Shuttle 22 is a Rail Replacement Service for the North East Line (NEL), plying between HarbourFront – Serangoon.
The route will be activated to operate in June & July 2024, as train services on the entire North East Line (NEL) will start later at 8.00am on four consecutive Sundays, from 30 June to 21 July 2024. This is to facilitate the integrated testing of systems for the opening of the new Punggol Coast Station.
Shuttle 21 between Serangoon and Punggol will also be operated on affected days.
The Shuttle Bus Service serves the following MRT Stations:
- NE1CC29 HarbourFront
- NE3EW16 Outram Park
- NE4DT19 Chinatown
- NE5 Clarke Quay
- NE6NS24CC1 Dhoby Ghaut
- NE7DT12 Little India
- NE8 Farrer Park
- NE9 Boon Keng
- NE10 Potong Pasir
- NE11 Woodleigh
- NE12CC13 Serangoon
Route
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
HarbourFront MRT ↔ Serangoon MRT | |||||||||||
| Passes Through |
Outram Park, Chinatown, Clarke Quay, Dhoby Ghaut, Little India, Farrer Park, Boon Keng, Potong Pasir & Woodleigh MRT Stations | |||||||||||
| Operator Information | ||||||||||||
| Operator | SBS Transit Ltd | |||||||||||
| Fleet | Double-deck buses | |||||||||||
| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from HarbourFront |
Affected Sundays | |||||||||||
| 06:11 – 08:00 | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Serangoon |
Affected Sundays | |||||||||||
| 06:14 – 08:00 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| Affected Sundays | 3 – 8 mins | |||||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges distance fares based on the distance between MRT Stations by rail | |||||||||||
Shuttle 22 operates during periods of planned closure on the NEL.
The Shuttle Bus Service will only operate on days of Late Opening of the NEL in June & July 2024, namely:
- Sunday 30 June 2024
- Sunday 7 July 2024
- Sunday 14 July 2024
- Sunday 21 July 2024
Shuttle Bus Departure Timings from Stations
History of Activation
| Shuttle 22 Activation: | |
| March 2019 (EC) | HarbourFront—Dhoby Ghaut (SBST) |
| April (& May) 2021 (EC) | HarbourFront—Dhoby Ghaut (SBST) |
| June & July 2024 (LO) | HarbourFront—Serangoon (SBST) |
- EC: Early Closure | LO: Late Opening | EEC: Extended Early Closure | SC: Sunday Closure
Bus Fares:
Charges regular distance fare based on the distance between MRT Stations by rail. Train, bus and hybrid concession passes are accepted, and distance fare rules apply.
History:
- 2018 (17 Dec): Route announced for March 2019 (HarbourFront – Dhoby Ghaut) as Shuttle 21, differing from the Shuttle 21 route deployed in January, February & March 2019 (Serangoon – Punggol)
- 2018 (25 Feb): March 2019 (HarbourFront – Dhoby Ghaut) route renumbered to Shuttle 22
- 2021 (02 Apr): Route announced for Early Closure of North East Line in April & May 2021 (HarbourFront – Dhoby Ghaut)
- 2021 (27 Apr): Service on 7 & 8 May 2021 announced to be cancelled as works were completed ahead of schedule
- 2024 (12 Jun): Route announced for Late Opening of North East Line in June & July 2024 (HarbourFront – Serangoon)
External Links & References:
- SBS Transit Facebook Post
- Joint News Release by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) & SBS Transit – Temporary Service Adjustments on North East Line for Integration of New Punggol Coast Station – Land Transport Authority
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Page 3: Shuttle 22 (Apr & May 2021) Route Information
Page 4: Shuttle 22 (Mar 2019) Route Information