Bus Services Affected by road closures for the State Funeral of the Late Mr Lee Kuan Yew on 29 Mar 2015
Main Article: Remembering Mr Lee Kuan Yew (1923 – 2015)
The State Funeral Service for the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew will be held at the University Cultural Centre (UCC) of the National University of Singapore (NUS) on Sunday, 29 March 2015. It will commence at 2 p.m.
To facilitate the State Funeral Procession and State Funeral Service, there will be road closures and public bus services will be diverted. The following 87 bus services will be diverted on on Sunday, 29 March 2015. This is possibly the largest scale of bus diversions that ever occurred to date.
Diversion timings and detailed diversion routes plied may change due to change road reopening timings and traffic conditions on the ground.
Click on the service number to view the diversion details.
| Diversion Period | Bus Service(s) |
| 1130hrs to 1500hrs | 2, 5, 10, 12, 16, 30, 36, 51, 54, 56, 57, 63, 64, 70M, 75, 77, 80, 97, 124, 130, 131, 133, 139, 143, 145, 162M, 166, 174, 175, 190, 196, 197, 400, 402, 502 |
| 1530hrs to 1900hrs | 48, 52, 130, 132, 138, 156, 157, 163, 169, 196, 410G/W |
| 1130hrs to 1900hrs | 14, 32, 33, 61, 74, 93, 95, 100, 105, 123, 147, 151, 153, 154, 165, 183, 185, 188, 189, 191, 195, 198, 200 |
| Suspended service | 96, 106, 111, 120, 121, 122, 167, 171, 186, 852, 855, 961#, 980, CT8, CT18 |
Diversions in a nutshell:
- Diverted bus services with no change to route start/end termini
- Bus services shortened and converted to loop operations during diversion period
- Bus services operating as two separate loop routes from each termini
- Bus services suspended during diversion period
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Service 2 (Poster Link)
From 1130hrs to 1500hrs, Service 2 will be diverted due to the closure of New Bridge Road Ter as such:
| From Changi Village |
(Loop Service) |
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Service 5 (Poster Link)
From 1130hrs to 1500hrs, Service 5 will be diverted in the Tiong Bahru area as such:
| From Pasir Ris |
From Bukit Merah |
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Service 10 (Poster Link)
From 1130hrs to 1500hrs, Service 10 will be diverted to skip the Shenton Way district as such: (The route plies will be similar to that of Service 30e)
| From Tampines |
From Kent Ridge |
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Service 12 (Poster Link)
From 1130hrs to 1500hrs, Service 12 will be diverted due to the closure of New Bridge Road Ter as such:
| From Pasir Ris |
(Loop Service) |
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Service 14 (Poster Link)
From 1130hrs to 1900hrs, Service 14 will be diverted to skip the Jalan Bukit Merah, Dover and Commonwealth Avenue West. The route will also skip the Nicoll Hghway (Suntec City) bus stop, as well as its existing bus stops along AYE, Buona Vista Flyover and Lower Delta Rd, during the diversion period.
| From Bedok |
From Clementi |
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From 1130hrs to 1500hrs, Service 16 will skip one bus stop (Nicoll Highway – 80159 Suntec City) in the direction of Bukit Merah. There are no further diversions affecting this route.
