Bus Contracting Model (BCM) Route Package #11:
“Jurong West Bus Package” (25 bus routes)
First announced on 11 August 2016, the Jurong West Bus Package is one of fourteen bus packages to be released by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) as part of the transition to the Bus Contracting Model (BCM). Currently, SBS Transit operates all bus services in this package under a Negotiated Contract (NC) model until Year 2024. The NC with SBS Transit is referred as PT212 – Jurong West Bus Package.
This package comprises 25 existing bus services mainly originating from Boon Lay Bus Interchange, Joo Koon Bus Interchange, Tuas Bus Terminal and Soon Lee Depot.
All bus operations would likely be based out of Soon Lee Depot, located along Soon Lee Road and within the Jurong Industrial Estate. Soon Lee Bus Depot was leased to the LTA in 2016 under the Bus Contracting Model.
Bus Service 256 was removed from the Jurong West Bus Package in June 2017 following the withdrawal of the bus service.
Contract Details:
| Name | To Be Announced |
| Awarded | To Be Announced |
| Duration | Five years, with two-year extension granted based on good performance |
| Published | To Be Announced |
| Closing | To Be Announced |
| Scope | |
| Services | 179/179A, 181/181M, 182/182M, 185, 192, 193, 194, 199, 240/240M, 241, 242, 243G/243W, 246, 247, 248, 249, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 257, 258, 405 & 502/502A |
| Bus Depot | Soon Lee Depot |
| Anchor Interchanges / Terminals | Boon Lay, Joo Koon, Tuas |
Bus Services:
Jurong West Bus Package contains 25 existing bus services, all of which are currently operated by SBS Transit.
| Service | Route | Type |
| 179 | Boon Lay ↺ Nanyang Drive | Trunk |
| 181 |
Boon Lay ↺ Jurong West Avenue 3 | Trunk |
| 182 |
Joo Koon ↺ Tuas South Avenue 9 | Trunk |
| 185 |
Soon Lee Bus Park ↔ Buona Vista | Trunk |
| 192 |
Boon Lay ↔ Tuas | Trunk |
| 193 |
Boon Lay ↔ Tuas | Trunk |
| 194 |
Boon Lay ↺ Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim | Trunk |
| 199 |
Boon Lay ↺ Nanyang Crescent | Trunk |
| 240 |
Boon Lay ↺ Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim | Feeder |
| 241 |
Boon Lay ↺ Jurong West Street 91 | Feeder |
| 242 |
Boon Lay ↺ Jurong West Avenue 5 | Feeder |
| 243G |
Boon Lay ↺ Jurong West Avenue 5 | Feeder |
| 243W |
Boon Lay ↺ Jurong West Avenue 5 | Feeder |
| 246 |
Boon Lay ↺ Boon Lay Drive | Trunk |
| 247 |
Tuas ↺ Tuas Bay Link | Trunk |
| 248 |
Tuas ↺ Tuas South Avenue 14 | Trunk |
| 249 |
Boon Lay ↺ Jalan Samulun | Trunk |
| 251 |
Boon Lay ↺ Shipyard Road | Trunk |
| 252 |
Boon Lay ↺ Joo Koon Road | Trunk |
| 253 |
Joo Koon ↺ Benoi Road | Trunk |
| 254 |
Joo Koon ↺ Tuas Avenue 11 | Trunk |
| 255 |
Joo Koon ↺ Gul Crescent | Trunk |
| 257 |
Joo Koon ↺ Pioneer Sector 2 | Trunk |
| 258 |
Joo Koon ↺ Jurong West Street 64 | Trunk |
| 405 |
Boon Lay ↺ Old Choa Chu Kang Road | Trunk |
| 502 |
Soon Lee Bus Park ↺ Central Boulevard | Express |
Note:
Bus Services 243G & 243W are counted as 1 Service (243).
Short Trip & Supplementary Bus Services
These services do not add to the overall service count.
| Service | Route | Type |
| 179A | Boon Lay ↺ Nanyang Drive Skips Jurong West Street 63 & Pioneer Road North |
Supplementary |
| 181M |
Boon Lay ↺ Jurong West Street 23 | Supplementary |
| 182M |
Joo Koon ↺ Tuas South Avenue 9 | Supplementary |
| 240A |
Corporation Drive (Blk 65) → Boon Lay Way (Lakeside Stn) | Short Trip |
| 240M |
Boon Lay Way (Lakeside Stn) ↺ Jurong West Street 64 | Supplementary |
| 241A |
Jurong West St 91 (Blk 962) → Jurong West St 63 (Pioneer Stn Exit B) | Short Trip |
| 502A |
Soon Lee Bus Park → Central Boulevard (Downtown Stn) Skips Jurong East |
Short Trip |
Scope of Tender:
As part of the tender, the new Operator will be required to fulfill responsibilities as such:
- Operate the twenty-five (25) bus services in the areas in accordance with specified EWT performance standards
- Operate and maintain the buses and their onboard equipment provided by LTA
- Operate and maintain Boon Lay, Joo Koon Bus Interchanges, Tuas Bus Terminal and Soon Lee Depot, including all equipment and systems provided therein
- Charge and collect the fares approved by the Public Transport Council, on behalf of the Government
- Provide bus service information at all bus stops and bus interchanges served by the 26 bus services
- Provide customer management services, such as lost and found service, and a hotline for commuter feedback and enquiries.
All bus services will have scheduled headways of no more than 15 minutes for both directions during the morning and evening peak periods, with at least half of them having even shorter scheduled headways of no more than 10 minutes. Of these, the feeder services will run at even shorter intervals of 6-8 minutes. An estimated 45% of bus services will come at shorter intervals during peak periods when compared to the expanded BSEP.
More guidelines can be found in the main Bus Contracting Model (GCM) article.
Bus Interchanges & Terminals under the package:
Bus Depot under the package:
Route Package Timeline:
- 2016 (11 Aug): Jurong West Bus Package mentioned as one of 11 Negotiated Contract (NC) Packages, and operated by SBS Transit.
- 2017 (18 Jun): Bus Service 256 removed from the Jurong West Bus Package following the withdrawal of the bus service.
- 2020 (08 Apr): Bus Services 502 & 502A temporarily suspended due to Singapore COVID-19 Circuit Breaker Measures.
- 2020 (02 Jun): Resumption of Bus Services 502 & 502A.
External Links & References:
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