Up to Bukit Panjang - 176, 922, 979
I started at my local Bukit Merah Bus Interchange today and took a 'throwback' Mercedes O405G Hispano Habit-bodied bendy bus on Trunk Service 176 all the way to Bukit Panjang in the west, passing through West Coast and Bukit Batok on the way.
The route also passes through Jurong Town Hall Road and Jurong East.
As it is an old bus, old notices on the doors which include the old EZ-Link card reader design.
I then took a loop of Bukit Panjang Feeder Service 922, which loops at Bangkit Road. Interestingly, Bukit Panjang's other Feeder, 920, also loops at Bangkit Road, though using a different route. Feeder 922 goes via Jelapang Road and Segar Road in the innards of Bukit Panjang Estate.
On to another loop service serving Bukit Panjang, Trunk Service 979 does not run through Bukit Panjang but was introduced to serve Yew Tee Estate and MRT in Choa Chu Kang North under the LTA's Bus Service Enhancement Programme, looping at Choa Chu Kang Crescent.
SMRT's NightRider Service NR3 also loops at Choa Chu Kang Crescent like 979 and Feeder 302 from Choa Chu Kang, but for some reason, loops in the other direction.
That leaves these lonely bus stop poles on the other side of the road, no shelter, not even lines on the road.
The route uses the Kranji Expressway to link Yew Tee and Bukit Panjang.
New and Old - 172, 983
I had a short walk around the new Hillion Shopping Mall integrated with Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange and then took Trunk Service 983 to Choa Chu Kang Interchange. 983 starts at Choa Chu Kang and loops around Bukit Panjang MRT and Jelebu Road, linking the new flats in Keat Hong to Bukit Panjang Town Centre.
The fields in Keat Hong surrounded by new flats, this area is formerly part of Keat Hong Camp for the Army.
I had another short walk around Choa Chu Kang Central and took Trunk Service 172 to Boon Lay, providing a more direct connection to Jurong West from Choa Chu Kang than the MRT, using the forested stretches of Old Choa Chu Kang Road and Jalan Bahar.
Flats along Choa Chu Kang Avenue 1
Old Choa Chu Kang Road to Jurong Point
Sides of the Coin - 79, 97, 240
I now find myself at Boon Lay Bus Interchange, the terminus of the majority of routes that serve Jurong West and some that serve Jurong Industrial Estate.
On one hand, I took a loop of Feeder Service 240, which primarily runs through the housing estates of Boon Lay Gardens and Taman Jurong, connecting residents to Lakeside MRT and Boon Lay Town Centre.
Supplementary Service 240M runs only from Lakeside MRT and Boon Lay Gardens Estate
Kang Ching Road in Taman Jurong
On the other, I also took Trunk Service 79 to Jurong East. This route passes through mostly industrial areas around Chin Bee Avenue west of Taman Jurong and then passes through Jurong Port Road, Jalan Buroh, with a short sector through Teban Gardens Road.
Lastly, I took Trunk Service 97 back to the City and Marina Centre Bus Terminal in the evening, an alternative to the MRT from Jurong East to downtown using the Ayer Rajah Expressway and Telok Blangah Road, passing HarbourFront.
The PSA Building along Alexandra Road
Entering the Central Business District, it started to pour with rain as the bus passed through Bayfront and Marina Centre.
Recap of trip:
Routes done - 79, 97, 172, 176, 240, 922, 979, 983 (half)
Progress - 70.5/363 (19.42 %)
22 December 2017
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