Tower Transit Bus Service 143

Tower Transit Bus Service 143 is a trunk service plying between Toa Payoh Int and Jurong East Int, passing through Thomson Road, Orchard, Clemenceau, Chinatown, HarbourFront, Pasir Panjang, West Coast Road, Pandan Gardens and Teban Gardens.

Note:

• No boarding at Bus Stop 28211 – Bef Jurong East Stn, Jurong Gateway Rd

Route Overview
Route	Toa Payoh Bus Interchange ↔ Jurong East Bus Interchange
Passes Through	Thomson Rd, Scotts Rd, Orchard Rd / Orchard Turn, Clemenceau Ave, New Bridge Rd / Eu Tong Sen St, Kampong Bahru Rd, Telok Blangah Rd, Pasir Panjang Rd, West Coast Rd, Pandan Gardens, Teban Gardens Rd, Jurong Town Hall Rd
Route Length	Towards Jurong East: 29.0 km						Towards Toa Payoh: 28.8 km
Travelling Time	87 – 126 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	Double-deck buses
Operating Hours
Departure Times from Toa Payoh	Weekdays & Saturdays								Sundays / Public Holidays
	05:30 – 23:30								05:45 – 23:30
Departure Times from Jurong East	Weekdays				Saturdays				Sundays / Public Holidays
	05:25 – 23:30				05:25 – 00:00				05:45 – 23:30
Operating Frequency
Weekdays	6:30am–8.30am			8.31am–4.59pm			5.00pm–7.00pm			After 7.00pm
From Toa Payoh	11 – 13 mins			10 – 13 mins			12 – 16 mins			16 – 18 mins
From Jurong East	11 – 14 mins			11 – 15 mins			15 mins			13 – 15 mins
Fare Information
Fare	Charges regular distance fares

Service 143 is a major inter-town & city route connecting Jurong East, West Coast, Pasir Panjang and Toa Payoh to the Central areas of HarbourFront, Chinatown and Orchard. Providing important links between Toa Payoh, Chinatown and HarbourFront, the route is also the only to serve both Teban Gardens and Pandan Gardens, making it a less favorable option between Jurong East and West Coast. The route experiences generally high demand during many parts of day owing to the multiple connections it provides.

MRT Stations Served:

• NS19 Toa Payoh
• NS20 Novena
• NS21–DT11 Newton
• NS22TE14 Orchard
• NS23 Somerset
• NE4DT19 Chinatown
• EW16NE3TE17 Outram Park
• NE1CC29 HarbourFront
• CC28 Telok Blangah
• CC27 Labrador Park
• CC26 Pasir Panjang
• CC25 Haw Par Villa
• EW24NS1 Jurong East

Special Departures:

• Pasir Panjang Rd (Aft Clementi Rd) → Toa Payoh Int
  Weekdays: 05:30 & 05:42
  Saturdays: 05:30 & 05:43
  Sundays / Public Holidays: 05:20 & 05:29

Route Variant:

• Service 143M: Jurong East Interchange ↺ Pandan Gardens (Loop)
  Daily
  

Gallery (Tower Transit):

Gallery (SBS Transit):

Poster Gallery

Operator History:

• 11 Apr 1971 – 05 Dec 1971: Singapore Traction Company Ltd
• 06 Dec 1971 – 1973: Associated Bus Services Pte Ltd
• 1973 – 2001: Singapore Bus Services Ltd
• 2001 – 11 Jun 2016: SBS Transit Ltd
• 12 Jun 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:

