Shuttle 22: HarbourFront—Dhoby Ghaut Shuttle Bus Service

Shuttle 22 is a Rail Replacement Service plying between HarbourFront – Dhoby Ghaut, serving en-route North East Line (NEL) stations.

The route will be activated to operate on selected Fridays and Saturdays in April & May 2021, when shortened operating hours are implemented on the North East Line to accelerate the replacement of insulators of the overhead catenary system. The failure of an older design of insulators was blamed for two previous power faults that caused disruptions lasting several hours.

The Early Closure on 7 & 8 May 2021 has been cancelled as the replacement of insulators for the Overhead Power System was completed ahead of schedule.

The Shuttle Bus Service serves the following MRT Stations:

• NE1CC29 HarbourFront
• NE3EW16 Outram Park
• NE4DT19 Chinatown
• NE5 Clarke Quay
• NE6NS24CC1 Dhoby Ghaut

Route:

Route Overview
Route	HarbourFront MRT ↔ Dhoby Ghaut MRT
Passes Through	Outram Park, Chinatown & Clarke Quay MRT Stations
Operator Information
Operator	SBS Transit Ltd
Fleet	12-metre Double Deck Bus – Volvo B9TL
Operating Hours
Departure Times from HarbourFront	Affected Fridays & Saturdays
	23:05 – 00:00
Departure Times from Dhoby Ghaut	Affected Fridays & Saturdays
	23:05 – 00:04
Operating Frequency
Affected Fridays & Saturdays	About 5 mins
Fare Information
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 Early Closure of the NEL in April & May 2021, namely:

• Friday 23 April 2021
• Saturday 24 April 2021
• Friday 7 May 2021 [Cancelled]
• Saturday 8 May 2021 [Cancelled]

Shuttle Bus Departure Timings from Stations

History of Activation

• 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

Also check out:

• Full Sunday Closure of East West Line (Mar – May 2021)

External Links & References:

• Early closure of the NEL stations on four Fridays and Saturdays in April and May 2021 – SBS Transit
• SBS Transit Ltd Facebook Post

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Page 3: Shuttle 22 (Mar 2019) Route Information