[Defunct] Tower Transit Feeder Bus Service 944

Tower Transit Feeder Service 944 was a Feeder service operating from Bukit Batok Bus Interchange and looped at Bukit Batok Road, serving new estates along Bukit Batok West Avenue 6. The route commenced operations on 27 August 2017. It was the seventy-sixth (76th) service to be introduced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).

Service 944 was extended and renumbered to Bus Service 992 on 24 September 2023.

944
Bt Batok Int
↺ Bt Batok Rd (Loop)
43009 Bt Batok Int A13-A14 NS2 Bt Batok Ctrl
43419 Aft Bt Batok Stn/Blk 628 NS2 Bt Batok Ctrl
43401 Bt Batok Polyclinic Bt Batok West Ave 3
40301 Blk 451A Bt Batok West Ave 6
40351 Blk 461C Bt Batok West Ave 6
40361 Blk 438A Bt Batok West Ave 8
43789 Blk 436A Bt Batok Rd
40311 Blk 439C Bt Batok West Ave 6
40359 Opp Blk 461C Bt Batok West Ave 6
40309 Opp Blk 451A Bt Batok West Ave 6
43409 Opp Blk 127 Bt Batok West Ave 3
43411 Opp Blk 628 NS2 Bt Batok Ctrl
43009 Bt Batok Int NS2 Bt Batok Ctrl
Route Overview
Route WAB_logo_20px Bukit Batok Bus Interchange ↺ Bukit Batok Road (Loop)
Passed Through Bt Batok West Ave 3, Bt Batok West Ave 6
Route Length 4.9 km
Travelling Time 20 – 30 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package Bulim Bus Package
Former Operator Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd
(Tower Transit Singapore)
Former Depot Bulim Bus Depot
Former Fleet Single Deck Bus:
– Mercedes-Benz Citaro
– MAN A22
– Yutong E12
Occasional Double Deck bus deployments
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Bukit Batok Daily
05:30 – 01:00
Operating Frequency
6.30am–8.30am 8.31am–4.59pm 5.00pm–7.00pm After 7.00pm
Loop Service 7 – 12 mins 12 – 16 mins 7 – 12 mins 7 – 16 mins
Fare Information
Fare Charges regular distance fares capped at 3.2km for feeder services

 

Bus Service 944 was a feeder service from Bukit Batok Bus Interchange to Bukit Batok Road, mainly serving new residential estates northwest of Bukit Batok with direct links to Bukit Batok MRT Station, as well as other amenities along the route. It was the fourth feeder bus service originating from Bukit Batok, alongside Services 941, 945 and 947, and commenced operations on Sunday, 27 August 2017.

Feeder Service 944 was renumbered to Trunk Bus Service 992 with the extension of its route to loop at Plantation Crescent in Tengah New Town on 24 September 2023.

In Bukit Batok, Service 944 serves new Build-To-Order (BTO) flat estates such as:

  • West Quarry @ Bukit Batok
  • West Plains @ Bukit Batok
  • West Edge @ Bukit Batok
  • West Rock @ Bukit Batok
  • West Terra @ Bukit Batok
  • West Valley @ Bukit Batok
  • West Ridges @ Bukit Batok

Amenities served include:

  • Club CSC @ Bukit Batok
  • Bukit Batok Polyclinic
MRT Station Served:
Special Departures:
  • Bukit Batok Rd (Blk 436A) → Bukit Batok Int
    Daily: 05:30

Gallery (Tower Transit):
Gallery (SMRT Buses):
Poster Gallery
Launch Day


Operator History:
  • 27 Aug 2017 – 28 May 2021: SMRT Buses Ltd
  • 29 May 2021 – 23 Sep 2023: Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd
Route History:
  • 2017 (27 Aug): Introduced between Bt Batok Int and Bt Batok Rd (Loop) under the LTA’s Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP). Operated by SMRT Buses under the Choa Chu Kang – Bukit Panjang Bus Package.Wheelchair-accessible at launch
  • 2021 (29 May): Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd under the Bulim Bus Package
  • 2023 (24 Sep): Renumbered to Service 992 with the extension of its route to loop at Plantation Crescent
Past Routing:
  • 2017: Bt Batok Int, Bt Batok Central, Bt Batok West Ave 3, Bt Batok West Ave 6, Bt Batok West Ave 8, Bt Batok West Ave 5, Bt Batok Rd, Bt Batok West Ave 6, Bt Batok West Ave 3, Bt Batok Central and Bt Batok Int.

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18 thoughts on “[Defunct] Tower Transit Feeder Bus Service 944

  • 7 September 2023 at 7:15 AM
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    At least i already got its service guide. But its kinda sad that its suffering a similar fate to 308 back in 2018.

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  • 15 February 2021 at 12:09 PM
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    This bus service and premium 744 are the only existing “_44″s in Singapore (there is no bus 44 and 144!).

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    • 15 November 2023 at 9:02 PM
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      Well now both of them are gone

      Reply

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