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Service 30 (Poster Link)
From 1130hrs to 1500hrs, Service 30 will be diverted to skip a portion of Keppel Rd by plying a stretch of the AYE viaduct above Keppel Rd: (The route plied will be similar to that of Service 30e)
| From Bedok |
From Boon Lay |
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Service 32 (Poster Link)
From 1130hrs to 1900hrs, Service 32 operating from Bedok Int will be diverted due skip North Boat Quay and loop at Tiong Bahru Rd as such:
| From Bedok |
(Loop Service) |
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Service 33 (Poster Link)
From 1130hrs to 1900hrs, Service 33 will be diverted to skip New Bridge Rd, Outram Rd, AYE & Buona Vista Flyover and Dover Road as such:
| From Bedok |
From Kent Ridge |
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Service 36 (Poster Link)
From 1130hrs to 1500hrs, Service 36 operating from Changi Airport PTB2 will be diverted to skip Temasek Ave and Raffles Ave in the direction of Tomlinson Rd as such:
| From Changi Airport |
(Loop Service) |
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It will skip the following bus stops:
- 02171 Temasek Ave – Opp The Ritz Carlton
- 02051 Raffles Ave – Seating Gallery
- 02061 Raffles Ave – The Esplanade
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Service 48 (Poster Link)
From 1530hrs to 1900hrs, Service 48 will be diverted to skip Farrer Rd, Holland Rd / Ave / Dr as such. The last passenger stop of the route is the pair of bus stops outside Botanic Gardens MRT station, and it remains uncertain if buses will allow passengers to proceed to Buona Vista after that:
| From Bedok North |
From Buona Vista |
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Service 51 (Poster Link)
From 1130hrs to 1500hrs, Service 51 will be diverted to skip North Bridge Rd, Queensway and Commonwealth Ave as such:
| From Hougang Ctrl |
From Jurong East |
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Service 52 (Poster Link)
From 1530hrs to 1900hrs, Service 52 will be diverted to skip Sin Ming, Upper Thomson, Lornie and a few stops along Clementi Rd / Commonwealth Ave West as such:
| From Bishan |
From Jurong East |
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Service 54 (Poster Link)
From 1130hrs to 1500hrs, Service 54 will be diverted due to the closure of New Bridge Road Ter as such:
| From Bishan |
(Loop Service) |
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From 1130hrs to 1500hrs, Service 56 operating from Bishan will be amended to skip Raffles Ave and Beach Rd (Raffles Hotel) and converted to a loop service as such:
| From Bishan |
(Loop Service) |
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Service 57 (Poster Link)
From 1130hrs to 1500hrs, Service 57 will suspend service between Shenton Way and HarbourFront, and as such, be split into two routes. Buses will be made to loop back to their respective point of origins as such:
| Bishan – Beach Road (Loop) |
Bukit Merah – Telok Blangah Rd (Loop) |
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Poster Link – Eunos Loop
Poster Link – Bukit Batok Loop
From 1130hrs to 1900hrs, Service 61 will suspend service between Holland Ave and New Bridge Rd, and as such, be split into two routes. Buses will be made to loop back to their respective point of origins as such:
| Bukit Batok – Holland Road (Loop) |
Eunos – Crawford Street (Loop) |
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Service 63 (Poster Link)
From 1130hrs to 1500hrs, Service 63 will be diverted to skip North Bridge Rd and Outram Road as such:
| From Eunos |
From Rumah Tinggi |
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Service 64 (Poster Link)
From 1130hrs to 1500hrs, Service 64 operating from Sims Place will be amended to skip the Mei Ling estate and shortened to loop at Tiong Bahru Road as such:
| From Sims Place |
(Loop at Tiong Bahru Rd) |
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Service 70M (Poster Link): Yio Chu Kang – Temasek Avenue (Loop)
From 1130hrs to 1500hrs, Service 70M operating from Yio Chu Kang will be amended to skip Raffles Ave as such:
| From Yio Chu Kang |
(Loop Service) |
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Service 74 (Poster Link): Hougang Central Int – Ang Mo Kio Ave 6 (Loop)
From 1130hrs to 1900hrs, Service 74 operating from Hougang Central will be amended to loop at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6. There will be no service offered between Marymount and Bouna Vista Terminal as such:
| From Hougang Ctrl |
(Loop at Ang Mo Kio Ave 6) |
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Service 75 (Poster Link): Bukit Panjang – Outram Road (Loop)
From 1130hrs to 1500hrs, Service 75 operating from Bukit Panjang will be amended to loop at Outram Road. There will be no service offered between Outram Road and Marina Centre as such:
| From Bukit Panjang |
(Loop at Outram Road) |
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Service 77 (Poster Link): Bukit Batok – North Bridge Road (Loop)
From 1130hrs to 1500hrs, Service 77 operating from Bukit Batok will be amended to loop at Outram Road. There will be no service offered between Outram Road and Marina Centre as such:
