1. More commuters in the heartlands will enjoy direct journeys to the Central Business District (CBD) with the implementation of five new City Direct Services (CDS) from February and March 2016. This brings the total number of CDS to 20[1]. These services will operate on weekday morning and evening peak periods, excluding public holidays.
2. Details of the five new CDS are in the following table:
CDS | Town | Start Date | Morning | Evening | ||
Route | No of trips | Route | No of trips | |||
CDS 666 | Punggol | 29 Feb | Punggol Drive, Punggol East, Punggol Field and Punggol Way, before heading to Anson Road, Robinson Road and Marina Boulevard via the Tampines Expressway (TPE) and Central Expressway (CTE) | 2 | Central Boulevard and Shenton Way before returning to Punggol | 2 |
CDS 667 | Clementi / Dover | 8 Mar | Clementi Avenue 4, Clementi Avenue 5, Clementi Avenue 2, Commonwealth Avenue West, Dover Avenue, Dover Road and North Buona Vista Road, before heading to Anson Road, Robinson Road and Marina Boulevard via the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) | 2 | Central Boulevard and Shenton Way before returning to Dover and Clementi | 2 |
CDS 668 | Ang Mo Kio | 15 Mar | Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4, Yio Chu Kang Road, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5, Ang Mo Kio Street 53/52, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 and Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3, before heading to Anson Road, Robinson Road and Marina Boulevard via the CTE | 3 | Central Boulevard and Shenton Way before returning to Ang Mo Kio | 2 |
CDS 669 | Bedok | 22 Mar | Bedok North Road, Bedok Reservoir Road, Bedok North Avenue 3 and New Upper Changi Road, before heading to Anson Road, Robinson Road and Marina Boulevard via the East Coast Parkway (ECP) and Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE) | 2 | Central Boulevard and Shenton Way before returning to Bedok | 2 |
CDS 670 | Yishun | 29 Mar | Yishun Avenue 7, Yishun Avenue 6, Yishun Avenue 9, Yishun Ring Road and Yishun Avenue 2, before heading to Anson Road, Robinson Road and Marina Boulevard via the Seletar Expressway (SLE) and CTE | 3 | Central Boulevard and Shenton Way before returning to Yishun | 2 |
Annex: Posters of five new City Direct Services
[1] The 20 City Direct Services serve Ang Mo Kio (2 services), Bedok (2 services), Bukit Batok / Hillview, Clementi / Dover, Eunos, Hougang, Jurong East, Jurong West, Marsiling / Woodlands, Pasir Ris, Punggol, Sembawang, Sengkang, Tampines East / Simei, West Coast, Yew Tee and Yishun (2 services).