Tower Transit Bus Service 143M is a trunk service plying between Jurong East Interchange and Pandan Gardens, passing through Jurong Town Hall Road and Teban Gardens. It is a route variant of Service 143, introduced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).
↺ Pandan Gdns (Loop)
Note:
- No boarding at Bus Stop 28211 – Bef Jurong East Stn, Jurong Gateway Rd
| Route Overview | ||||||||||||
Route  |
Jurong East Bus Interchange ↺ Pandan Gardens (Loop) | |||||||||||
| Passes Through | Jurong Town Hall Rd, Teban Gardens Rd, West Coast Rd | |||||||||||
| Route Length | 9.6 km | |||||||||||
| Travelling Time | 30 – 36 mins | |||||||||||
| Operator Information | ||||||||||||
| BCM Route Package | Bulim Bus Package | |||||||||||
| Current Operator | Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd (Tower Transit Singapore) |
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| Current Depot | Bulim Bus Depot | |||||||||||
| Current Fleet | Single-deck & Double-deck buses | |||||||||||
| Operating Hours | ||||||||||||
| Departure Times from Jurong East | Weekdays | Saturdays | Sundays / Public Holidays |
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| 05:30 – 01:15 | 05:25 – 01:15 | 05:50 – 01:15 | ||||||||||
| Operating Frequency | ||||||||||||
| Weekdays | 6:30am–8.30am | 8.31am–4.59pm | 5.00pm–7.00pm | After 7.00pm | ||||||||
| Loop Service | 18 mins | 14 – 18 mins | 14 mins | 16 – 20 mins | ||||||||
| Fare Information |
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| Fare | Charges regular distance fares |
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Service 143M provides residents of Teban Gardens and Pandan Gardens with greater connectivity to Jurong East MRT and Interchange, along with other amenities in the neighborhood. The route serves Teban Gardens Market and Food Centre, Commonwealth Secondary School and Jurong Regional Library, along with JEM and Westgate malls near Jurong East Interchange. This bus service is introduced under the Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP), as well as the first M-suffixed service under the BSEP.
The service duplicates Service 143, relieving demand and improving reliability of bus services for commuters. By looping at Pandan Gardens, it strengthens bus connections there in addition to existing Services 51 and 143.
It is worth noting that 143M’s catchment is similar to the old Feeder 331 which looped at Teban Gardens and was withdrawn due to duplication with Services 51, 79 and 143. The late operating hours of this service resulted in withdrawal of Shortworking Trip 143A.
On the eves of public holidays, the operating hours of Service 143M are extended to match the extended train service hours. The exact last bus timings are provided by the operator closer to the date.
MRT Station Served
- EW24NS1 Jurong East
Special Departures
- Jurong Town Hall Road (C’wealth Sec Sch) → Jurong East Int
Weekdays & Saturdays: 05:30 & 05:40
Sundays & Public Holidays: 05:30, 05:43 & 05:56
Route Variant
- Service 143: Toa Payoh Int ↔ Jurong East Int
Daily
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Gallery (SBS Transit):
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Operator History:
- 18 May 2014 – 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:
- 2014 (18 May): Introduced between Jurong East Temp Int and Pandan Gardens (Loop) under the LTA’s Bus Service Enhancement Programme (BSEP).
- 2014 (24 Aug): Serves additional bus stop outside Blk 411 along West Coast Rd
- 2016 (12 Jun): Operations transferred to Tower Transit Singapore Pte Ltd from SBS Transit Ltd
- 2019 (05 Oct): Daily last bus timing from Jurong East extended from 01:05 to 01:15
- 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
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My Suggestions
Service 184
Gali Batu – Bt Panjang/Clementi/Jurong East –
Teban Gdns Rd (Loop)
Gali Batu via
Jln Gali Batu/Woodlands Rd, Bt Panjang Rd,
Pending/Cashew Rd, Upp Bt Timah Rd/Jln Anak Bt, Clementi Rd, C’wealth Ave West/Boon Lay Way, Jurong Gateway Rd, Jurong East Ctrl,
Jurong Town Hall Rd, Pandan Gdns,
West Coast Rd, Teban Gdns Rd (Loop)
– Withdraw of TTS Svc 143M and Amend SMRT Svc 184 to plys towards Jurong East and Teban Gdns.
I think amend 51 to go directly to West Coast Highway from JTH Road all the way to Labrador Park gives 143 more demand.
Meanwhile 143 avoid Teban Gardens Road, turning 143M into a Feeder 332 gives this bus more demand.
143 can skip the teban gardens rd sector and skip straight to pandan gardens. Then 143M can be renumbered to Feeder 332
It is so misleading to number it 143M when the bus only loop at Pandan and doesn’t even goes to Toa Payoh interchange and covers only 10% of bus 143 route. It makes more sense to change the bus number to avoid any confusion to commuters.
Isn’t that what supplementary services are for?
Should actually merge this into 990. Such that Bukit Batok commuters could go to Ayer Rajah.
Bad idea actually , both bus 990 and 143M operate at a relativity low frequency and both service receive low to moderate demand . There is no point combining both services together . Plus longer the route , the less reliable the services . If want to travel from Bukit Batok to Ayer Rajah you can take 176 at the bus stop outside Bukit Batok Bus Interchange . Thanks