Tower Transit Bus Service 106

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.

• 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
Travelling Time	69 – 100 mins
Operator Information
BCM Route Package	Bulim Bus Package
Current Operator	Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd (Tower Transit Singapore)
Current Depot	Bulim Bus Depot
Current Fleet	Single-deck & Double-deck buses
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	8 – 9 mins			7 – 13 mins			11 – 15 mins			13 – 15 mins
From Shenton Way	11 – 12 mins			8 – 15 mins			9 – 14 mins			12 – 14 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

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
• TE12 Napier
• TE13 Orchard Boulevard
• NS22TE14 Orchard
• NS23 Somerset
• NS24NE6CC1 Dhoby Ghaut
• DT21 Bencoolen
• CC2 Bras Basah
• EW13NS25 City Hall
• CC3 Esplanade
• CC4DT15 Promenade
• CE1DT16 Bayfront
• NS27CE2TE20 Marina Bay
• DT17 Downtown
• TE19 Shenton Way
• EW15 Tanjong Pagar

Special Departures

• Raffles Ave (The Float @ Marina Bay) → Bukit Batok Int
  Daily: 06:00
• Holland Rd (Aft Hyll On Holland) → 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: 07:46 – 08:40

Gallery:

Gallery (F1 Diversion):

Gallery (SMRT Buses) at Page 2.

Gallery (Posters & Others):

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 (17 May): Amended to ply Commonwealth Ave Extension and Nth Buona Vista Rd towards Commonwealth Ave Ter.
• 1977 (29 Aug): Amended to ply Holland Ave, Holland Dr and Nth Buona Vista Rd towards Commonwealth Ave Ter
• 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 (27 May): Amended to Buona Vista Ter
• 1983 (06 Feb): Amended to ply CTE towards Serangoon Gdn Ter with the closure of temporary slip road between Braddell Rd and Lor Chuan
• 1983 (20 Jun): Amended back to ply Lor Chuan towards Serangoon Gdn Ter with the opening of new link road between Braddell Rd and Lor Chuan under Braddell Flyover
• 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 (19 Jul): Amended to ply Orchard Lk due to the closure of Grange Rd to facilitate road expansion works
• 1999: Skips temporarily abolished bus stops outside and opposite Sch of Mechanical & Mfg along Commonwealth Ave West
• 2000 (24 Dec): Operations transferred 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 outside Downtown Stn 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 service (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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