Tower Transit Bus Service 106 is a trunk route running between Bukit Batok Bus Interchange and Shenton Way, passing through Toh Tuck, Clementi, Buona Vista, Holland Village, Tanglin, Orchard Road, Bras Basah, Suntec City and Bayfront.
106
- No alighting at Shenton Way Bus Terminal
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
Bukit Batok Bus Interchange ↔ Shenton Way Bus Terminal | |||||||||||
| Passes Through | Bt Batok East Ave 3, C’wealth Ave West, Holland Rd, Orchard Rd / Orchard Blvd, Bayfront Ave | |||||||||||
| Route Length | Towards Shenton Way: 21.6 km | Towards Bukit Batok: 22.3 km | ||||||||||
| Traveling Time | 69 – 100 mins | |||||||||||
| Operator Information | ||||||||||||
| BCM Route Package | Bulim Bus Package | |||||||||||
| Current Operator | Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd (Tower Transit Singapore) |
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| Current Depot | Bulim Bus Depot | |||||||||||
| Current Fleet | 12-metre Single Deck Bus: – Mercedes-Benz Citaro – MAN A22 |
12-metre Double Deck Bus: – Alexander Dennis Enviro500 – MAN A95 (3-Door) – Volvo B9TL |
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| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Bukit Batok |
Daily | |||||||||||
| 05:30 – 23:30 | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Shenton Way |
Daily | |||||||||||
| 06:00 – 23:30 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| 6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | |||||||||
| From Bukit Batok |
6 – 9 mins | 6 – 13 mins | 10 mins | 10 – 13 mins | ||||||||
| From Shenton Way |
8 – 10 mins | 7 – 12 mins | 7 – 12 mins | 12 mins | ||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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Service 106 serves the residential estates of Bukit Batok, Clementi and Buona Vista, providing a direct bus connection to the Orchard Road and Downtown Core areas. It is a vital connection not just between residential estates, but also many It also offers many links within different parts of the city, such as Orchard Road, Bras Basah, Marina Centre, Marina Bay Sands, Downtown and Shenton Way.
Service 106 offers the fastest bus connection between Bukit Batok and Clementi, and apart from express services, is the only bus route connecting the Orchard shopping belt with Marina Bay Sands and surrounding attractions at Bayfront.
MRT Stations Served:
- NS2 Bukit Batok
- EW23 Clementi
- EW22 Dover
- EW21CC22 Buona Vista
- CC21 Holland Village
- NS22 Orchard
- NS23 Somerset
- NS24NE6CC1 Dhoby Ghaut
- DT21 Bencoolen
- CC2 Bras Basah
- EW13NS25 City Hall
- CC3 Esplanade
- CC4DT15 Promenade
- CE1DT16 Bayfront
- NS27CE2 Marina Bay
- DT17 Downtown
- EW15 Tanjong Pagar
Special Departures
- Raffles Ave (The Float @ Marina Bay) → Bukit Batok Int
Daily: 06:00 - Holland Rd (Aft Estoril Mans) → Bukit Batok Int
Weekdays: 06:10
Saturdays: 06:00 - Bukit Batok East Ave 3 (Opp Burgundy Hill) → Bukit Batok Int
Weekdays: 17:01, 17:12, 17:22, 17:31, 17:40, 18:01, 18:11 & 18:21
Short Trip Service
- Service 106A: Bukit Batok Int → Commonwealth Avenue West (Clementi Stn Exit B)
Weekdays: 07:30 – 08:55
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Operator History:
- 1974 – 2000: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
- 2000 – 2004: Trans-Island Bus Service Ltd
- 2004 – 28 May 2016: SMRT Buses Ltd
- 29 May 2016 – Present: Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd
The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2026 under the Bulim Bus Package.