| From Bukit Batok |
(Loop at North Bridge Road) |
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Service 80 (Poster Link): Sengkang – South Bridge Road (Loop)
From 1130hrs to 1500hrs, Service 80 operating from Sengkang will be amended to loop at South Bridge Road as such:
| From Sengkang |
(Loop at South Bridge Road) |
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Service 93 (Poster Link): Eunos – Braddell Road (Loop)
From 1130hrs to 1500hrs, Service 93 operating from Eunos will be amended to loop at Braddell Road. There will be no service offered between Braddell Road and HarbourFront as such:
| From Eunos |
(Loop at Braddell Road) |
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Service 95 (Poster Link): Kent Ridge – Holland Rd (Loop)
From 1130hrs to 1500hrs, Service 95 operating from Kent Ridge will be amended to loop at Holland Road, skipping Commonwealth Avenue as such:
| From Kent Ridge |
(Loop at Holland Road) |
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Service 97 (Poster Link): Jurong East – Telok Blangah Rd (Loop)
From 1130hrs to 1500hrs, Service 97 operating from Kent Ridge will be amended to loop at Telok Blangah Road, skipping Commonwealth Avenue as such:
| From Jurong East |
(Loop at Telok Blangah Road) |
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Service 100 will be converted to Serangoon – Beach Rd (Loop)
| From Serangoon |
From Beach Rd |
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Service 105
| Original Route |
Diverted Route |
| Towards Jurong East | |
| Holland Rd, Queensway, C’Wealth Ave, C’Wealth Ave West | Holland Rd, Ulu Pandan Rd, Clementi Rd, Clementi Ave 2, C’Wealth Ave West |
| Towards Serangoon | |
| Reverse Direction |
Reverse Direction |
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Service 123 will be converted to HarbourFront Int – Grange Rd (Loop)
| From HarbourFront |
From Grange Rd |
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| Original Route |
Diverted Route |
| Towards HarbourFront | |
| Bras Basah Rd, North Bridge Rd, South Bridge Rd, Upp Cross St, New Bridge Rd, Kg Bahru Rd, Lower Delta Rd, Telok Blangah Way | Bras Basah Rd, Hill St, New Bridge Rd, Upp Cross St, Havelock Rd, Ganges Ave, Alexandra Rd, Lower Delta Rd, Telok Blangah Way |
| Towards St Michael’s | |
| Telok Blangah Way, Lower Delta Rd, Kg Bahru Rd, Eu Tong Sen St | Telok Blangah Way, Lower Delta Rd, Alexandra Rd, Ganges Ave, Havelock Rd, Eu Tong Sen St |
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Service 130
Poster Link
Service 130 will be converted to Ang Mo Kio – Bras Basah Rd (Loop) between 1130hrs and 1500hrs, and following that, diverted to Marymount Road between 1530hrs and 1900hrs.
Diversion details (1130hrs – 1500hrs)
| From Ang Mo Kio |
From Bras Basah Rd |
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Diversion details (1530hrs – 1900hrs)
| From Ang Mo Kio | From Shenton Way |
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Unaffected by diversions |
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Service 131
Poster Link
Service 131 will be converted to St Michael’s – North Bridge Rd (Loop)
| From St Michael’s |
From North Bridge Rd |
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| Original Route |
Diverted Route |
| Towards Bt Merah | |
| Ang Mo Kio Ave 3, Ang Mo Kio Ave 1, Upp Thomson Rd, Thomson Rd | Ang Mo Kio Ave 3, Ang Mo Kio Ave 6, Marymount Rd, Thomson Rd |
| Towards Hougang Central | |
| Reverse Direction |
Reverse Direction |
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Service 133 will be converted to Ang Mo Kio – Temasek Ave (Loop)
| From Ang Mo Kio |
From Temasek Ave |
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| Original Route |
Diverted Route |
| Towards S’pore Zoo | |
| Ang Mo Kio Ave 5, Yio Chu Kang Rd, Upp Thomson Rd, Mandai Rd | Ang Mo Kio Ave 5, Yio Chu Kang Rd, Lentor Ave, SLE, Mandai Rd |
| Towards Ang Mo Kio | |
| Mandai Lake Rd, Mandai Rd, Upp Thomson Rd, Yio Chu Kang Rd, Ang Mo Kio Ave 5 | Mandai Lake Rd, Mandai Rd, BKE, SLE, Lentor Ave, Yio Chu Kang Rd, Ang Mo Kio Ave 5 |
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Service 139 will be converted to Toa Payoh – Lengkok Bahru (Loop)
| From Toa Payoh |
From Lengkok Bahru |
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Service 143
Poster Link
| Original Route |
Diverted Route |
| Towards Jurong East | |
| Clemenceau Ave, Havelock Rd, New Bridge Rd, Kg Bahru Rd | Clemenceau Ave, Havelock Rd, Ganges Ave, Lower Delta Rd, Kg Bahru Rd |
| Towards Toa Payoh | |
| Reverse Direction | Reverse Direction |
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Services 145 (Poster Link): Toa Payoh Int – South Bridge Road (Loop)
From 1130hrs to 1900hrs, Service 145 operating from Toa Payoh will be amended to loop at South Bridge Road as such:
| From Toa Payoh |
(Loop at South Bridge Road) |
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Poster Link – Service 147
Poster Link – Service 190
Service 147 & 190 will be converted to Hougang Central – South Bridge Rd (Loop) and Choa Chu Kang – South Bridge Rd (Loop) respectively.
