{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "description": "Expanding What's New with What's Actually New.",
  "path": "/2026-03-03-what-does-updated-database-actually-mean/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-03T13:28:15.000Z",
  "site": "at://did:plc:ex23caczr45rodrfcxrwps6h/site.standard.publication/self",
  "tags": [
    "singapore-buses",
    "app-updates"
  ],
  "textContent": "Every month or so I update Singapore Buses with the latest data from the Land Transport Authority. And every month the *What's New *section on the App Store usually says something along the lines of:\n\nUpdated database and routes.\n\nWhat does that actually mean? Well, starting with 2026.3, which is Waiting for Review, I've decided to include the month-to-month differences in the *What's New *section. For this release, that means:\n\nNew Stops (1)\n\nCode\nDescription\nRoad\n\n74951\nBlk 962A\nTampines St 96\n\nLocation Changes (7)\n\nCode\nDescription\nDistance\n\n14521\nVillage Hotel\n320m\n\n28221\nOpp Intl Business Pk\n53m\n\n28239\nJurong Town Hall Int\n48m\n\n28301\nBlk 131\n21m\n\n43081\nOpp St. Joseph's Ch (Bt Timah)\n112m\n\n59069\nOpp Blk 757\n74m\n\n67759\nCompassvale Int\n13m\n\nName Changes (4)\n\nCode\nOld Name\nNew Name\n\n47749\nW'lands Health Campus\nW'lands Hosp\n\n52241\nBlk 105\nBef Caldecott Stn/SAVH\n\n65091\nBLK 301A\nBlk 301A\n\n67759\nCOMPASSVALE INT\nCompassvale Int\n\nService Changes (20)\n\nCode\nDescription\nAdded\nRemoved\n\n74949\nBlk 961A\n18M\n\n74959\nBlk 969C\n18M\n\n74961\nBlk 966\n18M\n\n74969\nOpp Blk 966\n18M\n\n75341\nOpp The Clearwater Condo\n18M\n\n75349\nThe Clearwater Condo\n18M\n\n84201\nBedok Resvr Stn Exit A\n18M\n\n84209\nBedok Resvr Stn Exit B\n18M\n\n84221\nBlk 109\n18M\n\n84229\nBlk 111\n18M\n\n84251\nBlk 99\n18M\n\n84259\nBlk 88\n18M\n\n84261\nSt. Anthony's Cano Sch\n18M\n\n84269\nBlk 95\n18M\n\n84271\nAft Bedok Ind Pk E\n18M\n\n84279\nAft Bedok Nth St 5\n18M\n\n84521\nBlk 506\n18M\n\n84529\nBlk 109\n18M\n\n84591\nSBST Bedok Nth Depot\n18M\n\n84599\nOpp SBST Bedok Nth Depot\n18M\n\nThe biggest surprise to me was the number of bus stops moving around and how far they move. I mean *Village Hotel *is almost half a kilometre away from where it was before — that'd be a shock in the morning if it was where you started your commute.\n\nLost GIFfrom Lost GIFs",
  "title": "What does “Updated Database” actually mean?"
}