Three new bus services to roll out in Toa Payoh, Tampines and Whampoa

They will launch by June and better connect residents to transport nodes, key amenities

- Vanessa Paige Chelvan and Esther Loi

Three new bus services that will ply the estates of Tampines, Whampoa and Toa Payoh will be launched by June, under a bus service enhancement programme to better connect residents to transport nodes and key amenities.

These services are being rolled out under a $900 million initiative to improve public bus connectivity launched in July 2024.

Service 299 will operate daily between Tampines North Bus Interchange and Tampines Street 96 from April 27, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said in a statement on April 7.

This will provide residents with a direct connection to the interchange and key amenities, such as Our Tampines Hub, and call at bus stops at Tampines MRT station, St Hilda's Secondary School and Temasek Polytechnic.

In a Facebook post on April 7, Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat said the introduction of service 299 will benefit residents of the new housing developments in Tampines South, taking them to Tampines Bus Interchange and MRT station, and amenities in the town centre.

The other new service is 21X, which will operate between Whampoa and Novena from April 28. The service will provide a faster connection to Novena MRT station for residents in the Whampoa area, LTA said.