(Defunct) Peak Period Short Service 903P

Peak Period Short Service 903P was a PPSS bus route from Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange and looping at Marsiling Lane, passing through Woodlands Avenue 2, Riverside Rd, Marsiling Rd and Marsiling Dr. Operating during weekday peak hours, it ran alongside Feeder Service 903 and alleviated crowding on high-demand sectors during peak hours.

Peak Period Short Service 903P was withdrawn on 13 Jan 2017. New SMRT Bus Service 903M was introduced to replace this service on the same day.


 

Route Information
Route Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange ↺ Marsiling Lane (Loop)
Passes Through Woodlands Ave 2, Riverside Rd, Marsiling Rd, Marsiling Dr
Route Length 6.0 km
Travelling Time 45 mins
Operator Information
Former Operator Rui Feng Chartered Pte Ltd
Former Fleet Private Buses
Departure Times from Woodlands Weekdays:
AM Peak: 0600hrs – 0800hrs
PM Peak: 1730hrs – 2000hrs
Frequency Loop Service
0630-0830: ~12 mins
0831-1659: —
1700-1930: ~12 mins
After 1930: —

Service 903P duplicates the bulk of Bus Service 903‘s route, serving between Woodlands MRT / Bus Interchange and Marsiling Lane. Operated using private buses from Rui Feng Chartered Pte Ltd, the route helps to relieve frequent overcrowding on Service 903. It does not serve Woodlands Train Checkpoint. It is the 12th PPSS service to be introduced, commencing operations on Tuesday, 13 January 2015.

Peak Period Short Services operate at least five trips per hour during Weekday AM and PM peak periods. This initiative taps on the resources of Private Bus Operators to run shorter bus services to augment the resources of the Public Transport Operators (PTOs).

Withdrawal:

With the transition to the Bus Contracting Model (BCM), PPSS 903P was renumbered to Service 903M and operated by SMRT Buses from 13 Jan 2017. The last day of operations for 903P was on 12 Jan 2017. More information at Changes to PPSS.

Fare: Fares for Feeder Services are capped at 3.2km. See Bus Fares.

Fleet: Service 903P′s fleet fully comprises private buses from Rui Feng Chartered Pte Ltd.


Route Information:
Loop Service
  1. Woodlands Temp Bus Interchange
  2. Woodlands Ave 2
  3. Riverside Rd
  4. Marsiling Rd
  5. Marsiling Lane
  6. Marsiling Dr
  7. Marsiling Lane
  8. Marsiling Rd
  9. Riverside Rd
  10. Woodlands Ave 2
  11. Woodlands Temp Bus Interchange

 


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Operator History:
  • 13 Jan 2015 – 12 Jan 2017: Rui Feng Chartered Pte Ltd
History:
  • 2014 (25 Feb): Tender for PPSS 903P opens
  • 2014 (14 Oct): Tender for PPSS 903P awarded to Rui Feng Chartered Pte Ltd
  • 2015 (13 Jan): Introduced as a PPSS route from Woodlands Reg Int and looping at Marsiling Lane under the BSEP.
  • 2016 (12 Mar): Amended to Woodlands Temp Int
  • 2017 (13 Jan): Route withdrawn and replaced by Bus Service 903M.

External Links & References:

Back to Peak Period Short Services (PPSS)
Back to Bus Services

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