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.

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

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:

• 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

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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