History:
- 1974 (03 Feb): Re-numbered from Service 103A as a service between Serangoon Garden Ter and Commonwealth Ave Ter
- 1974 (01 Oct): Serves new merged bus stop outside Sri Srinivasa Perumal Tp along Serangoon Rd
- 1977 (31 Oct): Amended to skip Chartwell Dr, Burghley Dr and Berwick Dr with the introduction of Service 217
- 1977 (07 Nov): Amended to ply Orchard Rd, Penang Rd, Somerset Rd, Grange Rd, Orchard Blvd, Tanglin Rd, Napier Rd, Holland Rd, Holland Ave, Holland Dr, North Buona Vista Rd and Commonwealth Ave, skipping Bras Basah Rd, North Bridge Rd, South Bridge Rd, Upp Circular Rd, New Bridge Rd, River Valley Rd, Delta Rd, Alexandra Rd, Tanglin Rd, Margaret Dr, Queensway, round Queens Circus, Queensway, Commonwealth Dr, Commonwealth Ave, Queens Circus and Commonwealth Ave
- 1982: Amended to Buona Vista Ter
- 1985 (28 Oct): Extended to Bt Batok Ter
- 1986 (31 Aug): Serves additional bus stop outside Blk 9 along Holland Ave
- 1987 (27 Sep): Amended to Bt Batok Int
- 1988 (13 Mar): Amended to Serangoon Int
- 1992: Amended to ply Orchard Link, skipping Grange Rd
- 1999: Skips temporarily abolished bus stops outside and opposite Sch of Mechanical & Mfg along Commonwealth Ave West
- 2000 (24 Dec): Operations tranferred to Trans-Island Bus Services (TIBS)
- 2001 (18 Oct): Serves reinstated bus stops outside Dover Stn along Commonwealth Ave West
- 2002 (07 Jul): Skips the bus stop opposite Mandarin Singapore along Orchard Rd
- 2002: Serves new pair of bus stops after Sommerville Rd and after Sunshine Lodge along Upp Serangoon Rd
- 2003 (20 Jun): Serves new pair of bus stops outside Potong Pasir Stn along Upp Serangoon Rd
- 2003 (27 Jul): Shortened to Marina Ctr Ter under North East MRT Line Rationalisation Phase 2
- 2005 (02 Jul): Amended to ply Grange Rd with the partial closure of Somerset Rd
- 2010 (26 Apr): Extended to Shenton Way Ter
- 2013 (01 Dec): Serves new bus stop (03529) along Central Blvd
- 2014 (28 Sep): Amended to ply Robinson Rd and Marina Blvd towards Bt Batok Int, skipping Maxwell Rd and Central Blvd with the road changes in the Marina South area
- 2015 (14 Jun): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
- 2016 (29 May): Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd from SMRT Buses Ltd
- 2017 (25 Jun): Amended to relocated Shenton Way Bus Terminal
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On 7/11/2017 at around 1055 Hrs, I took bus service No. 106 Registration number SMB3546H from Bus Stop No. 03071 (Opp The Ogilvy Ctr). The Bus Captain Mr Kumar was polite and greeted me good morning. I got down at Bus stop No. 08031 (Dhoby Ghaut Stn) at around 1120 hrs where i left my hand-phone in the bus. I took a cab down to Bt Batok Interchange hoping that my hand-phone will be still in the bus without any one stealing it due to the CCTV installed. I proceed to the Passenger Service Counter where i spoke to Mr Zainal ID: 11207 and to Mr Siong ID: 10611 explain the situation. They proceed to do the necessary actions by asking me questions to find where is the bus currently and what is the ETA to the interchange. Once the bus arrived at the interchange when to check with the bus Captain and thank god my Hand-phone Found. I was so much Thankful to Mr Kumar. I would like to thank all three of them for their sincerity. Good Job.
1. This morning Service 106, bus registration number SMB3518P had 4 standing passengers on the upper deck whom they boarded at the Holland Village bus stop. They were standing all the way to bus stop at Gleneagles.
Please remind the bus captains to constantly view their CCTVs especially when the bus is crowded.
2. It’s been a month since Tower Transit has taken over this Service 106. But I hae yet to see any positive improvement in the schedules. At worst, I see a 106A arriving at the bus stop and a 106 arriving less than a minute(depending on traffic light signals). Then when I boarded this 106, after some distance along Commonwealth Ave West, there’ll be another 106 overtaking and thereafter these two 106s will be taking turns to trail each other. I board service 106 at bus stop 20109, block 203 daily just before 8am.