11 new bus services to be launched by year-end in BCEP announcement

On 12 October 2025, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced six new bus services, five new City Direct Services and two route extensions, to be implemented under the Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP) by the end of 2025.

Summary
Service Routing Remarks
104 Punggol Coast ↔ Woodleigh New full-day service
Renumbered & amended from Service 43M
Launching on 26 Oct 2025
984 Jurong Town Hall ↔ Woodlands Road New full-day service
Launching on 26 Oct 2025
984A Woodlands Rd (Aft KJE Slip Rd) → Brickland Rd (Blk 805D) Short Trip Service of 984; Late night hours daily
Launching on 26 Oct 2025
44 Punggol Coast ⇌ Changi Airport New peak hour service
Launching 10 Nov 2025
451 Keat Hong Link ⇌ Bukit Gombak MRT New peak-hour limited-stop service
Renumbered & amended from 991C
Launching on 17 Nov 2025
452 Tengah ⇌ Beauty World MRT New peak-hour limited-stop service
Launching on 17 Nov 2025
453 Tengah ⇌ Bukit Batok New peak-hour limited-stop service
Launching on 17 Nov 2025
454 Tampines North ↺ Tampines Street 86 Renumbered from 298X, by end-2025
455 Bukit Panjang ↺ Choa Chu Kang Crescent Renumbered from 979X, by end-2025
456 Saint Michael’s ↺ Novena MRT Renumbered from 21X, by end-2025
114 Buangkok ↔ Yio Chu Kang Route extension, by end-2025
146 Woodleigh ↔ Kovan MRT Route extension, by end-2025
5 New City Direct services in the North-east region, by end-2025

The 11 new services are: 104, 984, 44, 451, 452, 453 & 5 new City Direct bus services.

Updated Express Feeder Services

Express Feeder bus services, formerly denoted with a suffix X to their parent service, would now be numbered from 451 onwards to better distinguish them from existing services, according to LTA.

These are limited-stop bus services which provide a direct connection to MRT Stations for estates farther away from transport nodes.

In tandem with the launch of the new bus services 451, 452 & 453, existing express feeder bus services will be renumbered as follows:


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21 thoughts on “11 new bus services to be launched by year-end in BCEP announcement

  • 6 November 2025 at 1:34 PM
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    When will they extend 162 and 167 into Mount Pleasant, as well as cut 132 to loop Mount Pleasant?
    132 should cut the whole northern sector off until CJC then send it up to loop inside Mount Pleasant before looping back to Bukit Merah.
    As for 162, reroute it after Bishan St 22 so it goes Sin Ming Ave, Sin Ming Rd, Dr, Rd in a clockwise loop when it usually loops, back to Sin Ming Ave towards Bright Hill. Make it go in the opposite loop when it return from Bright Hill.
    After Bright Hill, make it go Upp Thomson Rd, Jln Todak, Sin Ming Rd to get to Shunfu Rd, then Marymount Rd southbound, Thomson Rd into Mount Pleasant and loop back the way it came.
    For 167, just add the loop in Mount Pleasant both directions midroute.
    230 seems like it will go Mount Pleasant so I did not mention it.

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  • 15 October 2025 at 10:52 PM
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    Please add some bus route to seletar north link PPT 1A&1B lodge. We have to walk while it’s shine or rain until nibong LRT to take bus or LRT. Please consider.

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    • 5 November 2025 at 3:00 PM
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      That can be done if you proposed 102 extended further up Seletar Aerospace Dr, Punggol Barat Dr, turn to Seletar North Link, Punggol North Ave, New Punggol Rd, Northshore Dr, Cres, Punggol Way into Punggol Coast Ith. In this routing, it can also touch SIT, Punggol Rd End and Northshore and connecting SIT to Sengkang West, Buangkok and Hougang. Though it will be more smooth routing if Seletar Aerospace Ave was extended have another junction with Seletar Aerospace Dr at the other side instead of having 102 loop out back the way it came in.

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    • 5 November 2025 at 3:12 PM
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      Another idea is extending 967 up Woodlands Ave 6 up to Admiralty, Ave 7, Gambas Ave, Yishun Ave 7, 6, 1, Seletar North Link, Punggol North Ave, Punggol Way, Northshore Cres, Dr, New Punggol Rd (End), Punggol Rd, Dr, Sentul Cres, Walk into Punggol Coast. Similar explanation, connecting SIT, Northshore to Woodlands, Gambas and Yishun. If you want to ply Sembawang, make sure it goes to Yishun East directly after Canberra or the route will be a bit long.

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      • 5 November 2025 at 10:55 PM
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        When will they extend 162 and 167 into Mount Pleasant, as well as cut 132 to loop Mount Pleasant?
        132 should cut the whole northern sector off until CJC then send it up to loop inside Mount Pleasant before looping back to Bukit Merah.
        As for 162, reroute it after Bishan St 22 so it goes Sin Ming Ave, Sin Ming Rd, Dr, Rd in a clockwise loop when it usually loops, back to Sin Ming Ave towards Bright Hill. Make it go in the opposite loop when it return from Bright Hill.
        After Bright Hill, make it go Upp Thomson Rd, Jln Todak, Sin Ming Rd to get to Shunfu Rd, then Marymount Rd southbound, Thomson Rd into Mount Pleasant and loop back the way it came.
        For 167, just add the loop in Mount Pleasant both directions midroute.
        230 seems like it will go Mount Pleasant so I did not mention it.

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  • 13 October 2025 at 8:44 PM
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    452 453 might be withdrawn when JRL opens

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  • 13 October 2025 at 10:58 AM
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    115 could be withdrawn in future..

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