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).
117
Direction 1: Punggol Temp Int β Sembawang Int β
Direction 2: Sembawang Int β Punggol Temp Int β
Service 117 is a 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 plies Yishun Avenue 2 and Canberra Link, providing a faster and shorter travel option between Yishun and Sembawang MRT stations as compared to Services 858 and 859.
Service 117 is also the first SBS Transit Bus Service to serve Sembawang Bus Interchange, which was previously fully served by SMRT Buses.
On 24 Apr 2016, Service 117 was amended to ply West Camp Rd, omitting the express sector along Seletar West Link to enhance connectivity for Seletar Aerospace Park commuters to Sembawang and Punggol.
Bus 117: SBS Transit MAN Lion’s City DD A95 (SG6044Y)
SBS Transit Bus Service 117 – MAN Lion’s City DD A95 (SG6046S)
Service 117 – SBS Transit MAN A95 Euro 6 (SG6044Y)
SBS Transit Bus Service 117 – MAN Lion’s City DD A95 (SG5938A)
Service 117 – SBS Transit Volvo B9TL CDGE (SBS7461H)
Mercedes-Benz Citaro (SBS2002H)
SBS Transit Volvo B9TL Wright (SBS3055Z) – Service 117
SBS Transit Volvo B9TL Wright (SBS3051J) – Service 117
New Bus Service 117 introduced in December 2015.
SBS Transit Volvo B9TL Wright (SG5301L) – Service 117
SBS Transit Volvo B9TL Wright (SG5300P) – Service 117
SBS Transit Dennis Trident (SBS9685R) – Service 117
SBS Transit Dennis Trident (SBS9685R) – Service 117
Our Bus Journey Advertisement
Side View – Our Bus Journey Advertisement
Poster Gallery
LTA Press Release – Route Launch Poster for Bus Service 117
Service 117 Amendment Poster in Seletar Aerospace Park
Additional Bus Stop for Service 117
New Bus Stop for Service 117 along Canberra Link
SBS Transit Poster for New Bus Stops for Services 103 & 117 along Yishun Avenue 1
SBS Transit Poster for New Bus Stops at Canberra Link for Service 117
SBS Transit Poster for New Bus Stop along Yishun Avenue 1 for Bus Services 103 & 117
Operator History:
20 Dec 2015 – Present: SBS Transit Ltd
The Bus Service Operating License (BSOL) for this route will be renewed in 2021 under the Sengkang – Hougang Bus Package.
History:
2015 (20 Dec): Introduced between Punggol Temp Int and Sembawang under the LTA’s Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP). Wheelchair accessible bus (WAB) service at launch.
2016 (24 Apr): Amended to ply West Camp Rd
2017 (26 Nov): Serves an additional bus stop (65259) along Punggol Ctrl
2018 (27 May): Serves a new pair of bus stops (58261 / 58269) along Canberra Link
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.
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.
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.