History of Toa Payoh and Bishan routes

kuekj SG

I have been scouring the forum but I cannot find any active thread that talks about the history of routes. I'm quite curious. More mainly the feeder services for now.. I read from another thread that there used to be a service 230 in toa payoh, but it was scrapped after a while. anyone can enlighten me on this?

were there any additions/alterations to the feeders over the years, apart from the removal of service 232G/W and 237 to become 232?

as for bishan.. how did the bus scene change over the years? as in, were there extra services in the 80s? did 56 use to function as a intra-town? (read from some source.) how much changes over the years?

^tamago^ SG

plucking out some past routes of Toa Payoh and Bishan:

1979
135: Toa Payoh - Upp Changi Rd 13.3km via MacPherson Estate
137: Toa Payoh - Mandai Lake Rd via Upp Thomson Rd
139: Toa Payoh - Jln Bt Merah via Clemenceau Ave
140: Toa Payoh - Prince Edward Rd via Orchard Rd
141: Toa Payoh - Prince Edward Rd via Balestier Rd and Jln Besar
143: Toa Payoh - Jurong Rd 16.2km Market via Orchard Rd, Clemenceau Ave and Chinatown
144: Toa Payoh - Commonwealth Ave via Orchard Rd
145: Toa Payoh - Pasir Panjang Rd (Clementi Rd) via Balestier Rd and Chinatown
146: Toa Payoh - Pasir Panjang Rd (Clementi Rd) via Bendemeer Rd and Shenton Way
147: Toa Payoh - Commonwealth Ave via Lavender St and Chinatown
148: Toa Payoh - Commonwealth Ave via Boon Keng Rd and Chinatown
149: Toa Payoh - Prince Edward Rd via Thomson Rd and Bencoolen St
150: Toa Payoh - Crawford St via Bencoolen St and Victoria St
151: Toa Payoh - New Bridge Rd via Whitley Rd, Stevens Rd and Kim Seng Rd
152: Toa Payoh - Bedok via Paya Lebar Rd
153: Toa Payoh - Jln Bt Merah via Farrer Rd
155: Toa Payoh - Upp Changi Rd 13.3km via MacPherson Estate
156: Toa Payoh - Upp Serangoon Rd (End) via Serangoon Gardens Way
157: Toa Payoh - Jurong via Bt Timah Rd and Jurong Rd.
158: Toa Payoh - Kg Chai Chee via MacPherson Estate
159: Toa Payoh - Ang Mo Kio via Lor Chuan

SERVICE 57 (Bishan - Sin Ming Ave):
Bishan Interchange, Bishan St 13, St 11, St 21, (Marymount Lane), Upp Thomson Rd, Sin Ming Ave, Sin Ming Dr, (Sin Ming Dr), Sin Ming Rd, (Sector C), Sin Ming Dr, Sin Ming Ave, Upp Thomson Rd, (Marymount Lane), Bishan St 21, St 11, St 13 and Bishan Interchange.
NOTE: Withdrawn in 1992.

SERVICE 59 (Bishan - Jln Kayu):
Bishan Interchange, (Bishan St 13), Bishan St 11, St 21, Marymount Rd, Ang Mo Kio Ave 6, Yio Chu Kang Rd, Jln Kayu and Jln Kayu Terminal.
And return via Jln Kayu Terminal, Jln Kayu, Yio Chu Kang Rd, Ang Mo Kio Ave 6, Marymount Rd, Bishan St 21, St 11, (Bishan St 13) and Bishan Interchange.
NOTE: Now part of SBST 86 (except Ang Mo Kio - Bishan stretch). Cut short to ply between Ang Mo Kio and Jln Kayu in 1992. Taken over by TIBS on 17th Dec 1995. Extended to Sengkang and renumbered as 866 on 21 Feb 1999, which SBST took over on 25th July 1999.

SERVICE 230 (Toa Payoh - Toa Payoh Lor 8 ):
[1979] Toa Payoh Interchange, Toa Payoh Lor 6, Toa Payoh East, (Toa Payoh Lor 7), Lor 8, Access Rd, (Toa Payoh Lor 6), Lor 1, Lor 2 and Toa Payoh Interchange.
NOTE: First feeder service in Toa Payoh. Withdrawn in the 80's.

SERVICE 237 (Toa Payoh - Toa Payoh Lor 7):
Toa Payoh Interchange, Toa Payoh Lor 6, Toa Payoh East, Toa Payoh Lor 7, Lor 6 and Toa Payoh Interchange..
NOTE: Now part of SBST 232 since 2002.

service_238 SG

Service 56: Bishan - Toa Payoh
via Bishan St 13/11/Rd, Braddell Rd, Toa Payoh Lor 6/4/6, TPY (Loop)

Service 58: Bishan - Marina Centre
via Bishan St 11/Rd, Braddell Rd, Upp S'goon Rd, Bendemeer Rd, Lavender St, Crawford St, North Bridge Rd, Bras Basah Rd, Raffles Blvd, Marina Centre

Both were integrated in late 80s or 1990/1 to form the current SBST56

iveco SG

More likely 56 mergede with 150. I remember 150 plied Middle Rd and Thomson Rd.

sbst275 SG

Service 58 rt tookover by 133?

So, 140 used to go Shenton Way

cck_190 SG

Find what you are looking for HERE

^tamago^ SG

try searching for "withdrawn" also.

kuekj SG

to reply a question:

239 (was there Toa Payoh Lor 9?)

nope.. toa payoh roads. here they are:
toa payoh lor 1
toa payoh lor 1a
toa payoh lor 2 - 8
toa payoh lor 8a
toa payoh central
jln toa payoh.

no toa payoh lorong 9. unless u consider annex roads like lor 8a to be lor 9. Razz

thots SG

Any idea what is the route?

tranquilice SG

Can anyone confirms this?
Service 58 was withdrawn and service 13 (Eunos - Ghim Moh) was amended to become Eunos - Yio Chu Kang, by covering the sector of withdrawn service 58 between Lavender St and Bishan Rd.

This is confirmed:
Service 7 was amended from Nicoll Highway to Victoria St/North Bridge Rd, to cover the sector of amended service 13 between Kallang Rd and Orchard Blvd/Tanglin Rd.

sbst275 SG

149
Toa Payoh - Shenton Way
Lor 6 Toa Payoh, Jln Toa Payoh, Thomson Rd, Bt Timah Rd, Sungei Rd, Bencoolen St, Bras Basah Rd, Connaught Dr, Collyer Quay, Raffles Quay, Shenton Way

**BTW, there used to be a road near Raffles Quay called East Lagoon Link that leds to PSA terminal right? Where is it now?

tranquilice SG

Isn't the road still around? Rolling Eyes

sbst275 SG

You sure? How come it's no longer in the map?

tranquilice SG

East Lagoon Link is not searchable at the site. Have to search for other nearby roads instead. Laughing

sbst275 SG

That means, you can get into PSA thru TPT Gate 1

Road is sort of feng si