SMRT Feeder Bus Service 301

SMRT Feeder Bus Service 301 is a Feeder service operating from Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange and looping at Keat Hong Close, passing through Choa Chu Kang Avenue 3 and 5.

Route Overview
Route	Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange ↺ Keat Hong Close (Loop)
Passes Through	Choa Chu Kang Way, Choa Chu Kang Ave 2, Choa Chu Kang Ave 5
Route Length	5.5 km
Travelling Time	30 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Choa Chu Kang–Bukit Panjang Bus Package
Current Operator	SMRT Buses Ltd
Current Depot	Kranji Bus Depot (KJDEP)
Current Fleet	12-metre Single Deck Bus: – MAN A22						18-metre Articulated Bus: – MAN A24
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Choa Chu Kang	Weekdays				Saturdays & Sundays / Public Holidays
	05:30 – 01:05				05:45 – 01:05
Operating Frequency
Loop Service	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
	6 – 8 mins			6 – 9 mins			6 – 8 mins			7 – 10 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges distance fares capped at 3.2km for feeder services.

Service 301 provides residents of Choa Chu Kang Neighborhoods 2 and 4 with greater connectivity to transport nodes at Choa Chu Kang Town Centre, namely Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT station and Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange. It also serves other amenities in the neighborhood, such as Lot 1 Shoppers’ Mall and Sunshine Place. It is the thirty-ninth (39th) service to be introduced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP), as well as the sixth feeder bus service.

It benefits residents of newly-built residential developments in the Choa Chu Kang Ave 5/ Choa Chu Kang Ave 6 area, namely the HDB Bulit-to-Order (BTO) developments of Sunshine Gardens, Keat Hong Crest and Keat Hong Pride.

During Eves of Public Holidays, as well as MRT Early Closure affecting Choa Chu Kang MRT Station, operating hours will be extended. Exact last bus hours are announced by SMRT Buses closer to these dates.

Original Proposed Route

Originally intended to be launched on 15 Feb 2015 as the thirty-seventh (37th) BSEP-introduced bus service, negative feedback from Choa Chu Kang residents led to the postponing of the launch along with the accompanying Service 983 introduction and Service 300 amendment. The route was subsequently revised to its present form.

Originally proposed to ply via Choa Chu Kang Ave 3, the modified routing of Service 301 now plies along Choa Chu Kang Ave 2, making use of the new bus stops built along Choa Chu Kang Ave 2 for the then proposed Service 300G/W which was cancelled.

MRT / LRT Station Served

• NS4BP1 Choa Chu Kang

Special Departures

• Choa Chu Kang Ave 3 (Sunshine Pl) → Choa Chu Kang Int
  Weekdays: Between 05:15 – 05:37
  Saturdays & Sundays / Public Holidays: Between 05:15 – 05:52

Gallery:

Poster Gallery

Operator History:

• 2015 – Present: SMRT Buses Ltd

The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2023 under the Choa Chu Kang–Bukit Panjang Bus Package.

History:

• 2015 (02 Feb): Announced as a feeder service from Choa Chu Kang to Keat Hong Close under LTA’s Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP), to commence service from 15 Feb 2015
• 2015 (10 Feb): Service introduction delayed to Early April 2015 following feedback from Choa Chu Kang residents to SMRT & LTA
• 2015 (25 Apr): Introduced between Choa Chu Kang Int and Choa Chu Kang Ave 5 (Loop) under the LTA’s Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP)
• 2015 (14 Jun): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
• 2016 (03 Jan): Amended to loop at Keat Hong Close
• 2018 (16 Dec): Amended to relocated Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange
• 2019 (05 Oct): Last bus timing from Choa Chu Kang amended from 00:55 to 01:05

Past Routings

External Links & References:

• SMRT – Postponed Implementation of Route Changes

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