| From Hougang Ctrl |
From New Bridge Rd |
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| Original Route |
Diverted Route |
| Towards Kent Ridge | |
| Clementi Rd, Kent Ridge Cres, Kent Ridge Ter | Clementi Rd, Clementi Ave 2, West Coast Rd, Kent Ridge Ter |
| Towards Hougang Central | |
| Reverse Direction | Reverse Direction |
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Service 153 will be converted to Hougang Central – Toa Payoh (Loop)
| From Hougang Ctrl |
From Toa Payoh |
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| Original Route |
Diverted Route |
| Towards Boon Lay | |
| Clementi Rd, C’Wealth Ave West | Clementi Rd, Clementi Ave 2, C’Wealth Ave West |
| Towards Eunos | |
| Reverse Direction | Reverse Direction |
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| Original Route |
Diverted Route |
| Towards Clementi | |
| Bishan Rd, Braddell Rd, Thomson Rd | Bishan Rd, Bishan St 21, Marymount Rd, Thomson Rd |
| Towards Sengkang | |
| Reverse Direction | Reverse Direction |
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| Original Route |
Diverted Route |
| Towards Boon Lay | |
| Toa Payoh Int, Lor 6 Toa Payoh, Lor 4 Toa Payoh, Lor 6 Toa Payoh, Braddell Rd, Thomson Rd, Lornie Rd, Adam Rd, Bt Timah Rd | Toa Payoh Int, Jln Toa Payoh, PIE, Whitley Rd, Bt Timah Rd |
| Towards Toa Payoh | |
| Dunearn Rd, Adam Rd, Lornie Rd, Thomson Rd, Braddell Rd, Lor 6/4/6 Toa Payoh, Toa Payoh Int | Dunearn Rd, Whitley Rd, PIE, Lor 6 Toa Payoh, Toa Payoh Int |
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| Original Route |
Diverted Route |
| Towards Yio Chu Kang | |
| Temasek Blvd, Temasek Ave, Raffles Ave, Stamford Rd | Temasek Blvd, Rochor Rd, Beach Rd, Middle Rd, North Bridge Rd, Stamford Rd |
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| Original Route |
Diverted Route |
| Towards Sengkang | |
| Braddell Rd, Upp Thomson Rd, Yio Chu Kang Rd | Braddell Rd, Bishan Rd, Bishan St 21, Marymount Rd, Ang Mo Kio Ave 6, Yio Chu Kang Rd |
| Towards Toa Payoh | |
| Reverse Direction | Reverse Direction |
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Service 165 will be converted to Hougang Central – Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 (Loop)
| From Hougang Ctrl |
From Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 |
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| Original Route |
Diverted Route |
| Towards Clementi | |
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| Towards Ang Mo Kio | |
| Reverse Direction | Reverse Direction |
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Service 169 will be converted to Woodlands Reg Int – Yishun Ring Rd (Loop)
| From Woodlands |
From Yishun Ring Rd |
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Service 174 will be converted to Boon Lay – Victoria St (Loop)
| From Boon Lay |
From Victoria St |
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| Original Route |
Diverted Route |
| Towards Clementi | |
| Kim Seng Rd, Outram Rd, Jln Bt Merah, Henderson Rd, | Kim Seng Rd, Outram Rd, Tiong Bahru Rd, Henderson Rd |
| Towards Lor 1 Geylang | |
| Reverse Direction | Reverse Direction |
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| Original Route |
Diverted Route |
| Towards Science Pk | |
| C’Wealth Ave West, Clementi Rd, Pasir Panjang Rd | C’Wealth Ave West, Clementi Ave 6, West Coast Rd, Pasir Panjang Rd |
| Towards Jurong East | |
| Reverse Direction | Reverse Direction |
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Service 185 will be converted to Soon Lee Depot – Clementi (Loop)
| From Soon Lee |
From Clementi |
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| Original Route |
Diverted Route |
| Towards Harbourfront | |
| C’Wealth Ave West, Clementi Ave 6, AYE, Clementi Rd, Pasir Panjang Rd | C’Wealth Ave West, Clementi Ave 2, West Coast Rd, Pasir Panjang Rd |
| Towards Choa Chu Kang | |
| Reverse Direction | Reverse Direction |
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Service 189
Poster Link
| Original Route |
Diverted Route |
| Towards Bukit Batok | |
| C’Wealth Ave West, Clementi Ave 2, AYE, Clementi Rd, Clementi Ave 1, C’Wealth Ave West | C’Wealth Ave West, Clementi Rd, Clementi Ave 2, C’Wealth Ave West |
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From 1130hrs to 1500hrs, Service 190 operating from Choa Chu Kang will be amended to skip Chinatown and shortened to loop at South Bridge Road as such:
