Shuttle 1: Jurong East—Outram Park Shuttle Bus Service

Shuttle 1, or the Jurong East—Outram Park Shuttle Bus Service, is a Rail Replacement Service plying between Jurong East and Outram Park, serving en-route East West Line (EWL) stations. The route will be activated to operate during selected Fridays and Saturdays in October & November 2019, when shortened operating hours are implemented on the East West Line, to facilitate additional engineering hours for power supply system renewal works.

The Shuttle Bus Service serves the following MRT Stations:

• EW16NE3 Outram Park
• EW17 Tiong Bahru
• EW18 Redhill
• EW19 Queenstown
• EW20 Commonwealth
• EW21CC22 Buona Vista
• EW22 Dover
• EW23 Clementi
• EW24NS1 Jurong East

Route:

Technical Information
Route	Jurong East MRT ↔ Outram Park MRT
Passes Through	Clementi, Dover, Buona Vista, Commonwealth, Queenstown, Redhill, Tiong Bahru MRT Stations
Route Length	15.5 km (Actual Distance) / 13.0km (Fare Payable Distance)
Travelling Time	30 – 53 mins
Operator Information
Operators	SMRT Buses Ltd & Task Force 50 Bus Captains
Current Fleet	12-metre Double Decker Buses – Alexander Dennis Enviro500 – MAN A95 – Volvo B9TL
Departure Times from Jurong East	11.05pm – 11.52pm (Early Closure on Affected Fridays & Saturdays)
Departure Times from Outram Park	11.05pm – 12.12am (Early Closure on Affected Fridays & Saturdays)
Frequency	Direction 1	Direction 2
	2 – 5 mins	2 – 5 mins

The Shuttle Bus Service will only operate on days of Early Closure of the EWL in October & November 2019, namely:

• 11, 12, 18 & 19 October 2019
• 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22 & 23 November 2019

Shuttle Bus Departure Timings from Stations

History of Activation

• EC: Early Closure | LO: Late Opening | EEC: Extended Early Closure | SC: Sunday Closure

Bus Fares:

Charges regular distance fare based on the distance between MRT Stations by rail. Train, bus and hybrid concession passes are accepted, and distance fare rules apply.

History:

• 2017 (27 Nov): Route Announced
• 2017 (01 Dec): Route revised – Outram Park boarding point
• 2017 (07 Dec): Timings revised for Last Bus to Outram Park from Jurong East
• 2017 (08 Dec): Launched as a Shuttle Bus Service between Outram Park and Jurong East, operating during periods of MRT closure in Dec 2017.
• 2018 (22 Feb): Revised Shuttle Route of Buona Vista – Raffles Place for March 2018 Early Closure / Late Opening announced
• 2018 (02 Mar): Start of operations for March 2018 MRT Early Closure, Late Opening with revised route details
• 2018 (22 Mar): Extended operating days to Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays in April 2018. Frequency reduced to 4 – 10 mins from 3 – 10 mins
• 2018 (26 Sep): Announced as a Shuttle Bus Service between Jurong East and Outram Park, operating during periods of MRT Early Closure in October 2018
• 2019 (26 Sep): Route announced for Early Closure in October & November 2019 between Jurong East and Outram Park

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Page 3: Shuttle 1 (Oct 2018) Route Information
Page 4: Shuttle 1 (Mar 2018) Route Information
Page 5: Shuttle 1 (Dec 2017) Route Information

The following Shuttle Bus Service also operates during periods of planned Early Closure in November 2019 on the North East Line:

• Shuttle 21: Serangoon—Punggol

External Links & References:

• Early Closure of Selected East-West Line Stations from October to December 2019 – SMRT Corporation

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