SMRT Bus Service 176 is a trunk route linking Bukit Panjang Interchange and Bukit Merah Interchange, passing through Upper Bukit Timah, Hillview, Bukit Batok, Jurong East Central, West Coast Highway and Henderson.
176
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange ↔ Bukit Merah Bus Interchange | |||||||||||
| Passes Through | Upp Bt Timah Rd, Hilliew Ave, Bt Batok East Ave 2, Jurong East Ctrl, Jurong Town Hall Rd, West Coast Highway, Pasir Panjang Rd, Henderson Rd | |||||||||||
| Route Length | Towards Bukit Merah: 22.3 km |
Towards Bukit Panjang: 22.9 km |
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| Travelling Time | 80 mins | |||||||||||
| Operator Information | ||||||||||||
| BCM Route Package | Choa Chu Kang–Bukit Panjang Bus Package | |||||||||||
| Current Operator | SMRT Buses Ltd | |||||||||||
| Current Depot | Gali Batu Bus Depot | |||||||||||
| Current Fleet | Single-deck & Double-deck buses Includes electric buses |
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| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Bukit Panjang |
Weekdays & Saturdays | Sundays / Public Holidays | ||||||||||
| 05:30 – 23:35 | 05:45 – 23:35 | |||||||||||
| Departure Times from Bukit Merah |
Daily | |||||||||||
| 05:45 – 23:30 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| Weekdays | 6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
| From Bukit Panjang |
6 – 9 mins | 6 – 11 mins | 10 – 11 mins | 9 – 15 mins | ||||||||
| From Bukit Merah |
8 – 9 mins | 7 – 11 mins | 7 – 8 mins | 8 – 13 mins | ||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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Service 176 is an inter-town route connecting the housing estates of Bukit Panjang, Hillview, Bukit Batok, Jurong East and Bukit Merah. Part of its route travels along West Coast Highway for quick journeys between Pasir Panjang and Jurong East. Its sector between Telok Blangah MRT and Bukit Merah benefits residents at Telok Blangh and Bukit Merah Central with convenient access to Telok Blangah MRT Station along the Circle Line. Along with Service 175, this service serves the industries along West Coast Highway and Pasir Panjang Road.
Running with moderate to low demand during off-peak hours, the service encounters high demand during peak hours from increased commute to and from industries around West Coast and Pasir Panjang, as well as increased inter-town commute.
MRT Stations Served:
- DT1–BP6 Bukit Panjang
- DT2 Cashew
- DT3 Hillview
- NS2 Bukit Batok
- EW24NS1 Jurong East
- CC25 Haw Par Villa
- CC26 Pasir Panjang
- CC27 Labrador Park
- CC28 Telok Blangah
Special Departures:
- Hillview Rd (Aft Hillview Stn) → Bukit Merah Int
Weekdays: 05:30 - Bukit Batok Ave 1 (Blk 298) → Bukit Merah Int
Weekdays: 05:30 - Jurong Town Hall Rd (Aft Pandan Gdns) → Bukit Panjang Int
Weekdays: 05:50, 05:58, 06:06 & 06:14
Saturdays: 05:50 & 06:04
Sundays / Public Holidays: 05:50 & 06:03
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Operator History:
- 1988 – 1995: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
- 1995 – 2004: Trans-Island Bus Services Ltd
- 2004 – Present: SMRT Buses Ltd
Route History:
- 1988 (24 Jan): Introduced between Jurong East Int and Bt Panjang Ter (Loop)
- 1989 (16 Jan): Last bus from Jurong East Int extended to 2345 hrs daily
- 1989 (05 Mar): Amended to ply Bt Batok West Ave 6 and Bt Batok West Ave 3; Amended to ply Upp Bt Timah Rd and Bt Panjang Rd, skipping Cashew Rd
- 1990 (01 Jul): Integrated with Service 184, amended to start from Bt Panjang Ter and extended to Bt Merah Int
- 1995 (30 Apr): Amended to ply Bt Batok East Ave 2, skipping Bt Batok East Ave 4
- 1995 (01 Oct): Operations transferred from SBS to TIBS
- 1998: First bus from Bt Panjang Ter brought forward to 0545 hrs on Sundays and Public Holidays
- 1999 (26 Dec): Amended to Bt Panjang Int
- 2002: Skips abolished bus stop opposite ITE Pasir Panjang along Telok Blangah Rd
- 2005: Serves new bus stop outside Hillington Green Condo along Hillview Ave, skipping the bus stop outside Hillview Heights
- 2006: Last bus from Bt Panjang Int brought forward to 2330 hrs daily
- 2010 (23 May): Skips temporarily abolished bus stop outside Assumption Voc Inst along Upp Bt Timah Rd to facilitate the construction of Cashew MRT station along the Downtown MRT Line
- 2012 (16 Dec): Amended to start from and terminate at Jelebu Rd with the opening of Bt Panjang Temp Bus Pk and the closure of Bt Panjang Int
- 2015 (01 Mar): Serves reinstated bus stop outside Assumption Pathway Sch along Upp Bt Timah Rd
- 2015 (22 Mar): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB)
- 2015 (27 Dec): Serves additional bus stop outside Hillview Stn along Upp Bt Timah Rd
- 2017 (04 Sep): Amended to Bukit Panjang Integrated Transport Hub; Last bus from Bt Panjang Int extended to 2335 hrs daily
- 2025 (28 Sep): Serves the bus stop outside Blk 184 instead of Blk 183 along Bt Panjang Rd towards Bt Merah
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176demand kinda low tbh during west coast highway to bukit merah int
Is it possible to amend 176 to Jurong Gateway Road? Like using Jurong East Int towards Bukit Panjang and one bus stop along Jurong Gateway Road towards Bukit Merah?
Actually SMRT 176 is one “mystery” bus route in Jurong East area. I live in Jurong for 29 years. Today then first time take 176.