ANG MO KIO NEW TOWN, NEIGHBOURHOOD SIX (Increase in bus services)

Dr Koh Lip Lin asked the Minister for Communications and Acting Minister for Culture (a) when the Singapore Bus Service (1978) Ltd will increase the number of bus services to Neighbourhood Six of Ang Mo Kio New Town; and (b) before the introduction of those new services, whether the SBS will increase the frequency of the existing services.

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communications and Acting Minister for Culture (Encik Sidek bin Saniff) (for the Minister for Communications and Acting Minister for Culture): Mr Speaker, Sir, the answer to the first part of the question is that the Singapore Bus Service (1978) Ltd will introduce a new feeder service to link Neighbourhood Six to the Ang Mo Kio Interchange in December this year. With this new service, residents of the Neighbourhood can take a feeder bus to the Interchange where there are trunk services linking Ang Mo Kio to the other parts of Singapore.

As regards the second part of the question, pending the introduction of the new feeder service, SBS will increase the frequency of Service No. 263 by adding one more bus to the service. Further additions will be made if necessary.