Formula 1 2018 Singapore Grand Prix – Bus Diversions and Public Transport Plans

Bus route diversions and train service extensions for the 
FORMULA 1 2018 SINGAPORE AIRLINES SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
12 September – 17 September 2018

The FORMULA 1 2018 SINGAPORE AIRLINES SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX returns to Singapore from 14 September – 16 September 2018. Similar to past years, road closure will take place over six days, the largest series of road closures every year.

Affected roads will be closed from 12 September (Wednesday) at 12:01 am to facilitate the set up of race infrastructure.  After the race is completed, affected roads will reopen progressively and all roads will be fully accessible by 18 September (Tuesday) at 5:30 am onwards.

List of diverted bus services:
Classification Service Routes (Click for page jump)
Trunk Routes 10, 14, 16, 36/36T, 56, 57, 70, 70M75, 7797, 100106107, 107M, 111, 128, 130, 131, 133, 162, 162M167, 171195, 196, 700, 700A, 857, 960, 961/961C
Express Routes 10e, 14e, 97e, 196e, 502/A, 518/A, 850E, 868E, 951E, 971E
Private Bus / Premium Routes TS3
Refer to individual operators for diversion arrangements
City Direct Routes 652, 656, 660, 663, 665
Night Routes 1N, 2N, 3N, 4N, 5N, 6NNR1, NR2, NR5, NR6, NR7, NR8
Short-Trip Services are grouped with their parent service and are not included in the above list

Generally, alighting is allowed at any bus stop along the diversion route. However, boarding may be subject to Bus Captains’ discretion.



MRT lines with extended operating hours:

  • North South Line 
  • East West Line 
  • North East Line
  • Circle Line 
  • Downtown Line 
  • Bukit Panjang LRT 
  • Sengkang LRT 
  • Punggol LRT 
Timeline of Diversions:
  • Pre-Race:
    12 September 2018 (Wednesday)
    13 September 2018 (Thursday)
    14 September 2018 (Friday)
  • Race Weekend:
    15 September 2018 (Saturday)
    16 September 2018 (Sunday)
  • Post-Race:
    17 September 2018 (Monday)

A full list of acronyms and abbreviations used in this article can be found here.


Overall Diversion Map
2018 Formula One™ Singapore Grand Prix Bus Diversion Poster
2018 Formula One™ Singapore Grand Prix Bus Diversion Poster



List of Service Diversions:

Diversions, as outlined in this section, are based on LTA’s Road Access Plans and information released by Public Transport Operators. This document is accurate to the best of our ability and we welcome readers to highlight any mistakes.

A. Trunk and Express Routes

Services 10, 10e, 70, 196196e
Diversion Details (Click to expand)
Services 14, 14e16
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Service 36 / 36T
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Service 56
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Service 57
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Service 70

Service 70M
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Service 75
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Services 77171
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Services 9797e
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Services 100107
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Service 106
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Service 107

Service 107M
Diversion Details (Click to expand)
Service 111162M, 700A857
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Services 128, 162, 850E951E
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Service 130
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Service 131167
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Service 133
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Service 162

Service 162M

Service 167

Service 171

Service 195
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Service 196, 196e

Services 502502A
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Services 518518A
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Services 700971E
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Service 700A

Service 850E

Service 857

Service 868E
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Service 951E

Service 960
Diversion Details (Click to expand)
Service 961, 961C
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Service 971E



C:  City Direct Services:

Services 652, 656, 660663665
Diversion Details (Click to expand)

D:  Late-Night Bus Services:

SMRT NightRider NR1NR6
Diversion Details (Click to expand)
SMRT NightRider NR2, NR5, NR7NR8 | SBST Nite Owl 1N, 2N3N, 4N5N6N
Diversion Details (Click to expand)

Private Bus Routes

Service TS3
Diversion Details (Click to expand)

Premium Services

Diversion information for Premium Bus Services will be disseminated by individual private bus operators. List of Premium Services and their operators here.

 

Bus Stops Skipped – Overall Poster

Bus Stops Skipped for 2018 Formula One™ Singapore Grand Prix (Master Poster)
Bus Stops Skipped for 2018 Formula One™ Singapore Grand Prix (Master Poster)



E:  Services affected by bus stop closures with no change to routing:

Services 32, 51, 61, 63, 80, 124, 145, 166, 174, 197, 851, 851e961/961C
Skips 04167 City Hall Stn Exit B and 04168 Aft City Hall Stn Exit B from 14 – 16 Sep (Race Weekend), 9:30pm till the End of operations. Service 195 will not serve this stop throughout the diversion period.

This list of services includes concurrently diverted bus services plying North Bridge Road, such as 10, 57, 100106130, 131, 133, 167, 196, 961/961C and 502.


F:  Services with extended operating hours during the F1 period:

From 14 Sep (Fri) – 16 Sep (Sun), the following residential bus services will be extended:

Bus Interchange Bus Services Departure Times (After midnight)
14 Sep (Fri) 15 Sep (Sat) 16 Sep (Sun)
Ang Mo Kio 261 No Extension
(1:05am)
No Extension
(1:05am)
1:20am
262 No Extension
(1:00am)
No Extension
(1:00am)
1:20am
265
(Berth B2, Towards AMK Ave 10)
No Extension
(1:05am)
No Extension
(1:05am)
1:20am
265
(Berth B5, Towards AMK Bus Depot)
No Extension
(1:25am)
No Extension
(1:25am)
No Extension
(1:25am)
Bedok 222225G 1:00am 1:00am 1:15am
Boon Lay 181243G 1:20am 1:20am 1:35am
Bukit Batok 173A189A941945, 947 1:40am 1:45am 2:00am
Choa Chu Kang 300301302307 1.35am 1.35am 1.55am
Clementi 282, 284, 285 1:05am 1:05am 1:20am
Jurong East 143M, 334 No Extension
(1:05am)
No Extension
(1:05am)
1:25am
333, 335 1:05am 1:05am 1:25am
Pasir Ris 358359 1.10am 1.10am 1.25am
Sembawang 859A 1.15am 1.15am 1.35am
Woodlands 901911912913 1.20am 1.25am 1.40am
Yishun 804812 1:10am 1:15am 1:30am

G: Regular night buses during the F1 period:

Nite Owl and NightRider services will continue to operate as per normal on Friday and Saturday nights, with relevant diversions as detailed above.


