Further Bus Service Developments in Marine Parade (1988 – Present)
Due to falling passenger demand and the opening of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system, NTUC Comfort decided to discontinue CSS Bus Services 1 & 4 in 1988, leading to the permanent closure of the roadside bus terminus along Marine Terrace after 13 years of operations. The remaining CSS Bus Service 8 continued operations through Marine Parade housing estate as CSS Bus Service 608 until 2007, when it was finally discontinued by SMRT Buses, whose predecessor Trans-Island Bus Services (TIBS) had acquired SSB as a subsidiary since 1987.
In 2001, Marine Parade Bus Terminal was permanently closed to make way for the new Victoria School. As such, most of its bus services were amended to loop around the former site of the bus terminal, while Bus Service 196 was extended to Bedok New Town.
Several months later, Upper East Coast Bus Terminal was opened along Upper East Coast Road, absorbing Bus Services 13 & 853# from the former Marine Parade Bus Terminal. While the new bus terminal is technically located within Bedok New Town, it serves as a de facto bus terminus for several trunk services from Marine Parade, with the introduction of Bus Services 43 & 48 in 2005, as well as the route extension of Bus Service 55 – another former bus service from Marine Parade Bus Terminal – to the terminal in 2017.
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Chronological History of Marine Parade Bus Services:
- 1971 (11 Apr):
- Launch of 14 new services in Marine Parade:
- 10 between Bedok Rd & Prince Edward Rd via Upp East Coast Rd, East Coast Rd & Mountbatten Rd
- 11 between Bedok Rd & Tg Pagar Rd via Upp East Coast Rd, East Coast Rd & Mountbatten Rd
- 12 between Bedok Rd & C’wealth Ave via Upp East Coast Rd, East Coast Rd & Mountbatten Rd
- 13A between Bedok Rd & C’wealth Ave via Upp East Coast Rd, East Coast Rd & Mountbatten Rd
- 21 between Opera Est & C’wealth Ave via East Coast Rd & Mountbatten Rd
- 31 between Changi Rd & Prince Edward Rd via East Coast Rd & Mountbatten Rd
- 32 between Changi Rd & Mei Chin Rd via East Coast Rd & Mountbatten Rd
- 40 between Telok Kurau Rd & Prince Edward Rd via East Coast Rd & Mountbatten Rd
- 41 between Telok Kurau Rd & Redhill Cl via East Coast Rd & Mountbatten Rd
- 42 between Telok Kurau Rd & Intl Rd via East Coast Rd & Mountbatten Rd
- 43 between Telok Kurau Rd & Prince Edward Rd via East Coast Rd & Mountbatten Rd
- 152 between Telok Kurau Rd & Lor 1 Toa Payoh via East Coast Rd & Mountbatten Rd
- 155 between Bedok Rd & Kim Keat Ave via Upp East Coast Rd, East Coast Rd & Mountbatten Rd
- 155A between Bedok Rd & Lor 1 Toa Payoh via Upp East Coast Rd, East Coast Rd & Mountbatten Rd
- Launch of 14 new services in Marine Parade:
- 1971 (8 Aug): Launch of Bus Service 158 between Opera Est & Toa Payoh via East Coast Rd & Mountbatten Rd
- 1974 (3 Feb):
- 1975 (12 Jun): Route extension for CSS Bus Services 1, 4 & 8 to Marine Terr
- 1975 (22 Jun): Launch of Bus Service 15 to Prince Edward Rd
- 1975 (30 Jun): Route extension for CSS Bus Service 8 to Upp East Coast Rd (near Bedok Sth Ave 1)
- 1975 (28 Jul): Launch of Blue Arrow Bus Service 301 between Lucky Gdns & Robinson Rd via Marine Parade Rd
- 1976 (18 Apr): Route amendment for Bus Service 41 to ply Bedok Sth Ave 1, Marine Parade Rd & Amber Rd
- 1976 (2 Aug):
- Launch of Bus Service 16 to Henderson Rd
- Discontinuation of Bus Service 31
- 1977 (27 Mar): Relocation of roadside bus terminus outside Block 54 along Marine Terr to new location opposite Block 52 along Marine Terr
- 1977 (15 Aug): Route amendment for Bus Service 152 to ply Sims Ave/Changi Rd/Geylang Rd
- 1978 (1 Jun): Discontinuation of Bus Service 42
- 1978 (13 Nov): Route amendment for Bus Service 15 to ply Marine Parade Rd & Amber Rd
- 1979 (27 May): Launch of Bus Service 31 between Bedok & Kallang Pk/Natl Stadium via Marine Parade Rd, Still Rd Sth, East Coast Rd & Mountbatten Rd
- 1979 (23 Dec): Launch of Feeder Bus Service 211 to East Coast Rd
- 1980 (31 Aug): Route amendment for Bus Service 31 to ply Marine Parade Rd & Amber Rd
- 1981 (21 Jun): Route cutback for Bus Service 135 to Marine Parade Bus Terminal
