Commuters traveling in between Bukit Panjang and the city will certainly have much better connection, thanks to a new bus service - Service 972 - to be launched from Nov 17. The service will run daily from 0600 hours till 2330 hours.
The new service will ply along Bukit Panjang Ring Roadway, Jelapang Roadway, Segar Roadway and Fajar Road prior to going by way of Bukit Timah Expressway and Pan Island Expressway to Whitley Roadway, Stevens Roadway, Orchard Road and Bencoolen Street. From Bencoolen Street, it will make its return route to Bukit Panjang Town by Penang Roadway and Somerset Road.
With the brand-new services, commuters along these roadways would likewise be much better connected to crucial transportation nodes such as Dhoby Ghaut, Somerset and Orchard MRT stations, where they can transfer to the various other railway and bus services to reach their destinations, stated SMRT in a statement on Wednesday.
Bukit Panjang locals have actually long complained about poor connection to the city. Last month, a commuter, who was awaiting service 190 from Orchard to Bukit Panjang, asserted that she could not board 13 buses in a row. She took a video of her wait at the bus stop and uploaded it online.
The new service will ply along Bukit Panjang Ring Roadway, Jelapang Roadway, Segar Roadway and Fajar Road prior to going by way of Bukit Timah Expressway and Pan Island Expressway to Whitley Roadway, Stevens Roadway, Orchard Road and Bencoolen Street. From Bencoolen Street, it will make its return route to Bukit Panjang Town by Penang Roadway and Somerset Road.
With the brand-new services, commuters along these roadways would likewise be much better connected to crucial transportation nodes such as Dhoby Ghaut, Somerset and Orchard MRT stations, where they can transfer to the various other railway and bus services to reach their destinations, stated SMRT in a statement on Wednesday.
Bukit Panjang locals have actually long complained about poor connection to the city. Last month, a commuter, who was awaiting service 190 from Orchard to Bukit Panjang, asserted that she could not board 13 buses in a row. She took a video of her wait at the bus stop and uploaded it online.
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