H:  MRT/LRT lines with extended operating hours:

 

North South Line
Departing from
Terminating at Departure Time
Fri 14 Sep & Sat 15 Sep
(after midnight)
Departure Time
Sun 16 Sep
(after midnight)
NS25 City Hall NS1 Jurong East 12:30am 12:45am
NS25 City Hall NS28 Marina South Pier 12:30am 12:45am
East West Line:
Departing from
Terminating at Departure Time
Fri 14 Sep & Sat 15 Sep
(after midnight)
Departure Time
Sun 16 Sep
(after midnight)
EW13 City Hall EW1 Pasir Ris 12:30am 12:45am
EW13 City Hall EW33 Tuas Link 12:30am 12:45am
North East Line:
Departing from
Terminating at Departure Time
Fri 14 Sep & Sat 15 Sep
(after midnight)
Departure Time
Sun 16 Sep
(after midnight)
NE17 Punggol NE1 HarbourFront 12:02am 12:17am
NE1 HarbourFront NE17 Punggol 12:30am 12:46am
Circle Line:
Departing from
Terminating at Departure Time
Fri 14 Sep & Sat 15 Sep
Departure Time
Sun 16 Sep
(* after midnight)
CC1 Dhoby Ghaut CC29 HarbourFront 11:55pm 12:10am*
CC29 HarbourFront CC1 Dhoby Ghaut 11:30pm 11:46pm
Downtown Line:
Departing from
Terminating at Departure Time
Fri 14 Sep & Sat 15 Sep
(* after midnight)
Departure Time
Sun 16 Sep
(* after midnight)
DT1 Bukit Panjang DT35 Expo 12:03am 12:18am
DT35 Expo DT1 Bukit Panjang 12:04am 12:19am
Bukit Panjang LRT:
Departing from
Terminating at Departure Time
Fri 14 Sep & Sat 15 Sep
(after midnight)
Departure Time
Sun 16 Sep
(after midnight)
BP1 Choa Chu Kang BP6 Bukit Panjang
(Service A via Senja)
1.33am 1.48am
Sengkang LRT:
Departing from
Terminating at Departure Time
Fri 14 Sep & Sat 15 Sep
(after midnight)
Departure Time
Sun 16 Sep
(after midnight)
STC Sengkang STC Sengkang
via East Loop
1:05am 1:22am
STC Sengkang STC Sengkang
via West Loop
1:05am 1:22am
Punggol LRT:
Departing from
Terminating at Departure Time
Fri 14 Sep & Sat 15 Sep
(after midnight)
Departure Time
Sun 16 Sep
(after midnight)
PTC Punggol PTC Punggol
via East Loop
1:07am 1:24am
PTC Punggol PTC Punggol
via West Loop
1:07am 1:24am

 


Final notes during diversions:


I:  Gallery:


J:  On the ground:


Travelling Tips during the F1 period:

  • If relying on public bus services, familiarize oneself with diversion routes and alternative bus boarding/alighting stops along the diverted roads
  • Plan for additional travel time. Road congestion is expected around the circuit park and next bus arrival timings will not be available.
  • Alternativelely, rely on on the rail network. Familiarize oneself with walking routes in and out of the Marina Bay area.
  • Approach bus drivers or interchange offices for more information on road and bus stop closures.
  • Inform bus drivers out of goodwill if one decides to alight at bus stops along the diversion route.



Relevant links:

Public Transport Operators’ Press Releases

Previous versions:

Back to Bus Services
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Unconfirmed edits to diversion routes:

  • TBA

Readers are free to contribute additional spottings in the comments section.

4 thoughts on “Formula 1 2018 Singapore Grand Prix – Bus Diversions and Public Transport Plans

  • 17 September 2018 at 7:06 PM
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    This road diversion map is 100% not user friendly. If people cannot understand and have no means of assessing internet to read which buses are diverted where and where can they find alternative bus stops then what’s the point?? Also, bus drivers at raffles hotel provide misinformation about other bus services. The wait at raffles hotel for bus 100 was more than 35 minutes and obviously still no bus arrived.

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  • 14 September 2018 at 3:04 PM
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    All buses with route diversions have configured Trapeze CFMS route information with updated distances (including those looping in the area) and temporary calling stops. EDS still as per normal.

    eg. Service 960 distance travelled is 31.8km at Raffles Town Club bus stop instead of 7.1km (the usual)

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  • 11 September 2018 at 7:20 AM
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    It will skip Suntec City bus stop from 12-14 and 17 September from 5.30am to 9.30am. You can alight at Capitol Bldg bus stop and walk to Marina Sq via CityLink Mall (enter City Hall MRT Stn) or via Raffles City underpass (enter Raffles City Basement 2).

    If you want minimal walking, you can alternatively alight at Dhoby Ghaut Stn bus stop and take the Circle Line to Esplanade MRT Stn.

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  • 7 September 2018 at 11:16 AM
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    May I check from 12 – 17 Sep 2018, will Bus 14E stop at the bus stop outside Suntec (heading to town) between 8 am to 8.30 am? If not, which bus stop can I alight if I am going to Marina Square?

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