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.
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.
Tower Transit Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (SMB3582C) – Service 106, with F1 Diversion scroll
Tower Transit Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (SMB3527H) – Service 106, with F1 Diversion scroll
Service 106 buses with the F1 Diversion scroll
Service 106 buses with the F1 Diversion scroll
Tower Transit buses on Service 106 bunching
Bus Service 106 calling at the Temporary Bus Stop along Shenton Way during Car-Free Sunday SG
Tower Transit Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (SMB3521D) – Service 106 Formula 1 Diversions
Tower Transit Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (SMB3521D) – Service 106 Formula 1 Diversions
Tower Transit Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (SMB3521D) – Service 106 Formula 1 Diversions
Service 106 bunching at Dhoby Ghaut, towards Shenton Way
Service 106 (SG53 EDS) – Tower Transit Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (SMB3534S)
Service 106 – Tower Transit Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (SMB3566A)
Bus 106: Tower Transit ADL Enviro500 (SMB3582C)
Bus 106: Tower Transit Volvo B9TL Wright (SBS3343S)
Bus 106 – Tower Transit Volvo B9TL Wright (SBS3380J)
Gallery (Posters & Others):
Relocation of Shenton Way Bus Terminal for Service 106
LTA Trial PIDS on SMB3053M – Service 106 towards Shenton Way
F1 2016 – Service 97, 97e and 106 Diversion Diagram produced by Tower Transit
Amendments to Bus Services 106 & 982E in Marina South in Sep 2014
Gallery (SMRT Buses):
SMRT MAN A95 (SMB5888H) on Service 106
SMRT Buses Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (SMB3562K) – Service 106
SMRT Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (SMB3509R) – Service 106
SMRT Alexander Dennis Enviro500 (SMB3518P) – Service 106A
SMRT Mercedes-Benz O405G (Hispano Habit) (TIB1133B) – Service 106
SMRT Mercedes-Benz O405 (Hispano) (TIB783G) – Service 106
SMRT Dennis Lance (Volgren) (TIB1018B) – Service 106
SMRT Buses MAN A22 (SMB3039E) – Service 106
SMRT Buses Mercedes-Benz O405G (TIB1209S) – Service 106
SMRT Buses Mercedes-Benz O405 (Volgren) (TIB965Z) – Service 106
SMRT Buses Mercedes-Benz O405 (Hispano) (TIB810L) – Service 106
SMRT Mercedes-Benz O405 (TIB768B) – Service 106
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
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.
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.