SBS Transit Bus Service 117 is a trunk service plying between Sembawang and Punggol, passing through Canberra, Yishun, Seletar West Link and Punggol West. Service 117 commenced operations on 20 Dec 2015 as the fifty-first (51st) bus service to be introduced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).
Service 117 will be amended to Canberra Crescent, Canberra Walk & Sembawang Rd from 28 Nov 2021.
The daily first bus timing from Punggol & Sembawang would be brought forward to 05:30 from 28 Nov 2021.
Service 117 does not operate when Service 117M is in operations during weekday peak hours from 29 Nov 2021.
117
Punggol Temp Int
→ Sembawang Int
→ Sembawang Int
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
Punggol Temporary Bus Interchange ↔ Sembawang Bus Interchange | |||||||||||
| Passes Through | Punggol Way, Seletar Aerospace Dr, West Camp Rd, Yishun Ave 1, Yishun Ave 2, Canberra Link | |||||||||||
| Route Length | Towards Sembawang: 20.7 km | Towards Punggol: 20.2 km | ||||||||||
| Travelling Time | 55 mins | |||||||||||
| Operator Information | ||||||||||||
| BCM Route Package | Sengkang–Hougang Bus Package | |||||||||||
| Current Operator | SBS Transit Ltd | |||||||||||
| Current Depot | Hougang Bus Depot (HGDEP) | |||||||||||
| Current Fleet | 12-metre Single Deck Bus: – Mercedes-Benz Citaro – Scania K230UB |
12-metre Double Deck Bus: – MAN A95 – Volvo B9TL |
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| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Punggol |
Daily: 05:45 – 23:30 | |||||||||||
| [From 28 Nov 2021] | ||||||||||||
| Weekdays | Saturdays & Sundays / Public Holidays | |||||||||||
| After 08:00 – Before 17:00 & After 19:00 – 23:30 |
05:30 – 23:30 | |||||||||||
| Service 117 does not operate when Service 117M is in operation. | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Sembawang |
Daily: 05:45 – 23:30 |
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| [From 28 Nov 2021] | ||||||||||||
| Weekdays | Saturdays & Sundays / Public Holidays | |||||||||||
| After 08:00 – Before 17:00 & After 19:00 – 23:30 |
05:30 – 23:30 | |||||||||||
| Service 117 does not operate when Service 117M is in operation. | ||||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| From Punggol |
6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
| Weekdays | 10 – 12 mins | 10 – 14 mins | 10 – 11 mins | 13 mins | ||||||||
| Saturdays | 13 mins | 12 – 14 mins | 12 – 18 mins | 14 – 18 mins | ||||||||
| Sundays / Public Holidays | 13 – 14 mins | 13 – 14 mins | 14 – 18 mins | 15 – 18 mins | ||||||||
| From Sembawang |
6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
| Weekdays | 9 – 12 mins | 11 – 14 mins | 10 – 11 mins | 11 – 14 mins | ||||||||
| Saturdays | 14 mins | 12 – 15 mins | 14 – 16 mins | 14 – 16 mins | ||||||||
| Sundays / Public Holidays | 13 – 15 mins | 13 – 15 mins | 15 – 17 mins | 15 – 16 mins | ||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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Service 117 is an alternative travel option for passengers who utilize Service 85 to travel between Punggol and Yishun towns, skipping the Sengkang residential areas entirely. It was the first service to serve new bus stops for the then upcoming developments along Yishun Avenue 1, connecting residents to Khatib MRT.
The service was amended to enhance connectivity in Apr 2016 through an amendment to ply West Camp Rd instead of plying express along Seletar West Link. In November 2021, the service would be amended to serve Canberra estate via Canberra Cres, Canberra Walk & Sembawang Road for enhanced connectivity.
MRT / LRT Stations Served
Special Departures
- Yishun Ave 1 (Bef Yishun Ave 8) → Sembawang Int
Daily: 06:00
- Yishun Ave 1 (Opp Blk 430B) → Sembawang Int
Weekdays: 07:17 & 08:18 - Canberra Link (Visionaire) → Sembawang Int
Weekdays: 06:46
Short Trip Service
- Service 117A: Yishun Ave 1 (Opp Blk 430B) → Yishun Ave 2 (Bef Khatib Stn)
Weekdays, except Public Holidays: 06:44 – 07:57
Route Variant
- [From 29 Nov 2021]
Service 117M: Punggol Temp Int ↔ Sembawang Int via Seletar Aerospace Cres & Seletar Aerospace Link
Weekdays Peak Hours (except Public Holidays)
Service 117 does not operate when Service 117M is in operation.
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Operator History:
- 20 Dec 2015 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd
The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2024 under the Sengkang–Hougang Bus Package.
History:
- 2015 (20 Dec): Introduced between Punggol Temp Int and Sembawang Int under the LTA’s Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP); Wheelchair accessible (WAB) at launch
- 2016 (24 Apr): Amended to ply West Camp Rd
- 2017 (26 Nov): Serves additional bus stop outside Punggol Stn/Int along Punggol Central
- 2018 (27 May): Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite The Visionaire along Canberra Link
- 2018 (25 Nov): Serves 3 new bus stops before and opposite Blk 469B and opposite Yishun St 43 along Yishun Ave 1
- 2019 (02 Nov): Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite Canberra Stn along Canberra Link
- 2020 (12 Jan): Serves a new bus stop outside Blk 469B along Yishun Ave 1
- 2021 (28 Nov): Amended to ply Canberra Cres, Canberra Walk, Canberra St and Sembawang Rd. Daily first bus timing brought forward to 5:30am from 5:45am; Operating hours amended to not operate during when Service 117M is in operations.
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should be operated by TTS or GAS
Wait until Sengkang-Hougang Bus Package gets tendered in 2024. Don’t be impatient
That means Bedok and Loyang might be tendered together.
Hougang contract extended probably because SKDEP delayed.
experience very bad bus 117 male driver, Chinese, age about 70,i had not taken down bus number,
i board at Stop ID: 68149, around 1950hrs, get off the at bus stop number Stop ID: 68119 around 2000hrs
pls contact me is a long story.
Yes agree on increasing the frequency of bus 117 as it is the only bus that serves the many new and upcoming HDB and condo developments along Yishun Ave 1.
Driver really bad today… The bus was a MB Citaro and he was driving really fast along Cannerra Link and when he stop at Opp Visonaire, I banged my head on the window because the bus drifted without turning.
One of the few bus services in which both termini it serves are not run by the same operator as the service!
Dear officer,
Can we increase frequency of the bus 117? We are staying in Skies Miltonia. We need to wait for the bus ~12-15 minutes during non-peak hours. Our kids need to take this bus after school.
Even though we have free shuttle bus, but the free shuttle bus has tea break time and is 30 minutes interval.