Bus service 230M linking Kim Keat and Toa Payoh interchange from June 8

New supplementary service

- Esther Loi

From June 8, Toa Payoh residents living in Kim Keat estate will be able to travel directly to Toa Payoh Bus Interchange on a new supplementary bus service.

Service 230M will operate from Toa Payoh Bus Interchange, ply Lorong 6 Toa Payoh and Toa Payoh East, before looping at Kim Keat Avenue and returning to the interchange.

Operating from 6.30am to 9pm on weekdays and 9am to 9pm on weekends and public holidays, the new service is a variant of service 230 and takes commuters from Kim Keat to the Toa Payoh interchange directly. It is a shorter route serving 10 selected bus stops along the Service 230 route.

Service 230 serves only bus stops close to Toa Payoh HDB Hub and no longer stops at the interchange after a recent route revision.

Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC MP Saktiandi Supaat, who oversees Toa Payoh East area, told The Straits Times on May 19 that he had received feedback from some residents who wanted a direct service from Kim Keat to Toa Payoh Interchange, instead of merely the bus stops outside Toa Payoh HDB Hub.