• 1971 (11 Apr): Introduced between Lor 6 Toa Payoh Ter and Jurong Rd 16.2 km Market Ter under 1971 Bus Reroganisation
• 1971 (02 Aug): Amended to Toa Payoh Town Ctr Ter
• 1971 (06 Dec): Operations transferred to ABS
• 1972 (11 Jun): Amended to ply the extended Upp Cross St with the partial conversion of Havelock Rd to one-way traffic, skipping New Bridge Rd
• 1974 (24 Feb): Amended to ply Grange Rd, Orchard Blvd and Paterson Rd towards Toa Payoh Town Ctr Ter with the conversion of Orchard Rd to one-way traffic
• 1981 (01 Feb): Amended to Jurong Depot
• 1981 (19 Apr): Amended to ply Pandan Gardens and Teban Gardens Rd
• 1982 (24 May): Amended to ply West Coast Highway
• 1983 (26 Dec): Amended to Toa Payoh Int
• 1987 (01 Nov): Amended to ply Eu Tong Sen St towards Toa Payoh Int to facilitate the second stage of road expansion along New Bridge Rd
• 1987 (13 Dec): Serves new staggered bus stop outside Orchard Stn along Orchard Blvd, skipping the bus stop opposite Orchard Stn; Serves new bus stop outside Newton Stn along Scotts Rd
• 1988 (20 Mar): Amended to ply New Bridge Rd, skipping Upp Pickering St, South Bridge Rd and Neil Rd
• 1992: Amended to ply Orchard Link, skipping Grange Rd
• 1992: Amended to ply Clemenceau Ave towards Toa Payoh Int, skipping Tank Rd
• 1995: Amended to ply Orchard Turn
• 1997 (07 Dec): Amended to ply Upp Pickering St, South Bridge Rd and Neil Rd with the partial closure of New Bridge Rd to facilitate the construction of Chinatown MRT station on the North East MRT Line
• 1998 (31 May): Amended to Toa Payoh Temp Int
• 1999: Serves new pair of bus stops outside and opposite West Bay Resort Condo along West Coast Rd
• 1999: Skips abolished pair of bus stops outside and opposite Wishart Rd along Telok Blangah Rd
• 2001: Amended to ply West Coast Rd and Penjuru Rd with the partial closure of Teban Gardens Rd
• 2002 (20 Apr): Amended to ply the reinstated New Bridge Rd, skipping Upp Pickering St, South Bridge Rd and Neil Rd
• 2002 (12 May): Integrated with Service 331 and extended to Jurong East Int
• 2002 (19 May): Amended to Toa Payoh Integrated Transport Hub
• 2002 (07 Jul): Skips the bus stop outside Orchard Emerald along Orchard Rd
• 2002: Skips abolished bus stop opposite ITE Pasir Panjang along Telok Blangah Rd
• 2002 (17 Nov): Amended to ply Pandan Gardens
• 2005 (03 Apr): Serves 2 new bus stops opposite Blks 34/35 and opposite Blk 47 along West Coast Rd
• 2005 (02 Jul): Amended to ply Grange Rd and Orchard Link with the partial closure of Somerset Rd
• 2006 (29 Oct): Serves new bus stop outside VivoCity along Telok Blangah Rd and a relocated bus stop outside Orchard Stn along Orchard Turn
• 2007 (17 Dec): Designated wheelchair-accessible bus route (WAB)
• 2008 (07 Dec): Skips the bus stop opposite Temenggong D Mosque along Telok Blangah Rd
• 2011 (17 Dec): Amended to Jurong East Temp Int
• 2013 (29 Dec): Serves new bus stop outside Outram Pk Stn along New Bridge Rd
• 2016 (12 Jun): Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd from SBS Transit Ltd
• 2017 (26 Nov): Serves the bus stop after Hospital Dr along Eu Tong Sen St, skipping the bus stop before Hospital Dr along Kg Bahru Rd
• 2020 (06 Dec): Amended to relocated Jurong East Int
• 2023 (08 Jan): Amended to ply the realigned Teban Gardens Rd & skip bus stop before Pandan Gardens along Jurong Town Hall Rd; Temporarily skips the bus stop outside Newton Stn Exit B along Scotts Rd due to upgrading works
• 2023 (27 Aug): Resumes serving the bus stop outside Newton Stn Exit B along Scotts Rd after completion of upgrading works

Past Routings

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