Let me contribute the history of Woodlands Bus Services.
I'm pretty sure that you all know that Woodlands Bus Services were
started by SBS in the early 1980s.
In the humble days of Woodlands Bus Services pre-dominantly in the
1970s, only service 169, 180, 182 and 208 plys from a small bus
terminal in Admiralty Rd. Service 169 goes from Admiralty Rd and
Marsiling Dr and continues its route to Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 via
Admiralty Rd West. Services 180, 182 and 208 plys from Admiralty Rd
and pass through Woodlands Town Centre.
Service 178 and 181 was believed to have been extended to Admiralty
Rd terminal for a very short while in 1980 after it was being
amended to call at Woodlands Bus Interhcange.
The Woodlands Bus Interchange was opened on 29 Nov 1981. Services
169, 178, 181, 204 and 208 were called at the new Interchange.
Service 204 was the first service that called from the Woodlands
Interchange (it was neither introduced from Admiralty Rd, and the
service goes to the Sg Kadut Industral Estate, when the industrial
estate is developed to resettle several existing factories from
nearby rural areas). Services 180 and 182 remains at Admiralty Rd
Terminal.
IN early 1982, Feeder Service 372 from Woodlands to Marsiling Rd (A
loop svc) was introduced to cater the Marsiling residents.
The services were then handed over to TIBS in 1983 by
phases.
- Summary of Woodlands Services -
169 - Woodlands To Ang Mo Kio
178 - Woodlands To Jurong
180 - Admiralty Rd to WTC
181 - Woodlands To Crawford St
182 - Admiralty Rd to Anson Rd
204 - Woodlands To Sungei Kadut Est (Loop, charges Step Fare)
208 - Woodlands To Kranji Way (Loop, charges Step Fare)
372 - Woodlands To Marsiling Rd (Loop, feeder)
To avoid confusion between Admiralty Rd and Admiralty Rd West, the
Admiralty Rd Terminal was known as Marsiling Terminal because of
the HDB flats in teh Marsiling area.
In late 1984, a proposed second feeder service 900 was planned for
the later phase of Woodlands New Town developments. It was started
off as Woodlands to Woodlands St 13 loop service in mid-1985. In
late 1985, Service 204 and 208 was being merged to form service
925, with the Sg Kadut route on ordinary days (Mon-Sat) and
alternate route to Kranji Way on Sunday & PHs. Service 925 was
the only flat fare services which issue bus tickets and charge at a
flat fare of 60c
925 - Woodlands to Sungei Kadut Ave (Loop) (Mondays to
Saturdays)
925 - Woodlands to Kranji Way (Loop) (Sundays & PHs)
A thrid feeder was started in 1987. Service 901 was introduced as
Woodlands - Woodlands St 81 service and thereafter, the fourth
feeder, Service 902 from Woodalnds - Woodlands St 32 in 1989.
Service NS1 (a special shuttle from Woodlands to National Stadium)
was introduced in 1989. This service only operates from 1800-1900
from Woodlands and After Events back to Woodlands. The operating
details would be published on newspapers and posters at Woodlands
Int as well as along bus stops that plies the NS1 route.
Service 926 was introduced as a Sunday & PH service with a flat
fare of 70c. It plys from Woodalnds to Singapore Zoo (loop
service)
Service 950 (Marsiling - Shenton Way), the first full fleet Air-Con
service was introduced in 1989, with 10 Air Con Hino Ht238K buses
(TIB380K to TIB389L) plying on Service 950. Other buses like the 2
OAC Nissan Diesel buses (TIB279X and TIB280R) from 852 also settled
on 950. TIB390G, another Nissan bus joins the service 950
fleet.
IN 1990, 3 more services were introduced. Service 951, 952 and
SS7.
Service 951 was introduced as Marsiling to Jurong Service,
designated to be a Full AirCon fleet. DAF Hispanos were brought in
to do service 951 as well as Service 950. This service was later
amended to Boon Lay due to the closure of Jurong Int, together with
178.
Service 952 was introduced later in 1990 as Marsiling to Marina
Centre, 3rd Full Aircon service. DAF Hispanos were used as
well.
Service SS7, a services that plys from Woodlands to Choa Chu Kang
via Bt Panjang New Town. This service was the first service to use
farecards on board, along with SBS 78.
Known amendments of Service 182 was an amendment of route to
Shenton Way instead of New Bridge rd.
Service 180 was withdrawn in the late 1980s.
Service 856 from Yishun to Woodlands was introduced in 1989 to
cater the workers of Senoko Industral Estate.
