Shuttle 4: Jurong East—Choa Chu Kang Shuttle Bus Service

Shuttle 4, or the Jurong East—Choa Chu Kang Shuttle Bus Service, is a Rail Replacement Service plying between Jurong East and Choa Chu Kang, serving en-route North South Line (NSL) stations.

The route will be activated to operate on selected Fridays and Saturdays in May & June 2020, when shortened operating hours are implemented on the North South & East West Lines to allow for additional engineering hours, primarily for power supply system renewal works.

As the Early Closures in May & June 2020 were cancelled, the shuttle service will no longer operate.

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The Shuttle Bus Service serves the following MRT Stations:

• NS1EW24 Jurong East
• NS2 Bukit Batok
• NS3 Bukit Gombak
• NS4BP1 Choa Chu Kang

Technical Information
Route	Jurong East MRT ↔ Choa Chu Kang MRT
Passes Through	Bukit Batok & Bukit Gombak MRT Stations
Travelling Time	20 – 30 mins
Operator Information
Operators	[Cancelled]
Current Fleet	12-metre Double Decker Buses
Departure Times from Jurong East	[Cancelled]
Departure Times from Choa Chu Kang	[Cancelled]
Frequency	Direction 1	Direction 2
	2 – 5 minutes	2 – 5 minutes

The Shuttle Bus Service will only operate on days of Early Closure of the EWL & NSL in May & June 2020, namely:

[Cancelled]

• 15 & 16 May 2020 (Fri & Sat)
• 29 & 30 May 2020 (Fri & Sat)
• 5 & 6 June 2020 (Fri & Sat)
• 12 & 13 June 2020 (Fri & Sat)
• 19 & 20 June 2020 (Fri & Sat)
• 26 & 27 June 2020 (Fri & Sat)

Shuttle Bus Departure Timings from Stations

[Cancelled]

Shuttle Bus Transfers at Jurong East

• Shuttle 2
  Towards Boon Lay &
  Towards Buona Vista

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History of Activation

Shuttle 4 Activation:
December 2017 (ECLO+SC)	Jurong East—Choa Chu Kang (SMRT)
August & September 2018 (ECLO)	Jurong East—Choa Chu Kang (SMRT)
December 2018 (EC)	Jurong East—Woodlands (SMRT)
August & September 2019 (LO)	Jurong East—Woodlands (SBST, SMRT & SMRT TF50)
September 2019 (EC)	Jurong East—Kranji (SMRT & SMRT TF50)
May & June 2020 (EC) [Cancelled]	Jurong East—Choa Chu Kang

• EC: Early Closure | LO: Late Opening | EEC: Extended Early Closure | SC: Sunday Closure

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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.

Category	Card Fares	Cash Fares	Concession Passes
Adult / Workfare Transport Concession Card holders	Follows MRT Fare structure	$1.00	Train, bus and hybrid concession passes accepted
Senior Citizen / Persons with Disabilities Card holders		$0.50
Student Concession Card holders		$0.50

 

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History:

• 2017 (07 Dec): Revised last bus timing towards Choa Chu Kang
• 2017 (08 Dec): Launched as a Shuttle Bus Service between Jurong East and Choa Chu Kang, operating during periods of MRT closure
• 2017 (15 Dec): Amended to ply via Jurong Town Hall Rd & Jurong Gateway Link to reduce congestion along Jurong Gateway Rd
• 2018 (18 Jul): Route announced for Early Closure & Late Opening in August & September 2018
• 2018 (25 Jul): Extended last bus timing towards Choa Chu Kang
• 2018 (22 Nov): Route announced for Early Closure in December 2018 (Jurong East – Woodlands route)
• 2019 (13 Aug): Route announced for Late Opening in August & September 2019 (Jurong East – Woodlands route) and Early Closure in September 2019 (Jurong East – Kranji route)
• 2020 (25 Mar): Route announced for Early Closure in May & June 2020 (Jurong East – Choa Chu Kang)
• 2020 (Apr): Operations for May 2020 announced to be cancelled due to Singapore COVID-19 Circuit Breaker Measures
• 2020 (27 May): Operations for June 2020 announced to be cancelled

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Also check out:

• Early Closure, Late Opening of Thomson-East Coast Line (April – July 2020)

References:

• Renewal works for North-South and East-West MRT lines to take place from April to June 2020 – SMRT

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