(Defunct) SBS Transit Express Bus Service 147e

SBS Transit Express Bus Service 147e was a Limited Stop Express route variant of Service 147, plying between Clementi and Clarke Quay throughout the day. It passed through Buona Vista, Commonwealth, Queensway, Outram Park and Chinatown, skipping Jalan Bukit Merah.

The bus service only callled at selected bus stops along its parent route. Along with Service 12e, both new services were introduced on Sunday, 28 January 2018. It was withdrawn on 9 February 2020, with the last day of operations on 8 February 2020.

Route Overview
Route	[Direction 1]: New Bridge Rd (Opp Clarke Quay Stn) →  Clementi Bus Interchange [Direction 2]: Clementi Bus Interchange → Eu Tong Sen St (Clarke Quay Stn Exit E)
Passes Through	Buona Vista, Commonwealth, Queensway, Outram Park, Chinatown
Route Length	Towards Clementi: 14.2 km						Towards Clarke Quay: 14.0 km
Traveling Time	45 – 62 mins
Operator Information
Former BCM Route Package	Clementi Bus Package
Former Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Former Depot	Bukit Batok Bus Depot (BBDEP)
Former Fleet	12 metre Double Decker Bus – MAN A95
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Clarke Quay	Daily
	07:30 – 23:30
Departure Times from Clementi	Daily
	06:00 – 22:00
Operating Frequency
From Clarke Quay	Peak Hours – 20 mins / Off Peak Hours – 30 mins
From Clementi	Peak Hours – 20 mins / Off Peak Hours – 30 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges express distance fares

Bus Service 147e was a former Limited-stop Express Bus Service which offered quicker journeys for commuters at Clementi, Buona Vista, Commonwealth and Queensway, linking them with the Central areas of Outram Park, Chinatown and Clarke Quay. Operating throughout the day, it only called at selected bus stops served by its parent Bus Service 147, and charged Express Fares as a result.

In between Queensway and Outram Park, the bus plied an express sector along the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) and Jalan Bukit Merah in both directions. The route operated daily at 20-minute intervals during the peak hours, and 30-minute intervals during the off-peak hours.

Buses layover at Kampong Bahru Bus Terminal after terminating at Clarke Quay.

Service 147e was the third new route to be introduced under the Bus Contracting Model (BCM) after Service 12e, as well as the second limited-stop service to operate daily. The use of the lowercase e as the service suffix has its origins from Fast-Forward services introduced by SBS Transit in 2005, which are limited-stop services operating only during the peak hours. SBS Transit used the Fast-Forward branding for Service 147e from launch until 12 August 2018, where it was renamed as Express 147e.

By plying express between Clementi and Chinatown, its routing is reminiscent of the defunct Chinatown Direct CT28 which was withdrawn in September 2016.

After over 2 years of operations, Express 147e was withdrawn on 9 February 2020, due to low demand. As part of the same rationalisation exercise, other express bus services introduced in 2018 had their operating hours reduced.

Departure Timings:

Route Variant

• Service 147: Hougang Central Bus Interchange ↔ Clementi Bus Interchange
  Daily

MRT Stations Served

• EW23 Clementi
• EW22 Dover
• EW21CC22 Buona Vista
• EW20 Commonwealth
• EW16NE3 Outram Park
• NE4DT19 Chinatown
• NE5 Clarke Quay

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Operator History

• 28 Jan 2018 – 8 Feb 2020: SBS Transit Ltd

Route History

• 2018 (28 Jan): Introduced between Clementi and Clarke Quay. Wheelchair accessible at launch.
• 2018 (12 Aug): Renamed as an Express Bus Service from a Fast Forward Bus Service
• 2020 (09 Feb): Withdrawn

Past Routing

2018

• Direction 1: New Bridge Rd, Kg Bahru Rd, Jln Bt Merah, Lower Delta Rd, AYE, Portsdown Ave, Queensway, Commonwealth Ave, Commonwealth Ave West, Clementi Ave 3 and Clementi Int.
• Direction 2: Clementi Int, Clementi Ave 3, Commonwealth Ave West, Commonwealth Ave, Queensway, Portsdown Ave, AYE, Lower Delta Rd, Jln Bt Merah, Kg Bahru Rd and Eu Tong Sen St.

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