Let's take a look at the Woodlands Services in 1990
169 - Woodlands to Ang Mo Kio
178 - Woodlands to Boon Lay
181 - Woodlands to Crawford St
182 - Marsiling to Shenton Way
372 - Woodlands to Marsiling Dr (Loop)
856 - Yishun to Woodlands
900 - Woodlands to Woodlands St 13 (Loop)
901 - Woodlands to Woodlands St 81 (Loop)
902 - Woodlands to Woodlands St 32 (Loop)
925 - Woodlands to Sungei Kadut Dr (Loop) - Mon-Sat
925 - Woodlands to Kranji Way (Loop) - Sun & PHs
926 - Woodlands to Mandai Lake Rd (Loop)
950 - Marsiling to Shenton Way
951 - Marsiling to Boon Lay
952 - Marsiling to Marina Centre
SS7 - Woodlands to Choa Chu Kang
On 4 Feb 1996, the Woodlands Regional Int opened, located
conveniently to Woodlands MRT Station. The first of a kind
underground bus interchange, which intergates both Bus & MRT
hubs in the Woodlands area. A Retail development was also being
planned at that time, that is linked conveniently to the MRT as
well.
The changes that took place when Woodlands Regional Int
opened:
Services that serves WRI (with minor amendments)
169, 178, 181, 182, 856, 900, 902, 925, 926, 950, 951, 952,
SS7
Services that remains at the old Woodlands Int:
372, 901
Details of the extended route:
169 - Woodlands Reg Int, Ave 8, Ave 9, continue its route from
Admiralty Rd West
178 - Woodlands Reg Int, Ave 5, Marsiling Rise, Rd, Drive,
Admiralty Rd, continue its route from Woodlands Rd
181 - Woodlands Reg Int, Ave 3, continue its route from Woodlands
Rd
182 - Woodlands Reg Int, Ave 3, continue its route from Woodlands
Rd
856 - Woodlands Reg Int, Ave 3, continue its route from Woodlands
Ctr Rd
900 - Loops at old Woodlands Int
902 - Loops at St 41 instead of St 32
925 - Extended its route to CCK (Mon-Sat)
926 - Woodlands Reg Int, Ave 3, continue its route from BKE
950 - Woodlands Reg Int, Ave 3, continue its route from BKE
951 - Woodlands Reg Int, Ave 3, continue its route from BKE
952 - Woodlands Reg Int, Ave 3, continue its route from BKE
SS7 - Woodlands Reg Int, Ave 3, continue its route from BKE
The rationalisation of Woodlands services was on 10 Mar 1996.
Several services that had been affected.
169 - Merged with Service 857. It plys along Admiralty Rd East
(part of 857 route) instead of Canberra Rd .
178 - Amended to ply the deleted sector of former Service 372
around the Marsiling Estate.
181 - No route changes
182 - Service withdrawal
187 - Extended to Woodlands Int. Originally a Bukit Panjang to Boon
Lay service.
372 - Amended to operate at Woodlands Regional Int and became
Service 903. Note that this service still plys from old Woodlands
Int when the Woodlands Reg Int just opened.
856 - Amended to ply along Canberra Rd
858 - New Service from Woodlands to Yishun
903 - Renumbered from Service 372. This service plys from Woodlands
to Woodlands Ctr Rd (loop)
950 - Service withdrawal
951 - Shortened to Bt Panjang Ter, renumbered to 180.
952 - Service withdrawal
SS7 - Service withdrawal
Other significant events on the WRI opening:
The problem faced is the Service 901. Service 901 was the only
service that ply from old Woodlands Int (better known as Woodlands
Checkpoint Terminus). Although the routes that ply doesn't call at
the new WRI Int, there were many feedbacks from residents. So TIBS
decided to split out the route from 901 and introduce a new Service
904 that plys from Woodlands to Woodlands Checkpoint Terminus).
Service 901 was amended to start from the new Woodlands Reg Int and
plys the existing route of 901.
Service 905 and 906 were introduced to ply Woodlands Dr 50 and
Woodlands Circle respectively.
On 14 July 1996, is the merger of the existing feeder services to
became an intra-town service. Intratown services means its a merger
of 2 existing feeder service and it calls at the Interchange after
doing its 1st loop before continuing its 2nd loop. Intra-town
services are useful for passengers, so that they will not have to
transfer buses to get to other side of Woodlands.
900 > 911
901 > 911
902 > 912
904 > 913
905 > 912
906 > 913
On the same day itself, a new Service 960 from Woodlands to Marina
Centre via Bt Panjang was introduced.
Services that were introduced/amended after 1996:
181 - Was amended to Geylang Lor 1 Terminal due to the closure of
Crawford St Ter possibly due to major road works around the
Crawford St area in 1998.
