In Parliament
Written Reply by Minister for Transport Ong Ye Kung to Parliamentary Question on Number of Bus Service Lines Implemented or Reviewed Under Bus Service Enhancement Programme
2 February 2021
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Ms Hany Soh asked the Minister for Transport
a. how many bus service lines have been newly implemented or reviewed under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme;
b. how many have benefited residents residing at Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC's Woodgrove division to enable residents to get to town centres, polyclinics and community centres efficiently.
Reply by Minister for Transport Ong Ye Kung:
1. 80 new bus services were progressively introduced as part of the five-year Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP), which was fully implemented in 2017. Two of them serve Woodgrove, and complement the other 27 services in the constituency. They connect residents to amenities such as the town centre, the polyclinic and community clubs, as well as to the city and other towns.
2. Although not part of BSEP, there have also been new services introduced in Woodgrove in recent years, such as Service 913M, which was introduced in March 2019 to link residents to the new Marsiling Mall and other amenities along Woodlands Avenue 1. Express variant Service 960e was introduced in November 2018 to provide Woodgrove residents with a faster connection to the city.