Express 17: Woodlands—Bukit Panjang Shuttle Bus Service

Refer to Page 1 of this article for the May 2019 version of Express 17.
This page refers to the June & July 2018 version of Express 17.

Express 17, or the Woodlands—Bukit Panjang Shuttle Bus Service, is an ad-hoc unidirectional route connecting Woodlands and Bukit Panjang stations with no intermediate stops.

The route will be activated to operate on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in June 2018 and 1 July 2018 (except 15, 16 & 17 June), when shortened operating hours are implemented on the NSL to facilitate more time for track maintenance and renewal work.

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The Shuttle Bus Service serves just two MRT Stations:

• NS9 Woodlands
• DT1BP6 Bukit Panjang

Route:

Express Shuttle 17: Woodlands—Bukit Panjang Shuttle Bus Service
Direction 1 – Towards Bukit Panjang	Direction 2 – Towards Woodlands
Woodlands Square – Woodlands Temp Int (Berth 2) NS9 Upper Bukit Timah Road – Bt Panjang Stn Exit A/LRT DT1BP6	Upper Bukit Timah Road – Bt Panjang Stn Exit A/LRT DT1BP6 Woodlands Square – Woodlands Temp Int NS9

Technical Information
Route	Woodlands MRT ↔ Bukit Panjang MRT
Travelling Time	20 – 23 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Not Applicable
Operator	SMRT Buses Ltd
Current Fleet	12-metre Double Deck Buses – MAN A95 – ADL Enviro500 12-metre Single Deck Buses – MAN A22
Departure Times from Woodlands	11.05pm – 1.24am (Early Closure on Affected Fridays & Saturdays) 5.27am – 8.00am (Late Opening on Affected Saturdays) 5.45am – 8.00am (Late Opening on Affected Sundays)
Departure Times from Bukit Panjang	11.28pm – 1.04am (Early Closure on Affected Fridays & Saturdays) 5.50am – 8.23am (Late Opening on Affected Saturdays) 6.08am – 8.23am (Late Opening on Affected Sundays)
Frequency	Direction 1	Direction 2
	8—10 mins	8—10 mins

 

The Shuttle Bus Service will only operate on all Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in June 2018 and 1 July 2018, except 15, 16 & 17 June 2018.

• On days of Early Closure (1, 2, 8, 9, 22, 23, 29, 30 June)
  buses will operate from the start time of the early closure till the stipulated last bus timings below.
• On days of Late Opening (2, 3, 9, 10, 23, 24, 30 June & 1 July),
  buses will operate from the stipulated first bus timings below till the start time of normal train operations.

Express 17 was reflected as Service 490 on the Bus Ticketing System.

Shuttle Bus Departure Timings from Stations

 

First / Last Train Timings from Bukit Panjang Station (Click to expand)

 

Complimentary Express 17 single-trip ride tickets from Woodlands only were given out by Land Transport Authority personnel during Late Openings at Woodlands to encourage commuters to try out Express 17.

Other Rail Replacement Services

The route is one of two Shuttle Bus Services operating during periods of planned closure in June 2018, the other route being Shuttle 10: Woodlands—Bukit Panjang.

Also check out:

• Early Closure, Late Opening of North South Line (June 2018)

Page 1: Express 17 (May 2019) Information
Page 2: More Photos
Page 3: Express 17 (December 2018) Information