858 - Was extended to Changi Airport on 2nd Nov 1997, bypassing
Yishun Ave 3. It was amended to call at 2 bus stops around the Jln
Kayu Bus Termianl.
900 - Re-introduced as Woodlands - Woodlands Dr 14 service in 1999.
Another variant, 900A plys along Champions Way on 26 Jun 2006 and
enhanced to serve Innova Pri Sch on 2 Jan 2008.
901 - Re-introduced as Woodlands - Woodlands Dr 16 service in
1999.
902 - Re-introduced as Woodlands - Republic Polytechnis service in
Apr 2006. One-directional service in the mornings only.
911 - Amended to ply along St 82, Ave 4, St 83 and Ave 7 in
2001.
912 - Extended to ply along Admiralty MRT Station in 1997.
913 - No longer plys at the Woodlands Checkpoint Terminus in 2003,
together with 911 and 912, hence it was skipped.
925 - Extended to Lim Chu Kang Rd and loop there cia Neo Tiew
Cresent in 2006 (Sun & PH route) but it was cut back to Sungei
Buloh Nature Park on 11 Mar 2007.
925 - On 15 July 2007, amended to call at 2 new bus stops at
Northvale Condo at Choa Chu Kang Dr.
950 - Re-introduced as a cross-border service. From Woodlands to
Kotaraya II ter.
961 - Renumber from 181 and enters Marina Centre on Suns & PHs.
Amneded to ply along High St in 1999 and later on ply along
Lavender St, Kallang Barhu & Boon Keng Rd (deleted sector of
former 5 route)
962 - Introduces as Woodlands - Sembawang Dr on 24 Jun 2001.In
2003, extended and loop at Admiralty St. On 29 MAy 2005, amended to
ply along Semabwang Cres and Way.
963 - Converted to trunk service (Woodlands - Harboutfront). It was
former Express 521.
964 - Inroduced as Woodlands to Woodlands Loop svc in 1997.
965 - Introduced as Woodlands to Sengkang Service on 7 Jul
2002.
966 - Introduced as Woodlands to Marine Parade service on 16 Nov
2003. It was amended to serve Bt Panjang and subsequently to Petir
Rd and Dairy Farm Rd in 2007.
969 - Introduced as Woodlands to Tampiens service on 15 Apr
2001.
In addition, SBS had make a comeback to Woodlands in 2001, after 17
years of the original services that was being handed over to TIBS.
Likewise TIBS make a comback as well in Sengkang as 965 plys from
Woodlands to Sengkang.
161 - Introduced as Hougang Ctrl to Woodlands service in
2002.
168 - Introduced as Bedok to Woodlands service in 2001.
Service 161 - Introduced
in 2002 between Wdl Regional & Hougang
Central.
Service 168 - Introduced
in 2001 between Wdl Regional & Bedok. Amended to serve Jln Kayu
in late 2001.
Service 169 - To Ang Mo
Kio. In 1996, amended to the regional interchange, and merged with
old 857 later to serve Admiralty Rd East, with deleted sectors
replaced by 856.
Service 178 - To Jurong.
Amended to Boon Lay in 1990. In 1996, amended to the regional
interchange, replacing the deleted sectors of old
372.
Service 180
- Marsiling - World Trade Centre. Withdrawn
later.
Service 181 - To Crawford
Street. In 1988, an alternative route to Marina Centre was
introduced. In 1998, amended to Lorong 1 Geylang and
renumbered 961.
Service 182 - Marsiling -
New Bridge Road. Amended to Shenton Way. In 1996, amended to the
regional interchange, and subsequently
withdrawn.
Service 187 - Extended
from Bukit Panjang to Boon Lay in 1996.
Service 204 -
Introduced in 1981 to Sungei Kadut. In 1985, merged with 208 to
become 925.
Service 208 - Marsiling -
Kranji. In 1985, merged with 208 to become 925.
Service 372 - To Marsiling
Rd. In 1996, renumbered 903 and extended to the regional
interchange.
Service 700 - Introduced
in 1998 to Shenton Way. In 1999, shortened to Bukit
Panjang.
Service 856 - Introduced
in 1989 to Yishun. In 1996, amended to Canberra Rd to replace
delete sectors of 169.
Service 858 - Introduced
in 1996 to Yishun via Yishun Ave 3. In 1997, extended to Changi
Airport via Yishun Ave 5. In 2001, amended to serve Jln Kayu. In
2010, amended to Sembawang Way, Canberra Rd & Yishun Ctrl
2.
Service 900 - - It
was actually introduced on 19 May 1985 from the Checkpoint terminus
to Woodlands Ave 3 & St 13. In 1996, extended to the regional
interchange and merged with 901 to become 911.