- 1981 (5 Jul): Route extension for Bus Services 15, 16 & 211 to Marine Parade Bus Terminal
- 1981 (15 Nov):
- Discontinuation of Bus Service 21
- Launch of Feeder Bus Service 213 to Opera Est
- 1983 (25 Jun): Launch of Bus Service 149 between Toa Payoh & Changi Airport PTB via Amber Rd, Marine Parade Rd & Siglap Lk
- 1984 (16 Sep): Discontinuation of Bus Service 15, with the route extension for Bus Service 196 to Marine Parade
- 1987 (21 Jun): Launch of alternate Bus Service 853# to Yishun on Sundays & Public Holidays
- 1988 (26 Jun): Discontinuation of CSS Bus Services 1 & 4
- 1988 (23 Oct): Discontinuation of Bus Service 11
- 1989 (5 Mar):
- Launch of Bus Service 76 to Yio Chu Kang
- Discontinuation of Feeder Bus Service 211
- 1989 (27 Aug): Route cutback for Bus Service 155 to Marine Parade
- 1989 (6 Nov):
- Discontinuation of Blue Arrow Bus Service 301
- Launch of Bus Service M4 between Eunos & Marine Parade Rd on weekdays & Saturdays
- 1990 (15 Apr): Discontinuation of Feeder Bus Service 213
- 1991 (7 Apr): Discontinuation of Bus Service 41, with the route extension for Bus Service 197 to Bedok via Amber Rd, Marine Parade Rd & Bedok Sth Ave 1
- 1992 (3 May):
- Route amendment for Bus Service 40 to ply East Coast Rd (between Siglap Rd & Telok Kurau Rd)
- Route amendment for Bus Service 76 to ply Amber Rd & Marine Parade Rd
- Route cutback for Bus Service 158 to loop at Tg Rhu Rd from Serangoon
- Extension of operations for Bus Service M4 to Sundays & Public Holidays
- 1992 (29 Nov): Launch of Bus Service 55 to Ang Mo Kio
- 1993 (5 Dec): Discontinuation of Bus Service 149, with the route extension for Bus Service 16 to Changi Airport via Siglap Lk
- 1997 (5 May): Launch of peak hour Express Bus Service 503 between Tampines & Suntec City via Bedok Sth Ave 1 & Marine Parade Rd
- 1997 (21 Sep): Route amendment for Bus Service 401 to ply Siglap Rd, Siglap Lk & Marine Parade Rd
- 1997 (5 Oct): Discontinuation of Bus Service M4, with the route extension for Bus Service 15 to Marine Parade Rd
- 1997 (3 Nov): Re-numbering of CSS Bus Service 8 to 608
- 1998 (30 Mar):
- 1998 (6 Sep):
- 1999 (30 Aug): Discontinuation of Express Bus Service 503
- 2001 (16 Sep):
- 2001 (9 Dec):
- 2003 (16 Nov): Launch of Bus Service 966 between Woodlands & Marine Parade Rd
- 2004 (4 Dec): Route amendment for Bus Service 401 to ply Marine Parade Rd & Amber Rd
- 2005 (3 Jul): Launch of Bus Service 48 between Upp East Coast & Buona Vista via Bedok Sth Ave 1, Marine Parade Rd & Amber Rd
- 2005 (19 Sep): Launch of peak hour Fast Forward Bus Service 10e between Bedok Rd & Anson Rd via Upp East Coast Rd, East Coast Rd & Mountbatten Rd
- 2005 (23 Oct): Launch of Bus Service 43 between Upp East Coast & Punggol via Bedok Sth Ave 1, Marine Parade Rd & Amber Rd
- 2005 (12 Dec):
- 2007 (29 Apr): Discontinuation of CSS Bus Service 608
- 2007 (19 Aug): Route extension for Bus Service 16 to Bedok via Siglap Rd & Upp East Coast Rd
- 2011 (30 Jan): Route cutback for Bus Service 76 to loop at Marine Terr
- 2015 (20 Dec): Launch of Bus Service 47 between Changi Business Pk & Amber Rd under BSEP
- 2016 (20 Mar):
- 2017 (9 Apr):
- 2019 (27 Jan): Additional bus stops for Express Bus Service 12e along Bedok Sth Ave 1
- 2019 (8 Sep): Re-numbering of alternate Bus Service 853# to 853M
- 2019 (9 Sep): Launch of peak hour Express Bus Service 43e between Punggol & Marine Parade Rd
- 2020 (9 Mar): Launch of alternate Bus Service 16M between Bedok & Bukit Merah via Jln Bt Merah as a day service on weekdays & Saturdays
- 2021 (28 Feb): Route extension for Bus Service 135 to Kembangan MRT via Telok Kurau Rd & East Coast Rd
External Links & References:
- Nanyang Business Paper: Marine Terrace bus terminal to be relocated opposite Block 52 (26 Mar 1977)
- The Straits Times: Work on Marine Parade terminal underway (15 Feb 1981)
- Sin Chew Jit Poh: 2 bus terminals in Kent Ridge & Marine Parade to start operations on Jul 5 (3 Jul 1981)
- The Straits Times: End of road for two CSS services (25 Jun 1988)
- Streats: From tomorrow… (15 Sep 2001) (Only accessible at NLB workstations)
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