SBS Transit Bus Service 117M is a supplementary bus service plying between Punggol and Sembawang, passing through Canberra, Yishun, Seletar West Link and Punggol West during Weekday Peak Hours (except Public Holidays). The service serves as an extension of Service 117, serving Seletar Aerospace Crescent & Seletar Aerospace Link during its operating hours. Service 117 does not operate when Service 117M is in operation.
117M
Punggol Temp Int → Sembawang Int via Seletar Aerospace Link, Cres⇋
Sembawang Int → Punggol Int via Seletar Aerospace Cres, Link⇋
Bus Service 117M is a supplementary bus service linking Punggol West with Seletar Aerospace, Yishun Town, Canberra Estate and Sembawang.
This bus service provides enhanced connectivity for Seletar Aerospace Park by serving additional bus stops along Seletar Aerospace Crescent and Seletar Aerospace Link, which is not served by Service 117 during its operating hours.
Service 117 does not operate when Service 117M is in operations during weekday peak hours (except Public Holidays).
Canberra Link (Canberra Stn) → Sembawang Int Weekdays: 05:30 & 05:55
Route Variant
Service 117: Punggol Temp Int ↔ Sembawang Int
Daily; skips Seletar Aerospace Cres & Seletar Aerospace Link
Gallery
Bus 117M – SBS Transit MAN A95 Euro 6 (SG6045U)
Bus 117M – SBS Transit MAN A95 Euro 6 (SG6043A)
Bus 117M – SBS Transit Volvo B9TL Wright (SBS3961H)
Bus 117M – SBS Transit Volvo B9TL Wright (SBS3961H)
Bus 117M – SBS Transit Volvo B9TL Wright (SBS3224C)
Bus 117M – SBS Transit MAN A22 Euro 6 (SG1891B)
Poster Gallery
SBS Transit New Bus Stop Poster for Services 103 & 117/117M
SBS Transit Poster for Service 117 & 117M Route Amendment to Punggol Field
SBS Transit Poster for New Bus Stop along Yishun Ave 1 for Bus Services 103 & 117/117M
SBS Transit Poster for Service 117 Route Amendment & New Service 117M
Operator History:
29 Nov 2021 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd
The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed under the Sengkang–Hougang Bus Package, in which the negotiated contract term was extended by an undisclosed number of years from 2024.
History:
2021 (29 Nov): Introduced between Punggol Temp Int and Sembawang Int via Seletar Aerospace Cres & Seletar Aerospace Link during weekday peak hours. Wheelchair accessible (WAB) at launch.
2022 (26 Jun): Serves a new bus stop outside Blk 471A along Yishun Ave 1
2022 (31 Jul): Amended to ply Punggol Field, skipping Punggol Central and a portion of Punggol Way
2024 (13 Oct): Serves a new bus stop opposite Blk 470A along Yishun Ave 1
Personally took the last bus of 117M (7pm) from Punggol. The detour in seletar (117M exclusive route) was covered in 3 mins. I wonder if LTA is testing water with bus 117M to check the demand in the detour before amending 117 completely (the skipped bus stop is served by 103, and LTA likes to encourage us to transfer buses anyway).
I am curious why LTA likes to create variants of existing services that only deviate from its parent route by a few stops instead of amending it totally, especially when the travelling time doesn’t increase significantly. (Ironically they don’t do that for bus 39).
I agree that there will be a greater need for 39M rather than 117M/16M (which I think are just a waste of manpower required to update bus stop poles, update bus service info at every bus stops). Unless LTA can show data to convince that there are very few commuters who take 39 from Pasir Ris and Yishun (which is like the “selling point” of bus 39)
16 is different case. Some passengers want to go Bukit Merah Int directly while some passengers don’t mind waiting for the bus to Bukit Merah Polyclinic for 16M.
I am surprised LTA still kept the original 16 since they like to ask affected commuters to make a transfer, like “transfer to 851 at Tiong Bahru and Henderson”. like what is happening for the upcoming DTL rationalisation amendments
This service is useless. Either we shorten this bus to loop at west camp rd or withdraw entirely and amend 117 (lost sectors of 117 covered by 103)
Personally took the last bus of 117M (7pm) from Punggol. The detour in seletar (117M exclusive route) was covered in 3 mins. I wonder if LTA is testing water with bus 117M to check the demand in the detour before amending 117 completely (the skipped bus stop is served by 103, and LTA likes to encourage us to transfer buses anyway).
I am curious why LTA likes to create variants of existing services that only deviate from its parent route by a few stops instead of amending it totally, especially when the travelling time doesn’t increase significantly. (Ironically they don’t do that for bus 39).
cos they are suck at planning. 39 should create 39M for those pasir ris to yishun but they never create. Seriously they dun know how to plan.
I agree that there will be a greater need for 39M rather than 117M/16M (which I think are just a waste of manpower required to update bus stop poles, update bus service info at every bus stops). Unless LTA can show data to convince that there are very few commuters who take 39 from Pasir Ris and Yishun (which is like the “selling point” of bus 39)
why don’t they do this for 16 as well
16 is different case. Some passengers want to go Bukit Merah Int directly while some passengers don’t mind waiting for the bus to Bukit Merah Polyclinic for 16M.
I am surprised LTA still kept the original 16 since they like to ask affected commuters to make a transfer, like “transfer to 851 at Tiong Bahru and Henderson”. like what is happening for the upcoming DTL rationalisation amendments