In 1999, re-introduced as Wdl Regional - Woodlands Dr
14.
Service 900A - Introduced
in 2006 to Woodlands Dr 14 & Champions Way. In 2008, called an
additonal two stops along Woodlands Dr 17. In 2010, it will have
trips between 12pm and 2pm.
Service 901 - It was
actually introduced on 4 Jan 1988 to Woodlands St 81. In
1993, extended to ply Ave 7,
St 83, Ave 4 and St 82. In 1996, shortened to the regional
interchange, and spilt into two service, 901 & 904. In July
1996, merged with 900 to become 911.
In 1999, re-introduced as Wdl Regional - Woodlands Dr
16.
Service 902 - Introduced
on 12 March 1989 to Woodlands St 32. In 1996, amended to loop at
Woodlands St 41 from the regional interchange and merged with 905
to become 912.
In 2006, re-introduced as a morning peak-hour service to Republic
Polytechnic.
Service 903 - Renumbered
from 372 in 1996 to Woodlands Ctr Rd.
Service 904 - Spilt from
901 in 1996 to Woodlands Checkpoint. In July 1996, merged with 906
to become 913.
Service 905 - Introduced
in 1996 to Woodlands Dr 50. Merged with 902 to become 912 in
1996.
Service 906 - Introduced
in 1996 to Woodlands Circle. Merged with 904 to become 913 in
1996.
Service 911 - Merged from
900 & 901 in 1996, to Woodlands St 82 & Woodlands
Checkpoint. In 2001 amended to ply Woodlands St 83, Ave 4, St 82
& Ave 7 in both directions, and amended to skip Checkpoint
terminus in 2003.
Service 912 - Merged from
902 & 905 in 1996 to Woodlands Dr 50 & Woodlands
Checkpoint. In 1997, amended to loop at Admiralty MRT Station via
Woodlands Ring Rd. Amended to skiped Checkpoint
terminus in 2003.
Service 913 - Merged from
904 & 906 in 1996 to Woodlands Circle & Woodlands
Checkpoint. In 2003, amended to skip Checkpoint
terminus.
Service 925 - Merged from
204 & 208 in 1985 to Sungei Kadut. In 1996, amended as Wdl
Regional - Choa Chu Kang, and calls at an additional bus stop along
Choa Chu Kang Dr. (Mon - Sat)
To Sungei Buloh. In 2005,
enhanced to Lim Chu Kang. In 2007, amended back to Sungei Buloh.
(Sun & P.Hs)
Service 926 - To Singapore
Zoo & Night Safari. Charge flat fare of $0.70. In 1994,
converted to FAC service and charged $1. In 1996, amended to the
regional interchange. In 2007, adult fares are revised from $1.05
(by card) & $1.30 (by cash) to $1.40.
Service 950
- Marsiling - Shenton Way. On 11th April 1993, amended to
ply Hill St & Victoria St instead of North Bridge Rd. In Feb
1996, amended to the regional interchange. Withdrawn on 10th March
1996.
In 2004, re-introduced to ply Kotaraya II & Johor
Bahru.
Service 951 - Introduced
on 10th June 1990 from Marsiling - Jurong. Amended to
Boon Lay later. In 1996, amended to the regional interchange,
shortened to Bukit Panjang & renumbered
180.
Service 952 - It was
actually introduced on 26th January 1992. Marsiling - Marina
Centre. In 1996, amended to the regional interchange and
withdrawn.
Service 960 - Introduced
in 1996 to Marina Centre.
Service 961 - Renumbered
from 181 in 1998. In 1999, amended to skip Hill St & Bras Basah
Rd and instead ply High St. On 26th December 1999, amended to ply
Lavender St, Kallang Bahru & Boon Keng Rd, to replace withdrawn
service 5.
Service 962 - Introduced
in 2001 to Sembawang Dr. In 2003, extended to Admiralty St. In
2005, amended to Sembawang Cres & Sembawang
Way.
Service 963 - Renumbered
from 521 and extended to Harbourfront & World Trade Centre in
2002
Service 963E
- Introduced in 2006 to Harbourfront. In 2009, extended
operating hours in evening peak from Harbourfront to Wdl
Regional.
Service
963R - Introduced in 2010 to Resorts World
Sentosa.
Service 964 - Introduced
in 1997 to serve workers in Woodlands Link. Extended operating
hours in 2007 for 6-month trial.
Service 965 - Introduced
in 2002 to Sengkang.
Service 966 - Introduced
in 2003 to Marine Parade. In 2007, extended to ply Bukit
Panjang.
Service 969 - Introduced
in 2001 to Tampines.
