The Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme, or BCEP for short, was launched on 30 July 2024 by the Land Transport Authority (LTA).
The BCEP will allocate an additional $900 million from 2024 to 2032, for the purchase of new buses and infrastructural improvements, and to fund the operating cost of new bus services.
Initiatives under BCEP for Bus Services are:
- Improvement to bus services to address changing travel patterns
- Introduction of more peak-hour express bus services
- Speeding up the introduction of new bus services in new estates
- Introduction of “express feeder” bus services
These initiatives were later regrouped by LTA to 3 categories as of April 2025:
- Service Enhancements
(for existing bus services; additional capacity or expanded coverage) - Enhancing connectivity for new and existing housing estates
(for new bus services) - More options to complement the rail network
(for new “express feeder” & City Direct bus services)
As of October 2025, the BCEP has introduced 14 new services and enhanced 52 services.
The BCEP logo was first unveiled within the City Direct 673 poster in September 2024, carrying the tagline “Connecting People, Improving Journeys”.
BCEP – Bus Services
Bus Service Improvements
Under the BCEP, bus services will be improved in response to changing travel patterns through measures such as:
- Adding more trips
- Adjusting routes
- Introduction of new bus services
An example cited by LTA was the extension of Bus Service 230 to connect residents in Toa Payoh East to Caldecott MRT Station. Initially announced for the end of 2024, the implementation was delayed to February 2025.
Peak-hour Express Bus Services
More peak-hour express bus services will be introduced under the BCEP to complement busier MRT lines. These include City Direct services, which connect residential estates with the CBD via expressways.
The first of these peak-hour services introduced was City Direct 673, which commenced service in October 2024, connecting Punggol with the CBD.
New Bus Services in New Estates
Under the BCEP, residents of new housing estates would be better served by the expedited introduction of new bus services in anticipation of growing demand.
An example cited by LTA was the introduction of Bus Service 861 on 15 September 2024, which connects residents in new and upcoming BTO developments in Yishun East to nearby Khatib MRT station.
Express Feeder Bus Services
A new category of bus service, the “express feeder”, was launched under the BCEP to enhance connectivity for residents in estates with areas located farther away from major transport nodes and town centres. These services will take more direct routes with fewer intermediate stops than regular feeder bus services, reducing residents’ travel time for the first and last mile of their journeys from major transport nodes.
An example cited by LTA was Express Feeder 298X in Tampines North, which commenced service on 9 December 2024, providing a more direct connection for residents in Tampines North to Tampines MRT station in December 2024.
In late February 2025, supplementary Bus Service 979X was announced, to be launched under the BCEP on 24 March 2025. Unlike Service 298X, which is a feeder service, Service 979X is a supplementary express service (while charging regular distance fares as a trunk service), plying a more direct route with fewer stops compared to its parent trunk service, Service 979.
In October 2025, LTA announced that limited-stop bus services which provide a direct connection to MRT Stations for estates farther away from transport nodes will be numbered from 451 onwards to better distinguish them from existing services. As such, existing express feeder services 298X, 979X & 21X would be renumbered as 454, 455 & 456 respectively.
Rollout
The list of BCEP Bus Services includes those announced by the Land Transport Authority during implementation or those featuring the BCEP logo in publicity posters. Other bus service improvements may be made under BCEP without any press releases by LTA.
