BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Land Transport Guru - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Land Transport Guru X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://landtransportguru.net X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Land Transport Guru REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Shanghai BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20190101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200830 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200901 DTSTAMP:20260512T101144 CREATED:20200803T142450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200814T114517Z UID:84664-1598752800-1598839199@landtransportguru.net SUMMARY:Withdrawal of Bus Services 700 & 700A\, Launch of Bus Service 972M & Amendment to Bus Service 171 DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, 30 August 2020\, as part of the modified Downtown Line 2 Bus Service Rationalisation plan:\n \n\nBus Services 700 & 700A will be withdrawn. The last day of service would be on Saturday\, 29 August 2020.\nBus Service 171 from Yishun Bus Interchange will be shortened to loop at Bukit Panjang MRT Station\, no longer serving Marina Centre Terminal.\nNew Bus Service 972M will be launched from Bukit Panjang – Orchard Road (Loop) via Newton MRT\, plying the routing originally planned for Service 972 via Dunearn Road / Bukit Timah Road and Scotts Road.\n\nSee also: Renumbering of Express Bus Service 971E to Trunk Bus Service 971 on 31 August 2020. \nOperator Posters\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n [Updated Poster] Bus 171: Route Amendment to loop at Bukit Panjang \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bus Service 972M introduction poster \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n [Updated Poster] Withdrawal of Bus Services 700 & 700A \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n  \n  \n\nFormer Changes\nOriginally planned to take effect from Sunday 16 August 2020: \nAs part of the Downtown Line 2 Bus Service Rationalisation: \n\nBus Services 700 & 700A would be withdrawn\, with the last day of service on Saturday\, 15 August 2020.\nBus Service 171 from Yishun Bus Interchange will be shortened to loop at Bukit Panjang MRT Station\, no longer serving Marina Centre Terminal.\nBus Service 972 will be amended to serve Newton MRT Station\, via Dunearn Road / Bukit Timah Road and Scotts Road.\nIn addition\, Short Trip Service 972A will also be amended to serve Newton MRT Station via Dunearn Road and Scotts Road.\n\nDue to the controversy over Bus 700 withdrawal and Bus 171 & 972 amendment\, the plan to implement the changes on 16 August 2020 was scrapped\, with the modified plan to be implemented from 30 August 2020 instead. \nOperator Posters (Withdrawn)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n [Withdrawn Poster] Bus 171: Route Amendment to loop at Bukit Panjang \n \n \n \n \n \n \n [Withdrawn Poster] Bus 972: Route Amendment to Newton MRT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n [Withdrawn Poster] Withdrawal of Bus Services 700 & 700A URL:https://landtransportguru.net/event/dtl2-bus-rationalisation-1/ CATEGORIES:Bus Service Changes,New Bus Service ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://landtransportguru.net/web/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/605-700A.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200831 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200902 DTSTAMP:20260512T101144 CREATED:20200814T110036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200830T013723Z UID:85130-1598839200-1598925599@landtransportguru.net SUMMARY:Renumbering of Express Bus Service 971E to Trunk Bus Service 971 DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, 31 August 2020\, as part of the modified Downtown Line 2 Bus Service Rationalisation plan: \n\nExpress Bus Service 971E will be renumbered to Trunk Bus Service 971\nAmendment of route to start / end at Bukit Panjang Ring Road instead of Bukit Panjang Temporary Bus Park\nAmendment of route to serve Pending Road & Petir Road\nAmended to serve all bus stops along Stevens Road & Bras Basah Road\n\nIn addition\, operating hours during Weekday Morning & Evening Peak hours (except Public Holidays) will also be extended. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n [Updated] Bus Service 971 Renumbering & Route Amendment Poster \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bus Service 971 Renumbering & Route Amendment Poster \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \nSee Also: Withdrawal of Bus Services 700 & 700A\, Launch of Bus Service 972M & Amendment to Bus Service 171 on 30 August 2020. \nNote: In an update from SMRT on 28 Aug 2020\, the first bus timing for Service 971 at Bukit Panjang Ring Road (Blk 602) would be changed to 06:15 instead of 06:30. \n\nThe modified plans come after the controversy over Bus 700 withdrawal and Bus 171 & 972 amendment which was supposed to take effect on Sunday\, 16 August 2020. URL:https://landtransportguru.net/event/dtl2-bus-rationalisation-2/ CATEGORIES:Bus Service Changes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://landtransportguru.net/web/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/6122_971E-1.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR