Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on Average Peak and Off-Peak Time Intervals for Bus Service 944 Before and After it was Renumbered to 992 and Extended to Tengah New Town

Ms Hazel Poa asked the Minister for Transport 

a.     what have been the average time intervals during peak hours and non-peak hours respectively for feeder Bus Service 944 in 2023; and 

b.     whether these increased after feeder Bus Service 944 was extended to Tengah New Town and renumbered to Bus Service 992.

Reply by Minister for Transport Chee Hong Tat:

1.     Service 992, formerly known as Service 944, was extended from Bukit Batok West to serve Tengah in September 2023. As residents progressively moved into Tengah, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) improved the peak and off-peak frequencies of Service 992 in 2024.

2.     As of August 2024, Service 992 operated at an average frequency of about four minutes during peak hours and about eight minutes during off-peak hours on weekdays. This is an improvement compared to the average frequency of about eight minutes and 14 minutes during peak and off-peak hours respectively for the former Service 944 in August 2023. LTA will continue to monitor ridership and work with the bus operator to make necessary adjustments.