With Implementation Posters
| S/N | Date | Bus Service | Category / Area Served |
| 1 | 15 Sep 2024 | Bus Service 861 | New Bus Service (Sembawang, Canberra, Yishun) |
| Short Trip Service 861A | |||
| 2 | 14 Oct 2024 | City Direct 673 | New Peak-hour Express Bus Service (Punggol) |
| 3 | 11 Nov 2024 | City Direct 654 | Service Enhancement (Route extension to Anchorvale Crescent) |
| 4 | City Direct 660M | Service Enhancement (New Supplementary Peak-hour Express Bus Service) | |
| 5 | City Direct 671 | Service Enhancement (Route extension to Bayfront & Suntec City) | |
| 6 | City Direct 672 | Service Enhancement (Route extension to Bayfront & Suntec City) | |
| 7 | 25 Nov 2024 | City Direct 666 | Service Enhancement (Route extension to Bayfront & Suntec City) |
| 8 | City Direct 674 | New Peak-hour Express Bus Service (Tengah) | |
| 9 | 9 Dec 2024 | Express Feeder 298X | New Express Feeder Bus Service (Tampines) |
| 10 | 2 Jan 2025 | City Direct 675 | New Peak-hour Express Bus Service (Hougang) |
| 11 | City Direct 676 | New Peak-hour Express Bus Service (Hougang) | |
| 12 | City Direct 677 | New Peak-hour Express Bus Service (Sengkang) | |
| 13 | City Direct 678 | New Peak-hour Express Bus Service (Punggol) | |
| 14 | 12 Jan 2025 | Bus Service 967 | New Bus Service (Woodlands) |
| 15 | 26 Jan 2025 | Bus Service 230 | Service Enhancement (Extension to Caldecott MRT) |
| 16 | 10 Feb 2025 | City Direct 660 | Service Enhancement (Additional Morning & Evening Trip) |
| City Direct 660M | |||
| 17 | 24 Mar 2025 | Bus Service 979X | New Express Feeder Bus Service (Yew Tee) |
| 18 | 20 Apr 2025 | Bus Service 148 | New Bus Service (Woodleigh, Potong Pasir) |
| 19 | 27 Apr 2025 | Bus Service 299 | New Bus Service (Tampines) |
| 20 | 28 Apr 2025 | Bus Service 21X | New Express Feeder Bus Service (Whampoa) |
| 21 | 26 May 2025 | City Direct 671 | Service Enhancement (Additional Morning & Evening Trips) |
| 22 | 8 Jun 2025 | Bus Service 230M | Service Enhancement (New Supplementary Bus Service; Kim Keat) |
| 23 | 10 Aug 2025 | Bus Service 872 | New Bus Service (Tengah, Jurong East) |
| 24 | 26 Oct 2025 | Bus Service 104 | New Bus Service (Northshore, Buangkok, Bidadari) |
| 25 | Bus Service 984 | New Bus Service (Brickland) | |
| Short Trip Service 984A | |||
| 26 | 10 Nov 2025 | Bus Service 44 | New Bus Service (Punggol) |
| 27 | 17 Nov 2025 | Bus Service 451 | New Peak-period Bus Service (Brickland) |
| 28 | Bus Service 452 | New Peak-period Bus Service (Tengah) | |
| 29 | Bus Service 453 | New Peak-period Bus Service (Tengah) | |
| 30 | 24 Nov 2025 | Bus Service 454 | Renumbering from Service 298X & Additional bus stop served at Tampines West MRT Station. |
| 31 | Bus Service 455 | Renumbering from Service 979X & Additional pair of bus stops served along Choa Chu Kang Drive. | |
| 32 | Bus Service 456 | Renumbering from Service 21X & Additional bus stop served along Balestier Rd. | |
| 33 | 14 Dec 2025 | Bus Service 146 | Service Enhancement (Extension to Kovan MRT) |
| 34 | 15 Dec 2025 | City Direct 679 | New Peak-hour Express Bus Service (Fernvale, Sengkang West) |
| 35 | City Direct 680 | New Peak-hour Express Bus Service (Buangkok, Hougang) | |
| 36 | City Direct 681 | New Peak-hour Express Bus Service (Hougang) | |
| 37 | City Direct 682 | New Peak-hour Express Bus Service (Anchorvale, Sengkang West) | |
| 38 | City Direct 683 | New Peak-hour Express Bus Service (Punggol East) |
Without Implementation Posters
As part of an update on the BCEP in April 2025, LTA published the full list of bus services enhanced under the BCEP as of April 2025.
Some services (such as 654, 660, 666, etc.) had their service enhancement published through implementation posters with the BCEP logo in them by their respective service operator, as mentioned above.
| Bus Services Enhanced under the BCEP (52 Bus Services; as of Oct 2025) |
| As of Apr 2025: 33, 34, 36, 43, 50, 62, 68, 85, 92, 99, 100, 112, 116, 118, 129, 135, 136, 138, 161, 163, 180, 230, 258, 386, 518, 654, 660, 666, 671, 672, 674, 801, 856, 859, 861, 870, 871, 883, 903, 912, 976, 983 & 992 |
| Added as of Oct 2025: 18, 39, 110, 114, 117, 140, 292, 969 & 991 |
Some enhancements were explicitly mentioned to be part of the BCEP by LTA through press releases. However, implementation posters by the respective Public Transport Operator do not carry the BCEP logo in them. These include:
- Introduction of Short Trip Services 129A & 129B (Aug 2024)
- Amendment of Bus Service 292 to Tampines Lane & Tampines St 11 (May 2025)
- Amendment of Bus Service 140 to Towner Road (Sep 2025)
- Extension of Bus Service 114 to Yio Chu Kang (Dec 2025)
Upcoming
Upcoming new bus services by end 2026 for Tengah mentioned by Acting Transport Minister Mr Jeffrey Siow on 8 June 2025:
- Peak period limited-stop service to Jurong East MRT Station [1]
- City Direct service from Brickland
According to a comment by Sun Xueling on her Facebook post, bus services are being planned for Punggol North Avenue. One of planned service plies via Punggol East and Punggol North Ave to Punggol Coast Int.
