operate)
On 26th Apr 2010, Shenton Way Bus Terminal would have to re-locate
again, this time round, it is visible to the public (i.e. the
current location of Shenton Way Bus
Terminal). With the amendments of Service 106 and 133 extended to
Shenton Way, the terminal was relocated to accomodate with the 3
additional bus services at Shenton Way, with the other being, the
newly introduced 133M from Shenton Way to Marina Center. It was
also, on the same day, the roads that served the Marina Bay Sands -
Bayfront Ave - was opened to vehicluar traffic and new bus stops
were erected for public buses to call there.
(The Scania K310UD, SBS7888K, was the only demo bus that first
operates as a trial basis on 133M (subsequently to 133) and
terminates at the new Shenton Way Bus Terminal. It first made its
appearence on 133M on 17 May 2010.)
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MEMORANDUM
The following list of the bus services are as follows, from the
STC, 1971 reorganisaion, 1974 Bus Rationalisation and other
amendments up to the 1970s. As some service has been mentioned
earlier by its episode, I will just list it down as a historical
refernece. Also, you can use this database to compare and contrast
the terminating points of each service during the period.
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STC BUS SERVICES (Pre 1971)
STC 6 from Newton Circus
STC 7 from Kolam Ayer Estate
STC 9 from Delta Rd
STC 12 from Singapore Airprot
STC 14 from Kim Keat Ave
STC 14 from Jln Aman
STC 17 from Sussex Estate
STC 17B from Jln Bt Merah
FIRST BATCH OF SHENTON WAY / PRINCE EDWARD BUS
SERVICES
(These services below terminates at Prince Edward
Rd)
ABS 10 - From Bedok Rd/Upp Changi Rd
STC 20 - From Fidelio St & Aida St [handed to ABS]
STC 30/30A - From Changi Rd (Near Siglap Rd) [handed to ABS]
ABS 31 - From Changi Rd (near Siglap Rd)
ABS 31A - From Changi Rd (near Siglap Rd)
STC 40 - From Telok Kurau [handed to UBC]
STC 43 - From Telok Kurau [handed to ABS]
ABS 50 - From Kaki Bukit Malay Settleement
STC 60 - From MacPherson Est [handed to UBC]
ABS 80 - From Upp Changi Rd (Near Tampinea Rd)
ABS 80A - From Upp Serangoon Rd
ABS 82 - From Punggol Rd End
STC 91 - From Paya Lebar Airport [handed to UBC]
STC 100 - From Serangoon Gaden Est [handed to ABS]
STC 102 - From Serangoon Garden Est [handed to UBC]
STC 102A - From Serangoon Garden Est [handed to UBC]
STC 120 - From St Michael's Est (Jln Aman) [handed to ABS]
STC 121 - From St Michael's Est (Jln Aman) [handed to ABC]
UBC 140 - From Lor 6 Toa Payoh
STC 141 - From Kim Keat Ave [handed to UBC]
UBC 149 - From Kim Keat Ave
UBC 161 - From Sembawang Rd End
UBC 163 - From Upp Thomson Rd
UBC 172 - From Lim Chu Kang Rd End
UBC 175 - From Upp Jurong Rd
UBC 176 - From Corporation Dr
UBC 180 - From Upp Bt Timah Rd
STC 191 - From Ulu Pandan Rd/Clementi Rd [handed to ABS]
STC 191A - From C'wealth Ave / North Buona Vista Rd [handed to
ABS]
1974 BUS RATIONALISATION
Withdrawn Services: 60/60A, 80A, 121, 149A.
Amended Services: 149 and 149A to form Service 149A. Service 149
was made to start at Toa payoh.
Renubering of Services:
30/30A - 30
31/31A - 31
102A - 105
191A - 190
Modified Services:
31 - extended to New Bridge Rd
43 - Operates only during peak hours on Weekdays and
Saturdays.
91 - Rerouting of service from Paya Leabr Airport to Prince Edward
Rd
180 - Resiting of terminii to Bt Panjang Circus and Tg Pagar Rd
respectively.
196 - Resiting of termins to Prince Edward Rd
SBS BUS SERVICES AT THE END OF 1979
40 - From Kg Chai Chee
70 - From Jln Kayu [it used to terminate at Piccadilly/Seletar
Camp]
80 - From Tampines Rd
82 - From Punggol Rd End
91 - From Paya Lebar Airport
100 - From Serangoon Gdn Est
120 - From St Michael's Est
140 - From Toa payoh
141 - From Toa Payoh
149 - From Toa Payoh
161 - From Sembawang Rd End
163 - From Jln Kayu
172 - From Lim Chu Kang Rd End
175 - From Upp Jurong Rd
190 - From Jln Bt Merah
191 - From Clementi
196 - From Jurong
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CHANGES TO SHENTON WAY BUS SERVICES IN THE 1980S TO THE
PRESENT TIME
Notes:
1) All bus services that used to terminate at Prince Edward
Terminal were terminated at the new Shenton Way Terminal at Palmer
Rd on 28th June 1987.
2) Premium Services are not listed here.
Services that used to terminate or current services terminating at
Prince Edward Terminal
(Bold means current services)
PRINCE EDWARD TERMINAL ERA
40 - Service was extended to Bedok Int but was made to loop at
MacPherson Estate due to duplication.
60 - Service was made to terminate at the new Shenton Way Ter
70 - Service was made to terminate at the new Shenton Way Ter
80 - Service was withdrawn.
82 - Service was made to terminate at the new Shenton Way Ter
91 - Service withdrawn
130 - Service was made to terminate at the new Shenton Way
Ter
131 - Service was made to terminate at the new Shenton Way
Ter
161 - Service was made to terminate at the new Shenton Way
Ter
167 - Admiralty Rd West to Prince Edawrd Rd. Service was then
extended to WTC.
