Extension of Bus Service 181 to Tengah / New Short Trip Service 181A
2026-06-14 - 2026-06-15
SMRT Bus Service 181 will be converted to a bi-directional service and extended to Tengah Bus Interchange under the Land Transport Authority’s Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP) from Sunday 14 June 2026.
The extended route would be via:

Bulim Walk
Bulim Drive
Tengah Boulevard

In addition, Service 181 will continue to operate during operating hours of Service 181M during school weekday mornings.
Service 181A
New Short Trip Service 181A will commence operations from Monday 15 June 2026, operating from Boon Lay Int and terminating at Jurong West Avenue 3 (Blk 276B) during weekday evening peak hours.
Service 181M
Operating Hours for Service 181M from Boon Lay Int will be extended by 15 mins on School Term Weekdays, effective Sunday 14 June 2026. The first day of revised operating hours for the school term commences on Monday 29 June 2026.

Service 181M
Existing
Effective 14 Jun 2026
(First operating day on Monday 29 Jun 2026)

Departure Timings from Boon Lay Int
06:30 – 07:45
06:30 – 08:00

Publicity Poster

Poster for Service 181 Route Extension to Tengah

Launch of New City Direct Service 684
2026-06-15 - 2026-06-16
From Monday 15 June 2026, SMRT City Direct Bus Service 684 will be launched under the Bus Connectivity Enhancement Programme (BCEP).
City Direct 684 serves housing estates at Keat Hong, Brickland and Bukit Batok West, connecting them with the Central Business District via the AYE during weekday peak hours.

Publicity Poster

Poster for New City Direct Bus Service 684

Renumbered City Direct Services 646 - 650 from Express 513, 868E, 951E, 982E & 850E
2026-06-15 - 2026-06-16
From Monday 15 June 2026, Express Bus Services 513, 868E, 951E, 982E & 850E will be renumbered to City Direct Bus Services 646 – 650, along with some route amendments, extensions and enhancements.

More details, including publicity posters at:

Renumbering of Express 513, 850E, 868E, 951E, 982E to City Direct and Associated Amendments

Additional Calling Bus Stops for City Direct 674 along Bukit Batok Rd
2026-06-15 - 2026-06-16
From Monday 15 June 2026, Tower Transit City Direct Bus Service 674 will serve an additional pair of bus stops along Bukit Batok Road.

Morning Peak towards Marina Blvd:
(43769) Dulwich Coll/Blk 445, Bukit Batok Rd
Evening Peak towards Tengah Blvd:
(43761) Opp Dulwich Coll, Bukit Batok Rd

Publicity Poster

Poster for Additional Calling Bus Stops for City Direct 674 along Bt Batok Rd

Circle Line Stage 6 Public Preview
2026-07-04 09:30 - 21:00 (Asia/Shanghai)
The Circle Line Stage 6 Public Preview will take place on Saturday, 4 July 2026 from 9:30am to 9:00pm.
Circle Line Stage 6 stations open for public preview, with free travel between stations, during this period are:

CC30 Keppel
CC31 Cantonment
CC32 Prince Edward Road

Revenue service on the Circle Line Stage 6 will commence on Sunday 12 July 2026.

Activities
Based on promotional posters for the event placed at MRT stations, activities during the public preview include:

Knackstop booth
Friends of Land Transport booth
Fenbao Sand Art
Move Lite CCL6 Adventure with Curious Cassie
Civil Defence Shelters & Livesaving skills booth
VR Experience for Tanjong Pagar Railway station in the 1960s
Thoughtful Bunch meet & greet

Reference:

Circle Line Stage 6 to Open for Public Preview on 4 July 2026 – Land Transport Authority

Downtown Line MRT Early Closure & Late Opening (Fri & Sat; Jul–Sep 2026)
2026-07-10 - 2026-09-06
Early Closures (on Fridays) & Late Openings (on Saturdays) along the entire Downtown Line (DTL) will take place across nine consecutive Fridays & Saturdays between 10 July 2026 and 5 September 2026 to provide longer engineering hours for systems integration testing across the entire DTL, in preparation for the opening of Downtown Line Stage 3 Extension (Expo – Sungei Bedok).

Early Closure at 11.30pm (all Fridays):
– 10 Jul 2026
– 17 Jul 2026
– 24 Jul 2026
– 31 Jul 2026
– 7 Aug 2026
– 14 Aug 2026
– 21 Aug 2026
– 28 Aug 2026
– 4 Sep 2026
Late Opening at 8.30am (all Saturdays):
– 11 Jul 2026
– 18 Jul 2026
– 25 Jul 2026
– 1 Aug 2026
– 8 Aug 2026
– 15 Aug 2026
– 22 Aug 2026
– 29 Aug 2026
– 5 Sep 2026

Shuttle buses are available during Late Opening (on Saturdays):

Shuttle 41: MacPherson – Expo
Shuttle 42: Bugis – MacPherson
Shuttle 43: Bukit Panjang – Bugis

More, including train service arrangements & shuttle bus services at:

Early Closure & Late Opening of Downtown Line (Jul–Sep 2026)

Affected MRT Stations

DT1–BP6 Bukit Panjang
DT2 Cashew
DT3 Hillview
DT4 Hume
DT5 Beauty World
DT6 King Albert Park
DT7 Sixth Avenue
DT8 Tan Kah Kee
DT9CC19 Botanic Gardens
DT10TE11 Stevens
DT11–NS21 Newton
DT12NE7 Little India
DT13 Rochor
DT14EW12 Bugis
DT15CC4 Promenade
DT16CE1 Bayfront
DT17 Downtown
DT18 Telok Ayer
DT19NE4 Chinatown
DT20 Fort Canning
DT21 Bencoolen
DT22 Jalan Besar
DT23 Bendemeer
DT24 Geylang Bahru
DT25 Mattar
DT26CC10 MacPherson
DT27 Ubi
DT28 Kaki Bukit
DT29 Bedok North
DT30 Bedok Reservoir
DT31 Tampines West
DT32–EW2 Tampines
DT33 Tampines East
DT34 Upper Changi
DT35CG1 Expo

Opening of Circle Line Stage 6
2026-07-12 - 2026-07-13
Passenger service on the Circle Line (CCL) Stage 6 between HarbourFront and Marina Bay stations will commence on Sunday, 12 July 2026.

More at:

Circle Line Stage 6 to commence service on 12 Jul 2026
