Seven City Direct bus services extended for an additional year

The City Direct bus programme has found favour with commuters, and the first seven services launched under the scheme are being extended for another year, reported The Straits Times.

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said it has exercised an option under the contracts to renew these services by another year, which means the routes will continue to run up to between September this year and February next year.

The services, which are numbered 651 to 657, serve heartland estates in Jurong West, Ang Mo Kio, Bukit Batok/Hillview, Sengkang, West Coast, Sembawang and Jurong East.

Last month, the LTA said it had awarded contracts for five additional City Direct services, which will ply between the CBD and residential estates in Ang Mo Kio, Bedok, Clementi/Dover, Punggol and Yishun. They will be launched progressively from next month.