172 - Service was made to terminate at the new Shenton Way
Ter
175 - Service was made to terminate at the new Shenton Way
Ter
186 - Service was made to terminate at the new Shenton Way
Ter
193 - Service was made to terminate at the new Shenton Way
Ter
SHENTON WAY LOOPING ERA (Or known to have
terminated at Shenton Way)
15 - Marine Parade Ter to Shenton Way - combined with 196 and route
of 15 become part of 196
86 - Tampines Way to Shenton Way - amended to Hougang Ter and
subsequently to Hougang Int. Withdrawn when Service 86 and 97
merged on 18th Dec 1983.
97 - Jurong East to Shenton Way (Peak Hour) - extended to Hougang
South
SHENTON WAY TERMINAL ERA
60 - Service was withdrawn.
70 - Service was extended to Yio CHu Kang Ter with
amendments of 73. A variant service of 70, 70#, was introduced from
Yio Chu Kang - Geylang Lor 1 Terminal, it was then loop at Suntec
City and become 70X (70X became 70M)
82 - Service was amended to Hougang Ave 2 and Ave 8. It was handed
over to TIBS in 1995 but was handed back to SBS in 1999. (It was
cutback to Serangoon Int and made to loop at Punggol Rd with the
NEL Rationalitaion).
94 - Sims Place to Shenton Way (withdrawn)
106 - Service amended to Shenton Way on 26 Apr
2010, plying Bayfront Ave
107 - Serangoon Gardens to Shenton Way. It was
amended to Serangoon Int in Mar 1988. In Mar 1997, Service 107# was
introduced from Serangoon-Marina Centre. It was amended in 2003, to
ply Geylang Barhu, Whampoa East, Bendemeer Rd instead of Jln Kolam
Ayer. This service was again extended to Hougang Ctrl Ter with the
3rd phase of NEL Rationalisaion.
125 - St Michael's to Shenton Way. [previously from St Michael's to
bt Merah. It was shortened to Shenton Way and merged with Service
20 in 2000, from St Michael's to Sims Dr]
128 - Ang Mo Kio Depot to Shenton Way. A
one-directional bus service serving during peak hours [AMK Depot -
Shenton Way in AM Peak and vice versa in PM Peak], starting from
7th July 2008, with a 6-month trail basis. It has made a successful
trial after 6 months, on which the service became a permanent one.
On 2nd Feb 2009, amended to skip Lor 1, 2 and 6 Toa Payoh and
Braddell Rd/Thomson Rd/Newton Rd.
130 - Amended to Boon Keng Rd and Bnedemeer Rd due
to the NEL Rationalisaion.
131 - Shenton Way to Dorset Rd (Loop). It was amended to St
Michael's Ter. It was later merged with Service 125 and extended to
Bt Merah. (The service was introduced as Prince Edward to Dorset Rd
(Loop), to cover up the areas affected by the CTE construction.
Among those, not just the Pek Kio Estate, but the Tasek Utara and
Norfolk Est were badly affected. Hoever, Tasek Utara & Norfolk
Est were long gone as most of the residents were moved out.)
133 - Amended to Shenton Way Ter and serves via
Bayfront Ave on 26th Apr 2010.
133M - New variant of Service 133, which loops at
Marina Centre (Loop). Introduced on 26th Apr 2010.
140 - Toa Payoh to Shenton Way. Withdrawn in 1988
161 - Sembawang Rd End to Shenton Way. Withdrawn and route became
part of 167.
162 / 162X - Yio Chu Kang to Shenton Way (162X
used to loop at Suntec City, but was made to terminate at Shenton
Way Ter). 162X became 162M
172 - Service cutback to loop at Jln Anak Bukit.
175 - Tuas Ter (Pioneer Rd Exension) to Shenton Way. Service was
shortened and re-routed to form Bukit Batok to Tuas Rd (Loop) on
6th Nov 1989.
186 - Clementi to Shenton Way. Withdran on 27th Aug 1989, when 145
and 186 merged.
186 - Shenton Way to Farrer Road (Loop). A
re-introduction with the shortnening of 185. It was then extended
to St Michael's Ter.
193 - Princess Elizabeth Ter to Shenton Way. Service
withdrawal.
400 - Shenton Way to Marina Mall (Loop). This
service was amended to loop at Marina Gardens Dr with the opening
of Marina Barrage. (The Food & Recraetion Zone at Marina South,
including Marina South Food & Recreation Centre, Superbowl and
Victor's Superbowl were shutdown at the end of 2007, with antoher
round of development at Marina South in the coming years.)
507 - Express Service from Boon Lay to Shenton Way. It was
shortened and amended to Science Park Dr and converted to trunk
service and re-numbered as 183 on 22nd Aug 2004. Service 507 was
then withdrawn thereafter.
CSS 602 - Service was made to start from Shenton Way instead of
Holland Rd Terminal. Loop service from Shenton Way to Holland Rd.
Withdrawn in 2001.
700 - TIBS RapidBus Service from Woodlands Reg Int
to Shenton Way. Initial plans have known that this service would
charge express fares but was known that its final plans were to
charge normal adult fares. On 26th Dec 1999, with the opening of Bt
Panjang Int, Service 700 was amended to Bt Panjang Int instead of
Woodlands Reg Int. Service 700A was then introduced to loop at
Marina Centre. On 18th June 2006, with the merger of Service 921
and the extension of Petir Rd, this service was made to serve Petir
Rd and Diary Farm Rd.
970 - Bt Panjang to Shenton Way. Introduced on
20th Aug 2000.
Thanks.
You forgot about some services. 182 was extended from New Bridge
Road to Shenton Way to serve Marsiling. In 1996, amended to
Woodlands Reg Int and withdrawn later.