Shuttle 2: Buona Vista—Boon Lay Shuttle Bus Service

Shuttle 2, or the Buona Vista—Boon Lay Shuttle Bus Service, is a Rail Replacement Service plying between Buona Vista and Boon Lay, serving en-route East West Line (EWL) 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:

• EW21CC22 Buona Vista
• EW22 Dover
• EW23 Clementi
• EW24NS1 Jurong East
• EW25 Chinese Garden
• EW26 Lakeside
• EW27 Boon Lay

Technical Information
Route	Buona Vista MRT ↔ Boon Lay MRT
Passes Through	Dover, Clementi, Jurong East, Chinese Garden & Lakeside MRT Stations
Travelling Time	25 – 37 mins
Operator Information
Operator	[Cancelled]
Current Fleet	12-metre Double Decker Buses
Departure Times from Buona Vista	[Cancelled]
Departure Times from Boon Lay	[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 4: Towards Choa Chu Kang

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.

Other Rail Replacement Services

The route is one of two Shuttle Bus Services operating during Early Closure in May & June 2020, the other routes being:

• Shuttle 4: Jurong East—Choa Chu Kang

History:

• 2017 (27 Nov): Route announced by SMRT
• 2017 (01 Dec): Route revised – Jurong East boarding/alighting point (Jurong East Int to Venture Ave)
• 2017 (04 Dec): Route revised – Lakeside boarding/alighting point towards Joo Koon (Station Bus stop to Private Bus Pick-up/drop-off point)
• 2018 (22 Feb): Revised Route announced for Early Closure, Late Opening & Extended Early Closure in March 2018
• 2018 (01 Mar): Revision of Pick Up Point at Buona Vista Stn Exit D bus stop to Pick Up & Drop Off Point after Buona Vista Stn Exit D
• 2018 (22 Mar): Extended operating days to Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays in April 2018. Frequency reduced to 4 – 10 mins from 3 – 10 mins
• 2018 (18 Jul): Route announced for Early Closure & Late Opening in August & September 2018
• 2018 (25 Jul): Last bus timings from Jurong East extended for both bounds & Revision of Pick Up Point at Buona Vista Stn Exit D bus stop to Pick Up & Drop Off Point after Buona Vista Stn Exit D
• 2018 (22 Nov): Announced for Early Closure in December 2018 (Boon Lay – Buona Vista)
• 2020 (25 Mar): Announced for Early Closure in May & June 2020 (Buona Vista – Boon Lay)
• 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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