The New World Amusement Park was located in Jalan Besar, bounded by Kitchener Road and Serangoon Road [1].

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“The New World,” Malaya Tribune, May 24, 1924, 8, accessed November 7, 2020,

http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/maltribune19240524-1.2.57.2.

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If you visited the park in its early days, you would most likely find yourself taking the electric trams that served along Serangoon Road [2]. Alternatively, a motor bus service could also take you to the gate at Serangoon Road for a few cents, similar to the price for taking an electric tram [3]. 

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“Photograph of a Singapore Traction Company trolley bus,” National Heritage Board, accessed November 7, 2020, https://www.roots.gov.sg/learn/collections/listing/1277882.

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By the late 1920s, trolley buses replaced the trams and became the primary transportation method in Singapore [4]. Many trolley buses travelled past Jalan Besar [5], which increased the accessibility of the New World for its patrons.  However, the bus stops in the Jalan Besar might not have been properly marked, which could have contributed to the number of accidents that occurred when riders alighted from the bus [6].

 

On special occasions, special trolley bus services to New World was introduced for its patrons’ convenience. For example, because of the few days of celebrations for the park’s 9th anniversary in 1932, Mr Ong Peng Hock, one of the proprietor of New World, arranged for a bus service from Tanjong Pagar to New World during the park's peak operating hours [7].

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The Japanese took control over all transportation methods and new bus services were introduced. The New Trolley Bus Service No. 7 was introduced, and covered the area from Moulmein Road to Finlayson Green [8], which was near the location of New World. The bus fee for No. 7 ranged from 7 cents for Second Class to 8 cents for First Class riders [9]. After the end of Japanese Occupation, the trolley bus routes running along Jalan Besar were promptly restored [10].

 

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One would notice more bus services were subsequently added to the routes that travelled along Serangoon Road [11]. This could be a result of increased traffic to New World because of its resurgence of popularity. When the government gave out more operating licenses for bus companies, the Green Bus Company and Hock Lee Bus Company were two such companies which operated bus services that travelled past Jalan Besar. Bus Service 81 was one of the buses that ran past the New World in the 1980s [12].

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