(Defunct) SMRT Bus Service 700A

SMRT Bus Service 700A was a trunk route between Bukit Panjang Temp Bus Pk and Suntec City, passing through Petir, Bukit Timah, Orchard. It incorporated an express sector between and Dairy Farm Road and Whitley Road via BKE and PIE.

Service 700A was withdrawn on 30 August 2020. The last day of service was on 29 August 2020.

Notes:

• No boarding and alighting at Bukit Panjang Temp Bus Pk
• Buses leaving Bukit Panjang after 22:45 daily will terminate at Temasek Ave (Promenade Stn)

Route Overview
Route	Bukit Panjang Temporary Bus Park ↺ Temasek Avenue (Loop)
Passes Through	Petir Rd, Dunearn Rd / Bukit Timah Rd, Orchard Rd, Bras Basah Rd, Temasek Blvd
Route Length	39.7 km
Traveling Time	135 mins
Operator Information
Former BCM Route Package	Choa Chu Kang – Bukit Panjang Bus Package
Former Operator	SMRT Buses Ltd
Former Depot	Kranji Bus Depot (KJDEP) Buses park at: Ulu Pandan Bus Depot (UPDEP)
Former Fleet	12-metre Single Deck Bus: – Mercedes-Benz OC500LE
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Bukit Panjang Temp Bus Park	Weekdays				Saturdays				Sundays / Public Holidays
	18:46 – 23:30				13:15 – 23:30				05:55 – 23:30
	Buses leaving Bukit Panjang Temp Bus Pk after 22:45 daily terminate at Suntec City.
Operating Frequency
	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
Loop Service	11 – 12 mins			11 – 12 mins			12 mins			10 – 13 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Service 700A was an express link between Bukit Panjang and the city areas of Bukit Timah, Orchard Road and Marina Centre, incorporating an express sector between Dairy Farm Road and Whitley Road along the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) and Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE).

This route operates either as Service 700 or 700A depending on times of day. Service 700, which serves the Central Business District around Shenton Way and Fullerton, operates on Weekdays from mornings to evenings, and Saturdays from mornings to mid-day. On Weekday nights, Saturday afternoon & nights, and on Sundays/Public Holidays, Service 700A will operate, looping at Suntec City and serving the Marina Centre area while skipping Fullerton and Shenton Way.

For Service 700A, buses leaving Bukit Panjang after 2245 hours daily will terminate at Temasek Avenue (Promenade Stn). No boarding & alighting is allowed at Bukit Panjang Temporary Bus Park.

Double-deck buses were regularly deployed on Service 700 and 700A from 15 September 2014 till December 2019.

On the last day of service (29 August 2020), the last bus looping at Suntec from Bukit Panjang at around 22:45 was performed by SMB12B, and the last bus ending at Suntec from Bukit Panjang at 23:30 was performed by SMB15T. Both were Mercedes-Benz OC500LE buses.

MRT / LRT Stations Served:

• DT1–BP6 Bukit Panjang
• BP8 Pending
• DT10 Stevens
• NS21–DT11 Newton
• NS22 Orchard
• NS23 Somerset
• NS24NE6CC1 Dhoby Ghaut
• DT21 Bencoolen
• CC2 Bras Basah
• EW13NS25 City Hall
• CC3 Esplanade
• CC4DT15 Promenade

Special Departures:

• Petir Road (Opp Blk 201) → Bukit Panjang Temp Bus Pk
  Sundays / Public Holidays: 05:40 – 07:00, until the first bus from Bukit Panjang

Route Variant:

• Service 700: Bukit Panjang Temp Bus Pk ↔ Shenton Way
  Selected hours on Weekdays & Saturdays

Gallery (Buses):

Poster Gallery:

Operator History:

• 26 December 1999 – 9 May 2004: Trans-Island Bus Services Ltd
• 10 May 2004 – 29 August 2020: SMRT Buses Ltd

History:

• 1999 (26 Dec): Introduced between Bt Panjang Int and Temasek Ave (Loop) as an alternate route of Service 700 under Bukit Panjang LRT Rationalisation, operating during evening off peak hours on weekdays and Saturdays and throughout the day on Sundays and Public Holidays
• 2000: Serves new bus stop before Goldhill Ave along Dunearn Rd
• 2002 (07 Jul): Skips the bus stop outside Orchard Emerald along Orchard Rd
• 2002: Converted to regular trunk service, serving all bus stops along Bt Timah Rd/Dunearn Rd and Scotts Rd
• 2005 (02 Jul): Amended to ply Grange Rd and Orchard Link with the partial closure of Somerset Rd
• 2006 (18 Jun): Integrated with Service 921 and amended to ply Pending Rd, Petir Rd and Dairy Farm Rd
• 2006 (29 Oct): Serves relocated bus stop outside Orchard Stn along Orchard Turn
• 2009 (18 Jan): Serves 2 new pairs of bus stops after and before Chestnut Ave and before and after Dairy Farm Rd along Petir Rd
• 2012 (01 Jul): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
• 2012 (16 Dec): Amended to Bukit Panjang Temp Bus Park with the closure of Bt Panjang Int
• 2020 (03 Aug): Announcement of Service Withdrawal on 16 Aug 2020
• 2020 (13 Aug): Service withdrawal announced to be postponed to 30 Aug 2020
• 2020 (30 Aug): Service withdrawn

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