See Also
References
- Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme to Better Serve Commuter Needs – Land Transport Authority [30 Jul 2024]
- Growing Singapore’s Bus Network with the Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme – Land Transport Authority [06 Dec 2024]
- More Improvements Under the Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme in 2025 – Land Transport Authority [7 Apr 2025]
- More Service Improvements Under the Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme – Land Transport Authority [12 Oct 2025]
My observations staying in bukit panjang donkey years. I took Feeder Service 922 demand is super higher then usual during Weekdays Peak Hours and Weekends Off-Peak Hours. Therefore, I hope LTA could introduce new express service 922E to serve commuters better connectivity in Bukit Panjang Town.
Best Route
Bukit Panjang via
– Bukit Panjang Ring Road
– Segar Road
– Fajar Road (Loop)
Service 871 could extend to Bukit Panjang ITH from Tengah Int and become a bidirectional service plus integrate with Feeder Service 920. Service 871 new route will be running from Tengah to Bukit Panjang passing via Tengah Gardens, Bukit Batok West, Bukit Gombak, Bukit Batok East, Beauty World, PIE, BKE, Fajar, Jelapang & Senja. service 871 will also transfer operations under SMRT Buses Choa Chu Kang-Bukit Panjang Bus Package.
Service 871’s purpose of extending to Bukit Panjang is to connect a faster connective route for residents of Senja, Jelapang, Saujana, Bangkit a direct link to Beauty World & Bukit Timah Plaza.
And for service 922 the feeder service 922 could extend to loop at Gangsa Road from Bukit Panjang ITH passing via Jelapang, Segar, Fajar & Gangsa Road. 922 extension to Gangsa Road is to connect residents of Segar, Fajar to get to Greenridge Secondary School with a direct bus.
there will also be a new feeder service known as Service 921 which will run from Bukit Panjang ITH and loop at
Senja Close passing via Bukit Panjang Road, Bangkit Road, Bukit Panjang Ring Road & Senja Close. Service 921 will be operated under CCK-Bukit Panjang Bus Package SMRT Buses.
871 route to Bukit Panjang would be horribly ridiculous and unnecessary. Better to extend 171 instead of 871.
A 922 extension to Gangsa Road Koop sounds okay, but take note that the roundabout may not be feasible for DD. Plus, if extending to Gangsa Road, might as well become a G/W bus service, seeing how Gangsa Road is so close to the BPITH.
If there were to be 921… one of the bus services currently at BPITH will have to move to Gali Batu Bus Terminal. There is no space in BPITH for another bus service.
Anyways, 921 will be duplicating both 920 & BPLRT. There would not be much use for 921 then. However those are good ideas you raised.
Residents Staying Bukit Panjang
WLTransit (YT)
– Your suggestions is good that Service 871 to ply from Tengah – Beauty World/Bukit Panjang Stn – Yishun Interchange and withdraw of Service 171. (I have plan on this and ready to email this proposal to LTA/Tower Transit).
– Service 920 & 922, if extends to loop at Gangsa Road may be good ideals but some feel will not be good due to traffic congestions during peak hours. Therefore, if SMRT/LTA to plans out Service 920G/920W and 922G/922W in difference berth may be better ideals and yes the Bukit Panjang Interchange is small and it difficult to fit it those services.
Residents Staying Bukit Panjang
HillviewBusTransport
– For Service 871 to extends towards Bukit Panjang may be long hual and Feeder Service 920 somehow the demand is low the commuters still need to service as well. Therefore, not flexible to withdraw Service 920 and renumbered to Service 871.
– Introducing of Service 921, i have an ideal to feedback to LTA to ply’s from Gali Batu towards Ten Mile Junction / Bukit Panjang Stn and loop at Dairy Farm Estate for the benefits new residents the upcoming bto along Woodlands Road (Next to Junction 10).
The extension of services 870 & 992, as well as the introduction of 871 might have been the first part of bcep
I think the express feeder may go something like the M series they had a few years back
Other than Express Feeder initiative and to some extent CDS, the other items in the list appear to be what LTA should already be providing. This feels more like a PR move for some upcoming ‘event’.
Excited to see how the express feeder concept will materialise. It’s a radical change to our current “bus must stop at all stops” system but can help mitigate long travel times in large estates and do more to segment passengers by destination.
Wonder if they’ll look into existing feeder services? Some like 229, 282, 315, 333 take long winding routes between MRT and looping point. By creating a variant that skips out the middle, that can make travel times better for passengers and thus public transport more attractive as a whole