Old Singapore Roads Stories

tvcnq SG

ah aaaaah a good topic raised.....

I thinking its more of the CTE fault to have cut this nice link. However i have not fully grasp this lost link and should like the others who recall of this link to elaborate more.

Sv966> Dozo...

ZYX

PIE cut that link into half in the late 1970s, not CTE. It was called Kim Keat Link. Anybody noticed that the road name changed from Jalan Bahagia to Kim Keat Road along the curve outside Blk 52. Its because the junction to Kim Keat Link started from that curve.

SBS 8030 L SG

SBS last time gt 175A (not short working trip) but the service goes to Tuas Village and U turn there.. should be start from Upp Jurong Rd. 175 before shifting to Tuas Ter (Pioneer Rd), it served the Upp Jurong Rd treminus,

After that it goes Lim Chu Kang Bus Terminal to Upper Bukit Timah Rd. (Loop)
(Full fleets of Merc 0405)

Then after that it goes from Clementi to Orchard Rd and Geylang Lor 1.
(Mark III & IV Striders, DM3500)

service_238 SG

There was a slip road from Jalan Bahagia to Toa Payoh via a bridge.

Supposedly the bridge linked to Kim Keat Link from the current Kim Keat Road.

For unknown reasons, maybe to build the HDB flats, this extremely fast link to TPY was removed. A few bus services used to ply that route to TPY.

Another road cut nearby was Whompoa Drive to Towner Rd. Notice after the predestrain crossing at Whompoa Drive there's a funny turn where the taxi stand is?

This road links to Towner Road across the CTE and ya the CTE cut it. If i'm not wrong Jln Keban Limau formed a junction with Jln Bahagia and that's probably the reason
(i) why the CTE (AYE) slip road to Balestier Rd outside ITE Balestier has a road name
(ii) why there's an odd Jln bahagia exit on CTE (SLE) with no corresponding entrance whatsoever.

And seriously the CTE cuts alot of roads from AMK Ave 1 southbound.

Apex-LW'21 SG

I think I should reupload the Jurong Rd Map from the street directory once again if u want to view those segments of Jurong Rd in the past..

sinicker SG

thanks to everyone.

it has been a good history lesson for all of us!

Apex-LW'21 SG

After that it goes Lim Chu Kang Bus Terminal to Upper Bukit Timah Rd. (Loop)
(Full fleets of Merc 0405)

Then after that it goes from Clementi to Orchard Rd and Geylang Lor 1.
(Mark III & IV Striders, DM3500)

When the Tuas Terminal at Pioneer Rd was cloased & demolished, the route of 175 was shortened to operate at Bt Batok Int and it was withdrawn later, means that it was never shortened to loop at Upp Bukit Timah Rd or extended to Lim Chu Kang. At the same time, Prince Edward Rd Ter was also closed and thus services operating from Prince Edward Rd were re-routed and called from Shenton Way Ter

Service 175 was introduced a number of times. On its 2nd introduction, this service plies from Bt Batok to Jurong West St 91 and loop and it gets withdrawn again.
In its 3rd time, it was reintroduced as Lim Chu Kang Ter to Upp Bt Timah Rd (Loop) service, using part of 172 & 206 routes, and before handing over to TIBS in 1999. Service 175 was re-numbered to 975 by SMRT in 2005.
Later in 2007, SBST re-introduced 175 as a Clementi to Geylang Lor 1 Service.

Total no of intro: 4

One thing you might not know...
Service 175 was originally Upper Jurong Rd End - Prince Edward Rd service in the 1970s, with a short amendment to Jln Ahmad Ibrahim.

ZYX2005 SG

Vistied NUS a few days ago.

@ Central Library you cna find road maps of Singapore circa 1930.

you can find lots of interesting old road info from the exhibition.

ZYX

Apex-LW'21 SG

Do you know...
Services 81 & 147 used to ply along Waterloo St.

tranquilice SG

Do you know...
Services 81 & 147 used to ply along Waterloo St.

Services 83 and 163 also used to ply along Waterloo St.

Service 83 was Punggol - New Bridge Rd before it integrated with service 147. Service 163 was Jalan Kayu - World Trade Centre became Jalan Kayu - Marina Centre became Jalan Kayu - Toa Payoh became now Sengkang - Toa Payoh.

brotherchen1982 SG

Service 83 was Punggol - New Bridge Rd before it integrated with service 147.

Service 82 & 83 both from Punggol Rd End where there's a seafood resturant & makan places near the seaside?

The terminal was quite small - like current Sim Pl terminal?

icky SG

just notice the title has been changed to "old singapore roads stories", shall we talk about the tampines road? :D

ZYX2005 SG

yes. the topic has chnaged so that we can discuss about old singapore roads, like Tampines rd. However try to keep it to one topic at a time.

Now Tampines Rd

I know the road connected from Upp Changi rd East till Upp Serangoon rd serving some kampungs and farms up there in the deep north east areas of Singapore. Today TPE has cut the road into two bits.

Svc 29 plies the one from Loyang Ave till the Upp Chnagi Rd east part. Svc 72 plies the tampines ave 10 to upp Sgoon Rd part.

In the past feeder svc 403 plied Pasir Ris a branch of Tampines Rd till Tampines Rd.

tampines Rd was then served by svcs 80 and 81 which headed from a Upp Changi rd east junction bus terminus alg to tampines Rd serving the road fully before hitting the Upp Sgoon rd sector then straight down to town area.

ZYX

icky SG

The google satellite map shows there's a section of road inside paya lebar airport, was that also a section of tampines road before, but then, becoz of the airport, so the road turns towards north, cross over the runway, then come down again?

ZYX2005 SG

think what u saw was an old runway of the airport. anyhow Tampines road then probabaly did run through the airport...

ZZYX

tranquilice SG

Service 82 & 83 both from Punggol Rd End where there's a seafood resturant & makan places near the seaside?

The terminal was quite small - like current Sim Pl terminal?

Yes, correct.

It's a small end-of-the-road bus terminal with a container office, same as former Lim Chu Kang terminal.

service_238 SG

think what u saw was an old runway of the airport. anyhow Tampines road then probabaly did run through the airport...

ZZYX

over at changi, Upp Changi Rd (before it got broken up) ran thru the airport from Selerang Camp there till Changi Village Rd.

sinicker SG

how old are all of you?

i wasnt even fused yet.

service_238 SG

how old are all of you?

i wasnt even fused yet.

if i'm not wrong im the same age as you

Khairiano SG

I wonder the choa chu kang road was from where to where??
Cuz there is a part of road name Old Choa Chu Kang Road

sinicker SG

if i'm not wrong im the same age as you

then i must suck at history.

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