| From Choa Chu Kang |
(Loop at South Bridge Rd) |
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| Original Route |
Diverted Route |
| Towards Portsdown | |
| Buona Vista Ter, Holland Dr, C’Wealth Ave, North Buona Vista Rd | Buona Vista Ter, Holland Dr, North Buona Vista Rd |
| Towards Buona Vista | |
| Reverse Direction | Reverse Direction |
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Service 195 will be converted to Marina Ctr Ter – Telok Blangah Cres (Loop)
| From Marina Ctr |
From Telok Blangah Cres |
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From 1130hrs to 1500hrs, Service 196 will be converted to Bedok – Nicoll Highway (Loop), and from
| From Bedok |
(Loop Service) |
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From 1530hrs to 1900hrs, Service 196 will be diverted to AYE, skipping Commonwealth, Buona Vista and Dover.
| From Bedok |
From Nicoll Highway |
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Service 197 (Poster Link)
From 1130hrs to 1500hrs, Service 197 will be diverted as such:
| From Bedok |
From Jurong East Int |
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Service 198 (Poster Link)
From 1130hrs to 1900hrs, Service 198 will be diverted as such:
| From Boon Lay |
From Bukit Merah |
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Service 200 (Poster Link)
From 1130hrs to 1900hrs, Service 200 will be diverted as such:
| From Kent Ridge |
From Buona Vista |
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Service 400 (Poster Link)
From 1130hrs to 1500hrs, Service 400 will be diverted as such:
| From Marina Barrage |
(Loop Service) |
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Service 402 (Poster Link)
From 1130hrs to 1500hrs, Service 402 will be diverted as such:
| From Marina Bay Cruise Ctr |
(Loop Service) |
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Service 410 (Poster Link)
From 1530hrs to 1900hrs, Service 410 will be diverted as such:
| White Plate |
Green Plate |
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Service 502 (Poster Link)
From 1130hrs to 1500hrs, Service 502 will be diverted as such:
| From Soon Lee Depot |
(Loop Service) |
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Service 700A (Poster Link)
From 1130hrs to 1500hrs, Service 700A will be diverted as such:
| From Bt Panjang |
(Loop Service) |
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Service 851 (Poster Link)
From 1130hrs to 1500hrs, Service 851 will be diverted as such:
| From Yishun Temp |
(Loop Service) |
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Service 851 (Service suspended from 1130hrs to 1900hrs)
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Service 855 (Service suspended from 1130hrs to 1900hrs)
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Service 857 (Poster Link)
From 1130hrs to 1500hrs, Service 700A will be diverted as such:
| From Yishun |
(Loop Service) |
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Service 960 (Poster Link)
From 1130hrs to 1500hrs, Service 700A will be diverted as such:
| From Woodlands |
(Loop Service) |
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Service 961# (Service suspended from 1130hrs to 1900hrs)
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Service 970 (Poster Link)
From 1130hrs to 1900hrs, Service 970 will be diverted to loop at Jln Anak Bukit as such:
| From Bt Panjang |
(Loop Service) |
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Service 980 (Service suspended from 1130hrs to 1900hrs)
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Suspension Of Services 96, 106, 111, 120, 121, 122, 167, 171, 186, 852, 855, 961, 980, CT8, CT18
Service 96 will not be operational from 1130hrs to 1900hrs due to closure of Kent Ridge Cres.
Services 111 & 186 will not be operational from 1130hrs to 1900hrs due to road closure of a big part of the original route. Same goes for Service 106, 167, 171, 852, 855, 961, 980.
Services 120, 121, 122, CT8, CT18 will not be operational from 1130hrs to 1500hrs due to closure of New Bridge Rd Bus Terminal.
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Next bus arrival timings were not available for 96, 106, 111, 120, 121, 122, 167, 171, 186, 852, 855, 961, 980, CT8, CT18 as they were suspended as part of the funeral.